After 25 years in my normal dynasty I've started up a coach mode dynasty and I'm
LOVING it so far. I'm just starting 2015. I started as the OC of ODU and I'm now the HC @ UMass. My 1st year @ UMass we went 4-8, but at least we were 4-4 in conference.
Anywho, I have a few questions about coach mode.
1. Is there a way to keep your scramblers from scrambling all the time? I run a spread option so I expect to only recruit scramblers. I love them for their speed on options, but they can drive me nuts when they scramble all the time on passes. I called a pass play because I want him to
PASS THE BALL! Scrambles usually net fewer yards than they'd get with a pass and, more importantly, REALLY open my QB up to injuries and fumbles.
I'm tempted to change my QBs to balanced instead of scramblers, but to do that in game I'd have to either make them slower or have better arms, which I don't want to do. I've used the editor extensively to add playoffs and change conferences, but I can't get it to work with rosters so I've never looked at rosters in the editor. Is there simply a field that determines their type (scrambler/balanced)? I know in game it's based on an algorithm that uses passing and running ratings, but it'd be sweet if the editor just has a field (such that you could flag a 99 THP/THA, 40 SPD/40 ACC QB as "scrambler" if you wanted). If this is the case, I could try to get the editor to work on a different computer.
2. Do I have any control over the punter/kicker? My punter has a big leg and I've not been able to get him to angle it out of bounds yet. I've tried aiming and then pushing "A". I've tried aiming and using the kick meter with the RS. Even when I only fill the meter 20% of the way he still booms it down the middle of the field and through the end zone.
3. Is there a way to switch players/hot route on defense? When playing games I rarely hot route, but I do HR my MLB to spy against scramblers fairly often and I also love to use a HR to turn a cover 2 into a cover 3. So far, I haven't found a way to hot route on defense except, of course, for the 1 guy on D that is always selected. For my 3-4 D this is MLB2 (I'd
MUCH rather have it be MLB1) for 3-4 and the stupid RE for nickle normal.
I know I had other questions, but I don't remember then right now.
Thanx in advance for the help.