01-18-2012, 03:43 PM
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Re: Can I Get Some Help Passing The Ball?
I think the single most important thing to remember is that you're not playing actual football. When your eyes tell you "he's open," your brain needs to run a double check on that. I've been the victim of this myself.
It's important to do two things:
1) Understand the area around a player that will trigger an animation. It's almost like a magnet. If a thrown ball is close enough to a linebacker, it can trigger an animation and you have yourself a problem. Even if your eyes say "there's NO WAY," yes, there is a way in NCAA 12.
2) Use #1 to work timing. Figure out when you need to press the pass button to get the ball into tight windows. If you release the ball when your eyes see a WR open, the defense will close it down by the time you actually make the pass. Anticipation is key. Sometimes it bites you and the defense just makes the play, but more often than not, you'll come out on the right side if you figure out how defenders react.
For each route, defenses play differently. Slant routes, ins, outs, seam routes, defenders will play it differently. You can help some routes out by changing the angle you throw from. You can help by leading the WR to the middle of the field on a seam route.
On deep balls, I like to take advantage of cover 2. If I see the CB release my WR (who is on a go-route), I need to throw the ball THEN, so that the ball falls to the WR before the safety has time to get over and pick up the man. At that point, I might have a good chance of taking it all the way since the play is basically 1v1.
The same goes for curl routes. On most curl routes against the Cover 2, patience is needed. The CB will stick with the WR until he sees the RB come out to the flat and leave the WR. That's the moment to zip the ball in before a LB or safety can help out.
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