How does the game engine determine which WR a CB matches up against? For example, does the CB in the #1 slot (regardless of level) match up against the WR in the #1 slot. Or does the game engine try to match up CBs according to skill level (i.e. match the best CB (regardless of which slot he is in) against the best WR (regardless of which slot he is in).
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I think it's just a numbers matchup - #1 CB covers the #1 WR, #2 covers #2, etc. But as the game drags on, stamina issues and substitutions will sometimes cause changes in that order.
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Even at the beginning of games where stamina is not an issue, two WR sets have the #1 CB lined up on the #2 WR. Any offensive set with 3 or more WR's, the #1 CB is lined up against the #1 WR. I don't know why this is. It's a pain in the ass -- especially when your top two corners have a four level difference. It's even more of a pain in the ass if your opposition knows how to exploit this. If you're over matched, you'll run into problems when guys start getting subbed out anyway, but having your starting unit get abused because you can't put your best CB on your opposition's best WR blows. You can sort of counter it, but it leaves you vulnerable in all other 3+ WR sets.
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Originally posted by slyraje
Even at the beginning of games where stamina is not an issue, two WR sets have the #1 CB lined up on the #2 WR. Any offensive set with 3 or more WR's, the #1 CB is lined up against the #1 WR. I don't know why this is. It's a pain in the ass -- especially when your top two corners have a four level difference. It's even more of a pain in the ass if your opposition knows how to exploit this. If you're over matched, you'll run into problems when guys start getting subbed out anyway, but having your starting unit get abused because you can't put your best CB on your opposition's best WR blows. You can sort of counter it, but it leaves you vulnerable in all other 3+ WR sets.
Yes, we learned this in the playoffs last season. In addition in two WR sets the FS seems to come over and double up on the #2 receiver along with the #1 corner for some reason, leaving the #1 WR one on one with the #2 corner. What we've done to counter this is our best CB is in the #2 CB spot. When the opposition goes to 3 or more WR's our d-line seems to get enough pressure on the QB to minimize it's effectiveness, along with a good dose of blitzing.
I don't understand why there isn't an option to assign certain positions to shadow other certain positions like #1 CB always on #1 WR.
Even at the beginning of games where stamina is not an issue, two WR sets have the #1 CB lined up on the #2 WR. Any offensive set with 3 or more WR's, the #1 CB is lined up against the #1 WR. I don't know why this is. It's a pain in the ass -- especially when your top two corners have a four level difference. It's even more of a pain in the ass if your opposition knows how to exploit this. If you're over matched, you'll run into problems when guys start getting subbed out anyway, but having your starting unit get abused because you can't put your best CB on your opposition's best WR blows. You can sort of counter it, but it leaves you vulnerable in all other 3+ WR sets.
Yes, we learned this in the playoffs last season. In addition in two WR sets the FS seems to come over and double up on the #2 receiver along with the #1 corner for some reason, leaving the #1 WR one on one with the #2 corner. What we've done to counter this is our best CB is in the #2 CB spot. When the opposition goes to 3 or more WR's our d-line seems to get enough pressure on the QB to minimize it's effectiveness, along with a good dose of blitzing.
I don't understand why there isn't an option to assign certain positions to shadow other certain positions like #1 CB always on #1 WR.
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