Triple Option is useless

[Rau71]

Is anybody else having troubles with pitching the ball with option teams? I usually run a dynasty with Army and the option pitch this year is broken. Bad. If there is a defender NEAR your QB he won't pitch the ball. If you pitch the ball earlier to prevent this, the RB/FB stops running and watches the pitch. It is sad, I really liked the option every year of this game, but this is so annoying I have to change my play type.

[Freakydeaky9]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rau71

Is anybody else having troubles with pitching the ball with option teams? I usually run a dynasty with Army and the option pitch this year is broken. Bad. If there is a defender NEAR your QB he won't pitch the ball. If you pitch the ball earlier to prevent this, the RB/FB stops running and watches the pitch. It is sad, I really liked the option every year of this game, but this is so annoying I have to change my play type.

I don't run the Triple too often but what I do is if I think i'm going to get man handled and I see my RB has even a little hole i'll pitch it. But i've never had the problem where he stops and waits for the pitch

[TN_Mike]

I have a dynasty with New Mexico, one of the worst teams in the game. I play on Heisman and run the option exclusively. I average around 180-190 yards rushing a game. That's not unreasonable imo.

[jacketit10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rau71

Is anybody else having troubles with pitching the ball with option teams? I usually run a dynasty with Army and the option pitch this year is broken. Bad. If there is a defender NEAR your QB he won't pitch the ball. If you pitch the ball earlier to prevent this, the RB/FB stops running and watches the pitch. It is sad, I really liked the option every year of this game, but this is so annoying I have to change my play type.

I haven't had much trouble pitching the ball on the 3O. You just have to anticipate what the defender is going to do. There are some times when I can't get the pitch off when I thought I should have, and a few times when the RB stops on a bad pitch and basically gives the defense the ball, but not as bad as you suggest.

If anything, its unrealistic when the defense picks the RB, b/c if you can hold the ball long enough, the pitch defender gets beat and the rest of the defense crashes, and you just get huge gains all day.

With my GT dynasty I've been top 10 rushing every year using mostly option plays for my ground game.

[Catamount53]

You have to make your decision quicker this year than in the past. Before you could pretty much pitch as you were getting tackled, now you need to pitch once you see the defender commit to the QB.

[zmcman1]

Using Army on AA, my QB finished in the top 5 of rushing yards. Mainly out of triple option.

[Sabo's corked Bat]

I tried running an option offense, and two thirds of my QBs got injured in the first game and I quit that Dynasty.

[dickey1331]

I created the Coast Guard Academy and use them as an option team and haven't had any problems. I feel it's pretty realistic.


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