I have a theory.

I’ve kind of always felt this way; playing against the CPU makes you worse when it comes to online play.

Ive always played on heisman against the CPU in dynasty, and while you can improve against the cpu doing so, I’ve always had this nagging feeling it makes you worse or less adaptable when it comes to playing other users. Not just in CFB, but Madden as well. At least for me anyways, it’s like I lose that quick twitch brain fiber of reacting to exactly what the user wants to do because I get used to making easy and simple reads against the cpu.

Now granted, this time around I took about 2 months off from online play, and I’ve had a baby in that time period so this could all be mental, but I’ve always noticed a drop off when I get heavy into playing the cpu and go away from online play. This could also be chalked up to a major slump. Before my break from online play I was sitting at around 135-90, right at or above 60% winning percentage and routinely making the playoffs in heisman tier. I’ve hopped back on in the last few weeks and it feels like I’ve never played this game online before lmao. I know exactly what’s coming yet I can’t stop it. I used to have no problem with Bama users even with tier 4 and 5 teams, now I can’t even stop their simple concepts. And I myself feel like I can’t even read a base cover 2 while dude is usering a DE. It’s crazy the difference atm lmao. My record has dropped to 139-102.

Yall think this is a slump? Just having to re-adapt to playing online? Or is my brain rotted away 🤣