Old Gen FG Block Glitch Question

Morning boys... 

Got a question for yall this morning... I'd say 75% of the guys I play do the FG Block Glitch on Xbox one... Annoying dang crap... It's been a deciding factor in a lot of my losses. Huge swing to return one for 2 points or a TD and they return it just about every time if they block it... Ive tried to snap it between 10-15 seconds left on the play clock lately... It works occasionally, but still have guys that will block it...

I've seen people say changing your blocking to aggressive stops it but I've never tried it... Is there anyway to fully negate this goofy crap? I really try to stay true to being a football purist and only go for 2 if I absolutely have to or there's an objective for the field pass ..

Thanks guys

Tress way is the best kicker on old gen but only has about a 42 yard field range.

I have posted about this many times here in the forums.  EA will never fix this because they won't put resources into the old gen version of the game.  So you have to adapt to it.  

Go get yourself 81 P Tress Way.  He is a left-footed punter so he kicks from the other side (and the normal approach to blocking kicks with the 2nd guy on the left side of screen doesn't work).  Sub him in for your extra points and short FGs.  

I agree that about 75% of opponents will try to block kicks.  But of those... less than half know how to block a kick from the other side.  If they prove they can (or come close) then I don't kick any more in that game.  And I keep track of these opponents for the next time we match up.

For some opponents, you will get the first kick because they're coming out in Safe Man Left.  But the next time they will come out in Safe Man Right and be able to block your lefty kick.  If you see them line up this way... call timeout.  That's when you have to play cat and mouse and keep them guessing as to whether you'll be using Tress Way or your normal righty kicker.  

Way's absolute max FG range is about 47 yards... so without wind, he can hit FGs from the 30 yard line.  Beyond that I either go for it or take my chances with my normal kicker.

Good luck.

Ducati0307 said:

I have posted about this many times here in the forums.  EA will never fix this because they won't put resources into the old gen version of the game.  So you have to adapt to it.  

Go get yourself 81 P Tress Way.  He is a left-footed punter so he kicks from the other side (and the normal approach to blocking kicks with the 2nd guy on the left side of screen doesn't work).  Sub him in for your extra points and short FGs.  

I agree that about 75% of opponents will try to block kicks.  But of those... less than half know how to block a kick from the other side.  If they prove they can (or come close) then I don't kick any more in that game.  And I keep track of these opponents for the next time we match up.

For some opponents, you will get the first kick because they're coming out in Safe Man Left.  But the next time they will come out in Safe Man Right and be able to block your lefty kick.  If you see them line up this way... call timeout.  That's when you have to play cat and mouse and keep them guessing as to whether you'll be using Tress Way or your normal righty kicker.  

Way's absolute max FG range is about 47 yards... so without wind, he can hit FGs from the 30 yard line.  Beyond that I either go for it or take my chances with my normal kicker.

Good luck.

Awesome advice. Nice and detailed. I'll give it a shot... Noob question, but he has to be somewhere in my lineup for me to be able to sub him in correct or no? If so, I could just have him as the kick off guy to get around it I guess... 

This is my last year on old gen and possibly MUT altogether... New NCAA this summer and i'll be getting the newest console then.. Was always more of a college game guy growing up so this summer will be fricking awesome if they actually stick to the proposed release date... I'm sure the game will have a version of MUT anyway....

WendyPefferkorn said:

Awesome advice. Nice and detailed. I'll give it a shot... Noob question, but he has to be somewhere in my lineup for me to be able to sub him in correct or no? If so, I could just have him as the kick off guy to get around it I guess... 

This is my last year on old gen and possibly MUT altogether... New NCAA this summer and i'll be getting the newest console then.. Was always more of a college game guy growing up so this summer will be fricking awesome if they actually stick to the proposed release date... I'm sure the game will have a version of MUT anyway....

Just put him as your regular Punter... I almost never punt.  He's fine for the handful of times I need to.

Oh and by the way... old gen also has an issue with blocked punts!

Ducati0307 said:

Just put him as your regular Punter... I almost never punt.  He's fine for the handful of times I need to.

Oh and by the way... old gen also has an issue with blocked punts!

I use Riley Dixon for my TT..  KOS won't work?

I dont think I've ever had a punt blocked or even close to it since I've played MUT

WendyPefferkorn said:

I use Riley Dixon for my TT..  KOS won't work?

I dont think I've ever had a punt blocked or even close to it since I've played MUT

KOS should work.  I just don't know if that will cause issues with kickoff depth or not.  Try it out and let us know.

As for the punt blocks... I don't think a lot of guys know how to do this and it's not as consistent as the FG block.  But it is definitely a thing.

Ducati0307 said:

KOS should work.  I just don't know if that will cause issues with kickoff depth or not.  Try it out and let us know.

As for the punt blocks... I don't think a lot of guys know how to do this and it's not as consistent as the FG block.  But it is definitely a thing.

10 4. Don't tell anybody then lol.. That crap is so frustrating... I got pissed last night with this dude on the mic celebrating returning a blocked FG for a TD... What are you celebrating d-bag? That you can't win without manipulating the CPU? He was a whooped ass without blocking 2 FGs... Same dude that had bulldozer AP on Henry and just constantly hit truck stick as soon as he got the ball... Pretty tough to stop for less than 4 yards with that BS. Still only scored 3 points on offense lol

WendyPefferkorn said:

10 4. Don't tell anybody then lol.. That crap is so frustrating... I got pissed last night with this dude on the mic celebrating returning a blocked FG for a TD... What are you celebrating d-bag? That you can't win without manipulating the CPU? He was a whooped ass without blocking 2 FGs... Same dude that had bulldozer AP on Henry and just constantly hit truck stick as soon as he got the ball... Pretty tough to stop for less than 4 yards with that BS. Still only scored 3 points on offense lol

The current #2 guy on the XBox old gen (won't name names because that's not allowed here) runs just three things all game with that Unstoppable Henry with Bulldozer... IForm Close runs... Trey Y Flex runs... and Goal Line runs.  If he gets him activated then it's game over (that's just eight 10 yard runs).  

I'm 1-3 against him this year and I have decent run defense.  It's an OP scheme.

Ducati0307 said:

The current #2 guy on the XBox old gen (won't name names because that's not allowed here) runs just three things all game with that Unstoppable Henry with Bulldozer... IForm Close runs... Trey Y Flex runs... and Goal Line runs.  If he gets him activated then it's game over (that's just eight 10 yard runs).  

I'm 1-3 against him this year and I have decent run defense.  It's an OP scheme.

Shits ridic. I can take someone beating me when they're just flat out better, but that kind of crap will make you 'break a controller' type anger lol. Troll behavior, really

WendyPefferkorn said:

Shits ridic. I can take someone beating me when they're just flat out better, but that kind of crap will make you 'break a controller' type anger lol. Troll behavior, really

I realize the important of winning, but my goodness -- i guess it's easy to overlook this type of degenerate behavior if you're able to be top of the charts, but gimme a break.  I felt guilty running John Madden 99 OVR at TE1 for a couple days over the weekend.  I'd probably lose sleep being so grimy to folks.

Rage-disorder inducing behavior, no doubt.  We're super fortunate to have the lieks of Ducati, et al to guide us through these type situations.  I finally unplugged the PS4 Pro for a bit, doubt i'll be going back.

peatrick said:

I realize the important of winning, but my goodness -- i guess it's easy to overlook this type of degenerate behavior if you're able to be top of the charts, but gimme a break.  I felt guilty running John Madden 99 OVR at TE1 for a couple days over the weekend.  I'd probably lose sleep being so grimy to folks.

Rage-disorder inducing behavior, no doubt.  We're super fortunate to have the lieks of Ducati, et al to guide us through these type situations.  I finally unplugged the PS4 Pro for a bit, doubt i'll be going back.

To quote The Dark Knight .. "Some people just want to watch the world burn". The ones that actually think they're a good player and they do that crap is the most idiotic lol... Its actually hilarious that they're that delusional.

WendyPefferkorn said:

To quote The Dark Knight .. "Some people just want to watch the world burn". The ones that actually think they're a good player and they do that crap is the most idiotic lol... Its actually hilarious that they're that delusional.

I don't know why i allow this shit to trigger me so intensely, but holy hell when turd kids start running their mouth, thinking they achieved something by essentially exploiting terrible game mechanics... really hate to lose those games.

WendyPefferkorn said:

To quote The Dark Knight .. "Some people just want to watch the world burn". The ones that actually think they're a good player and they do that crap is the most idiotic lol... Its actually hilarious that they're that delusional.

Speaking only for me... I enjoy playing guys who run various OP schemes.  It's my job to recognize them and figure out ways to stop or at least limit the damage from them.  Any time I get beat... I watch the replays and then hit practice mode to figure out what to do differently the next time I face these opponents/schemes.  Does it mean facing that ish isn't annoying?  Hell no.  But it's so very satisfying being able to beat these guys - especially when they're "one trick ponies" on offense.  

Every once in a while I come across something I think is both unique AND effective.  I just played a guy last week running dual RPOs I hadn't seen before out of Gun Slot Offset from the Spread Playbook:

https://huddle.gg/23/playbooks/355/formations/12236/play/114400/

https://huddle.gg/23/playbooks/355/formations/12236/play/114712/

Now I'm normally in Cover 4 Drop or Cover 4 Quarters and my linebackers just could not get out into the flats in time to stop those bubbles to the opposite HB running across the formation and my opponent could just hit those at will for 5-10 yards every time.  If I played hard flats then he could easily hit me with corner routes... and anything with Cover 2 man or zone he could hit a variety of shallow or deep posts.  

I was lucky that he wasn't very good... and was able to figure things out on the fly to beat him.  But I had to get into practice mode afterwards to find a better defense against this.  In the hands of a better player I think that scheme would have beaten me.