08-01-2010, 03:38 PM
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Re: Programming the option
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Originally Posted by kirkdawg |
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One of the big things that EA talked about this year was the 120 ways to play. Though I'm having a lot of fun with NCAA11, I'm disappointed in the implementation of this, especially with option teams. There are several significant problems with the option teams.
1. Too much passing. In GT's season opener against a 1AA school, their leading receiver was a TE with 6 catches for 79 yards. In reality, last year, GT only had 1 receiver with more than 8 catches for the entire season!
2. Who gets the carries? Just as there are too many passes, there are also too many gives to the slotbacks. Again, using GT as an example, their top HB led the nation in rushing in my dynasty this year and in NCAA10. If you look at the actual stats for the real life slotbacks for GT, none of them got more than 65 carries on the season. Instead, the FB of B-back is the primary ball carrier. Jonathan Dwyer ran for 1438 yards on 235 carries last year in reality.
3. Depth charts don't match up. Going back to the first point, the leading receiver was a TE. GT's offense does not use a TE. The player I moved into that slot should actually be the 4th or 5th slotback. Since the HB serves as the slotback, there are only 4 slots on the depth chart for 2 positions. This means that a lot of players who see significant playing time have to be placed on the depth charts at the wrong position to avoid them asking for a transfer at year end. This is also a problem when one uses a 3-4 defense and only has 4 slots for the MLB. Depth charts should be flexible enough to allow for 3 deep at each position. If a team runs a 4-3, it could have 4 MLB slots on the chart.
4. Recruiting logic. Many people have complained about option teams recruiting slow QBs, but there is another problem that is being overlooked. As I said earlier, the FB is the primary ball carrier in many triple option offenses. However, it is very unusual to find a FB recruit who could ever be an acceptable option for 200+ carries per season. This is why the CPU should have more flexibility in changing positions of recruits. Sure, you can get a good ATH to play RB, but the recruiting logic dictates that such a player would be switched to HB instead of FB because FBs are expected to be blockers not primary ball carriers.
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All 4 of the above points were harped on by many when NCAA 09 came out. It's now NCAA 11 and none have been addressed.
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