Originally posted by Raid Yup, Zombie is why detroit hardly ran any screens, HBs have to travel so damned far on most of them and DLinemen are getting faster by the day. You can also buy more time with QB footwork but you don't want to allow DEs to get PDs on the screens :/
I dunno even Techmo Russell Wilson didn't look all that crazy good throwing hb screens today.
Originally posted by bhall43 I dunno even Techmo Russell Wilson didn't look all that crazy good throwing hb screens today.
In fairness it is the snow, which lowers pocket awareness and despite sprint penalties you always seem to see a few more sacks in the snow... will see more tomorrow when new season brings the sunnier weather
Originally posted by jakedood In fairness it is the snow, which lowers pocket awareness and despite sprint penalties you always seem to see a few more sacks in the snow... will see more tomorrow when new season brings the sunnier weather
does nothing to pocket awareness. Just consistency and sprinting. But despite that. The best screen plays looked a little better while the screen plays that always have sucked still have the same problems. Not entirely sure how to fix it. People are just making faster and faster pass rushers these days.
Originally posted by bhall43 I dunno even Techmo Russell Wilson didn't look all that crazy good throwing hb screens today.
True, though most of the screens used in the earlier game were mostly ones that typically aren't very good(or new ones like WR4 bubble). Wanted to see if there was a dramatic difference. I will say that the normal HB screens looks better, especially in regards to PDs. Angle of the screen pass seems to be better, but its hard to judge much in the snow. HB/WRs are slower, and so are the pass rushers.
- Receivers will no longer attempt to dive to catch errant passes behind the line of scrimmage, since it's better to just let it go incomplete than lose yards - Ball carriers dragging a tackler will now use a little bit more energy than before, based on the weight of the tackler (heavier tacklers drain more energy)
Originally posted by BoDiddley Actually though, GE's defense is full of heavy power players, so on that side of the ball they'll be even tougher against the run.