Quote Originally Posted by souljahbill View Post
How can you tell if it's man or zone pre-snap besides putting a receiver in motion? Is there a way to tell alignment wise? This could greatly improve my pathetic passing game.
I will answer this a couple of ways - the way it works in real life and the way it is in the game...

In real life, the R&S would motion guys, sometimes all the way, sometimes just to the QB and then back to where he started from. This would tell the offense if it was Zone or Man. Once June Jones got to he almost completely did away w/ motion by just lining up in a Trips formation. When in 2X2 he rarely used motion as the defense was determined after the snap of the ball.

Now, in the game, you could use motion or line up in Trips and you would know, instantly, if the D was in Man or Zone, but since EA decided to have defenses "disguise" their looks by showing Man on every play, you'll have to get used to reading the way guys line up on D and reacting quickly after the snap. There are subtle ways of telling Man or Zone by how the CB's and/or FS/SS line up and when in 4-Wide, how the LBer lines up.

I will say this though - EA "disguising" coverage is complete crap. When a team calls Cover 2 on defense, the CB doesn't follow the WR if he goes in motion. Why EA decided to do this is beyond me, but I'll be willing to bet it's out of next year's game.