Gameplay

[JeffHCross]

against 4WR Trips, how should SS2 react? Should he come across the formation to cover the nearest slot or stay at home and have the man LB cover him? As well, should the CB come across everytime they're facing twins? For example, against Ace Twins, the CBs cover the WRs, the SSs cover the TEs, and the man LB covers the HB... ?

From what I've seen, the 4-2-5 is "new" enough that this depends on both the coverage called and the coach's personal preference.

Here's an example of football-defenses.com's 4-2-5 Cover 3 versus Trips:

But I've seen other sources that leave the Weak Safety on the weak side. Can't find a good example of a "rule" for Man Coverage though.

Unless I have missed something, they still haven't implemented the PS2 version of Man Align that would cause defenders to go and line up directly over the person they are guarding. There are way too many instances (particularly against trips formations) where you end up with a defender standing 15 or 20 yards away from the man he is assigned to guard, and there's no fast/efficient way to get him to move into better position.

I believe that the Man Align you speak of is there, and is used by default, but that it's now influenced by the formations. It's no longer a hard and fast adjustment. Some formations/coverages have the LBs or CBs adjust and directly line over the man they're assigned, others don't. I haven't figured out the rhyme or reason yet though.