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First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/16/2020 6:48 pm
For the last game I set it to pass 80% on sliders for 1st down and medium on whole pitch....
Yet as you may see we ran 50% of the time! :((
I know there's a random factor in all things but assumed it'd still do roughly what ive asked.
Anything obvious i did wrong??
I don't seem to have any rules that caused it either.

Re: First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/17/2020 6:59 pm
Any ideas before I set up for next game??

Re: First down pass or run...

By TheAdmiral
12/18/2020 2:25 pm
Head Coach offensive tendency a run focussed HC will generally look to run more.

Also the plays you select in your 40 options. How many are eligible for your offense to choose from eg you select the 311 offense for 50% of plays on 1st and medium but only have passing plays selected from the 311. So if you have 20 first and mediums and 10 times you select the 311 it would be a throw every time.

Re: First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/18/2020 6:10 pm
Thanks admiral. Much appreciated.
Yes it seems both HC and OC are run oriented!! :(
Don't fully understand second part as I have chosen a number of different formations and pass styles etc ??

Re: First down pass or run...

By setherick
12/18/2020 9:07 pm
Coach philosophy only controls the playbook.

There is a lot of RNG at play in the beginning of the game. But I would check your Misc settings and rules just to make sure you aren't accidentally overriding your matrix.

Oh, right, also ... how did you set your matrix to throw 80% on first down? There is some math that can trip you up. I'll find the post.

Here's the post: https://usflwfl.myfootballnow.com/community/3/6001?page=1
Last edited at 12/18/2020 9:10 pm

Re: First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/19/2020 3:23 am
Coaches - yeah I get it, so those coaches will simply have more run weighted plays in play book, thanks.

I set sliders so that short, medium and long pass totalled 80%. Then 10% on inside run, 10% on outside run

Thanks for the messages

Re: First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/19/2020 3:26 am
I read it but still didn't quite get it. Surely in your example, once you're not short passing, the proportion/ ratio of other things stays the same. In your example, you're still 1.5 times more likely to pass (10x1.5 =15 or 20x1.5=30)???
No??
Feel free to reply by pm to save bothering everyone else...

Re: First down pass or run...

By Cjfred68
12/19/2020 2:25 pm
Make sure your GP adjust in the gameplanning Misc tab is set to 0

Re: First down pass or run...

By jhartshorn
12/19/2020 2:26 pm
Why 0? It recommends 5-10 although I don't really understand what it means...

Re: First down pass or run...

By Cjfred68
12/19/2020 3:41 pm
jhartshorn wrote:
Why 0? It recommends 5-10 although I don't really understand what it means...


Ask Seth....I have no idea what it means either but it effects down and distance somehow...setting it to 0 means your play matrix is used without adjustments