What is "Spotlighting" a Receiver?

[Cubone_Jones]

I was looking through NCAA Achievements and noticed one required you to "spotlight" a receiver. What exactly is this and has anyone gotten the achievement?

[cOWASs68]

You spotlight a receiver when you key on him, in your pre-snap defense. You know how you can call run commit or pass commit?? Right underneath that image that pops up, is the notation of how you can spotlight a receiver. It's really easy once you see that.

[maizegoblue]

Of course spotlighting makes no difference. You can run man or zone and spotlighting does nothing.

Hold down left trigger and select the corresponding button the WR you want to spotlight.

[whatcha]

Spotlighting works, but at a cost, especially in a zone defense. What do I mean? If you have a zone defense called and you spotlight a particular defense, your DBs will definitely key that receiver. But they will key him at the expense of ignoring another receiver in that same area. It's cost me a couple times in online dynasty games, but has also giving me a few pick 6 opportunities in online user games. Just like run commit, if you guess right, you're in the money. If you're wrong, you'll give up a big play.

[Cubone_Jones]

I swear. When I think I'm good at this game I realize I am not using half of the tools offered to dominate! Thanks fellas, I'll try it out and post my thoughts!