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DRiccio21 wrote:heres what i've noticed:

-- if your oline is better than the opponents dline you'll be able to run effectively. and vice versa
-- you need to let the blocks work (its been like this for years but some guys still just speed burst right after getting the hand off)
-- bruising rb's can be effective almost like body punchers in boxing... they may not hit the home run but they fall forward, they break initial tackles and seem to be effective enough to use unlike other years where if you didnt have speed you were pointless.
-- an accurate qb can still throw the ball just fine
-- you need to be quick on your passing reads and stay in the pocket or you'll get bumrushed by opponents dline
-- when passing you need to have touch on some passes. for example, on a slant pass you need to lob it over the lb'ers head if he's sitting back so either you need to hit up on left stick or tap the button and lead the guy a little. its certainly a little trickier than years past when you could just smash the button and throw a bullet as soon as he had a space.
-- its important to lead guys on throws
-- ratings seem to matter alot. i don't see a particular area that 'works too well' but i see whenever a highly rated guy is around that he usually can dominate. again, seems obvious, but in years past you didn't necessarily need to be a great player but just fast and you'd be good.
-- special teams are more fun. punt/kick returns are possible, bigred blocked a punt against me yesterday when i was punting out of my own endzone. good stuff there.

overall i get why people are complaining that its 'too hard' but we were complaining it was 'too hard' last year and thats why we played on AA and we were more than fine by the end of season 1 on offense. the passing is tweaked a little bit to benefit good qb's and guys who have good touch throwing, i don't think thats a bad thing and i think the good guys will still be awesome passers and the shitty guys will still be shitty.

ReignOnU wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:heres what i've noticed:

-- if your oline is better than the opponents dline you'll be able to run effectively. and vice versa
-- you need to let the blocks work (its been like this for years but some guys still just speed burst right after getting the hand off)
-- bruising rb's can be effective almost like body punchers in boxing... they may not hit the home run but they fall forward, they break initial tackles and seem to be effective enough to use unlike other years where if you didnt have speed you were pointless.
-- an accurate qb can still throw the ball just fine
-- you need to be quick on your passing reads and stay in the pocket or you'll get bumrushed by opponents dline
-- when passing you need to have touch on some passes. for example, on a slant pass you need to lob it over the lb'ers head if he's sitting back so either you need to hit up on left stick or tap the button and lead the guy a little. its certainly a little trickier than years past when you could just smash the button and throw a bullet as soon as he had a space.
-- its important to lead guys on throws
-- ratings seem to matter alot. i don't see a particular area that 'works too well' but i see whenever a highly rated guy is around that he usually can dominate. again, seems obvious, but in years past you didn't necessarily need to be a great player but just fast and you'd be good.
-- special teams are more fun. punt/kick returns are possible, bigred blocked a punt against me yesterday when i was punting out of my own endzone. good stuff there.

overall i get why people are complaining that its 'too hard' but we were complaining it was 'too hard' last year and thats why we played on AA and we were more than fine by the end of season 1 on offense. the passing is tweaked a little bit to benefit good qb's and guys who have good touch throwing, i don't think thats a bad thing and i think the good guys will still be awesome passers and the shitty guys will still be shitty.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Dave is on point with every one of these. Read it, believe it.

Block M wrote:Gonna be AA for sure.

Cnasty wrote:

Block M wrote:Gonna be AA for sure.

For sure???? Hmmmmmmmm

Block M wrote:Oh excuse me, it's whatever NDL Florida wants

shel311 wrote:

Block M wrote:Oh excuse me, it's whatever NDL Florida wants

WAH!!!


Pssst, guess who has the final say on what level we play on? Please answer.

Block M wrote:

shel311 wrote:

Block M wrote:Oh excuse me, it's whatever NDL Florida wants

WAH!!!


Pssst, guess who has the final say on what level we play on? Please answer.

Whoever it is, NDL Florida will be in that ear. Very influential group of people apparently.

DRiccio21 wrote:shitty way to live life

Block M wrote:Nah, I'm taking a shot at how things played out last year.

Block M wrote:Nah, I'm taking a shot at how things played out last year.

No vote, it was just decided with the promise of a vote after S19 and that never happened.

BIGmike wrote:I actually decide after a video conference with Jeffmo.