Re: Offensive line blocking is terrible
Agree - it's one if a defender wins the battle against an O Linemen. Happens in real life all the time. Or a missed assignment on a stunt or something.
But I am seeing NFL starters look completely lost and not even engage the rusher. I don't know if the code isn't allowing the OL to change their assignment fast enough (or at all) based on which defenders rush in - but it's the wrong way for EA to generate a pass rush.
Do it like in real life - a starting LT or LG shouldn't stare into space while rushers just go around him. These are NFL caliber offensive linemen that are playing like they are back in junior high. I know it's a video game - but Madden football has been in business long enough to know how offensive lines play.
If a highly rated DE or DT rushes against a mediocre LT - I expect the DE/DT to win most of the time. But I expect them to win by overpowering the LT, or speeding around him with a swim move, or a combination. But I don't expect the LT to come out of his stance with his hands up and just stare into space while the defender just goes around him.
