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RaychelSnr · 09-03-2016, 09:58 AM

Special teams play a crucial part in deciding wins and losses in the NFL:

-Clutch field goals
-Field-position-flipping punts.
-Electric, game-changing returns

But for more than a decade, special teams have been anything but special in the Madden NFL series. Field goals were near automatic. CPU punters would routinely blast punts through the back of the end zone. And you want to try to block a kick? Forget it, it wasn’t happening.

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Trick13 · 09-03-2016, 10:39 AM

They need to add the ability to swat a punt to attempt to avoid the touchback...

Black_Tom_Brady · 09-03-2016, 10:48 AM

any one else finding it impossible to get a proper jump on the snap now?

Davon_A_Brown · 09-03-2016, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Black_Tom_Brady


	any one else finding it impossible to get a proper jump on the snap now?

It's not impossible it just isn't automatic. I had a perfect jump last night that resulted in a roughing the kicker penalty because I timed my dive wrong.

I'm loving the risk/reward and I actually feel like all three aspects of the game matter now.

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Sparkles · 09-03-2016, 11:37 AM

Blocked a field goal last night and it was the greatest feeling ever. I hold down the left stick facing down and wait to press RT, and I get moderately close to blocking it

BruinsHockey08 · 09-03-2016, 11:51 AM

I had a "special' special teams play against my brother last night. I was pinned at my own one yard line on fourth down so I did the smart thing and decided to put, ever if it was a blow out in his favor. Anyway on the punt play I snapped the ball and for some reason the blocker off to the right moved left directly into the path of the football causing it to hit him in the butt and landing in the end zone for a safety, me and my brother got a great laugh out of the situation. But it never should have happened lol.

snc237 · 09-03-2016, 12:14 PM

I blocked a extra point online the other day and returned it for 2. It was more exciting then breaking a 90 yard run.

therizing02 · 09-03-2016, 12:56 PM

Can anyone tell which way the wind is blowing during games? I've had kicks that look to be with the wind get knocked down and vice versa. Sometimes the arrow is accurate and sometimes it's opposite. This needs to be looked at by the devs

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09-03-2016, 09:58 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Madden NFL 17 Wants to Make Special Teams Special Again Special teams play a crucial part in deciding wins and losses in the NFL: -Clutch field goals -Field-position-flipping punts. -Electric, game-changing returns But for more than a decade, special teams have been anything but special in the Madden NFL series. Field goals were near automatic. CPU punters would routinely blast punts through the back of the end zone. And you want to try to block a kick? Forget it, it wasn’t happening. Read More - Madden NFL 17 Wants to Make Special Teams Special Again Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / PS4 / Xbox One

09-03-2016, 10:39 AM	#2
Trick13 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Oct 2012 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Madden NFL 17 Wants to Make Special Teams Special Again They need to add the ability to swat a punt to attempt to avoid the touchback... Big FN Deal and DeuceDouglas like this.

09-03-2016, 12:56 PM	#8
therizing02 MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Downtown Chi-Town Posts: 4,175	Re: Madden NFL 17 Wants to Make Special Teams Special Again Can anyone tell which way the wind is blowing during games? I've had kicks that look to be with the wind get knocked down and vice versa. Sometimes the arrow is accurate and sometimes it's opposite. This needs to be looked at by the devs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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09-03-2016, 10:48 AM	#3
Black_Tom_Brady Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2012	any one else finding it impossible to get a proper jump on the snap now?

09-03-2016, 11:37 AM	#5
Sparkles Pro OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Canada eh	Blocked a field goal last night and it was the greatest feeling ever. I hold down the left stick facing down and wait to press RT, and I get moderately close to blocking it

09-03-2016, 11:51 AM	#6
BruinsHockey08 Banned OVR: 11 Join Date: Oct 2008 Blog Entries: 4	I had a "special' special teams play against my brother last night. I was pinned at my own one yard line on fourth down so I did the smart thing and decided to put, ever if it was a blow out in his favor. Anyway on the punt play I snapped the ball and for some reason the blocker off to the right moved left directly into the path of the football causing it to hit him in the butt and landing in the end zone for a safety, me and my brother got a great laugh out of the situation. But it never should have happened lol.

09-03-2016, 12:14 PM	#7
snc237 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jul 2013	I blocked a extra point online the other day and returned it for 2. It was more exciting then breaking a 90 yard run.