Anyway to stop the fumbles?

[bo4345]

I swear my guys fumble like 4 times a game. I don't really bother to push the protect ball button, does it really help? I wish there was a slider for fumbles like in Madden 10.

[Solidice]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

yes, the protect ball help. also covering the ball and shielding the ball away from the defender using the right stick seems to help as well.

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

yes rb or r1 if you are on ps3 is pretty much it. also as the other guy said holding the right stick up works well too especially with bigger backs. also dont set your gameplan to aggressive for running backs.

[redsfan4life]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Setting my gameplan to conservative running has been a godsend. Only lost 4 fumbles thru 11 games so far.

[Pogo27]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

yes, the protect ball help. also covering the ball and shielding the ball away from the defender using the right stick seems to help as well.

yes rb or r1 if you are on ps3 is pretty much it. also as the other guy said holding the right stick up works well too especially with bigger backs. also dont set your gameplan to aggressive for running backs.

Setting my gameplan to conservative running has been a godsend. Only lost 4 fumbles thru 11 games so far.

All of these things. Another thing that makes a difference, although less than any of the three above mentioned strategies, is making sure the ballcarrier isn't tired.

I'm playing as Syracuse in an Online Dynasty on All-American with sliders to make it significantly more difficult than normal All-American. I'm at about 70-75% run. I've had 1 fumble through the first 5 games of my season.

[AMER1CAN_DREAM]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

just a question that goes with this thread... does pressing rb while your being tackled make a difference or not? i cant tell.

[dreezymac]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Changing your running game to conservative makes a huge difference.

[ConVick]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

just a question that goes with this thread... does pressing rb while your being tackled make a difference or not? i cant tell.

I think it does cause there are certain tackle animations that transition into different tackle animations.

[Deegeezy]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

RB and up on the RS just before contact....You'll hardly ever fumble.

[Greatgazoo2]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Yes it helps, and am I the only one that finds it funny that he says, "I fumble 4 times a game, but I don't bother to hit the protect button, does it even help?" I think if I fumbled 4 times a game, I would be trying it anyway!!!

[BA2929]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Also, don't try and juke while being tackled or there will be a higher chance of fumble. I've only lost 1 in my first 7 games of Dynasty with Kansas and that was because my QB dove head-first instead of sliding. I hold RB whenever a guy gets close to tackling me and I always change the arm the ball is in so it's farther away from the opponent if he's coming at me at an angle.

[Deegeezy]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Also, don't try and juke while being tackled or there will be a higher chance of fumble. I've only lost 1 in my first 7 games of Dynasty with Kansas and that was because my QB dove head-first instead of sliding. I hold RB whenever a guy gets close to tackling me and I always change the arm the ball is in so it's farther away from the opponent if he's coming at me at an angle.

How exactly do you do this?

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Up left on the RS will cause you to dip your right shoulder and shield the ball on the left.

Up right on the RS will cause you to dip your left shoulder and shield the ball on the right.

[i3man]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

The "strip ball" button is far too effective this year. I stripped the ball on 3 consecutive kickoffs from the USC return man in an online game. Down 21-0 in the 1st quarter the game was all but over before the USC offense even stepped on the field.

And with kickoff coverage being so good this year it almost makes no sense to even attempt a return on any kickoff kicked into the end zone

[Toysrme]

Re: Anyway to stop the fumbles?

Offline do the obvious things. Online "conservative" VS "balanced" doesn't matter 1%. What matters is just how skillful the opponent is with the hit stick & A button strip. You try to play an expert at solo hit sticking who also uses the pile-on A button strip as much as possible. You're gunna fumble some even when covering the ball up.
In that regard it's the same as last year. AFA random fumbles. Ya they're up slightly in multiplayer.

• Don't try to do stupid things like stiff-arm a dive, iso or slam play till you're well through the line
• Don't try to hurdle a guy running you down from behind (changed this year to insta-fumble since they added the back-arch thing)
• Don't expose the ball to a tackler (shielding)
• Don't juke & leave the ball hanging out in one arm

Any of the above to a human that knows how to hit stick/A button on a gangle tackle is going to ruin your day.