The First Official Feature For Madden NFL 10!

[thudias]

Quote: Originally Posted by knucklez

I don't think we'll get another substantial announcement for another couple weeks, but I hope I'm wrong.

I thought they said weekly updates?

[Gossennator]

Quote: Originally Posted by thudias

I thought they said weekly updates?

On Ians twitter he said he was debating if he was going to release any info today..guess not. Oh well can't complain considering were getting info 6 months before the game drops.

[FootballDetails]

Quote: Originally Posted by thudias

I thought they said weekly updates?

I expect something to be posted tonight.

Ian might have been watching the Pro Bowl. What? You don't think so? Shouldn't he be watching the Pro Bowl and taking notes?

[thudias]

We will get weekly updates just not this week.

[9er faithful]

I like all of Dtowns ideas.
I like the presnap reads. Quaterbacks should be able to look at and read defenders at the line of scrimmage.

Are there refs? There should be and it would be awesome if they were looking at the play

It would be really cool if the safeties would actually read the quaterback.

Example:
The quaterback is starring down one specific reciever the entire time the safety is going to jump the route and pick the ball off.
Example 2:
Quaterback looks and pump fakes a DB towards one direction/reciever but throws to a different direction to bait the safety.

[jbooc13]

what about the pro bowl? players should be shaking hands before a play starts(like when asmogha shook with fitzgerald before the ball was snapped.players should be relaxed and happy at the pro bowl.and when they are dissapointed they just shakes their heads and smirk it off

[The Sim God]

Quote: Originally Posted by 9er faithful

I like all of Dtowns ideas. I like the presnap reads. Quaterbacks should be able to look at and read defenders at the line of scrimmage. Are there refs? There should be and it would be awesome if they were looking at the play It would be really cool if the safeties would actually read the quaterback. Example: The quaterback is starring down one specific reciever the entire time the safety is going to jump the route and pick the ball off. Example 2: Quaterback looks and pump fakes a DB towards one direction/reciever but throws to a different direction to bait the safety.

the pump fake is too overrated in madden as it is

i see people on the computer generated dropback pump fake 2-3 times and mess up the entire defense

[doctorhay53]

I have a quick thought on implementing this:

My understanding is that it doesn't really affect the way DB's play in the game, but I think that's a shame to not fully utilize such a powerful technology. To me it seems you could do a couple of things with this to make the game play more realistically.

1) When a receiver looks back for the ball, the defender either looks back or puts his hands up, but only at a rate that is tied to his awareness and coverage ratings.

2) defenders in zone coverage are more affected by where the QB is looking. Again, tied to awareness and zone coverage rating.

3) The ability to not only find the ball but then to make a play is different for defensive players, and offensive players.

Now some more cosmetic ideas

1) WR's look in towards the LOS before the snap.

2) QB's and RB's look over the defense presnap. Please not the same animation every time though...make it dynamic.

This would be a cool one:
You know how kansas has the entire offense basically run from the sideline, audibles and all? It would be cool to see the WR's and RB's turn to look when an audible is called in the college game (that's the perspective I have....I don't play Madden much).