After playing the beta, all I can say is: I'm disappointed. NOTHING has improved. The offensive line targeting is better, maybe, but that's offset by their inexplicable inability to hold a block for their lives.
The quarterback play was ATROCIOUS. I mostly used Brady, with a little Brees and Mahomes. Cross body throw penalties are ridiculous to the point that if you have a righty QB and throw to a WR to the left of the pocket, you get penalized, even if you haven't moved your feet. Brady missed EVERY SINGLE precision throw I tried: high, low, pass led left, right, etc, sometimes wildly and leading to INTs. Again, I almost always made these throws with my feet set. Pressure penalties need to leave the game or at least be toned down a TON. Brady missed a throw (by quite a lot) on fourth and short on a wide open slant against cover 0 (which I ID'd and hot routed a slant to beat pre-play) because he was "pressured," not by x-factor aaron donald or cam jordan, but by a slot cornerback on a blitz. I never moved in the pocket. I HIKE THREW IT. He still missed. If you're using Lamar, I understand if that's not complete. But Tom Brady? When his feet are planted, there is no throw inside of 20 yards on which he should have anything less than pinpoint, laser accuracy. Go watch his game tape. Dude doesn't miss. Under pressure or not. Ever.
After playing the beta, all I can say is: I'm disappointed. NOTHING has improved. The offensive line targeting is better, maybe, but that's offset by their inexplicable inability to hold a block for their lives.
The quarterback play was ATROCIOUS. I mostly used Brady, with a little Brees and Mahomes. Cross body throw penalties are ridiculous to the point that if you have a righty QB and throw to a WR to the left of the pocket, you get penalized, even if you haven't moved your feet. Brady missed EVERY SINGLE precision throw I tried: high, low, pass led left, right, etc, sometimes wildly and leading to INTs. Again, I almost always made these throws with my feet set. Pressure penalties need to leave the game or at least be toned down a TON. Brady missed a throw (by quite a lot) on fourth and short on a wide open slant against cover 0 (which I ID'd and hot routed a slant to beat pre-play) because he was "pressured," not by x-factor aaron donald or cam jordan, but by a slot cornerback on a blitz. I never moved in the pocket. I HIKE THREW IT. He still missed. If you're using Lamar, I understand if that's not complete. But Tom Brady? When his feet are planted, there is no throw inside of 20 yards on which he should have anything less than pinpoint, laser accuracy. Go watch his game tape. Dude doesn't miss. Under pressure or not. Ever.