General observations so far

[orangeafroman]

9 games into my dynasty:

LOTS of upsets....even horrible teams beating top 5 teams (Kansas just beat top 5 Texas and #8 Baylor in consecutive weeks)

I'm 9-0, thats normal. I'm giving up -60 yds rushing per game: that is not normal. On the season stats page to look at your next matchup, instead of negative whatever yds, it's a decimal and 12 random numbers. Very uncool.

I just played Mizzou, and they attempted NO rushes. Not one. I was only up 10-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. Very lame.

I can run and pass, which is better than last year. But the outside WRs are still largely ineffective.

Kentucky is 7-3, Alabama is 6-3, and Kentucky is ranked ahead of Bama.

4 top-10 teams lost this past week. This is routine. Yeeesh.

Yup, this game LOVES it some Utah. 9-0, #2..spanking everyone.

My RB is leading the country in rushing, but UGA's #1, who in reality was booted off the team, and in the dynasty I edited down to a 72 rating and put at 3rd string is also top-5. How can this be???

My strong-side DE has 15 sacks, and his backup has 14.5. That's the position the O-Line ignores when you blitz. It's cool that the DE matters finally, but this is overkill.

In 9 games, I've given up 585 yards. 1100 passing and -579 rushing, thanks in large part to 77 sacks. This is dumb. The next best team has 34 sacks. I'm not bragging, I'm complaining, lol.

Overall, I'm enjoying the game. The lack of super LBs in pass coverage is wonderful. It makes the game more enjoyable overall, despite it's obvious warts.

Any other musings?

[MarylandMan]

Isiah Cromwell is the booted guy right? And the reason he is still good after the edits is because he is still an Impact player, though he is now average.

[GoDucks1224]

Quote: Originally Posted by orangeafroman

9 games into my dynasty: LOTS of upsets....even horrible teams beating top 5 teams (Kansas just beat top 5 Texas and #8 Baylor in consecutive weeks) I'm 9-0, thats normal. I'm giving up -60 yds rushing per game: that is not normal. On the season stats page to look at your next matchup, instead of negative whatever yds, it's a decimal and 12 random numbers. Very uncool. I just played Mizzou, and they attempted NO rushes. Not one. I was only up 10-0 at the end of the 1st quarter. Very lame. I can run and pass, which is better than last year. But the outside WRs are still largely ineffective. Kentucky is 7-3, Alabama is 6-3, and Kentucky is ranked ahead of Bama. 4 top-10 teams lost this past week. This is routine. Yeeesh. Yup, this game LOVES it some Utah. 9-0, #2..spanking everyone. My RB is leading the country in rushing, but UGA's #1, who in reality was booted off the team, and in the dynasty I edited down to a 72 rating and put at 3rd string is also top-5. How can this be??? My strong-side DE has 15 sacks, and his backup has 14.5. That's the position the O-Line ignores when you blitz. It's cool that the DE matters finally, but this is overkill. In 9 games, I've given up 585 yards. 1100 passing and -579 rushing, thanks in large part to 77 sacks. This is dumb. The next best team has 34 sacks. I'm not bragging, I'm complaining, lol. Overall, I'm enjoying the game. The lack of super LBs in pass coverage is wonderful. It makes the game more enjoyable overall, despite it's obvious warts. Any other musings?

What difficulty are you on exactly? LOL. I have AuburnAlumni's All American sliders and I don't see it this bad. There is far too many upsets yes, which is annoying as hell, but I still have close games with those sliders and not ridiculous stats like 74 sacks and negative 550 rushing yards lol.

[BenGerman]

All of these things can be fixed with sliders. I'm using the gators and have the #33 rush defense. Tone down HUM pass rush. Even with 5 sacks against Texas A&M, I am 12th in the country in sacks.

The one thing that I agree with is the upsets in Dynasty, but if you change the coach sliders, things tend to be toned down a bit. I'm in week 8 and there are still seven undefeated teams only one of which (UCF) is kind of an underdog.

[Major9]

Yeah, sounds like you need harder sliders. Its not hard to do...

[orangeafroman]

On Crowell, ah, okay, that makes sense I guess.

I know about sliders, but this year's version has the o-line slide-blocking A LOT, and I think that's the real issue. When they all blindly block one direction, there's just no one to block the DE on the opposite edge.

Change the coach sliders how? In what way?

In 12, I averaged -200 yds rushing allowed per season, so it's just the defense I run. The crappy thing is that matchup page that lists the team stats and who has the advantage. It doesn't list negative numbers for some reason.

The poll craziness and the fact Mizzou didn't attempt 1 pass really bother me.

Oh, and Washington State's QB is in the Heisman hunt. The game is unable to recognize system stat guys should be taken with a grain of salt (Mike Leach QBs)

[jayenomics]

Quote: Originally Posted by orangeafroman

On Crowell, ah, okay, that makes sense I guess. I know about sliders, but this year's version has the o-line slide-blocking A LOT, and I think that's the real issue. When they all blindly block one direction, there's just no one to block the DE on the opposite edge. Change the coach sliders how? In what way? In 12, I averaged -200 yds rushing allowed per season, so it's just the defense I run. The crappy thing is that matchup page that lists the team stats and who has the advantage. It doesn't list negative numbers for some reason. The poll craziness and the fact Mizzou didn't attempt 1 pass really bother me. Oh, and Washington State's QB is in the Heisman hunt. The game is unable to recognize system stat guys should be taken with a grain of salt (Mike Leach QBs)

You averaged -200 yards rushing allowed? Are you getting 100+ sacks on Varsity difficulty?


Sheesh. To each their own, but this game is A LOT more fun if you play on tougher sliders.

[orangeafroman]

No, not on varsity, lol. It's just the defense I run, it shuts down the run, I get a lot of sacks, and the only way the computer scores on me is by hitting a deep pass.

On '13, with the computer slide-blocking, all I have to do is bring a LB up near the center, and with my 5-man line, the DE comes free nearly every time.

It has nothing to do with sliders, they're set and it makes no difference. If the computer has 5 guys to block 6, and the unblocked guy is a lineman right on the LOS, he gets there fast enough.

Maybe my DBs make it so the QB is unwilling to throw when he should, but I don't know.