Chapter 6 - Online Tips
Most NCAA Football 06 strategies apply to online play but a human opponent adds unpredictability. That can work to your advantage and disadvantage. It may be hard to gauge what your human opponent will do next but he’ll have the same trouble with you! Consider these tips when playing NCAA Football 06 online.
- There’s a large segment of online players that use the same exact tactic: highly mobile quarterback plus NCAA Football 06’s vulnerability to the deep pass. Expect to face a lot of online players that favor teams like Virginia Tech or Texas with extremely fast quarterbacks. They roll out almost every single play and either scramble across the line of scrimmage or run around wildly behind the line of scrimmage waiting for the chance to hurl a bomb. Defending this type of "offense" requires spies to keep an eye on the quarterback and deep zone coverage to protect against the deep pass. You can call any deep zone coverage then use defensive audibles to set up your line or linebacker spies.
- Take note of your own and your opponent’s impact players and when they’re in the zone. An opponent’s impact defensive end may require some extra blocking by putting a tight end or fullback in motion to assist that side of the line. You could decide to run or pass away from your opponent’s defensive linebacker, corner, or safety impact players. On defense you could double your opponent’s wide out via specific play calls but he could move the receiver into the slot nullifying your play call. When you have a player in the zone, utilize him. But of course, remember to be unpredictable. Your opponent may notice your star running back is in the zone--perfect time for a play-action pass!
- Wait until your opponent calls an offensive formation before selecting your defense. Although it’s impossible to determine if your opponent has selected a run, pass, or option play, you can see how many receivers, running backs, and tight ends are on the field and make your decision based on the offense’s personnel. If your opponent selects a 4 WR, 1 RB formation then a pass is certainly likely and possibly more likely depending on the down and yardage. On 1st and 10 it could be a run but on 2nd and 19, it’s more than likely a pass. Make the best decision given available knowledge.
- On offense, be unpredictable with your play calls. Select three and four wide receiver sets and run the ball or select two tight end, two running back sets and pass the ball. Essentially run the ball out of pass formations and pass the ball out of run formations. Mix it up. You can catch your opponent’s defense in a bad match-up. Use audibles and hot routes to adjust the play at the line of scrimmage. If he’s stacking the line against your inside run, audible to a pass play...or even fake audible to the same play and watch your opponent audible to a pass-oriented defense.
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