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Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:54 pm
by shel311
Whittness10 wrote:So what about those Rugby style punters?? Isn't that basically a line drive punt?? Are those Bush Leauge too?
That's not in the game ya big dummy. :)

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:52 pm
by Whittness10
Not directly... But him kicking line drives is essentially putting it in the game, minus the punter running sideways to kick it.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:54 pm
by ajalves
guys who line drive punt are losers IMO...again, just my opinion

deep down they know it too :D

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:54 pm
by Block M
I dont know if it was my controller or what but I found directing punts after the snap to be very hard this year. So props to these candidates for the skill this year.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:55 pm
by Dcane7
I actually like to tap the arrow up just a notch for more air and put it close to the corner so worst case you step out of bounds or you're close to the sideline so you don't have the the field to play. But if that's considered cheap too I apologize.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:00 pm
by ajalves
Dcane7 wrote:I actually like to tap the arrow up just a notch for more air and put it close to the corner so worst case you step out of bounds or you're close to the sideline so you don't have the the field to play. But if that's considered cheap too I apologize.
nothing wrong with that at all. That's because its a risk/reward on a return. line drive punts cant be returned and yardage can be controlled specifically.'

the flip side is just kicking it out of bounds, which is also fine IMO, since directing where you want it to go is a challenge. you might pin a guy, you also might punt it 15 yards

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:04 pm
by DRiccio21
i hear what you're saying AJ and its a good point butin my mind (even tho i agree with you), i don't give an eff about risk reward... its just lame to kick a line drive EVERY time you punt. just dumb.

i like a guy who'll mix in stupid shit. i'd rather a guy fake a punt vs me in a big situation than line drive punt everytime.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:05 pm
by ajalves
DRiccio21 wrote:i hear what you're saying AJ and its a good point butin my mind (even tho i agree with you), i don't give an eff about risk reward... its just lame to kick a line drive EVERY time you punt. just dumb.

i like a guy who'll mix in stupid shit. i'd rather a guy fake a punt vs me in a big situation than line drive punt everytime.
i agree with you

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:11 pm
by BFiVL
Line drive sucks. You know why you do it and its cheese.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:46 pm
by dealer4014
Not sure why they eliminated the two man back punt return (pretty sure they had it in last years game). Was a good way to play against the line drive

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:04 pm
by razorback44
6ftdeep wrote:the last few seasons I will admit I didn't find any issues with it because, because there was a return formation that had 2 guys back at each sideline and they would get to the punt in the air, and you then could get a nice 15 yard return.

This year though they removed that return formation, and there is almost no way to get over to the punt now, not to mention it is almost impossible at times to pick a ball up off the turf.

So I went back to the old tried and true punt tactic if you don't what a return, kick the ball up really high.
Really the only way you can return it now is by calling a Quarters 3 Deep defense. It's incredibly lame however that you should be forced to call an actual defense just to return a punt because the other guy won't kick it normally.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:09 pm
by Whittness10
Whittness10 wrote:Not directly... But him kicking line drives is essentially putting it in the game, minus the punter running sideways to kick it.
Just to clarify that i've never line drived a punt in my life... just an fyi :)

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:36 pm
by xLiQx
Line drive punt is damn near impossible to return. I know what you mean by the "rugby style" Punting, but the opposing team knows it's coming, and the returner will go for the ball, here unless you user him and get lucky you go the right way, you are screwed, and even then it's hard to see anything. I DID get lucky though and returned a punt for a win basically this year on a line drive punter....it was the best feeling ever.

I actually think it was USC and SheaShea haha.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:44 pm
by shel311
xLiQx wrote:Line drive punt is damn near impossible to return. I know what you mean by the "rugby style" Punting, but the opposing team knows it's coming, and the returner will go for the ball, here unless you user him and get lucky you go the right way, you are screwed, and even then it's hard to see anything. I DID get lucky though and returned a punt for a win basically this year on a line drive punter....it was the best feeling ever.

I actually think it was USC and SheaShea haha.

No sir, no line drive punt from me and I didn't give up a punt return Td this year.

And SheaShea isa uconn thing :lol:

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:44 pm
by bearass
I don't do line drive punts. I kick the ball out of bounds normal punt style.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:53 pm
by xLiQx
Yeah, not sure who it was, I know it happened though haha.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:03 pm
by shel311
bearass wrote:I don't do line drive punts. I kick the ball out of bounds normal punt style.

Also lame :)

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:52 pm
by WooPigSooie316
shel311 wrote:
bearass wrote:I don't do line drive punts. I kick the ball out of bounds normal punt style.

Also lame :)
With a punter in the conversation, I don't find what bearass claims as laim. If it's a normal punt and he's coffin cornering it, then I tip my hat.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 1:46 am
by buckeye76
WooPigSooie316 wrote:
shel311 wrote:
bearass wrote:I don't do line drive punts. I kick the ball out of bounds normal punt style.

Also lame :)
With a punter in the conversation, I don't find what bearass claims as laim. If it's a normal punt and he's coffin cornering it, then I tip my hat.

Agreed. Never seen Bearass line drive a punt. (And for the record I agree with AJ, hate seeing the line drive punts. With that said, I did see it this Season. I damn near returned the punt too. :) Six makes a good point too. And Whit, your trying to bring real life punting into the video world. I see what your saying real life, but video game wise we all agree.

Just my two cents.

Re: Ray Guy Award

Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:56 am
by Whittness10
buckeye76 wrote:
WooPigSooie316 wrote:
shel311 wrote:
bearass wrote:I don't do line drive punts. I kick the ball out of bounds normal punt style.

Also lame :)
With a punter in the conversation, I don't find what bearass claims as laim. If it's a normal punt and he's coffin cornering it, then I tip my hat.

Agreed. Never seen Bearass line drive a punt. (And for the record I agree with AJ, hate seeing the line drive punts. With that said, I did see it this Season. I damn near returned the punt too. :) Six makes a good point too. And Whit, your trying to bring real life punting into the video world. I see what your saying real life, but video game wise we all agree.

Just my two cents.
Yeah I understand that, and i'm not trying to defend it like I do it all the time, but if the game didn't want you to do it they wouldn't let you even have the option to take that little arrow and put it as low as it goes. But I guess thats the same as those plays that are banned in the NDL for taking advantage of the AI, they are there but are banned for that reason. So actually I just un-validated my own point. Carry on... :(