Madden NFL 10 Blog: Franchise Mode Improvements

[TheCreep]

Man, its people actually complaining about this ****? Whatever. Aye, Ian and the crew. You all are doing a great job, I hope it all translates into a great game this year man. I'm looking forward to it.

Everything that was posted in that blog, currently is NOT in Madden 09. That information was all improvements flat out.

[seveb]

Step2001,

Doesn't really sound like we disagree that much. The 30 year wall is pretty much a RB thing. Some positions play well longer.

On the whole, I'm just happy that it sounds like most players primes will be 25-30 or so cause that's just how it is for most positions and most players. I do hope that exceptions are possible.

[seveb]

Quote: Originally Posted by salbowski

They mean regress right?!?!? Cos digress doesn't make sense unless he means older players will develop some form of alzheimers and start changing the subject randomnly (sic) more often.

[Step2001]

Kurt Warner 2nd in the league in Passing Yards

Thomas Jones 5th in rushing yards

Tony Gonzalez
Terrell Owens
Santana Moss
Hines Ward
Derrick Mason
Donald Driver all in the top 20 and over 1000yds receiving

I can continue to dig and find 30 something players still producing. Have they all lost some quickenss or a step, no doubt. But they are still producing.

Again, some hit the wall & there career's are over. Other slow down at a slower pace.

Exceptions on both ends.

[Spartan_1]

This is the first sign that things are coming back to reality.

"Younger players will progress quickly if they play well"

You kinda left that one a little open. I hope this means that if they play Poorly that they will still progress. Just not as quickly?

I would just like to add one comment that hopefully gets consideration since this blog sounds like some issues are still tbd.
Player Potential should be just that. POTENTIAL. Meaning thats it, that's the max, nothing more. This includes every possible scenario of a player given the best excersice program, best coaching, best steroids or whatever. Please do not allow a player to go above his potential because of a coach. A better coach may allow a player to actually achieve his full potential but the Potential had to have been there or it would be impossible. Think about it.

Also, I agree with some of the other posts. Do away with the scripted drafts players. Random players work just fine. Let a players Potential be the signal to the draft day speeches if you really think you need that. Which IMO is a waste of time anyway.

[Step2001]

No one is complaining. Just voicing opinions. Hopefully the devs read.

Just don't want to see 30 something players across the board (at all postitions) crash and burn.
Because that's not the case.

But more likley happening to the RB position. Most likely caused by wear and tear on the players body.

Again looking forward to hearing more from Looman and Moore

[lightning_78]

I remember in last-gen Franchise a QB's arm strength never regressed until the player hit 16 years of experience and that only their speed and agility would drop after 10 seasons or so until they retired.

I'm hoping that QB progression has a player's arm strength lowered 1-3 points every season so that QBs eventually do become washed-up (Mark Brunell, Brett Favre at the end of his career). But make it so guys that don't have elite arm strength to begin with (Pennington, Garcia) are able to keep their ratings (mid-80s in the old ratings system) for 10-12 years. Just like a fast WR may lose a step when they get into their 30s but guys that weren't burners early in their careers (Driver, Toomer) can play much longer because of their agility and technique.

So what I'm basically saying is that we should see more regression from speedy and athletic guys (Owens, M. Harrison) than guys like Driver and Rice (who have elite agility, hands, and technique) so that we have guys that may play 15-18 seasons.

Also I hope that the dev team took out the "set" retirement ages for each position. I hate having Warner throwing for 4500 yds and 30 tds, or some back-up defensive end who's a 14-year-veteran come in and have 12 sacks but have both retire because they're "38".

'End rant'

[Bgamer90]

This is what I was going to post in the thread that I made (but it has been locked)...

I was expecting a little bit more from the blog too but I'm not going to complain about it. Why? Because it's early and they are going to say more about the game in upcoming months. There's absolutely no reason to hate this early since again... we could be getting practically no news at all during this time which was the way it was in previous years.