Shoveler
07-31-2015, 09:57 AM
My teams always seem to be terrible at defense, and it feels like it's holding me back in MP leagues. I'll admit trying to setup the game plans for defense has been a bit daunting to me, and I've been trying to break it apart here recently to get a better handle on it.
I am really struggling with how you build a gameplan to a specific opponent, or a gameplan in general, when there are three levels of RNG you have to deal with. In short, it doesn't feel like there are enough customizable options to really dig in and set up the defense without having to cross your fingers and hope the right set of circumstances are selected on each play.
Take this hypothetical example. Say my gameplan analyzer shows that on 2nd and 1 my opponent runs the ball 50% of the time, but throws deep 50% of the time. If I am approaching this correctly, here is what I wanted to do but yet this seems like a terrible idea:
1. Set the defensive pass coverage for 46-60% pass, to reflect 50% run coverage and 50% deep pass coverage.
2. In the basic defensive gameplan screen, set aggressive run + run to 50%, and aggressive pass to 50%.
3. In the defensive personnel choices screen, set aggressive pass to 100% dime defense. (This feels like a terrible idea, as now I am always in dime for aggressive pass.. but just roll with it for this example).
So with this setup, I have a 50% shot of calling the correct defensive approach, and then another 50% shot at calling the correct play, which means I am already at 50% of 50% (25%) at getting the right defense in place. So I chose 100% aggressive pass coverage so that I could guarantee I'm in the dime for a deep pass, keeping me at 25% (100% * 25%). Those are some shitty odds, and a lot of work for one situation.
It feels like the way the defensive gameplan is setup, you have a % chance of calling the right defensive approach (run vs. pass), another % chance at calling the right defensive play, and then a final % chance of being in the formation you would like (dime, nickle, etc..).
No wonder offense is so much more potent then defense in this version of the game (although I have not played any previous ones, just going off of other comments). Maybe the best defense in FOF7 is having a superior offense to keep your garbage defensive gameplan off the field.
I've been playing around with this in a single player game, and I am seeing decent results in the run stopping category, but I cannot figure out how to slow down the passing game at all. If there is any help out there for an idiot like me, please point me in the right direction.
I'll keep plugging away with my SP game. I've experimented with blitzing, double coverage, and a variety of play calling setups, but I consistently give up 10+ yards per completion against the pass. My SP team has much better individual players than any of my MP teams, which isn't helping my confidence.
I am really struggling with how you build a gameplan to a specific opponent, or a gameplan in general, when there are three levels of RNG you have to deal with. In short, it doesn't feel like there are enough customizable options to really dig in and set up the defense without having to cross your fingers and hope the right set of circumstances are selected on each play.
Take this hypothetical example. Say my gameplan analyzer shows that on 2nd and 1 my opponent runs the ball 50% of the time, but throws deep 50% of the time. If I am approaching this correctly, here is what I wanted to do but yet this seems like a terrible idea:
1. Set the defensive pass coverage for 46-60% pass, to reflect 50% run coverage and 50% deep pass coverage.
2. In the basic defensive gameplan screen, set aggressive run + run to 50%, and aggressive pass to 50%.
3. In the defensive personnel choices screen, set aggressive pass to 100% dime defense. (This feels like a terrible idea, as now I am always in dime for aggressive pass.. but just roll with it for this example).
So with this setup, I have a 50% shot of calling the correct defensive approach, and then another 50% shot at calling the correct play, which means I am already at 50% of 50% (25%) at getting the right defense in place. So I chose 100% aggressive pass coverage so that I could guarantee I'm in the dime for a deep pass, keeping me at 25% (100% * 25%). Those are some shitty odds, and a lot of work for one situation.
It feels like the way the defensive gameplan is setup, you have a % chance of calling the right defensive approach (run vs. pass), another % chance at calling the right defensive play, and then a final % chance of being in the formation you would like (dime, nickle, etc..).
No wonder offense is so much more potent then defense in this version of the game (although I have not played any previous ones, just going off of other comments). Maybe the best defense in FOF7 is having a superior offense to keep your garbage defensive gameplan off the field.
I've been playing around with this in a single player game, and I am seeing decent results in the run stopping category, but I cannot figure out how to slow down the passing game at all. If there is any help out there for an idiot like me, please point me in the right direction.
I'll keep plugging away with my SP game. I've experimented with blitzing, double coverage, and a variety of play calling setups, but I consistently give up 10+ yards per completion against the pass. My SP team has much better individual players than any of my MP teams, which isn't helping my confidence.