Thank goodness for NCAA FB 14 since it is for the 2013 season when Johnson was still at Louisiana Lafayette. I decided to go ahead and use the ULL playbook and here are my impressions:
1. Mostly pistol and shotgun with one ace formation (two TEs & one on each side) in the ULL playbook. Pretty much one back formation with a few formations where the TE is lined up directly behind the RG or RT.
2. I can see why the QB would run more often thanks to those QB read plays. In a few games, I ran for at least 125-150 yards + passed for about 200-250 yards and five total TDs. I suspect I ran the QB more than what would happen in real life but it was fun. I always have good 3rd down % as well.
3. While I controlled only the offense as the OC in the game, the defense did benefit from a slower pace (I did not use no-huddle) and the defense delivered a shutout in the second game in the tune of 45-0. That doesn't happen for me often since I tend to get ahead by a few TDs that the CPU retorts to passing the ball more often and therefore more points & passing yards on the board. If the real life Johnson offense works as intended, our defense isn't going to be gassed in the second half at home as was the case against WSU & Utah this season which didn't help FHCMM keep his job.
4. We need TEs that can block in the running game.
5. There's the play action bombs that can be tossed to Shenault Jr after the safeties commit to the run.
It's so much fun to be actually in control than let my meth influenced fantasies of Nebraska beating CU fill me up like Scat_Back. Here's the Lawrence Taylor scene from Waterboy for emphasis:
1. Mostly pistol and shotgun with one ace formation (two TEs & one on each side) in the ULL playbook. Pretty much one back formation with a few formations where the TE is lined up directly behind the RG or RT.
2. I can see why the QB would run more often thanks to those QB read plays. In a few games, I ran for at least 125-150 yards + passed for about 200-250 yards and five total TDs. I suspect I ran the QB more than what would happen in real life but it was fun. I always have good 3rd down % as well.
3. While I controlled only the offense as the OC in the game, the defense did benefit from a slower pace (I did not use no-huddle) and the defense delivered a shutout in the second game in the tune of 45-0. That doesn't happen for me often since I tend to get ahead by a few TDs that the CPU retorts to passing the ball more often and therefore more points & passing yards on the board. If the real life Johnson offense works as intended, our defense isn't going to be gassed in the second half at home as was the case against WSU & Utah this season which didn't help FHCMM keep his job.
4. We need TEs that can block in the running game.
5. There's the play action bombs that can be tossed to Shenault Jr after the safeties commit to the run.
It's so much fun to be actually in control than let my meth influenced fantasies of Nebraska beating CU fill me up like Scat_Back. Here's the Lawrence Taylor scene from Waterboy for emphasis:
