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Old 08-05-2008, 04:11 PM   #212 (permalink)
Josh_Looman
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Re: Bill Abner's first Head Coach Impressions

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Originally Posted by Bill_Abner
Yeah that was Todd. Todd's a real salt of the earth guy and I know he appreciates the thoughts.

I do have to work during the day ya know. Had some Gameshark PR stuff to deal with this morning as well as get the site updated.

I'm going to discuss some of the game's quirks later today but I've pretty much covered them here. So far nothing at all that would make me want to stop playing. I wish I could call a defensive audible. The FG distances. The interface, which is about as good as you can expect on a console, but this needs a PC port. I need to use my printer!

There are ample sacks in the game but every down pressure is a bit low. I see a lot of times when the QB can stand back there for a long time scanning the field. I have not touched a slider yet, and the stats look very good so that's a very lukewarm complaint at best. I also don't know how to look at a player's contract when a team makes an offer. I may have missed that (only happened once or twice). I do wish you could force a player to play when he's nearly 100% when coming off an injury. I can live with all this stuff, though. The game on the whole is so much fun that these complaints take a beackseat.

I also think there should be a warning during the FA period when you sign a player that might prevent you from signing rookies because some people will do that and end up screwing themselves. Not that I would know anything about that...ahem.
Good stuff, Bill. I agree with all of your issues. I wish we could have done a better job with a few of the things in the game.

Just curious...

How do you like the teams and their playcalling so far?

We spent a ton of time making sure each team called the plays and did the things they do in real life.

Is there a noticeable difference between the teams and their style of play from your perspective?

by the way...watch out for that Giants D on Monday night. Their pressure is relentless!
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