I might have found a hack for determining a run/option play at the snap the ball?

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I'm gonna be jumping into some H2H games in the next week or so just to lab this out to see if will work in H2H, but here's the jist vs CPU.

When user is on REDG at the snap of the ball, if you want to user a LB or DB you push up on the D-Pad at the snap of the ball and user switches to LB/DB.

However, if it's a run play, pushing up on the D-Pad will NOT switch you off the REDG. instantly. There's a hesitation due to the run.

Similarly, on an option play you won't be able to switch instantly using D-Pad and the REDG will freeze in place momentarily due to the option.

Doing this gives you a split second to know it's a run, then you simply hit circle to get to the player closest to the ball.

Now I know that using a lineman is old school and not very popular these days but if this works the same way in H2H it could give a person an advantage if they're getting killed by spamming RPOs.

I'll let y'all know what I discover. ✌️

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I use L1 on PS5 for defensive assist like crazy vs the CPU otherwise I'm likely to take myself out of the play. Lol. L1 doesn't seem to do as much on H2H so that's why I'm not sure if the run tattle tale thing will work either until I experiment with it. ✌️

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If someone is spamming RPOs I usually hit Traingle before snap then X. If the HB is labeled 'X' it is almost always going to be an RPO :D

I think L1 is a very underrated feature, I always get sliced with the texas routes and I like usering DL man especially with the current speed. Jevon Kearse is my favorite card of the whole game and I'm a big proponent of rushing only 2 and dropping DLman into coverage in such a pass happy game.

Another cool thing I never knew about is hitting the Sprint button into a playaction as it breaks off the playaction and gives you immediate control of your QB. I have heard playaction turns off QuickJump, so I wonder if breaking off the playaction mitigates this feature, if true?

Delete thread if true, I run a lot of option ;)

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So maybe the REDG hesitating (I mean literally, you can't move him. I have Kearse as well) is play action and not rpo. One of those two play types freezes him at the line for a sec the moment that ball is snapped.

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I tend to (try) stay in the pocket more than roll out. A habit I picked up from ESPN 2K5 years ago. That game rewarded you with good blocking if you stayed in the pocket and climbed it. So that's how I tend to play this one. According to Zan the blocking is significantly better if some drop back past where the QB stops on his drop. I have gotten much better at rolling out.