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Now that the info is out - Madden 10 QB play - Impressions

Posted on May 2, 2009 at 12:39 PM.

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Madden 10 QB Play

Madden 10 QB play from the build we played was the best in the series. Now I�ll go ahead and say this up front so I can get this out of the way. I didn�t have a problem with it, but you were locked in for drop back passes and could not control the QB until he finished his drop. This will most likely be changed. You will be able to control the QB after his third drop step. I really did not have a problem with this at all though. I know it will piss off a number of the tourney guys as well as other style players. However, it is really not as bad as it sounds.

The stretched ratings and signature throwing styles and new QB ratings make a huge difference in the game. With Flacco I overthrew quite a few deep passes, but he had tremendous zip on his out routes. Probably one of the best out routes throwers I played with. Pennington on the other hand has a very slow release and does not get the ball down the field with as much zip as Flacco. I played with Eli Manning and he felt a little different than both Flacco and Pennington. Big Ben and Flacco felt similar because of their sheer size. I did not get a chance to test every QB but I played against some others. Before talking about the ones I played against let me just give a complete list of those that I did play with:

Joe Flacco � had a strong arm and I loved how he zips the passes on the out routes. Overthrew three deep passes on receivers who were open. I even overthrew two screen passes.
Big Ben � has a big arm as well, but release is not really fast. It�s not slow either. Best route I threw with him was deep post routes. Flacco was a little off target. That might be due to throwing to much smaller/shorter WR�s.
Kurt Warner � not as big of an arm as Flacco and Ben, but the touch to Fitz on streaks was pretty. Btw, Fitz is a monster in this game.
Drew Brees � very accurate on every throw. Felt a bit funny moving to a much smaller guy after playing with Flacco and Ben so much.
Chad Pennington � very slow release. Some throws he will make well, but to me he is limited.
Eli Manning � good arm, had some accuracy issues especially when the rumble feature starting kicking in when the Dline got close. This actually was probably what made Flacco overthrow the passes that went to far.

Now let�s look at those I played against:

Matt Cassell � Did not go deep.
Tavares Jackson � he is very inaccurate. I picked him off 3 times in the first half and the backup was in out of the half lol. Deepest pass was an intermediate pass for 17 yards to Rice.
Big Ben � Went deep a couple of times but was defended. Looked a lot in the intermediate areas. Tended to scramble a lot when under pressure. Also did a good job of stepping up.
David Garrard � was used in head to head game with Kane. Was pretty accurate on everything short. Can�t remember him going for the long ball.
JaMarcus Russell � big arm, but inaccurate.

These are the only ones I can remember. The great thing is, EA has nailed some things really well from signature style release animations to accurate stances under center and from the gun, and they have nice drop back animations.

The stretched ratings give the players a different feel in terms of sheer control and strengths and weaknesses. The rumble feature probably needs a little more work but is a very solid addition to let you know when defenders are close by. QB evade has been added, however, I did not get a chance to use it. But from the demonstration it looks really good. You can also throw the ball while being hit, although I did not do that. There were a couple of bugs here in the alpha build that they said they would clean up quickly. Joe Flacco for instance was one of the only QB�s that would throw the direction opposite he was looking. We were promised that that would be addressed.

The slower pass speeds makes a difference, however I think I want them to make this even more prominent on guys with low THP, like Pennington. I also would like the rumble to be more pronounced especially for lower rated QB�s.

In the build I played I was able to scramble out a great deal (from the shotgun) and this was something I was specifically looking to do purposely. This is where we began to talk about the pocket with the developers and emphasized that the pocket needs to set up faster. Scrambling backwards was sorta hard to do (felt very slow and lethargic) and did not feel natural. This is a good thing.

Comments

# 16 LBzrule @ May 3

83Evans, I did not get a chance to play as or against the Bills. I'm not sure if anyone used them on CD. Also Rgiles, thanks for the assist dawg.

# 17 Grambo @ May 3

nice i really like the fact that every qb will have there own throw style, kinda like in nba 2k games everyone has there own shot

# 18 83evans @ May 3

LB, thanks for the response.

# 19 RGiles36 @ May 3

LBz, you don't have to thank me

. QB play is one of the aspects of Madden 10 that I left most excited about, so I jumped at the opportunity to comment on this. Good piece you put together.

# 20 SouthernBrick @ May 3

Nice read.

# 21 F1N1SH1M @ May 3

All I ask for from the development team is a more authentic style football game. I dont care about the little kiddies who want to do their little kiddie garbage no huddling the whole game and scrambling out of the pocket 15-20 yds behind the line to the left or right then throwing bombs to an Owens or A. Johnson running a deep post wide open even though you called a quarters 3 man deep and dropped coverage even further back. Let them purchase football street if they want bogus football.

I hope what you wrote about the QB control is actually as you say it is and that it translates into making the game more similar to what they do on Sundays. I dont want to see everyone using the Cowboys or Patriots because even if you are a novice their weapons-laden rosters just do the work for you. Football is a thinking mans game as well as a physical battle. When it is reduced to rocket passes, unstoppable QB sneaks, no huddle no fatigue for 4 quarters and all day 4th down and whatever go for it ridiculousness has prevailed.

I look forward to this years Madden because now I will have a legitimate QB to use with my Bears and a decent defense to boot. I can't wait for August to roll around, but lets hope all this hype is worthwhile and when they say a more simulation style Madden they mean it.

# 22 MattIntellect @ May 4

WOW, Madden NFL 10 is looking great this year especially considering that each QB is unique. Thanks!

# 23 matelee @ May 4

Sounds great! I want to know about McNabb how does he look??..has his speed declined with him being more of a pocket passer these days?? The guy is good but only gets dawged by the media!

# 24 LBzrule @ May 4

matelee, I'd have to ask Dave and Adem. They had McNabb experience.

# 25 matelee @ May 4

LBzrule...Thanks!

# 26 ghostlight85 @ May 4

This is good to hear. This is one of the things I was most excited about from the early blogs.

# 27 xblake16x @ May 4

this sounds so great! i just love how you make it sound, where QB 'A' will be distinguishable from QB 'B' and QB 'C'!

is it possible to find other blogs from some of the community fellas sort of like this one because this is really awesome LB!

# 28 spankdatazz22 @ May 4

The QB play sounds really good. One of the things I thought '09 did fairly well was the ability to place passes high/low (particularly low). Individual qb sig styles will go a long way towards distinguishing the QB play. thx for the info

# 29 rsamms @ May 5

Good info. Quick question, you mentioned throwing an out route with Flacco. Are routes better timed to the qb's drop back?