Hi. I have a youtube channel dedicated to Madden. Xandofootball on youtube.
I think it's a long shot, but I thought I'd try to reach out and give suggestions on how you can make Madden a better game.
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You guys should incorporate more -bunch defensive checks- in the game like they do in real life. I've made videos on this.
All you guys have is the box check when playing quarters. The reason why bunch is so overly used in today's game, is because you don't give the defense the tools to deal with it, like in real life. Whenever you run into an issue {why is bunch offenses so overpowered}, instead of weakening the defense via coding, you should ask yourself : {What do Nfl defenses do against Bunch}. Find that answer, and put it into the game.
From a single High defense like cover 1 : they will run a check called traffic. Where one defender locks on the point man in the bunch : and the other 2 defenders will play an IN and OUT coverage on the remaining 2 receivers. Find the strengths and weaknesses of this coverage, and make sure it works in the game.
Pentagon is a defensive bunch check.
Sort is a defensive bunch check.
Cluster is a defensive blitz check from a 2 high shell.
Teams will play tango - etc. On and on and on. Adding stuff like this in the game will make people play longer and LEARN real football at the same time.
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Add more defensive coverages in the game. Coverages like Vic Fangio's "Pounder".
Pounder is where the defense is playing cover 2 man underneath, but the 2 safeties aren't playing deep halves. They are more like 1/4's safeties - reading inside out from Number 2 to Number 1. Fangio runs this for a variety of different reasons and the corners underneath play their leverage based upon where their help is.
Add more coverages like Cover 5 cougar. Cover 5 cougar is like a cover 2 man variant. Where, depending on what route is ran by the number 2, the defense may end up playing cover 2 man, or it may morph into a pseudo cover 2 zone type coverage where the outside corner MAN turns with his assignment up the field, but then leaks off and jumps the flat because the number 2 ran an out. The second defender in on this play would leak off of the number going out, and cut the number 1.
There is another defensive coverage that plays concepts like Flood or Sail PERFECTLY. I can't remember the name. But these are coverages that should be in your game.
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Make everything customizable. As the user, I should have a menu where it asks what check do I want my defense to check to against bunch if I select Cover 4, Cover 3, Cover 2 . . . etc. If user doesn't mess with those menus, than the game just automatically checks into box, or spot drop . . . etc.
4 - - - Hire me.
There are so much more. If you were to add all of the different types of defenses in the game, there would be no fear in allowing users to create their own offensive plays. Imagine allowing people to create their own offensive plays. People would never put the controller down. You'd have endless videos of people sharing their creative thoughts on offense. And you wouldn't fear it breaking the coding of the game because you have all of the necessary tools in Madden to stop offenses. So much to talk about. I assume this will fall on deaf ears , but it was worth a shot. Peace.
