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The problem with the read option that EA has yet to fix is defensive placement when the d-end bites on the play. What I mean by that is on Madden/NCAA 13 when running the read option you would see Qb's break off 30yard runs when the d-end followed the tailback on read option plays. The problem is not all D-ends bite as hard as EA portrays them,particularly in college the elite teams teach their d-ends not to bite extremely hard on read option plays. What you'll see now is d-ends instead of running all the way to the tailback they will slide over giving the illusion that they're staying home on the Qb but they're actually trying to shorten the gap on the tailback assuming the Qb hands it off and it's up to the QB to see the d-end has slide over too far and the best read is to keep it. I have two examples here,both are inverted veer read option plays and you'll see that the d-ends didn't bite so hard but rather got caught "drifting" and the Qb read their "eyes" not necessarily where they were lined up on the read.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtIU1zv2InU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeSV7Y-14js
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