My buddy and I were pretty confused our first game, but after that learning curve, I like it was better than a regular button pushing football game. And you don't have to know too much about play calling because you have the choice to group plays in the standard I formation, single back etc... or group them by run middle, deep pass etc. Once you understant the controls, it is actually more natural to flick the controller left or right to straight arm rather than pushing L1 or L2 or something like that. I play this game a lot with my roommate , so feel free to PM me with specific questions.