Madden NFL 17 Releases on August 23, Cover Athlete & Gameplay Trailer on May 12

[Dwaresacksqb]

Anyone have any bold predictions for the cover? My bold prediction is Joe Thomas with a new emphasis on the offensive line.

[Gridiron]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Based on the series recent track record of steady and consistent upward progress to the point where the current game stands on its own as a quality title, I vehemently beg to differ. Anecdotally, I observe that the tenor of conversation in this forum - consistently one of the most critical eyes on the internet for the Madden NFL series - is more positive than it has been in literally years. The sooner this tired white lie stops, the better off we'll all be for it. I personally enjoy Madden as much as anyone in this forum; if Madden NFL has no competition for my attention, then I'd have 250 fewer hours logged playing Cities: Skylines, I wouldn't own Mortal Kombat X, and I wouldn't have No Man's Sky and DOOM pre-ordered. There are plenty of other good games to play, and those games are Tiburon's present-day competition.

You're mixing the concepts of indirect competition and direct competition. Direct competition is a thing, it exists. That's why Battlefield publicly goes at Call of Duty instead of oh, I dunno, Moto Racer 4, and Why NBA Live went at NBA 2K (and BOY did they lose that one, lol).

Madden has no direct competition as there are no other console football games on the market. That's a fact. Yeah, they have indirect competition, but, every product on the market has that. They all compete for your dollars, that's a given.

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwaresacksqb

Anyone have any bold predictions for the cover? My bold prediction is Joe Thomas with a new emphasis on the offensive line.

Mine would be that the cover athlete doesn't have anything to do with a particular feature. That and/or the cover guy is John Madden himself.

[howboutdat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwaresacksqb

Anyone have any bold predictions for the cover? My bold prediction is Joe Thomas with a new emphasis on the offensive line.

While i highly doubt it, I would love to see an Olinemen on the cover , because then i would know , maybe for once my onlinemen will stop blocking air , while watching defenders blow by them at the snap. Or just run their blocking route, but not picking up the nearest guy to them , whom they just let right by them to stop my HB in backfield often.

Really hope that is fixed in 17 either way, but i would think it was cool to see an Olinemen on the cover as they really are a huge factor in how effective an offense can be.Thats why i focus on drafting them in the first two years of our CFM.Gotta shore up that oline .However, Olinemen arent flashy enough i dont think to be found on the cover.

[SageInfinite]

I don't see them picking anyone that hasn't risen in popularity in the NFL. Just makes sense and EA isn't into risk taking.

Personally I don't think anyone here cares about who's on the cover, but discussing the trailer just leads to discussions that are frowned upon so...

[Junior Moe]

I don't care about cover athletes. However, I would like to see John Madden himself back on the cover. For some reason looking at the old covers with him on it just evoke memories of NFL football; "X's and O's". Not "run to daylight", "fear the D" or "highlight catches". Those are welcome editions but I don't want stuff I expect already in the game to be highlighted. John Madden to me represents no fluff, just football.

[Dwaresacksqb]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Mine would be that the cover athlete doesn't have anything to do with a particular feature. That and/or the cover guy is John Madden himself.

Well if it's John Madden on the cover, I'll pray he returned to do the color commentary for the game. I honestly forget though how well he did when he was used for the game.

[howboutdat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwaresacksqb

Well if it's John Madden on the cover, I'll pray he returned to do the color commentary for the game. I honestly forget though how well he did when he was used for the game.

Now that would just be fantastic, not sure why they havent done that already. Putting John on the cover , re-invokes peoples memory of when Madden used to be really good, and focused more on Football than glitches and money plays.

Really wish this would happen.Who knows