holding receivers at the los
Personally, I don't mind the holding at the LOS. There are numerous ways to combat this:
- Slot receivers angled
- Pick plays
- Backfield receivers
- Receivers that curve hard
To me, if the guy gets a good hold, then he, in essense, "covered" the receiver that play.
There are great passers in the hobby that can hit 90% of their passes easy. Many of them go 5-wide every play. Giving these guys "more offense" I don't think is necessary.
Also, when guys create their DB's, are they fast and can they curve into the QB so if they do release or the receiver pivots to another defender, then they are still doing something valuable in making the QB short-switch?? I don't mind that happening as I usually have a safety over the top on each side (cover 2).
One passing variation I would love to see is to take any unengaged defender within a certain radius (let's use blue-stick) and be able to position him anywhere behind the receiver...just to make the great passers "think."
You could then remove the guy and say that he went for the pick and not the tackle in a rule set where the guy gets to keep on running.
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