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Drewg2024's avatar
12 months ago

Punt return rusher runs into punter all the time/ Illegal man downfield - (CPUs)

No matter what team I play as, regardless of mode (dynasty, play a friend, etc), it seems like every 1 out of 5 times I do a punt return, the rusher (even high-quality starters) runs into the punter and then a penalty flag is thrown. 

This should not happen unless it's user-controlled or the player's rushing skills are so bad that they tend to run into the punter. In that case, we should be able to sub that player out using formation subs instead of jeopardizing a big-time game online or in a dynasty. 

It's an annoying quirk. 


A similar issue happens with offensive linemen illegally going downfield over and over on a pass and causing a penalty. That's easier to sub out but still, why is it happening so often without user control?

2 Replies

  • the illegal man downfield costs me a touchdown dang near every game. I don’t know how to prevent it. 

  • @Drewg2024 Yes, I’ve noticed the ineligible receiver called the most during screens and RPOs. I refuse to run them for that reason, and because the O line won’t block so I have about .3 milliseconds to throw the ball.

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