Giving Away My Secrets.... Coaching, Yeah It's Still There...

[cdon2k]

So the coaching settings (Gameplan) are still in the game. You find them inside the play formation (press X). These were unbalanced and overpowered in '10 and I am surprised they returned in '11. It is almost like they tried to hide them in '11 lol. That said, they seem to be tuned a bit and can give you a competitive edge against your opponent. I know I have been using them to get WR's to actually catch the ball. Let's use this thread to post your settings and tips on the game.

So far I have noticed that "Big Run" aggressive will lead to too many fumbles and "Impact Blocks" aggressive will get you a lot of clipping calls. Some of you may say, "So what, it says that in the game", but there are some settings you can set to aggressive with no penalty and some that you can set to conservative with a benefit. Let the games begin.

[Deegeezy]

Re: Giving Away My Secrets.... Coaching, Yeah It's Still There...

I haven't messed too much with the game plan stuff but maybe I need to, especially on defense.

[dalecooper]

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Do these only come up in the playbook? And if so, does that mean you need to set them anew every time you play a new game or every time your offense takes the field..?

What are all of these options anyway?

[Vast]

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How do i access the gameplan? In the middle of a game, before the snap??

[callmetaternuts]

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The Aggressive DL against the CPU has no downside. They never fake the snap and it leads to USER Jump the Snaps and increased pressure.

[cdon2k]

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Do these only come up in the playbook? And if so, does that mean you need to set them anew every time you play a new game or every time your offense takes the field..?

What are all of these options anyway?

You need to set them once for each game. When you are on the screen that actually shows a play, press X (360) or [] (PS3). The options allow you to specify how your players should play. It determines AI behavior as well as stat bonuses for human controlled players.

How do i access the gameplan? In the middle of a game, before the snap??

Yes. The best time is before kickoff when the game "ask maddens" the kickoff. You can also do it before a snap, but you have to do a little at a time or burn a timeout.

[Deegeezy]

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I thought the play clock and game clock stops whenever you access the gameplan menu?

[cdon2k]

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The Aggressive DL against the CPU has no downside. They never fake the snap and it leads to USER Jump the Snaps and increased pressure.

I've not seen a downside online lol... I guess if I was using a poorly rated DLine against a user who uses the fake snap I may see some negative results.

[cdon2k]

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I thought the play clock and game clock stops whenever you access the gameplan menu?

Right, offline the play clock does stop. Online, you need to make very quick adjustments. The play clock does not stop online.

[Icefist]

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I thought the play clock and game clock stops whenever you access the gameplan menu?

It does. It is like the pause screen without the menu.

EDIT: Didn't realize it was different online, thanks for clarifying cdon.

[Fntsyfbgod]

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I agree no downside to having the D-Line jump the snap. Offsides hardly ever happens. And having the RBs protect the ball would be nice I still get too many fumbles.

[bobeureally27]

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I agree that "Big Run" aggressive should almost never be used. WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY too many fumbles. I have only used that setting for two plays (they were back to back) and BOTH led to fumbles.

[Wenkinator]

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I like using Conservative zone coverage unless my corners are amazing... With Rutgers my secondary is my weak point so I"m really playing bend dont break defense.

[Juice Malone]

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The Aggressive DL against the CPU has no downside. They never fake the snap and it leads to USER Jump the Snaps and increased pressure.

CPU fakes the snap at least a few times a game here. For this reason i keep it at balanced.

[pinolian]

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Here are several things I do;

1. Always set the D-line to aggressive, no draw backs found. It helps their levels go up because they make more plays. My d-line is always red by the 3rd quarter
2. Always set the WR catching to conservative; way too many drops in this game.
3. Against schools with better talent: set big hits to conservative so your crappy guys can actually tackle that beast RB consistently. Set the pass defense to conservative for more pass knockdowns so your dbs have a chance.
4. When the opponent is inside you 20: set the pass defense to aggressive, cause if you get beat its a TD anyways. May as well have a higher chance for a pick. Also set the zone coverage to aggressive, also because you cant get beat deep any more.