Giving Away My Secrets.... Coaching, Yeah It's Still There...

[cdon2k]

So the coaching settings (Gameplan) are still in the game. You find them inside the play formation (press X). These were unbalanced and overpowered in '10 and I am surprised they returned in '11. It is almost like they tried to hide them in '11 lol. That said, they seem to be tuned a bit and can give you a competitive edge against your opponent. I know I have been using them to get WR's to actually catch the ball. Let's use this thread to post your settings and tips on the game.

So far I have noticed that "Big Run" aggressive will lead to too many fumbles and "Impact Blocks" aggressive will get you a lot of clipping calls. Some of you may say, "So what, it says that in the game", but there are some settings you can set to aggressive with no penalty and some that you can set to conservative with a benefit. Let the games begin.

[Deegeezy]

I haven't messed too much with the game plan stuff but maybe I need to, especially on defense.

[dalecooper]

Do these only come up in the playbook? And if so, does that mean you need to set them anew every time you play a new game or every time your offense takes the field..?

What are all of these options anyway?

[Vast]

How do i access the gameplan? In the middle of a game, before the snap??

[callmetaternuts]

The Aggressive DL against the CPU has no downside. They never fake the snap and it leads to USER Jump the Snaps and increased pressure.

[cdon2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by dalecooper

Do these only come up in the playbook? And if so, does that mean you need to set them anew every time you play a new game or every time your offense takes the field..? What are all of these options anyway?

You need to set them once for each game. When you are on the screen that actually shows a play, press X (360) or [] (PS3). The options allow you to specify how your players should play. It determines AI behavior as well as stat bonuses for human controlled players.

Quote: Originally Posted by Vast

How do i access the gameplan? In the middle of a game, before the snap??

Yes. The best time is before kickoff when the game "ask maddens" the kickoff. You can also do it before a snap, but you have to do a little at a time or burn a timeout.

[Deegeezy]

I thought the play clock and game clock stops whenever you access the gameplan menu?

[cdon2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmetaternuts

The Aggressive DL against the CPU has no downside. They never fake the snap and it leads to USER Jump the Snaps and increased pressure.

I've not seen a downside online lol... I guess if I was using a poorly rated DLine against a user who uses the fake snap I may see some negative results.