Play calling

[prd689]

I like to use Iform normal - Power-O for about 4-5 plays in a row to test each side of the defense. Every 3rd play I'll sub in my 2nd string back to change it up. After 3-4 of these you will usually see how their defense commits. If they cheat up, hit em with play action. If not, just keep running down their throats until they cheat up.

[ibrokeu]

On defense, I am in Man 2-deep coverage about 90% of the time, with a variety of blitzes and short zones hot routed depending on how the offense comes out or the down and distance. I tend to play with extra DBs, and am almost always in Nickel, Dollar, or Quarter. I prefer a bend-but-don't-break philosophy that keeps people from long scoring plays; I've found that lots of players struggle in the red zone.[/quote]

I'm pretty much he same for online play. When they do get into the red zone though I change my defense up and throw some different blitzes and zone blitzes at them. I've held a lot of guys online who ran money plays to 0, 7 or 14 points because I make them work it all the way down the field without a mistake and then the end zone cuts off a certain amount of their money plays so they become much easier to stop.

[Buckeye_Mafia]

I run custom playbooks for both offense and defense. I run hybrid playbooks for both offense and defense. I generally run plays based on formation, but sometimes I will pick plays by play type as opposed to formation. I also run customized formation subs on both offense and defense to get all my best players on the field. I never use "Ask Coach". I guess after reading this thread its not a bad idea when struggling to move the ball on offense or stop the opposing offense from moving down the field. I always thought the "Ask Coach" was more random than series specific.