raidergreg69 wrote:
In the USFL, our scoring is down about 9 points a game, yards per attempt has been a few yards less this season and now it's difficult for QB's to have a positive TD/INT ratio. Our sacks are way up, as is rushing, but overall this version is horrible.
I'm not running data for any other league yet, but here's some more data from Big Data.
This shows the thing that no one wants to talk about for version 4.6. It made all of the problems of 4.5 worse. This is the data for the Flat Zone against every set in the game. Notice now the Flat Zone completely shuts down passing plays?
Here's what's wrong with this scenario. The FZ is a GL/short yardage defense out of the 4-3. It brings both of the safeties up and into the box to cover the RBs or flexed to the WR3/4, and it leaves the CB1, CB2, and MLB on islands against the WR1, WR2, and TE. This defense should NEVER be this good, and it absolutely SHOULD NEVER be this good against the Medium and Long passes.
In real life, I would shred this defense by sending my fastest WRs and TE on deep corners, deep posts, deep crosses (deeper than the zone LB), and go routes all day long. Eventually, the CBs are going to make a mistake or the MLB is not going to be able to cover the TE. These plays exist in MFN right now, but they are completely unusable because you get sacked or the QB checks down to the RB who is going to get swarmed by the zone LBs and safety.
So what was an annoying defense in 4.5 has now become THE ULTIMATE PASS STOPPING DEFENSE. That is a GL/short yardage defense can now control passing for an entire game.
History lesson: for those that don't know, the FZ was incredibly vulnerable in 4.5 to plays that ran sprint outs with fast players like the 203 Slot Corner Short. And while it shut down the Hitch, it was as likely to give up a 75 yard throw against the Hitch as it was a 25 yard throw.
Last edited at 11/30/2021 8:06 pm