NCAA Football 12 Demo - Share Your Impressions

[AustinWolv]

You can't find something wrong in a 25 yard pass being picked off by someone who is 8 yards from the LOS playing an underneath coverage? Ponder that for a moment, do the math, then get back to me.

I'm bored at work and just drew it out on graph paper.

Passer is 6' tall, assumed ball release point of 8'.
Defender is 6' tall, assumed reach up to 8' (ignore jump ability of at LEAST 12" right now).
Receiver is 6' tall, assumed reach up to 8' (ignore jump ability right now)

Defender is 24 feet from passer. Receiver is 78 feet from passer.

A straight-line bullet pass cannot go through the obstacle (defender), even if you assume there is no gravity. That defender can actually jump, and even if he couldn't the ball has to be thrown at a noticeable upward angle to clear the obstacle that is basically at the same height as the ball release height above the ground. Since he can jump, the ball has to be at even a greater upward angle, i.e. a bullet pass would likely sail past the receiver if that receiver is only 25-30 yards downfield. Thus, that pass cannot be a bullet.........should be a pass that has a touch of air under it and is thrown at the receiver's post break and is put on a spot to be there when the receiver gets there so it isn't a lob for the receiver to wait on and safety have time to get there.

Now granted, I'd want to see it myself in person to try it............so I just paced off those distances down the hallway. I don't see how a bullet could get there. 8 yards away is really close and definitely has to be thrown over. A bullet could be zinged by a defender, sure, but there is a great chance it would be easy to knock down, tip, or grabbed if the dude has great ball skills.

make a play on a ball that is thrown ahead of the receiver on a 20+ yard post route.

Key statement there that maybe I missed earlier while I was being bored at work.

If your receiver is at 25 yards or whatever, and you are leading him with a good velocity pass (but not a bullet) that is going to hit him some 40 yards downfield or something, sure, I hear ya.