Here are some great ideas Madden 26 needs
Real time attributes. Attributes should go up and down all game. If a person is playing bad some of his attributes should go down. If a player is playing great some of his attributes should go up. If a rookie is playing in a big game his awareness should be less than a 5 year veteran. Also if I have a player that is a zone cornerback. But he's traded to a different team that runs a different philosophy his awareness, play recognition should go down. That goes for any player that is going to a different team with a different scheme.
Safeties and CB psychic DB's still in issue. The QB throws the ball and the defender has his back completely turned to the ball. Then u throw the ball and the defender whips around and picks it off or makes an unrealistic play on the ball. This is infuriating and should NEVER happen. This needs to be fixed. If the defender cannot see the ball He shouldn't be able to react to the ball, unless it's user controlled.
Pass trajectory still needs to be fixed.
QB ball speed needs to be faster, QB throwing motions need to be smoother, QB throwing motion on screens needs to be sped up.
Offensive line blocking needs an overhaul. RB pass blocking needs an overhaul (they don't block at all). O-lineman will block, disengage with the defender, then turn there back to the line of scrimmage and just sit there. They need to be following the defender, so that the QB can step up in the pocket. And get rid of d-lineman being able to disengage because the turbo button was pressed. That makes zero cents.
The game needs to be sped up entirely its way too slow. The players feel like they are running in mud it's so slow. These are some of the greatest, fastest, shiftiest, strongest, most agile athletes on the planet. The game should reflect this.
Get rid of the cpu doing anything auto. Why can't I jump over a defender on my own without the cpu doing it for me. Why can't I dive for an interception or a pass on my own? I will have a wide open pass on streak for a TD, but the computer will make me jump for the pass when I don't need to.
Swat and Intercepting pass button needs to be changed. No reason for these buttons to be the same thing. Too many wide open interceptions I can make, and the players will swat the ball instead. Keep interceptions triangle button, move the swat ball button to L1 or L2.
Those real time animations on QB's are ridiculous. Times I'm trying to beat the clock and run a play but can't. My QB is stuck in a 15 second animation at the line of scrimmage which doesn't allow me to hike the ball. U can have the animation but when I'm ready to hike the ball, the game needs to let me hike the ball. Lamar Jackson's animation is the worst. It was so bad I had to trade him in my franchise. Literally at the line for 15 seconds and it won't let me hike. Had no timeouts a few games and lost the game because of this dumb animation.
Defensive assignments needs to have an option to let my CB travel with the WR. Not by just height, speed, etc. If I want Jalen Ramsey lined up on AJ Brown the entire game including the slot, I should be able to.