Madden NFL 25 Blog - Playing Defense

[BezO]

Quote: Originally Posted by brza37

Basically PRC is for defenders what AWR is for QBs. It gets CPU defenders to react to the play quicker, take fewer false steps, and get in the right position before the ball is thrown and make the right decision when they're in position. After the ball is thrown and on run plays PUR takes over to regulate how well they get into position to make a tackle... ...Pursuit is its own rating. It seemed elite players and most LBs have similar ratings in PUR and PRC (Elite LBs have high ratings in both while lower rated LBs had average or low in both). Average DEs or even elite DTs had really high PUR but low PRC. I guess thats to keep DL from always recognizing draws and screens. Average DBs tended to have high PRC but low PUR which probably allows for big plays once the ball-carrier makes it to the second level.

Cool, except I hope there are exceptions with d-linemen/PRC & DBs/PUR.

I saw good & bad lateral pursuit in the vid. What I don't think they showed was the down field pursuit. Props if they got rid of the conga line that forms behind/besides break-away runners.

And I hope blocking interaction has improved enough to allow DBs to tackle realistically.

[JerseySuave4]

Quote: Originally Posted by ncaafootball14markus

you don't have to wear the white socks. look at reggie wayne. you're saying he was fined for just taping his shoes w/ black tape and not wearing white socks? i don't think so.

A long time ago they used to fine people for stupid things like that. As you can see here Michael Vick was fined $5,000 for "sloppy socks."

http://www.justfines.com/listFines.php?year=2002

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2002-11-01 Michael Vick (QB) $5,000 Sloppy socks

Vick was also fined $50,000 that year for not using Tic Tacs and instead using Breath Asure...

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2002-11-08 Michael Vick (QB) $50,000 Using Breath Asure instead of the league approved Tic Tacs

But they don't really fine those guys anymore for wearing socks at different lengths. The latest sock fine was Frank Gore being fined for wearing his socks too low.

http://www.justfines.com/listTeamFines.php?year=ALL

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2013-01-23 Frank Gore (RB) $10,500 wearing his socks too low in the game

[Ueauvan]

ive always increased prc on def not awr. if awr becomes the master then prc takes a backseat but you still have to increase it.

whether a play is a run or pa or a draw or pass or option prc should be the master imo especially as its logical from game film? to me this just means that defences will progress slower than offence again because offence and especially passing is sexy. until exps are gained by actually stopping drives for the defence and for everyone to win etc vs game reqts which can be counter intuitive between two positions then defenders will be behind offence

[Gronk4M13]

Heat seeking tackle is the biggest thing that sticks out to me. In Madden 13 and past Maddens, I've seen so many bad pursuit angles that have led to big plays, for my team and against my team both. Hopefully this fixes that.

[MysteriousPanther]

I've seen the trailers twice now. Is it just me or the defense reminds me of Madden NFL 2005?