zac wrote:I think what feels off to me about QB running (mind you I haven't tested a ton in 22 in some of the latest patches) but it often feels like in DDSPF 21 game and the little I've played DDSPF 22 that in order to get QB rushing yards even for fast QBs you have to call a good amount of QB run plays. To me what makes a dual threat QB dangerous isn't their ability to run QB desined runs but to scramble and make a 9 yard gain on a broken pass play. To me a much higher percentage of QB run success should be on scrambles. Maybe that was what it was like in 20 version but I didn't have a fast QB on my team so not 100% what 20 was like.
On flip side, more tools could be needed to give defense options to try to contain the scramble of the QB (at risk of opening up more passing lanes). Really making a dual threat QB feel like a real threat. Do you gameplan to stop their scramble and risk they pick you apart in the air more?
If I want to run a designed run play, I usually prefer to just give it to the RB.
I can only agree on this. QBs like Lamar, Kyler and such are coming out of the woodwork today. In the past we had a couple (Bobby Douglass, R Cunningham and Vick) and those other great dual-QB in college never got much of a shot in NFL. It's a trend with much more mobile QBs, but as Zac say they are running from busted pass-plays or like Lamar from designed Option-plays.
Harbaugh chances his intere offensive set at Ravens to adapt to Lamar skill to run whenever he saw a possibility from a pass-play. But as mentioned the very long runs should be limited.
I've tried tweaking Harbaughs set off running Ravens and it really differ if it set close to focus on run. Lamar could go from even minus with West Coast to 4-500y per season with that change.
The defense maybe should have an option of the "Spy" on the QB set on some LB. Hard for the AI, but facing a special kind of mobile QB it would be normal to set this.
(Still can't help pushing for the speedy return of the WR end-around, reverse plays) The game needs this since also in that category of WR they are starting to be more versatile. Every game you see IRL more than one of these plays are on, so this game should have it IMHO.