Yes..! Strategy has gone out the window. We used to be able to trade blow for blow with a GM and in v4.2 it was about out-lasting the opponent QB wise by getting their pitch count up and tiring him out. Having your defensive play calls taut enough, avoidance of the bad plays to survive and outlast in the really tough match-ups. V4.3 came and because some complained about QBs and fatigue it got scrapped and QBs didn't tire, therefore, some went to 100% passing onslaught. A couple of other things. You used to be able to burn out RBs in the past with their rush count and win a game based on this or exposing a defense where by the end game you nailed their blitz(es) for hot reads and over-use.
I could go on and on.
But to what you said, there's just no strategy any more. Flat Zones on Run Keys aren't getting beat for streaking touchdowns. It's just playing out as short interval defensive games where no defensive play really gets torched and is protected by the barriers put in the sim engine.
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Last edited at 2/02/2019 6:20 pm
