If a defender has the ‘flame’ emoji above their head pre-snap, it’s the game letting you know, “Hey, this guy is unblocked and unaccounted for in the pass protection currently.” On top of all that, adjustments have been made to create a more authentic passing pocket by making ...
which to leave unblocked.That’s not all for blocking though. We’ve also adjusted how the passing pocket is formed this year. We’ve made improvements to the tackles’ pass block AI, where instead of attempting to get to the most ideal point of intersection with their target, they’ll ...