Defensive player movement

One thing I’ve noticed during the beta is that defensive change of direction doesn’t feel quite as smooth as it did in CFB 26.

Last year, the transition from strafe to sprint felt very fluid, especially when usering defenders in space. In CFB 27, there are times when it feels like defenders don’t accelerate or redirect quite as naturally.

Now, this may be intentional. I’ve spent a lot of my time playing with lower-rated teams, so it’s possible player movement is more heavily tied to ratings this year and higher-end teams will feel different.

Just curious if this is an intended gameplay change. If not, it might be worth looking at the responsiveness of defensive strafe-to-sprint transitions and change-of-direction movement