Juqua Parker > Trent Cole?

[brza37]

Any other Eagles users experience this? I'm 10 games into my offline franchise and Parker has 11 sacks while Cole only has 1. I usually control the DEs and have absolutely no luck with Cole on the right side but regularly get pressure with Parker on the left. I thought maybe it had to do with the side so I switched them up for one half but Cole didn't even get close in his half at LE while Parker had 2 sacks at LE and also a few QB knockdowns from the RE spot. Even Babin who I picked up as a FA and play maybe 5 plays per game has 3 sacks compared to Coles 1.

Cole has better ratings than Parker across the board so I can't pin it on one dominant rating.

Does anyone else notice this or this just dumb luck?

[eaglesfan27]

I generally control Patterson and Parker is my leading sacker as well, but it's much closer for me. I'm 8 weeks into my 1st year and Parker has 7 sacks while Cole has 5.

[CW McGraw]

Someone told me that it's because the CPU frequently slides their protection to the left in order to neutralize guys like Cole, Joey Porter, and Demarcus Ware. I have the same problem. One of the things I've noticed is that the CPU will rarely shuffle to the left while in the pocket. When pressured, it seems they tend to scramble right.

[NoSubs]

It seems like the logic for the QB's blind side might be reversed, because I get so many sacks on his right side, rather than his blind side.

[brza37]

Quote: Originally Posted by CW McGraw

Someone told me that it's because the CPU frequently slides their protection to the left in order to neutralize guys like Cole, Joey Porter, and Demarcus Ware. I have the same problem. One of the things I've noticed is that the CPU will rarely shuffle to the left while in the pocket. When pressured, it seems they tend to scramble right.

True the QB does always shuffle to his right. But Cole's inside move from the LE spot just wasn't working the way Parker's was. Maybe I should try Cole at LE for a longer period of time though.
Maybe the CPU automatically slides the protection towards the highest rated DE though. So thats why when I moved Cole he didn't perform well at LE either. Thats smart from the CPU if thats the case but guys like Cole have been known to beat a double team every once in a while too though.

[Exonerated]

Yeah. I played like 4 seasons with the Eagles.

Parker was ripping it up. 23 sacks in a season.

[Wellster]

It's interesting, I play as the Giants and manually control Tuck. In my online franchise, through five games, Tuck has 3 sacks, Osi has 1 and the entire team has 14. Osi doesn't even come close unless I send an overload blitz on his side, which is ridiculous. In real life Osi dominated tackles like Pace and Walter Jones, but so far I've played games against the Chiefs, Raiders, and Bucs and he hasn't even pressured the QB. I don't even know who those left tackles are.

As far as tendencies, both human players and the AI seem to prefer scrambling right. Weird... I've always preferred to scramble left as most of the time I see pressure on the right side.

[JBH3]

After my 1st Eagles season Parker finished w/ 17 sacks and "Best DE" honors.

I was completely crushing w/ him...his speed and acceleration coupled w/ some good finesse ratings make him a beat @ LE. Cole finished w/ 7 sacks that year.