Originally posted by Jampy2.0
Funny thing is as skewed as this sounds toward defense, the O still wins in that situation.
Yeah, if you mean that offenses are more easy to make successful than defenses though playcalling, then I agree. In that there are plays in the offensive playbook that simply don't work at the lower levels (screens, 5 WR streaks, etc.)
Neither offenses or defenses are supposed to be super effective in their rookie year - both can be, 90% of that having to do with calling the most effective plays as much as possible.
I think there are some things that would be great if they were fixed. Defenses on teams that are paying attention are so Man and Blitz heavy it's silly. Being able to consistently hold the HB, FB or TE back would help even that out, as would being able to call effective screen plays. Both those functions are essentially broken, so blitz heavy defenses will rule until QB and WR builds flesh out enough to start breaking long plays when a single tackle is missed. People like to complain that blitzing defenses need to be nerfed, but they don't complain when they see their 15 Pass Accuracy 13 Pass Power QB go for 4 TDs and 350 yards because interceptions are so rare.
Similarly for defense, zone plays are effectively useless, which makes defensive playcalling sort of boring. Man up, blitz, and spin the wheel of chance, hoping that your DB will be close enough to the receiver to cause an incompletion...hell, even if the catch is made, the WR will fall down and you'll make the tackle. Again, defensive coordinators like to complain that passing is overpowered, but they don't seem to mind that their 13 Tackling Tech 15 Tackling Grip CB makes 8/8 tackles on a power running back that weighs 70 lbs more than they do.
I think (and hope) that those issues will solve themselves as player builds flesh out. As QB awareness gets up high enough to burn a blitzing defense, and as DB Zone Awareness gets high enough to start functioning as it's intended, things will start looking more like football.
I like this game a lot. One thing that can be said for sure is that the coaches that put in the time to scout and do research do find the best plays, formations and tactics, and stomp teams that run default settings. That's supposed to happen. ...and it's really fun to watch.
