Run the f***** ball

I just want to share my nice spin on MUT life: until 2 days ago I was a strongly oriented passing player, as everybody.

Then, here he comes the free 95 Ridley.

Then, I take a look to Campus Heroes II promo and I say "mhmm I underestimated that strategy card pushing all offensive stats +1 " ... 

Then, I say "mhmm ok let's try that Ricky Williams from the same promo" ...

 Then, I say "mhmm ok I got some coins let's add RT Jon Runyan from the same promo, with Nasty Streak" ... 

Result? I enjoyed so much running with Ricky behind Runyan (with all OL boosts he's amazing) that I decided to buy Larry Allen to enforce the run.

Then, I bought Munoz and Skoronski to be efficient also on the left side.

And now? Now I cannot stop: I moved Taysom Hill at QB so I can play some tricky option run, bought the best FB Alstott, picked up the Ravens playbook and ... and I'm having f***** fun running the ball. 

Cheers!

Play however you like man. Just know that when you come up against good players who know how to adjust they can shut the run down 

I saw Henry get toted on by Dubby early in their latest game and after like a series Henry just shut that right down

I'm not saying everyone is Henry... he's the best of all time... just be prepared to have a scheme where you can go to passing if you get shut down. 

I have CJ2K, ZC Henry, playoff Pacheco, and 96 Gurley and I also like running the ball but even then I need to mix it up

Sure, I got 95 Carr at backup QB and good receivers, just in case

Anyway, for average players like me, winning 60-70% of MUT Champs games (with this run mentality) is so fun

Just be prepared for an onslaught of rage messages from guys who spam their YouTube blitz every play looking for sacks and refuse to adjust.

I've never angered this community more than by just running the ball more than passing it. All the bot-mentality dopes who run the same man blitz out of dollar every single play message me with the same dumb shit: 
"can't throw bc you suck"

"have to run bc you suck"

No. Your 6 DBs got thrashed all quarter until I made you quit bc you don't know how to adjust. You suck.

AnDyllinger said:

I just want to share my nice spin on MUT life: until 2 days ago I was a strongly oriented passing player, as everybody.

Then, here he comes the free 95 Ridley.

Then, I take a look to Campus Heroes II promo and I say "mhmm I underestimated that strategy card pushing all offensive stats +1 " ... 

Then, I say "mhmm ok let's try that Ricky Williams from the same promo" ...

 Then, I say "mhmm ok I got some coins let's add RT Jon Runyan from the same promo, with Nasty Streak" ... 

Result? I enjoyed so much running with Ricky behind Runyan (with all OL boosts he's amazing) that I decided to buy Larry Allen to enforce the run.

Then, I bought Munoz and Skoronski to be efficient also on the left side.

And now? Now I cannot stop: I moved Taysom Hill at QB so I can play some tricky option run, bought the best FB Alstott, picked up the Ravens playbook and ... and I'm having f***** fun running the ball. 

Cheers!

Hey so with that boost ,,is it plus one to offensive stats,,then a extra + 1 to speed..making it +2 in speed total

It’s good that you have a strategy at least, the run is tricky because good players can completely dominate the run and shut it down so be careful and have a backup strategy.

Jeremiahgreenield said:

Hey so with that boost ,,is it plus one to offensive stats,,then a extra + 1 to speed..making it +2 in speed total

No. It's only +1 to speed.

 Speed is not considered a offensive  stat.

Idapapi79 said:

No. It's only +1 to speed.

 Speed is not considered a offensive  stat.

Gotcha thank u for answering bud

Yep. And they still won't get out of DB Fire blitz and call me garbage

You have the problem of Taysom messing up the handoff? Had him multiple times drop the ball on the ground during the exchange. Made him unusable when I tried him at QB for option plays.

AnDyllinger said:

I just want to share my nice spin on MUT life: until 2 days ago I was a strongly oriented passing player, as everybody.

Then, here he comes the free 95 Ridley.

Then, I take a look to Campus Heroes II promo and I say "mhmm I underestimated that strategy card pushing all offensive stats +1 " ... 

Then, I say "mhmm ok let's try that Ricky Williams from the same promo" ...

 Then, I say "mhmm ok I got some coins let's add RT Jon Runyan from the same promo, with Nasty Streak" ... 

Result? I enjoyed so much running with Ricky behind Runyan (with all OL boosts he's amazing) that I decided to buy Larry Allen to enforce the run.

Then, I bought Munoz and Skoronski to be efficient also on the left side.

And now? Now I cannot stop: I moved Taysom Hill at QB so I can play some tricky option run, bought the best FB Alstott, picked up the Ravens playbook and ... and I'm having f***** fun running the ball. 

Cheers!

Are you using the 1AP Linchpin ability with Larry Allen?  That's decent value if you're almost exclusively running the ball.  I went from 97 SPD Dri Archer (with Chill Out +1 SPD strategy item, plus 25/50 Zero Chill theme team) for a while, to the newer James Cook.  While I haven't used any true top-end HBs this year, I do enjoy running the ball, if/when it becomes effective.  Having such a conservative, ball-control style offense has seriously stunted my learning and growth as a passer.  And there's almost always specific gameplay scenarios where we're going to want or need to move the ball quickly, such as two-minute drill, etc.

Clock management is what truly sets apart the best of the best players, especially in a year when defense is extremely difficult to get stops.  I faced a dude late last evening who was running all over me on the first possession of the game, even my usual Dime (Cover 4 Quarters), with both Safeties walked down into the box, wasn't slowing this guy down.  Eventually a mix of Dime and Dollar (mostly Cover 2 Press) helped me to claw my way back and sneak out a come from behind victory.  Facing a one-dimensional opponent who struggles to move the ball in the air, is often enough to make decent players salivate.

It's without a doubt a passing league, which is the closest thing to IRL "simulation" as we'll get from MUT, so it's always nice to hear when folks enjoy running the damn ball.  However, as others suggested, try to use this to set up your passing game.  Force your opponent to stop the run, but be ready with some high flying pass game stuff, just in case.