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Thoughts on Flexbone in NCAA 2010

Posted on May 11, 2009 at 11:15 AM.

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EA released a blog regarding the revamped playbook for the Flexbone offense.

Obviously they're using Navy's playbook so it's not a reach to say this (Paul Johnson's Navy ties), but based on the formation images it looks like they're using Georgia Tech. This is very huge because anyone that loves to run the option has to consider using the Yellowjackets. I did in NCAA 2009 and I'll never go back; it was such a blast. Great news about the additions to the flexbone.

With that said, some of those formations are a little iffy. A couple have an ineligible receiver on the end of the line, and I'm curious to see how EA plays that one out.

Will they call the tackle a TE or will there just be one less eligible receiver?

That would limit what you could do offensively in that formation and it seems that a true unbalanced line would be more logical in that formation.

However, even though it would be a run heavy formation, the defense still has to stop it.

I'm definitely excited to test these out.

Comments

# 1 rudyjuly2 @ May 11

While I won't use this offense, I do like playing against it as it's so unique. They did say they won't run the option against an unblocked end so the option blocking is still done more like a video game than a true sim (not the worst thing in the world).

I'm more interested in seeing what work they did with the spread and how the cpu runs the option. I hope that's improved.

# 2 njd.aitken @ May 11

Definitely looking forward to how it is implemented, thanks for your views.

# 3 jmik58 @ May 12

I'm hopeful that the motion speeds will emulate their real life counterparts as well. The jet/fly sweep is a great motion and it can be used for kicking out or hooking a perimeter defender, and it's possible to use the jet/fly sweep motion to get a slot receiver on the perimeter in a hurry and put him on a route (it's a b***h to defend; especially in man-to-man or in a cover 3 where an OLB has to go with him.