[cgrierwv75]

So far i am very impressed with the patch and tuner. Played 2 games last night and here are my thoughts.

1. Man coverage is definitely a tad looser, but it's not as loose as people are describing. If the corner has better ratings than the WR then it's still pretty tight, but not as crazy as the mirroring as before. I think it's now just right.

2. Zone coverage is indeed a tad better but nothing drastic.

3. Pass Blocking is much better now even on PA. I noticed my HB actually helping on DE's after his fake and the Tackles doing a much better job on the DE's. Only times i got hurried when i ran it over and over in practice mode was when the CPU brought more than i could block, especially through the A gap. But most of the time i could STILL get the pass off to the flat. MUCH MUCH BETTER!

I think the gameplay now is almost perfect. If you think it's too easy now then maybe you should bump up to heisman? I know in years past i never played on anything but heisman but this was the first year i felt heisman was way over powered. But i think i might bump it back up now.

Recruiting. Guys, it seems like most of you were expecting huge changes to the philosophy. It's been the DEV Team's approach from the beginning to balance things out a bit and actually lower the talent level after the initial players graduate. It looks like they made players a tad better but it's nothing drastic. I like it that way personally... My advice for some of you... stop worrying about the darn ratings and play the game!

As far as in season progression.. i can bet $1000 that you actually have to PLAY the games to see it. B/c your players need to perform and put up big numbers to actually progress. If you are simming and players are getting their normal numbers nothing should happen. But i bet if you play a few weeks with a low 80s HB and put up 200+ yds games with mad TDs for a few weeks i bet you'll see the +1's. Russ please school these fools.