NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

[RaychelSnr]

This week, we are starting a new series of articles talking about how to run different pass plays against different coverages with the hope you will pick up some knowledge and improve your passing game. Wil McCombs runs through four plays in part one of his NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy Guide.

"If you thought I was a NCAA junkie before, you’ve now got more ammunition than you will ever need.

A few weeks ago, I wrote and article citing tips to defeat human opponents. Within my ramblings, I proposed the idea of running through your entire playbook in practice mode against different defenses in the hopes of developing a keen sense of awareness with as many plays as possible. The more familiar you are with your playbooks and how plays are countered by various defenses, the more dangerous you will become as an opponent."

[bigjake62505]

Does anyone really need help passing? I guess if you are going for a 100% completion.

[callmetaternuts]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

Thanks for the information, its nice to always see how someone else approaches the game

[dubby1531]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

ok its hard at times to see reads at times because theres one camera view and i think that can **** you up. even on some screen plays especially cause i cant spell that word but if you play on those heisman sliders you can easily have problems with it. ive been fine but i still dont like the lack of cameras instead of alt jerseys and stadiums fix the ******* camera

[brk1078]

calm down dubby, the camera isnt half bad.

anywho, i think these guides gave me good guidance in seeing reads. I never really had that before.

[BlackRome]

Besides an occasional crossing route I rarely see a pass go across the line of scrimmage.

Unfortunately by the time they come out with a patch Madden will be out.
It's just to easy to sustain drives by throwing to the flat or a crossing route.

If you go to practice and watch your defense you will see how bad the AI is in this game. After viewing my LB's going to the numbers and immediately dropping back with no apparent idea of what was going on in front of them I had seen enough. No wonder you have to stick the RB on a screen.


The linebackers don't actually follow there routes and they never cover the flat.

Can you please bring back the feature where you were forced to punt when a normal coach would never go for it on fourth down or he would be fired right after the game. Please.



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[sportyguyfl31]

NCAA Passing Strategy? Hike the ball and press a button.

[Solidice]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

NCAA Passing Strategy? Hike the ball and press a button.

doesn't work if you press the "RB" button on 360.

[Crimsontide27]

Any pass that either has a reciever going over the middle, a slant route, a route in the flats, or a hitch route has a 99% completion rate. Instead of having 1 or 2 money plays, more than half the passing playbook is money plays.

[fantasysportsguy]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

Does anyone really need help passing? I guess if you are going for a 100% completion.

Ditto, but there probably are people having issues. Not all of us are experts.

I can't wait till they get to the NCAA Football 2009 Pass DEFENSE Strategy. There is where I need help, lol.

[cbc72]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

Well written and breaks down the information in a very short understandable way.

I think though that helping people read what defense they are up against, especially giving some pre-snap tips would be useful. Also, what cues do people look at immediately after the snap to clue them in as to the defense they are facing?

For instance, this is a simple one, but sending certain players in motion can tell you if the D is in man or zone.

But what about some of the more difficult reads, like Man-Zone combo defenses, or picking out a likely blitzing player? What are some of the pre-snap tricks that people use to give clues about those sorts of things?

[JMD]

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NCAA Passing Strategy? Hike the ball and press a button.

Exactly. I just went on line with this game for the first time. I didn't realize how bad this game is until I did so, what a pile of crap. There is no defense what so ever in this game. Both myself and my opponents moved the ball at will. I don't think either of us ran the ball at all. I could run the exact play every time and be sucessfull. Who ever has the ball last wins because you can't play defense in this game, it won't let you. I'm trading it in now.
I pray Madden is not like this.

[lmpullen1979]

Exactly. I just went on line with this game for the first time. I didn't realize how bad this game is until I did so, what a pile of crap. There is no defense what so ever in this game. Both myself and my opponents moved the ball at will. I don't think either of us ran the ball at all. I could run the exact play every time and be sucessfull. Who ever has the ball last wins because you can't play defense in this game, it won't let you. I'm trading it in now.
I pray Madden is not like this.

I haven't had any trouble playing defense. I played a unranked game the other day, Houston vs Va Tech (I was Houston) and held the Hokies to 14 points. Sure, I still lost but I was able to play defense. A little tip, play as a LB or a safety and get in those passing lanes. It's amazing what happens to players when you take away their money plays.

[servo75]

Re: NCAA Football 09 Passing Strategy: Part 1

There's just one teeny little problem. The guide, like most strategy guides, says, "Well if you're ever running this exact play vs. that exact play then here's a cookbook step on how to do it." But it rarely works like that in a real game. The defense might be going man without a blitz, or all-out blitz, or zone blitz, or sky coverage or cloud coverage or 1-deep outer-space viper coverage. The point is that this guide is useful but limited.

I appreciate your putting it up though.