Offensive Line Play is Horrific
I’ve been playing CFB 26 since launch day, almost every ounce of free time I have. And I’m about ready to uninstall the game due to the blocking on pass plays being PUTRID.
I am consistently seeing guards and tackles performing CUT BLOCKS on PASS PLAYS. This isn’t football. No one does that. And it results in instant sacks. I’m also seeing DTs bullrush past the center, right into a guard DOING NOTHING, and they don’t pick them up or double. I’m seeing guys I’m sliding my blocking to focus on, still getting insta-sheds and it’s so unbelievably frustrating that it’s making me never want to play this game again. Especially considering the fact that this has been an issue in EA football games for 6 years now. Like what is going on here? I shouldn’t have to max protect on every single passing play to prevent insta sacks every time I drop back. I shouldn’t have to slide my O-line just to get them to see blocking assignments that are RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. I shouldn’t have to base protect my o-line because there are silly preprogrammed blocking slides on plays.
Seriously I love this game. Best and most fun football game EA has made since like 2008. But the pass protection is so unbelievably awful that it’s STEALING my enjoyment of this game from me. EA PLEASE FIX THIS, or you’ll lose a gamer forever. I’m tired of this. Year after year after year the offensive blocking is awful and I’m just over it. This was my last year giving yall a chance, and we’re off to a bad start.
Line play is the FUNDAMENTAL aspect of football. It’s what makes or breaks games and teams. And the line play in this game SUCKS. There’s no other way to put it. I’m trying to be nice. But getting sacked 0.85 seconds after hiking the ball, 5 or 6 TIMES A GAME, is ridiculous. It’s not football, and it’s not enjoyable. Fix it soon or I’m done with EA football forever. We’ve been asking you guys to fix this for 6 YEARS. There’s no reason for it.
I’m going to create another post with screenshots of the PUTRID blocking in this game to follow up on this one, as I’d like there to be MULTIPLE posts talking about this. I played football my entire school life. What I’m seeing isn’t even close to fundamental football and it’s got to change.
