So Sick of the Over-the-Top Crap

Why won't dudes cover over the top? What do I have to do to keep receivers from blowing by cornerbacks and safeties with 99 SPD?

It doesnt make any sense. Under no circumstance should a card that's inferior be beating a 99 everything corner deep. Yet it happens constantly.

Are you pressing your db’s? Also, if someone is bombing you deep, are you taking control of the DB early to manually make up ground and manually make a play on the ball?

Also, if you come out in zone, are you canceling out match? Running base align?

i havent had a problem with this in months but this past week it has been happening a ton. im not pressing and im playing over the top and dudes are getting smoked. i dont know if its abilities or what but its super frustrating.

Lol what my players can’t win any of these deep balls, my wide receivers. 

I rarely get beat over the top.

xXcGilmer18Xx said:

Are you pressing your db’s? Also, if someone is bombing you deep, are you taking control of the DB early to manually make up ground and manually make a play on the ball?

Also, if you come out in zone, are you canceling out match? Running base align?

Not pressing, in zone (not match coverage), base-aligned. In scout-speak, my defensive backs are turning their hips late against streaks, and end up getting toasted. Not even getting Mossed; just catch-and-run for the touchdown.

Also, happening super-frequently in All-Poo mode. I wasn't having this issue near as often in Seasons.

Switch-sticking isn't helping, unless I'm supposed to be switching before the quarterback has targeted any of five receivers and before the cornerback has given up the nine-route by turning late.

phatalerror said:

Not pressing, in zone (not match coverage), base-aligned. In scout-speak, my defensive backs are turning their hips late against streaks, and end up getting toasted. Not even getting Mossed; just catch-and-run for the touchdown.

Also, happening super-frequently in All-Poo mode. I wasn't having this issue near as often in Seasons.

Switch-sticking isn't helping, unless I'm supposed to be switching before the quarterback has targeted any of five receivers and before the cornerback has given up the nine-route by turning late.

That’s weird man. I’ve been burnt a handful of times recently, but it’s been because I accidentally pressed, or forgot to cancel out match.

I do pass commit and most of the time, unless the down and distance is obvious, I shade over the top.

Side note, it’s beyond ridiculous that every single zone coverage automatically puts your defenders in the match concept.

xXcGilmer18Xx said:

That’s weird man. I’ve been burnt a handful of times recently, but it’s been because I accidentally pressed, or forgot to cancel out match.

I do pass commit and most of the time, unless the down and distance is obvious, I shade over the top.

Side note, it’s beyond ridiculous that every single zone coverage automatically puts your defenders in the match concept.

Just to confirm, depending on playbook, some are marked as “Zone”, and some as “Match” (as opposed to “Man” or “Blitz”). Are you saying that even Zone plays not marked “Match” including matching logic?

phatalerror said:

Just to confirm, depending on playbook, some are marked as “Zone”, and some as “Match” (as opposed to “Man” or “Blitz”). Are you saying that even Zone plays not marked “Match” including matching logic?

Yes sir, that is correct

xXcGilmer18Xx said:

That’s weird man. I’ve been burnt a handful of times recently, but it’s been because I accidentally pressed, or forgot to cancel out match.

I do pass commit and most of the time, unless the down and distance is obvious, I shade over the top.

Side note, it’s beyond ridiculous that every single zone coverage automatically puts your defenders in the match concept.

What does canceling match mean?

phatalerror said:

Just to confirm, depending on playbook, some are marked as “Zone”, and some as “Match” (as opposed to “Man” or “Blitz”). Are you saying that even Zone plays not marked “Match” including matching logic?

Next game you play, just come out in a stock cover 4 in nickel or dime and don’t press a button. You will see your defenders leave their zone assignments to cover their WR.

Woodysky said:

What does canceling match mean?

Canceling match means exactly what it is. To get your db’s to not play a match concept, you have to re-zone them (shade them in a flat, sideline, deep zone). If you don’t, they will just run with the wr’s.

Standard Zone plays should not be match coverage. Match also cancels whenever you customize zone drops.

There’s certain plays that bomb coverages or sometimes the AI just shits itself.

j4mc3vans said:

Standard Zone plays should not be match coverage. Match also cancels whenever you customize zone drops.

There’s certain plays that bomb coverages or sometimes the AI just shits itself.

Reading that last part makes me wonder if the solution is for me to use a different defensive playbook.