NCAA Football 10 Blog: The Rebirth of the Flexbone Offense

[KG]

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I'm hoping that they addressed the Spread offenses, especially since only 3 teams run the flexbone.

On the last Trap Option the guard pulls too slow because he runs into the center for a split second which makes the QB way too far out in front. It still looks like the play is too slow which has always been the downfall for all inside option runs in NCAA. This blog could have been a lot better if they would have included a defense because the OL/DL interaction could have really helped answer people's questions about the AI.

[TheShizNo1]

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I hope we actually have to read keys ie: the DE or OLB

[Moostache]

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There appears to be a fundamental disconnect here...no offense to Anthony White because I love the variety of the playbooks and the number of plays, but the previous poster (stylee) is right...without accurate blocking logic, any "option" - be it from flexbone, triple option I-form, spread option, etc. - will remain broken as long as the blocking is unaddressed.

Broken blocking logic = still broken option. Cheesers and glitchers will love it - especially the ability to run more vertical passing as well (scrambler's paradise...just get a fast QB and run around until the DBs and LBs drop out in coverage and the DL gets engaged in animations on the line). Serious players and option purists will be back on these forums by July 18th with multi-page discussions about why the option is still broken...so let it be written, so let it be done.

[N51_rob]

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This looks cool, but I wish there was a defense on the field so we could see how they react to it. Kind of ho-hum for the most part though, nothing that exciting IMO. I think this formation will be abused online, looks like a cheesefest. But still, cool.

Probably, but even in the NCAA part of the reason that it is so successful is because it's hard to prepare for when only 3 teams run it and your scout team isn't going to be as good with it at the teams that run it in real life. The only team that I see that could really abuse this is Florida with so much offensive speed, UF with this playbook would be nasty to try to defend IMHO.

Still I like the work the EA team put into making this playbook more effective. Good work EA.

[N51_rob]

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http://www.operationsports.com/forum...k-blog-up.html

He beat you by 13 minutes.

[pjpants]

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sssssoooo do you think that this offense will throw people off when you use it? or will it be the offense that everybody tries to use as a novelty? ie the gator playbook

[stylee]

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Agreed, Moos.

Another OL issue I saw was on the sweep play.
IRL, my team (and G-tech and Navy) teach the OL on the playside to "steal second base." Unless the DE is attempting to cross the tackles face to the outside, we leave him alone and almost screen pull to pick up any trash running the alley.

The reason the play works is that, in theory, you have more people blocking than they do defending because you can ignore certain people on the LOS - much like in an option

[stoncold32]

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Dear God,

Did anyone see how fast that QB was coming out of that option? I hope they fix that. Unless Navy has a prime Mike Vick type QB which I don't know about, there's no way he should be that fast.

Again, I hope this is fixed.

[stoncold32]

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I said this in the other thread, but that QB looks WAY too fast on that option run. I mean unless his speed is in the high 90's, there's no way a QB should be that fast on an option.

[J-Unit40]

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Dear God,

Did anyone see how fast that QB was coming out of that option? I hope they fix that. Unless Navy has a prime Mike Vick type QB which I don't know about, there's no way he should be that fast.

Again, I hope this is fixed.

Exactly. The QB shot out like a rocket! I don't like that at all. I hope that's going to be tuned.

[pjpants]

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maybe they have him ramped up for the demo? if we dont have to read any keys on this play its going to be the same crap so dont worry about how fast that is.

[xfactor9600]

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I can't watch the videos at work... was there any indication of formation subs (or spell HB) on the play call screens?

[stylee]

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Josh Nesbitt is the QB in these vids. IRL, he's fast, but not track star fast. Looks too quick in these vids, yeah.

Good to see Jon Dwyer as an impact player. I would think D.Thomas (#8) would be too but I guess the offense GTech runs discourages EA from labeling him as one

[mjussawalla]

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So without custom playbooks, only 3 teams will have access to this?

[Solidice]

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I can't watch the videos at work... was there any indication of formation subs (or spell HB) on the play call screens?

the play call screen never showed, it was in practice mode. I'm sure the quick subs are still there, so spell HB will still be available.