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Old 06-20-2011, 08:58 AM   #1
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How do you play defense?

Basically, after 9 months of having this game, and countless hours of playing it, I still have no idea how to play defense. I play on Heisman with adjusted sliders, and I usually run 2-man under on running downs or 1st and 2nd down. If I have good corners, then I may run some 0 coverage or with 1 safety over the top. But I usually get burned far too often. Take last game for instance. I'm Wake Forest playing Army, I have a B defense with a 91 ovr corner on one side, a 80 on the other, and 2 low 80's safeties, but Trent Steelman still went 23-35 for 350 and a TD with no INT's. This is ridiculous. U know it's bad when Army's lighting up ur secondary.

Is there anyone out there that knows how to play defense? Or is it basically impossible with my sliders?
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:08 AM   #2
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Ive been playing for 15 years and cant win on Heisman, so dont feel bad, lol. My suggestion is to play on All American and mess with the sliders until you get a competative game with the CPU. The game plays at its most realistic at that level. You arent on a level playing field with the CPU on the Heisman setting.
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:09 AM   #3
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Basically, after 9 months of having this game, and countless hours of playing it, I still have no idea how to play defense. I play on Heisman with adjusted sliders, and I usually run 2-man under on running downs or 1st and 2nd down. If I have good corners, then I may run some 0 coverage or with 1 safety over the top. But I usually get burned far too often. Take last game for instance. I'm Wake Forest playing Army, I have a B defense with a 91 ovr corner on one side, a 80 on the other, and 2 low 80's safeties, but Trent Steelman still went 23-35 for 350 and a TD with no INT's. This is ridiculous. U know it's bad when Army's lighting up ur secondary.

Is there anyone out there that knows how to play defense? Or is it basically impossible with my sliders?
Considering that you didn't tell us the sliders, it kind of tough to say your sliders make it impossible.

To be honest though, if you're calling the same play every time you're probably doing it wrong. Mix some zone in there, especially if you know they'll go with a short route. Blitzes are also essential if you're not getting a sufficient pass rush.

That being said, completing 65% of your passes for 1 TD isn't necessarily torching the defense.
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:20 AM   #4
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To be honest though, if you're calling the same play every time you're probably doing it wrong. Mix some zone in there, especially if you know they'll go with a short route. Blitzes are also essential if you're not getting a sufficient pass rush.
This. The AI will eventually catch on to the plays you're running and find a way to beat you, especially at that level. Just like in real life, you need to vary your plays or you'll get beat.
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:29 AM   #5
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Man to Man cover 2. That makes up 85-90% of my play calling. Use ur DE to get a pass rush.
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I was playing on Heisman also. I just tried to keep a "bend but don't break" mentality on defense. I usually had pretty good red zone d. I ran alot of cover 2 buc.
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Old 06-20-2011, 09:53 AM   #7
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My sliders:

Human-Everything 45 except for Pass coverage at 50, and tackling at 55.

CPU-Everything at 55 except for QB ACC at 45 and RB ability at 60
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one word. Nano blitz phenomena.
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