So far I’m only playing on All American without any sliders. Game hasn’t gotten too easy. Passing and making adjustments at the line is super fun. Running is easier just not as fun.
I’ve played Nebraska vs Colorado like 10 times. Pretty much all I’ve done (one game as navy to try the triple option out). I’m Learning the controls and trying to get comfortable in no huddle defense. I’ve had games that were 20-10. And I’ve had 42-32. And I’m probably just barely over .500 in this series. So, not great. But I really like the wide range of outcomes I can be dealing with. For example, one game CU ran the ball on first down almost every series. The next game, they barely ever ran the ball. But I had gotten use to committing to the run on first and got torched a lot.
But surprisingly I’ve found offense to be harder than defense so far. I’m still getting back into trying to read the defense and it’s probably just my last two games that I’ve got audibles, hot routes, and line protection going. Still, if I don’t establish a run game it’s a lot harder to pass on them. What I want to get more comfortable with is motions and knowing when to go max pro. When I read cover 2 I hot route into a longer developing crossing route, read the safeties. and inevitably get sacked because they blitzed. Need to get better on keeping the back in to block and having a quick slant to give me a bail option.
I’ve not had any luck on deep routes. I see press and what looks like 1 high, whomever is on a go ends up getting doubled. Or Hunter just intercepts it.
On defense, i have to guess what’s happening accurately. Against Colorado I commit to pass a lot. If I’m in underneath then I grab a safety and make sure Hunter doesn’t get me deep. If outside then I take a LB and hunt the crossing. If inside I just hope I guessed right and control a lineman. What I want to play with is more player based adjustments. Like playing inside but shading Hunter outside. I don’t even know if it’s possible but I do know there are pre snap buttons I haven’t messed With so I’m betting it can be done. I also want to try out playing with the camera behind the defender and see if that is easy.