passing and playcalling

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

thanks guys i notice i do better now when the cpu move back for me with the qb instead of me moving the qb

[toodles2you90]

Simplify your passing game. Look for the best matchups, have 1 or 2 reads then look check down. If that isn't there scramble for yards or get outside the pocket and throw the ball away.

If your line isn't giving you time, run a lot of screens and bootlegs so you can get rid of the ball quicker.

Also, and this is one I've had to adjust myself to, taking a sack is better than throwing a pick so don't force anything. If something isn't there just take the sack and move on. Better to punt and make someone move the ball 50 extra yards than give the opponent a short field.

Knowing your playbook helps too but I would say if you do the above, you can do it with any playbook. You just won't know those money plays like if you are familiar with one playbook.

[Maddenopoly]

Don't focus on the receivers as much as the windows that you expect to throw into.

1) Get your blocking sorted out. Make sure there's no free rushers. Do you need to double anyone and can you afford the extra blocker based on their look? Do you need to leave a TE or RB in to block; go max blocking?

2) How are they matching up; any obvious mismatches? Can you create a mismatch by sneaking a RB out of the backfield or changing a route; maybe put a guy in motion...

3) After the snap, I quickly scan the defensive front....are my blockers in good position relative to their rush? If so -- I might have some time to work the ball down the field. If not, I need to find my hot reads -- my short routes. Maybe I need to move in the pocket....or escape the pocket completely.

4) While scanning the rush and my blocking positions, I'm also reading the safeties, because that will often dictate where you're going with the ball.

5) At that point, I'm looking for an open window and anticipating when my receivers will enter the window and whether they'll beat the defender into the window. It's better to anticipate and throw a little early. You can adjust the throw by bullet or lob; high or low; lead or comback, etc.

6) Most importantly for me, when I'm reading the defense presnap, I'm trying to get my eyes flowing in one direction as much as possible, so I'm not looking left and right and up and down. I want to move my eyes in a flow from left to right, right to left, or short to long....there may be some moving around but generally you want a nice flow. So line up your reads -- if window 1 is closed, I'll move my eyes slight to window 2, then slightly to window 3, etc.

My two cents.