Effectiveness of Flexbone

[Irishfan2008]

There have been many people saying that the flexbone works great against the CPU and is very fun to use. However, I have also read from other sites that this offense is ineffective against a human opponent. Just want to know if these are legitimate concerns or just a few people who dont know how to utilize the playbook.

[MacPlex]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I played online w/ GT a couple of times it works against humans also. I was successful. You just have to know how to run it inside and outside to keep them honest.

[Irishfan2008]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I played online w/ GT a couple of times it works against humans also. I was successful. You just have to know how to run it inside and outside to keep them honest.

Thats good to hear. I plan on using GT in an OD and was beginning to worry

[Irishfan2008]

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Anyone else having success against a human opponent?

[rckabillyRaider]

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havent played a human using it, but the CPU sure has been effective against me with it.

[Irishfan2008]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

havent played a human using it, but the CPU sure has been effective against me with it.

thanks for your input

[Millennium]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I played against Florida online earlier with Navy. Lost, but could still run the ball effectively.

You need to run it for what it is - a gimmick offense. It is built to fool an opponent with more talent than you. Use you fullback and quarterback. Use the fake pitch.

It's all misdirection and clock control.

[NoDakHusker]

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It's effective if you know how to use it correctly and know who your best players are in that system.
Like Millenium said, its a "gimmick offense"

[Watson]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I played against Florida online earlier with Navy. Lost, but could still run the ball effectively.

You need to run it for what it is - a gimmick offense. It is built to fool an opponent with more talent than you. Use you fullback and quarterback. Use the fake pitch.

It's all misdirection and clock control.

And to add, Your a moron if you sweep outside every play. 7 out of 10 times you give to the FB up the middle. And Slide Protect>Agressive>Option Pass is your friend

[Sandman42]

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I've played against a human opponent with Navy and ran it pretty well. Picked up a couple of huge gains with the Option Pass, after running the ball 5-6 times in a row. Also picked up a couple of 10+ yard runs by just keeping it with my FB.

[RW Nole]

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I played against GT with FSU, Army/Navy, and a few other maychups on All-American difficulty level. CPU did not move the ball on me at all. When I was playing GT, Dwyer broke one decent TD run on a FB dive but other than that, I shut them down. I don't know how it works human vs. human or when the human runs flexbone against the CPU. But the CPU does not have much success running it against a human.

[Irishfan2008]

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Can you flip the play with the right stick on a play with motion? This would help add some misdirection by running the opposite direction of the motion

[el bandolero]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

Can you flip the play with the right stick on a play with motion? This would help add some misdirection by running the opposite direction of the motion

I think the real concern is whether or not the option reads are in, this is no gimmick offense, this is an offense that can be devasting if you can read it. ive already seen the "Midline Iso" (For one, its just midline, nobody is being isolated, and its given that it will be up the centers butt, hence midline) blocks everyone, are there reads for the others?

[Irishfan2008]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I think the real concern is whether or not the option reads are in, this is no gimmick offense, this is an offense that can be devasting if you can read it. ive already seen the "Midline Iso" (For one, its just midline, nobody is being isolated, and its given that it will be up the centers butt, hence midline) blocks everyone, are there reads for the others?

So can you flip the play or no?

[RamblinWreck21]

Re: Effectiveness of Flexbone

I played against Florida online earlier with Navy. Lost, but could still run the ball effectively.

You need to run it for what it is - a gimmick offense. It is built to fool an opponent with more talent than you. Use you fullback and quarterback. Use the fake pitch.

It's all misdirection and clock control.

Go ask the Jacksonville State, Boston College, Duke, Gardner Webb, Clemson, Miss State, FSU, Miami or UGA if it's a gimmick Offense. Uga's Defensive Backs coach was quoted saying its a "high school offense". That bit him in the butt. IF it's a gimmick offense, so is the spread offense. It's just as complicated to run an Option attack as any other Offense. If the Qb makes the right reads, its successful just like any other offense.