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Here's a thought on one of the reasons for the shift in targeting, especially of lower-RR receivers. Whatever calculation routine is used to determine whether the play ends up targeting the primary target or the secondary, it's presumably a function of "is the guy open?" In prior versions of the game, we had a strong sense that Route Running was a major, even determining, factor in that routine.
So, maybe, what's happening in 8.3 is that FOF has tilted back toward that question... some series of calculations of whether the play will indeed target the player listed as the primary target in the play design now works to a greater disadvantage for receivers with lower Route Running skills?
In theory, that could affect a lot of things... like more hurries (if the QB "going through reads" increases the chances of the defense getting enough time to pressure him) and those leading to bad passes.
It seems possible that, as a game dynamic, this could be the single big change from 8.2 to 8.3 that is causing the fairly profound "back in time" effects you testers are finding.
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