[N51_rob]

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OS: Will we see more jostling for position/hand fighting from the offensive and defensive players on pass plays? RD: Due to the impact of the overhauled coverage AI, you will see defenders in much better position to make plays on balls. This includes jostling for position and aggressively moving towards the catch point. We definitely have some major plans around WR/DB interaction coming in the near future in addition to the great work that has been done this year.

So still no real hand fighting. What does "aggressively moving towards the catch point" even mean? The DB AI right now goes to high point the ball while the WR will just continue to run his route. The fact that they still have major plans around the WR/DB interaction is a huge red flag to me that it hasn't been overhauled/fixed still.

I appreciate the question asked because it was very specific, I found the answer to be less so. Even with the focus on defense I don't expect to see much change in the way the DB/WR play the ball, just the defense to be "harder" and by relation the DBs to be "better".

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RD: New Pre-Play Adjustments - protect the sticks (collapse underneath zones to 1st down marker), adjust coverage technique (gives user control of pass coverage techniques) and contain assignment (DE’s in mush rush to prevent QB from rolling out of pocket) are just a few of the new pre-play adjustments we added this year. New audible system – This is something our online community has been very vocal about, having a more authentic audible system. There is now a very short delay where the QB physically calls the audible before the user can input another one. This eliminates the problem of offenses putting in multiple rapid fire pre-play adjustments before the defense has the time to respond.

These two are very interesting to me. I love the fact that on 3rd and 4 DBs are no longer going to bail, when my opponent is just running an easy crossing route.

Very happy to hear about the audible system, and have high hopes for it. Maybe no more changing 5 routes, the line protection, set the FB to block and the HB on a swing route in under 5 seconds.

Overall some good and some bad IMO. Nothing that gets me excited though. Still in a wait and see approach.