I feel like in a year, we should do this point task again and juxtapose the contrast of trending answers. DDPSF 21 definitely has that new sim smell and I expect to see a majority positive reviews at the moment. For one, that's not to say the sim deserves a witch hunt on its flaws, but the sim is not perfect and is not above criticism either. Obviously, we cannot perfectly replicate a game as we cannot have in-game adjustments, but I wish there were additional features to help sim up the sim such as an aggressiveness meter which determines ow often teams play risky(4th downs, long field goals, exotic blitzes) and a coaching scale that lets teams choose to be methodical(stick to the script, set up the big play, bend don't break) or gamblers(trick plays, fakes, onside kicks, 2pt conversions, chasing yards in chunks).
But that's for a different time, in the meantime, two glaring issues stick out to me. First is the logic behind penalties. It seems that if a penalty occurs, it must be accepted at all costs, even at a detriment to the offense. When Austin played New Orleans, they gained approximately 50 yards on a 4th quarter pass play, but because New Orleans committed a defensive pass interference, the sim made Austin accept the penalty and gain 15 yards instead of at least 50. Austin proceeded to punt instead of at least getting a field goal attempt in a game they lost by 3. The other issue is the lack of hot hand fallacy, when a player is so in the zone, the playbook should be prioritized almost entirely to allowing them to make big plays. The most infamous example so far is Tychondrius Hood having a George Kittle moment where he ended the first half within 30 yards of the single game receiing yards record and of course did not see the ball after halftime.
But the new sim is great! I love the extra detail in the game action, the new fields look good. I wish each team had a unique sideline design and more teams went with a unique color on their field. I'm enjoying the effects the sim team predicted with the archetypes. There are more boom or bust players, RB's run like the old max QB's used to, and my player, a CB, has been phenomenal so far. I am not max TPE levels yet but my player is more involved than ever. I have the same amount of interceptions as I did the last two years COMBINED, I'm one tackle off the league lead, I finally got another sack(and playing from the OUTSIDE this time). I'm sure other less stat heavy players are witnessing similar joy as I am. And this is all after 4 games!
But that's for a different time, in the meantime, two glaring issues stick out to me. First is the logic behind penalties. It seems that if a penalty occurs, it must be accepted at all costs, even at a detriment to the offense. When Austin played New Orleans, they gained approximately 50 yards on a 4th quarter pass play, but because New Orleans committed a defensive pass interference, the sim made Austin accept the penalty and gain 15 yards instead of at least 50. Austin proceeded to punt instead of at least getting a field goal attempt in a game they lost by 3. The other issue is the lack of hot hand fallacy, when a player is so in the zone, the playbook should be prioritized almost entirely to allowing them to make big plays. The most infamous example so far is Tychondrius Hood having a George Kittle moment where he ended the first half within 30 yards of the single game receiing yards record and of course did not see the ball after halftime.
But the new sim is great! I love the extra detail in the game action, the new fields look good. I wish each team had a unique sideline design and more teams went with a unique color on their field. I'm enjoying the effects the sim team predicted with the archetypes. There are more boom or bust players, RB's run like the old max QB's used to, and my player, a CB, has been phenomenal so far. I am not max TPE levels yet but my player is more involved than ever. I have the same amount of interceptions as I did the last two years COMBINED, I'm one tackle off the league lead, I finally got another sack(and playing from the OUTSIDE this time). I'm sure other less stat heavy players are witnessing similar joy as I am. And this is all after 4 games!