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LKelley998
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1 day ago

Coach Mode Issues

I play both teams on Coach Mode, All-American, 15 minute quarters with accelerated clock.  Still seeing way too many pancake blocks post patch.  Pass rush is usually either overwhelming or non-existant, too many unblocked blitzers.  On dash/sprint out passes, the QB usually runs straight into the back of the OT or the DE that's rushing and then throws it away.  Too many punts are either booming or shanked.  Tackling is too good, even with slider set at 38 too many open field takedowns one on one.  TE screen pass:  TE catches the ball and stumbles around until tackled for short loss or no gain.  Too many QB's hold the ball too long before sack or throw away.  Defense too slow to react to QB who takes off and runs. RB's run into the back of lineman too frequently, especially on certain RPO's.  DT's too good penetrating too frequently on RPO's.  Sweep/outside run plays see too many unblocked defenders take down runner for a loss.  I turned off wear & tear after seeing my QB subbed out of the game due to fatigue (should never happen).   Crowd noise too loud, often can't hear commentary (especially the sideline lady).  Pass Interference called too frequently on Hail Mary passes.  CPU never attempts fake kick/punt.  QB's too accurate, dropped passes too frequent.  Weather set to Random almost always results in a snow game.  Kickoffs usually too short, rarely ever reach end zone.  But kick returning even worse, usually can't even make it to the 20 yard line and taken down in open field by first defender.  Running plays:  most plays go for between -2 yards and no gain or for about 10+ yards; too few 3-5 yard runs, which should be more common.  Coach mode TD's do not result in celebration unless user prompted, and even then are limited by time and camera cuts away.  Legacy issue:  penalized team celbrates, especially punter when there is a delay of game on offense.  Receivers catch ball near sideline do a poor job staying in bounds before stepping out.  1-handed catches too frequent.  Crowd sometimes celebrates inappropriately, such as when their team is penalized for delay of game.  Illegal man downfield never called.  I have not seen any blocked punts, but saw a couple of blocked kicks but only pre-patch.  No offensive PI ever called, Defense too rarely offside.  When Def jumps offside, they don't contact lineman and center doesn't snap ball so they always return on side without penalty.  Other than Hail Mary, too few Defensive PI penalties.  Saw a phantom illegal touching penalty on a play when receiver ran slant route nowhere near sideline.  All I can think of now, I'll update more as I experience and remember.

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  • I bought the Steam version about 1 week after the release and Coach Mode overall was more realistic and enjoyable than it was before this 18 GB monstrosity that EA forced on us last week.  I'm not seeing all of the issues you posted (yet) but some of them have been there since launch, like Kickoff & Punt Returns. I use Supersim fast for returns because it provides realistic results although there are no animations. 

    EA totally killed Offsides for the CPU for some reason with the lastest patch. It's not as if there was an exploit using the fake snap button. 

    I did see a blocked FG playing yesterday. 

    Also seeing a lot of unblocked defenders, even though EA says it was addressed in the latest patch. 

    It's too bad we don't have the option to revert back to previous versions of the game. It was far from perfect but way better than CFB 27 in it's current state.