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Seasoned_Vet17
Seasoned Veteran
6 days ago

O line footwork targeting needs to be tuned

I've labbed hundreds of snaps this past week since early release launch with the best and worst o lines and the issue is across the board...

Guys look completely lost out there. Barely getting hands (let along leverage) on down lineman right across from them, completely ignoring 2nd level blitzers and even the best run blockers getting stoned and walked back by lower level block shedders.

At first I thought it was due to the ratings, cause in case anyone noticed there are VERY FEW interior lineman roster over 90, while 90+ rated D lineman are in abundance, but no...even the best interior o lineman are missing assignments and getting blown off the ball consistently. 

I've even seen George Kittle the best blocking TE in football (who deserves a blocking ability in regs btw) get blown back by a corner...make THAT make sense...? But I digress. 

Bottom line, the missed assignments do look a lot like the ones from college football 26 pre-recent patch. 

I could go into pass pro, but as I said above...the issues are a lot like college football a couple weeks ago. 

I suggest whatever tweaks you made to college...you put the coding into Madden. 

These are pros, and they can barely get to the 2nd level of the defense half the time. And the pocket is almost ALWAYS muddy. Doesn't matter what their rating. 

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  • Half the time I feel like my O Line isnt going to block anything. I dunno. It seems off to me. 

  • Seasoned_Vet17's avatar
    Seasoned_Vet17
    Seasoned Veteran
    5 days ago

    Their footwork is bad. Especially on outside zone runs. 

     

    Instead of "bucket stepping" out of their stance...their running "parallel"...giving up all leverage and momentum to down lineman in front of them. 

    When they double team tag, their not "stabbing with one arm" climbing to the 2nd level while the backside overtakes. And lastly, they almost NEVER cut off the backside properly. 

    So in short, the front side isn't getting walled off due to bad footwork out of their stance and the backside isn't getting cut off since they're rarely getting to the 2nd level. 

    All in all...the play rarely works. 

    Only requires a simple patch. Just surprised that it's made it this far. An update similar to the one college football got should do the trick. 

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