Engage 8!!!

[Rowzdower]

What is the point of this play? It has no purpose whatsoever, if i want to blitz everybody I will just use goaline. All engage 8 does is let your opponent get an automatic touchdown> i dont think ive even seen this play in real life.

[skullsession]

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Michigan ran it two years ago. It didn't work any better for them, heh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkuZ6sZ0XAI

[TN_Mike]

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I ran this play on the demo just a minute ago, 9 pancake blocks later the CPU walked into the endzone!

[ODogg]

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I use engage 8 a decent amount vs. Rushing teams. It's better than goal line as the DL is not spaced so tightly.

[arobbi3]

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Under Saban, LSU ran engage 8 quite a lot. The point of the play is to send more blitzers than the o-line can handle and get to the quarterback quickly. It's meant for situations where the offense needs more than 5-7 yards for a first and therefore needs to run deeper routes.

Granted it doesn't really work too well in video game football when you as a qb can see the entire field and not just free blitzers in your face..

[Steel Pitt]

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The way I see it, Engage 8 is a way to hide an all out blitz. If you come out in goalline then your opponent will recognize that easily an audible to a pass quickly. I like Engage 8 when I feel a run is coming. I like it over run commit because if you guess run but guess the direction wrong you'll still get burned bad. Its also good if you're playing an opponent that can be flustered and might not make quick decisions (in particular if they come out in 2WR sets).

I don't run it often but it does serve a purpose and can be effective.

[Redacted01]

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It's only a bad play if you are overusing it and getting burned. When called in the right situations, it works. I've had bad results with it, but I've also had great results. Just has to be used in moderation.

[NDAlum]

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Custom playbooks = this play is no longer going to be SEEN by me. The CPU will never use it either.

Hooray

[willIam9387]

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Engage 8 I've found to be useful in run situations, especially short yardage situations because the blitzing linebackers have good angles. But if they decide to go play action or pass, and you don't get to the qb, you are going to get burned. Bascially, a defense for d coordinators who are riverboat gamblers, and I'm that way on trying to stop the run. But in 3rd and long situations, I rarely use it because I believe in dropping back at least five to six guys in coverage ,and trying to get pressure with my front four or one blitzer.

[Hooe]

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Used very sparingly, I actually like this play. I only call it in once every blue moon, however.

[goalieump413]

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I used to think it was an interesting gamble blitz, worthy of being called half a dozen times a game, but now it's a pointless excercise.

Since last year's adjustments were set, reducing the blitz aggressiveness for all teams, I decided not to call as many blitzes either. The results were better. Giving up fewer yards on first down, and fewer third down conversions since I was sending more players into coverage.

Like NDAlum said, custom playbooks = bye bye engage 8!

[jello1717]

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I hated engage 8 in '11 (and '10) because the CPU uses it WAY too often which almost always results in a big play for me. In '12, I'll likely create custom PBs for 4-3, 3-4, 3-3-5, 4-2-5, and multiple where the only difference is that I've removed all engage 8s and I'll have the CPU use one of those PBs.

[Scott812313]

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Only time I ever use it is if I choose it by mistake...

[joeyb]

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Michigan used it on the last play against Illinois last year. It was just about the only thing they did correctly on defense that game.

[moylan1234]

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I just used this formation in the last demo game I played. 3rd + 2 called this play in conjunction with calling the "run middle" and stuffed FSU cold to force a punt