peatrick said:Nah, i'm not convinced that any reliably consistent Man to Man coverage exists in this game. Any competent opponent should be able to cook that, a quick stemmed down corner route and bye-bye birdie.
I haven't even started my five Placement games yet for this cycle of Ranked, been trying to make sure I still remember how to play the game -- raced to 2900 RP last cycle and took the rest of December off, basically. Was hoping to do that again this cycle, but i already feel "behind" however it's nice to hear that OP managed to breeze right through. Last cycle was only my second attempting Ranked play and i found it to be a similar breeze, took me just over a week, despite the terrible starting tier (Bronze), as i choked hard on my Placement games, going 2-3.
I assume very little has changed, but i'm not finding anyone even trying to play actual defense. Kids basically just blitz 6+ (simulate 7 pass rushers, by hovering their USER over the O-line) and just hope and pray that Cover 0 gets home before the QB can make a read. That stuff frustrates most casuals, but as you pointed out, anyone even remotely competent should be able to send five out and hit the quick open read, or lob one over top for a streaking receiver, after they inevitably beat the man press attempts.
Normally I would qualify these statements with a "YMMV" but i do not believe that is the case here. The game (especially Man coverage) is far too inconsistent to be reliable. In the rare instances when I find a weak opponent and decide to run straight up Man to Man, it's almost always shaded down, Cover 2 (Press). Even with deep safety help, we're still going to get cooked.
Would u like to play a game sir I can show u I only run man no blitz and cover 2 in the redzone and u can also see on the the leaderboard I blitz only 9% of the time
