September 28Sep 28 This game is savage. In year 4 of dynasty mode, 2nd with Arizona state, and I get this offer. Lateral move. Elko left for a new job. Jeff Taylor is their top candidate lol To be fair, after year 1, Sark was fired, went to Michigan (who I think I’m about to play in a playoff game), and Texas hired… Kiffin.
September 28Sep 28 Since the latest patch, pass defense completely blows. Zone coverage is a mess. They just drift into a place completely unconnected to whatever is happening. They just watch people cross in front of their face while they continue to drift in the other direction.
September 28Sep 28 5 minutes ago, Chooky said: They just drift into a place completely unconnected to whatever is happening. this is what ea sports has done for a decade with fifa. whatever formation you choose for your team, they will literally just try and get into that formation while defending, regardless of where the ball is or what’s happening. whenever the compite gets a throw in you return to play to see your team lined up in a 4-4-2 marking *nobody*. not the guy throwing it in, not any of his teammates, nobody. they are just programmed to get to a spot and stand there. and then even if the ball comes near them they generally don’t do much. staple of ea sports.
September 28Sep 28 4 hours ago, Chooky said: Since the latest patch, pass defense completely blows. Zone coverage is a mess. They just drift into a place completely unconnected to whatever is happening. They just watch people cross in front of their face while they continue to drift in the other direction. They also broke recruiting in Dynasty mode. For some reason, they significantly reduced the number of available recruits so missing out on your targets is really really harmful. I don't even try to run zone defense anymore, it's just begging to get scored on.
September 28Sep 28 1 hour ago, Brian Fantana said: They also broke recruiting in Dynasty mode. For some reason, they significantly reduced the number of available recruits so missing out on your targets is really really harmful. I don't even try to run zone defense anymore, it's just begging to get scored on. The best I can seem to do is stay in cover 1 and mix in stunts here and there and the occasional palms or quarters on 3rd and really long. But zone on standard downs is useless. I like to sometimes user an edge player and they made that entirely useless. You can have a 99 overall edge rusher of any archetype and they'll stick to a 70 overall tackle - literally just get stuck to them. None of the rushing moves work. It's pretty amazing that they haven't addressed it for this long. I glanced at the reddit page and EA's forum to see if it was bothering others and, hoo boy, it is pissing many people off. These developers are either incompetent or they're working with a terrible engine or dated tech.
September 29Sep 29 Or maybe they’d make a good game. They haven’t been all bad forever. But it’s gotten worse since they don’t have any competition
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September 29Sep 29 On 9/28/2025 at 9:21 AM, Chooky said: Since the latest patch, pass defense completely blows. Zone coverage is a mess. They just drift into a place completely unconnected to whatever is happening. They just watch people cross in front of their face while they continue to drift in the other direction. I play offense and sim to next possession. I don't even punt or kick anymore either.
October 3Oct 3 I guess it'll be a little embarrassing for EA developers if the guys who did 911 can code a better replication of zone coverage. Need a cutscene of Theo Vonn flying a shirtless Pat McAfee full speed into the mural of Notre Dame's Touchdown Jesus. Earn enough off season skill points to acquire a coach ability that let's you cut the hands off of Paul Finebaum with a bone saw.
October 6Oct 6 It finally happened. Started a dynasty with my team builder East Texas University and got this gem in the portal.
October 10Oct 10 Wow congrats! That gem look amazing, lucky pull! The game is disappointing. Ive already moved on. Hopefully they invest in gameplay and dynasty mode but I wont hold my breath
October 10Oct 10 The game is disappointing. Ive already moved on. Hopefully they invest in gameplay and dynasty mode but I wont hold my breathIt's EA Sports, they absolutely won't. Madden and NCAA are both junk.
October 13Oct 13 On 9/28/2025 at 9:11 AM, B00M said: This game is savage. In year 4 of dynasty mode, 2nd with Arizona state, and I get this offer. Lateral move. Elko left for a new job. Jeff Taylor is their top candidate lol To be fair, after year 1, Sark was fired, went to Michigan (who I think I’m about to play in a playoff game), and Texas hired… Kiffin. Every single dynasty I have played, regardless of Texas' record, Sark leaves for OU or Michigan after year 1. This has happened like six out of six times. Edited October 13Oct 13 by MuellerHorn
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