NCAA Football 10 Blog: The Rebirth of the Flexbone Offense

[JerseySuave4]

this is beautiful, one of the teams i was going to create runs this offense. Now if we can just get some custom playbooks we'd be set.

In the videos though it looks like the motion guy is in super fast motion and the players are moving 100 miles per hour, hopefully they move more fluid and realistic in the game and it wont look so fast like in these vids.

[Wet Bandit]

Quote: Originally Posted by kcarr

If they catch a pass or go downfield on a play where there is a forward pass. If they go downfield it is still an ineligible receiver downfield as being covered like they are they are a lineman. Just pointing it out in an attempt to make sure they are aware and do it correctly.

No reason to worry, I'm assuming. They've had the I-Form Y-Trips formation in the game for years, and it's never been a problem. That's the one where the TE lines up on the right, the split end covers him on the right, and the flanker plays off the line in between the two. There's never been a play from that formation that had the covered TE do anything other than block.

[sportzbro]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the difference in the new running animation.

I wasn't really impressed by the run animations. Still too robotic..I wonder why they just don't go back and build of the ones from last gen (or get in touch with the madden animation crew and work together on fixing it)

Quote: Originally Posted by J.R. Locke

Line play is still nowhere close. They need wider splits to open up holes....fundamental football.... As I thought it would be though.

Yes, the line looks like a bunch of zombies moving to wherever. It would have been nice to show these plays against an actual defense.

I'm glad the flexbone has been addressed (even though only a handful of teams run it) but if the OL/DL still runs like garbage, then it will be a worthless endeavor updating this formation.

Quote: Originally Posted by theshiznetno1

Damnit, as a lover of the flexbone/option offense, they got me drinking the Kool-Aid again. Damn you EA!!!! A lot of people are very hyped about Madden. Am I the only one who is anticipating NCAA more, and think it if the two fail, it won't be NCAA that takes the harder drop?

I don't really care about the NFL so I'm with you.

I liked the info but I would've like to seen a defense react. I'm afraid that these plays will be too easy to stuff when facing the CPU.

We shall see...

[KG]

Quote: Originally Posted by stewaat

I don't really care about the NFL so I'm with you. I liked the info but I would've like to seen a defense react. I'm afraid that these plays will be too easy to stuff when facing the CPU. We shall see...

Same, especially if the CPU recruits slow QBs to the schools that use these playbooks.

[sportzbro]

Quote: Originally Posted by kgx2thez

Same, especially if the CPU recruits slow QBs to the schools that use these playbooks.

I can definitely see this happening.. I just know they haven't tweaked it to where teams recruit based on the system they run.

[Bwnarrow3]

Did anyone else notice in the videos that the players seemed to move a lot faster than previous versions? I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but it seems that the player speed seems closer to real life.

[floridagatorfan]

I guess I came in expecting to not be impressed but this just isnt doing anything for me. I am frustrated by the difference in quality Madden blog posts and the NCAA blog posts. I still feel the old gen option looks just as good as this though Im hoping that when a defense is out there it will look much better.

It is only May so I am hoping they are just holding back info but it seems to me that there really arent any big improvements being made to gameplay. If oline dline play isnt much better then I will probably just pass on NCAA and wait for Madden where it will have more polished gameplay.