Madden Reviews by HR members

[tbfoster1]

I figured I'd start a review thread.

Here's mine

I've only played one game so far.

I played on the pro level against the giants
Skins 23 Giants 17 OT

Ramsey was 13-23 for 326 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs and Sacked 12 TIMES!!
Portis ran for 21 yards on 15 attempts with 1 touchdown

my offensive review is that I can run worth a crap and this passing cone thing pisses me off, I get my fingers tied in knots trying to push all of the buttons you need to push....maybe I'll get better

On defense, When the quarterback hikes the ball the screen seems to pan out alot more making it hard to see the defense on the field. I always start out using a lineman and it was tough to see what was going on.

they switched two buttons that really have me screwed up. in 05 X changed the man and O was turbo, now it the other way around. I couldn't get that right for anything and I was lucky if I made 3 tackles on my own the whole game. the rest were the computer. I think if I can get used to it that I won't have the problem I had in 05 when I wanted to switch to another Dlineman and dive at the QB but instead it would change to a CB and I would get burned , I might just end up changing the controller options

overall I'm not that crazy about this game at the moment.

[MoeRedskins]

this was on the pro level, wow this doesn't sound very good. I bought it during lunch and havn'et been able to paly it yet. Going to start out on All-maden so I expect to get sacked on every play. P.S., how is Gibbs offense in the game, I heard that it is suppose to be one of the better ones on the game.

[mrhalfbreed]

Ya, me and my brother just got it and played Bills vs Skins. I'm Skins of course. I won 20-8 but yeah man, we have the same complaints.

That button switch on defense screwed us both up HUGE!!!!!!!!! Finally got used to it, but still have to concentrate to do it... not second nature anymore like it was with 05.

The passing... hmm. Took me a half for both of us to start getting a little comfortable with it, but that did have us inventing new curse words and they weren't even at each other.

Overall, looks like its going to take some getting used to, but I see some potential in it. Seems like everyone will need more skill now just to throw a 5 yrd slant, but I think it'll be worth it.

Don't like how our rookies, except for campbell, don't have their real faces tho!!!!


Also, other than we don't have shotgun in our playbook, we have a very sweet playbook. Fun to run out of with all the counters and tons of singleback formations. Even if the game was the exact same as last year with just these updated playbooks, it'd be worth it

[tbfoster1]

The playbook is pretty good I guess, I'm used to 05. I need to look through more than I did when I was playing.

I made a quick superstar to see what was up with that. Got drafted by the Eagles in the 3rd round. I'm going to give them some troubles until I have to go to work.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

wow, why would they switch the turbo button on d? they should just leave all the basic buttons alone and switch up the other stuff, like the R3 and L3 buttons

[ItchySkin]

sacks are usually because you hold on to the ball for too long but sometimes the D is just good (like when I play against the giants...strahan will get good push and pressure but I just counter it with o-line shifts to his side and making my FB stay on the backfield to help pass protect..just like in real life!) but I found that it takes time to use the vision/precision but practice and reading the defense b4 the snap will definitely make passing so much easier. I dont know about you guys but I like the game...its just more realistic ones you got your basics down and the money plays that ppl used all the time in 05 is pretty much history and the "shading" options for corners gives you another arsenal to counter those money plays. Plus the running game is so much improved....you can now see the blocks develop...and the skins are one of hte best in running the ball bec. of our o-line, portis, and big/run heavy formations and plays.

[ItchySkin]

[Chief Seeway]

I heard the graphics aren't any better than '05. Any truth to that?

[ItchySkin]

The graphics is pretty much the same but the players looks just a tidbit more smooth. If you love simulation football this is the game for you.

[Carmelo]

I just think it's SUPER CRAPPY that teams that were ranked lower than us in defense after last season have a better rated defense than us in this game. That blows. Having the number three defense last year, I believe our defense was better than number 1 and 2 because our D spent more time on the field. Even accounting for that though, we should only have a lower rating than those two teams that finished ahead of us. That's just my pissed opinion though coming from a guy who plays online a lot.

btw, I just plugged the game in and haven't played it yet.

[Carmelo]

Also, other than we don't have shotgun in our playbook, we have a very sweet playbook. Fun to run out of with all the counters and tons of singleback formations. Even if the game was the exact same as last year with just these updated playbooks, it'd be worth it
That's what surprised the hell out of me. How long during the offseason did we talk about us putting in shotgun in our offense???
I guess it's different when you're not a fan of a team. I couldn't tell you any of Miami's changes in playbook but I thought these guys get paid to research. Every article that talks about our O mentions the fact that we've added the shotgun.

[danny's stogie]

I've heard nothing but bad things about this edition of madden. The vision cone thing looks like something that i'll get the hang of pretty quickly, but in the end won't really make any difference in whether I enjoy the game or not. The truck stick looks like it's going to end being a major annoyance. Apparently the superstar mode is really poorly done and a huge waste of time. I was hoping for improvements in the playbooks i.e. a different defensive playbook for every team and an expanded custom playbook, but it doesn't sound like they made any. For all the madden lifers, let me know if its worth getting because I have a week to decide before its out on PC.

[ihatedallas]

I've heard nothing but bad things about this edition of madden. The vision cone thing looks like something that i'll get the hang of pretty quickly, but in the end won't really make any difference in whether I enjoy the game or not. The truck stick looks like it's going to end being a major annoyance. Apparently the superstar mode is really poorly done and a huge waste of time. I was hoping for improvements in the playbooks i.e. a different defensive playbook for every team and an expanded custom playbook, but it doesn't sound like they made any. For all the madden lifers, let me know if its worth getting because I have a week to decide before its out on PC.

The cone is a nice decision, but doesnt make a difference, becuase you can do a button combination for the computer to k=just lock onto the reciver you want...still cool tough...the trucks stick is very cool, but might get very annoying in online play...superstar is stupid...i like playing with the real players...I think precision passing is nice becuase you can get the big guys to jump for the ball...having a big or fast reiver really does make a difference in this game... I like i just as much as i have '04 and '05

[danny's stogie]

The cone is a nice decision, but doesnt make a difference, becuase you can do a button combination for the computer to k=just lock onto the reciver you want...still cool tough...the trucks stick is very cool, but might get very annoying in online play...superstar is stupid...i like playing with the real players...I think precision passing is nice becuase you can get the big guys to jump for the ball...having a big or fast reiver really does make a difference in this game... I like i just as much as i have '04 and '05

yes, I have heard good things about the precision passing. It sounds like a great touch (no pun intended).

[MoeRedskins]

Played it last night and passing is much harder now, whicih is what everybody is talking about. Mannings cone is half the field while Ramseys is about 1/8. Another problem I have that if anybdoy can help me on is what side does the cone start on? Before the play I would like to know to save me taht split second that I need to avoid the rush. Overall it is going to talk a long time to learn and people with little pateince will be pushed out by their frustration. Also, Matt Bowen is nasty is this game. IN the 2 games I played against my friends last night he had 21 tacles and 5 picks.

[InsomniaKiller]

Another problem I have that if anybdoy can help me on is what side does the cone start on?

The cone starts on your primary receiver, the guy whose route is orange. You can change who you want your primary receiver to be before the snap on the Xbox version by holding the "L" trigger and pressing the button for the receiver you want to be looking at. Or you can hold "L" and press the A Button (Which I suppose would be X on the ps2) and the cone won't be focused on anybody and will instead start directly in the middle of the field, which I prefer doing most of the time.

[redskinz#1fan]

Played it last night and passing is much harder now, whicih is what everybody is talking about. Mannings cone is half the field while Ramseys is about 1/8. Another problem I have that if anybdoy can help me on is what side does the cone start on? Before the play I would like to know to save me taht split second that I need to avoid the rush. Overall it is going to talk a long time to learn and people with little pateince will be pushed out by their frustration. Also, Matt Bowen is nasty is this game. IN the 2 games I played against my friends last night he had 21 tacles and 5 picks.

What level are you playing on? Rookie! Maybe your friend needs to stop playing Madden. You can set your cone to be on a particular player before each snap.

[WRSK1NS]

For those struggling with the turbo button change as I was you can go into the controler settings and set it to the 2005 settings. This made the game a whole lot more fun since I dont have to think so hard. I also turned off the passing cone (QB) vision in doing that you don't have to focus as much but you still have all of the percesion passing features at your disposal. There are a ton of new defensive plays that are pretty cool!

[MoeRedskins]

The cone starts on your primary receiver, the guy whose route is orange. You can change who you want your primary receiver to be before the snap on the Xbox version by holding the "L" trigger and pressing the button for the receiver you want to be looking at. Or you can hold "L" and press the A Button (Which I suppose would be X on the ps2) and the cone won't be focused on anybody and will instead start directly in the middle of the field, which I prefer doing most of the time.

Thats what I thought, but I wasn't sure. I'll be setting in the middle since I usually pick another prime recrever compared to what the play has.

What level are you playing on? Rookie! Maybe your friend needs to stop playing Madden. You can set your cone to be on a particular player before each snap.

No, actually it was on All-madden which is wierd. I figured it this way. With the cone you set on a WR, then when I or my friends would pass, they would put to much loft on the ball giving Bowen time to get under it. That was a big problem when I started playing too, I am going to have to relearn what to put on the ball now that I have to use the cone, cause everything I threw had loft on it. Nice part about the game now is that now you can throw the ball ahead of the WR much easier.

[ihatedallas]

Played it last night and passing is much harder now, whicih is what everybody is talking about. Mannings cone is half the field while Ramseys is about 1/8. Another problem I have that if anybdoy can help me on is what side does the cone start on? Before the play I would like to know to save me taht split second that I need to avoid the rush. Overall it is going to talk a long time to learn and people with little pateince will be pushed out by their frustration. Also, Matt Bowen is nasty is this game. IN the 2 games I played against my friends last night he had 21 tacles and 5 picks.


The cone starts on your "hot" reciver...the one in orange...if you want to change your hot recicver just click the button were you see there routes..then click the button of the player you want the cone to be on.

[Carmelo]

I'm getting murdered online. I played against a guy who had the packers. His passing game was great because Farve has a cone that's more than half the field while my cone sucks with ramsey. I got punished pretty badly. I was keeping up with him score for score with the speed from portis but eventually portis fumbled and he took it back for a td. That was the beginning of the end for me. I've gotta get my mechanics down better in order to survive online.

I also don't understand the spawn game feature. I've tried understanding it but it makes no sense to me. Can anyone explain it better than madden does?

[InsomniaKiller]

Also, anybody not impressed with the Redskins playbook, don't give up on it! I was surprised after playing a handful of games to notice that I had barely even scratched the surface of the different variations of the Singleback formation the 'Skins have. That's where you'll find a TON of great jumbo and 3-4 receiver formations and if you're anything like me you'll be running singleback 75% of the time.

[InsomniaKiller]

I also don't understand the spawn game feature. I've tried understanding it but it makes no sense to me. Can anyone explain it better than madden does?

I *believe* that the spawn game feature is where you can play your franchise games against an online opponent. I haven't messed around with that feature and probably never will, but I imagine you'd have to upload your franchise file into your locker and it will match you up with somebody to play.

Whatever it is, they really should've explained it better!

[InsomniaKiller]

I'm getting murdered online. I played against a guy who had the packers. His passing game was great because Farve has a cone that's more than half the field while my cone sucks with ramsey.

I feel your pain. I had to play a game against the Colts. My god, I was expecting to get blown out of the water once I got a look at Manning's vision. It's almost not even necessary to focus on a receiver at all with him!

I still managed to pull out a win, though.

9-1 online! Yeah I've had a lot of free time these last couple days...

[Carmelo]

I feel your pain. I had to play a game against the Colts. My god, I was expecting to get blown out of the water once I got a look at Manning's vision. It's almost not even necessary to focus on a receiver at all with him!

I still managed to pull out a win, though.

9-1 online! Yeah I've had a lot of free time these last couple days...
9-1 online?? are you playing with the skins?

[InsomniaKiller]

Yeah I'm using the 'Skins. I honestly think they're even better to use this year than last. Moss and Patten make one hell of a duo, and Jacobs against a nickelback is always nice.

[whitskins]

I'm loving this game so far. I just played week 2 Monday Night against Dallas and won 45-7. Portis was held to just 12 yards on 11 carries in the first half but then I broke out the stretch plays and got him outside and he had two long TD runs. He finished with 150 some yards it was awesome.

Cooley is also amazing in this game, I got him the ball on a bunch of fades and he makes the grab and then I just truck stick the DB coming on and head into the end zone. A 58 yard TD on the first play of the game.

Oh and Drew Bledsoe is freaking horrible, threw three picks, one of them to Matt Bowen at the 50 yard line who I then ran down the sidelines for a TD, no one on the field could catch him and the last guy he ran past was Keyshawn, hahaha. Keyshawn can't even out run Matt Bowen!

Overall I like the new passing system, it feels really realistic, I usually just preselect my primary receiver before the snap and look for a blitz or heavy rush and dump the ball to him if i don't have time to pull up the cone. If I have time I'll scan the field with the cone and make the throw.

I played on the Pro difficulty level but that's because I haven't played Madden since it was on N64 but I think I might bump it up to All Pro because I have won the first two games by a combined score of 95 -14. But overall this game is sweet. Just hate McNabb on the cover :devil2:

[tbfoster1]

I created a new superstar at running back. I got drafted by the Bengals and have played 3 games. I've rushed for about 110 yards total on 60 or so attempts. I can't run this year worth a da*n.

[Carmelo]

I created a new superstar at running back. I got drafted by the Bengals and have played 3 games. I've rushed for about 110 yards total on 60 or so attempts. I can't run this year worth a da*n.
I haven't even touched superstar mode yet. I've just been getting it handed to me online. I try to play my season but I usually quit halfway through the second preseason game and then hope back online for some more beatings.

[Carmelo]

I created a new superstar at running back. I got drafted by the Bengals and have played 3 games. I've rushed for about 110 yards total on 60 or so attempts. I can't run this year worth a da*n.
come to think of it, I suck at running this year too. Well, actually, I suck at everything this year. Yo tb, I really wish you had online and I wish you had this game on xbox. With every game we talk about, I wish I was able to play you online. Damn you!

[IndianBaller27]

I just got it like 2 hours after I came back from India today... And guess what... My XBOX was being retarted so I didn't get to play it. I don't know what to do.

[C-7]

I just got it like 2 hours after I came back from India today... And guess what... My XBOX was being retarted so I didn't get to play it. I don't know what to do.




Welcome back, IB! About time you started posting again. :)

[tbfoster1]

come to think of it, I suck at running this year too. Well, actually, I suck at everything this year. Yo tb, I really wish you had online and I wish you had this game on xbox. With every game we talk about, I wish I was able to play you online. Damn you!

lol, I'm sure you would kick my arse. I got better at running though, a little tweaking on the A.I. all the way up on RB abilitly and run blocking did the trick. I'm about to fire my agent because he won't set up any press conferences for me so I can talk smack about the next opponents. I also told him that I guarantee the playoffs (5 games in) but he isn't telling anyone that either...lol.


I find it easier to pass when I use the R3 toggle on ps2 rather than using the buttons to switch to different recievers

[ryflan47]

I'm disappointed that Cooley is only a 79. Does anybody know if he's better in the downloadable update?

[C-7]

Man, I can't wait to get this game.

[JoeDaSchmoe]

Alrighty, got it two days ago and have been trying to figure out the passing game ever since. I'm a respectable 7-4 online, owing mostly to the fact that I can run, and run, and run some more. Passing, though... my system from '05 just doesn't work, so now I've gotta learn how to move the ball through the air all over again. very hard. I rarely break 100 yards throwing the ball.

[ihatedallas]

I'm disappointed that Cooley is only a 79. Does anybody know if he's better in the downloadable update?

hes an 84 fullback

[ihatedallas]

Alrighty, got it two days ago and have been trying to figure out the passing game ever since. I'm a respectable 7-4 online, owing mostly to the fact that I can run, and run, and run some more. Passing, though... my system from '05 just doesn't work, so now I've gotta learn how to move the ball through the air all over again. very hard. I rarely break 100 yards throwing the ball.

It is very hard, and i think it is MUCH easier to throw to tight ends...or tall recievers...you just have them jump for it and they get it over linebackers...

[Carmelo]

Alrighty, got it two days ago and have been trying to figure out the passing game ever since. I'm a respectable 7-4 online, owing mostly to the fact that I can run, and run, and run some more. Passing, though... my system from '05 just doesn't work, so now I've gotta learn how to move the ball through the air all over again. very hard. I rarely break 100 yards throwing the ball.
xbox or playstation?

My running game online is ok but eventually, I have to pass and that's where it gets ugly. I've had a friend online from splinter cell who I've just been playing exhibitions with. I've been in practice mode for a while now just trying to get the hang of things.

[griff]

Man, I can't wait to get this game.

i got the college...it sounds way better

[MONK_in_HOF]

I don't like the new madden at all (ps2). I actually don't see any improvements over last season. I still feel like it has a long way to go towards being as fluid and responsive as the NCAA series. I played 3 games at my friends house and there were so many glitches in the graphics and gameplay in just that short amount of time. I don't remember nearly as much of this from the 05 edition. No improvements to the franchise mode. Big dissappointment for me. Hopefully McNabb will suffer the cover jinx at least.

Does anybody know how to turn off the quick passing mode??? I looked around but i couldn't find it in any of the settings. It used to be in either gameplay or controller settings if I can recall.

[MoeRedskins]

hes an 84 fullback

Yeah, but Sellers is an 80 fullback and a monster in that game too.

[whitskins]

I'm disappointed that Cooley is only a 79. Does anybody know if he's better in the downloadable update?

He is way better than a 79 in the actual game though. I've played like 6 games in the season and he's my best player by far, gets over a 100 yards receiving every game, catches everything, bulldozes DBs after the catch, he's a beast.

[dj_stouty]

Played it for the first time last night.

I really like it. Yes...the new passing scheme is VERY difficult to get used to, but I enjoy the new challenge. Anyone notice how hard it is to move Ramsey's cone if you want to throw a bomb to the receiver on the other side of the field? Man, he sucks in this game...

I'm still not used to the swapping of the buttons for running/sprinting.

[tbfoster1]

Played it for the first time last night.

I really like it. Yes...the new passing scheme is VERY difficult to get used to, but I enjoy the new challenge. Anyone notice how hard it is to move Ramsey's cone if you want to throw a bomb to the receiver on the other side of the field? Man, he sucks in this game...

I'm still not used to the swapping of the buttons for running/sprinting.

are you talking about on defense, they have a 2005 controller setting somewhere in the settings. I changed it right after the first game i played

[hail2skins]

My Review of Madden 06

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

That is all.

[ArRiNgToN_56]

I like it...its obviously not a huge improvent over 05..but you have to understand that they've done pretty much as much as they can do with the graphics until the XboX 360 and Ps3 07 editions come out. Anyway they game is much better online for the time being since there isn't as manyu glitches...yet.

[PyroGenic]

I just got it like 2 hours after I came back from India today... And guess what... My XBOX was being retarted so I didn't get to play it. I don't know what to do.

Your Xbox has a long history of retardedness


I think I'm gonna stay away from this madden. That cone thing is gonna screw me up against all my friends and I'm not very interested in any of the new features.

[Carmelo]

My Review of Madden 06

Booooooooooooooooooooo

That is all.

I really miss the fact that espn can't pressure madden into making a better game. The presentation of madden hasn't improved much at all and I wish there was an espn just for the diversity of things. I looked forward to seeing an evolving espn game and I was hoping that this year they would step it up more but that exclusive license thing screwed it up. Madden doesn't really have to get much better anymore. They can put out whatever they want and still sell a bazillion copies. I do enjoy the game but it could have been a lot better.

I hope sega goes back to the old days and produces my favorite of all football games... Mutant league football... I salivate thinking about a current version of that game. hmmmmmmmm......

[ihatedallas]

Man i wish Nemo was in this game..i dont care if we would be a 55, i just want the big bruiser to play with...

[bfauble83]

I played my first game and lost 20-17 to Seattle (online) Ramsey was like 3 of 20 with 3 INTs and was sacked 6 times. I don't like this precision passing thing at all. I'm going to turn it off when I start a franchise.

[tbfoster1]

I just finished the first season of my superstar year with the bengals. I went 13-3 because I simmed the last 3 games because I had all the stats I needed. after the season i demanded a trade and the dolphins picked me up. I demanded another trade and the cowboys got me. oh no! I immediatly demaned yet another trade but it said no one else was interested. I've got to get out of dallas somehow.

edit: i simmed the preseason and got picked up by the saints and then finally the skins

[C-7]

My Review of Madden 06

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

That is all.




So did you like it? :D

[C-7]

I hope sega goes back to the old days and produces my favorite of all football games... Mutant league football... I salivate thinking about a current version of that game. hmmmmmmmm......


Man, I remember that game. It was freaking awesome, one of my all time favorites. It would very cool to have a new version of that game.

http://screenmania.retrogames.com/genesis/01/genesis_0007.html

[Carmelo]

Man, I remember that game. It was freaking awesome, one of my all time favorites. It would very cool to have a new version of that game.

http://screenmania.retrogames.com/genesis/01/genesis_0007.html
man that site got me drooling.

Seeing it say, "Forfeit Not enough players alive" made me wanna get an old sega and break out the game. Penalties for jaywalking, audibles to kill refs that have been bribed. ahhh the good old days.


edit: i simmed the preseason and got picked up by the saints and then finally the skins
ahhh, the joy.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

i got the game, and i like the whole presicion passing thing. u can finally throw outs and corner routes, and it helps me out a lot. the recievers also catch almost everything thats thrown to them, so that helps. the vison thing is hard, but its not horrible. the graphics seem to bulky, like the players are too muscular and it looks fake, but its not bad. the superstar thing is tight, its soooo realistic

[The Iceman]

so far this crap sucks..... I can't stand the playbook for gibbs, everything is just like last year, bunched up, and eight guys in the box on defense.

On offense, I'm sacked every time i have to take the time to switch my sights to another reciever.

[Carmelo]

so far this crap sucks..... I can't stand the playbook for gibbs, everything is just like last year, bunched up, and eight guys in the box on defense.

On offense, I'm sacked every time i have to take the time to switch my sights to another reciever.
gotta be quick like bunny.

[IndianBaller27]

My Madden finally started working. I've been playing Superstar Mode the whole time. It's not as great as I thought it would be, but I think it will get better once I turn into a big player.

But now its not workin.

[skinfanatic]

superstar stinks, but everything else is awesome.

i really really like the new passing. you can change the preferred wr presnap. which is critical. i like it how the safeties drift to where youre looking. ill look one side, then do the autoswitch to the other play and, if necc, place it w/ the new pass placement. takes a while, but clearly makes it worth it.

i did a bunch of trades etc before hand. i now have heath miller, matt jones (FREAK, as well as miller), dan neil, tommie harris, darryl blackstock as a de, johnson (the longhorn olb) as a de, ed reed, deangelo hall. some of the purest might not like all of it, but i think its fun.

[smoak]

My Review of Madden 06

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

That is all.


(in moleman's voice) - "I was saying boo-earns."

[IMALILTEAPOT]

superstar stinks, but everything else is awesome.

i really really like the new passing. you can change the preferred wr presnap. which is critical. i like it how the safeties drift to where youre looking. ill look one side, then do the autoswitch to the other play and, if necc, place it w/ the new pass placement. takes a while, but clearly makes it worth it.

i did a bunch of trades etc before hand. i now have heath miller, matt jones (FREAK, as well as miller), dan neil, tommie harris, darryl blackstock as a de, johnson (the longhorn olb) as a de, ed reed, deangelo hall. some of the purest might not like all of it, but i think its fun.
what do u mean by "autoswitch?"

[skinfanatic]

what do u mean by "autoswitch?"

i use ps2. so the lingo will be w/ that, but im sure you can do it for all types. anyway, you can control the cone w/ either the right analog stick, but its tricky to get it right / impossible. you can also autoswitch the receive by pressing and holding R2 + the wr button (triangle, circle, square etc...) so if it start on moss on the right side, i see heath miller is open on the other, i press R2 + his button and the cone automatically switch to miller almost immediately

[IMALILTEAPOT]

i use ps2. so the lingo will be w/ that, but im sure you can do it for all types. anyway, you can control the cone w/ either the right analog stick, but its tricky to get it right / impossible. you can also autoswitch the receive by pressing and holding R2 + the wr button (triangle, circle, square etc...) so if it start on moss on the right side, i see heath miller is open on the other, i press R2 + his button and the cone automatically switch to miller almost immediately
ooohh i know what u mean, i thought u meant u can take the snap u can switch ur cone to different players w/o using the analog stick. i got ya

[skins74]

You guys who have the game should do a poll so we can see how many like it and dislike it.

[ihatedallas]

Ok im having a problem finding a good dificulty setting again allpro is to easy and all madden is to hard...

And for anyone who has made the playoffs in franchise mode, have u noticed how much players progress in those games? players get an overall point a game, its crazy...

[danny's stogie]

And for anyone who has made the playoffs in franchise mode, have u noticed how much players progress in those games? players get an overall point a game, its crazy...

Thats pretty much the same as last year. My whole starting lineup would have 99 overall after 2-3 seasons. On the other hand, your whole team loses a point if you lose a playoff game.

[ihatedallas]

Oh, and for anyone thats played superstar or w/e...how do you get through training camp? ill just sit there and run plays and nothing happens, so i quit...any help on this?

[tbfoster1]

Oh, and for anyone thats played superstar or w/e...how do you get through training camp? ill just sit there and run plays and nothing happens, so i quit...any help on this?

I just simulate camp and preseason

[IMALILTEAPOT]

i dont really understand the point of the training camp. its like practice mode, but its boring and it has no point.

[forcefield58]

Played it last night and passing is much harder now, whicih is what everybody is talking about. Mannings cone is half the field while Ramseys is about 1/8. Another problem I have that if anybdoy can help me on is what side does the cone start on? Before the play I would like to know to save me taht split second that I need to avoid the rush. Overall it is going to talk a long time to learn and people with little pateince will be pushed out by their frustration. Also, Matt Bowen is nasty is this game. IN the 2 games I played against my friends last night he had 21 tacles and 5 picks.

I found this out after playing for 2 hours the other night. I hated the cone thing until I found out it starts out where your primary receiver is; if you pick a play where, for example, Moss is intended, your cone starts out centered on him...if he is open you simply press the button assigned to him. You only need to reset the cone if you intended isn't open.

This is really apparent in the practice mode. Check it out and it will make sense.

[skinfanatic]

ooohh i know what u mean, i thought u meant u can take the snap u can switch ur cone to different players w/o using the analog stick. i got ya

thats the point. you can change your cone w/ out using the analog stick. press R2 + wr (triangle, circle, whatever it is)

[IMALILTEAPOT]

thats the point. you can change your cone w/ out using the analog stick. press R2 + wr (triangle, circle, whatever it is)
thats before the snap right? cuz i was talkin about after the snap. cuz R2 after the snap is pumpfake

[IndianBaller27]

Oh, and for anyone thats played superstar or w/e...how do you get through training camp? ill just sit there and run plays and nothing happens, so i quit...any help on this?
You have to run 10 plays and based on your Point average, your overall rating either gets better, stays the same, or gets worse. And, you are supposed to quit when you are done. If you are averaging 10+ points then that's an A. So you should just quit right there.

[HAWGZHEAD]

Throwing alot of picks and getting sacked alot more than last year are my two experiences so far. Love the truck stick.

[InsomniaKiller]

thats before the snap right? cuz i was talkin about after the snap. cuz R2 after the snap is pumpfake

No that works after the snap. If you've only been using the analog stick to move the cone I imagine you've been having more trouble than most!

[IMALILTEAPOT]

No that works after the snap. If you've only been using the analog stick to move the cone I imagine you've been having more trouble than most!
wow, i never knew that. yea it has been really hard switching to a second option. thanks yall

[MoeRedskins]

I've kept playing it and my passing game has gotten better, but it isn't good, but feasible. I am playing the preseason games to get used to the passing so it won't count against my regular season and it is still tough with the third string guys in. CP is still a beast in that game, he is the only thing that doesn't keep my team from sucking. Also, the D playbook for the 3-4 defense is crazy. They got a 1-4-6, I have never seen a team run it but it is prefect for the LBs the skins got.

[Skins4life]

Got it the other day - I am 3 - 0 online. But is it ALOT harder to pass. I hot route Moss to go deep when I see the safety pinching in. That leaves Moss 1-1 and 90% of the time, if you air it out.....TD.. The O and X switch hurt me too. Fun game though.

[skinfanatic]

wow, i never knew that. yea it has been really hard switching to a second option. thanks yall

L2 + wr button presnap changes the primary receiver (where the cone starts off). R2 + wr button postsnap changes the highlighted wr in the cone automatically. must make sure its w/ the wr button and not one then the other.

[LATrueRedskin]

Mine's a little late, but I'm not too happy with it. EA is just milking the fact that they own all the rights to the NFL. The game is the same as last years in everyway, except for lame updates and that stupid QB vision thing. It wasn't worth the price of buying a whole new video game. I bought it and I've only played a couple games. Yawn.

[bfauble83]

I still hate the passing system. I finally won my first game, but I only completed like 3 passes tops (2 INT)...luckily I played some Dallass fan who threw 5 INTS (2 for TDS). THe passing system would be better if you could look at one entire half of the field, instead of focusing on 1 WR. There isn't near enough time for me anyway, to scan the field before I get hammered. I usually just end up throwing it to a WR that I pick before I even snap the ball. The running game is better than ever with linemen that actually block the way they are supposed to (most of the time).

[gibbsskins1]

i was drafted by the colts so i started out having manning as my qb... now i am doing my fran. with the skins and it is hard to get use to the cone of our three qbs, but i like it... it makes it harder

[MoeRedskins]

I am slowly starting to hate this game. I did the total control simulation and it totally sucks, never doing that again. My passing game is way below par right now. I benched Ramsey after I throw 3 picks against Dallas for Campbell. NOt Ramsey's fault, but I needed somebody to blame. I just wish I had more time to throw it. Another problem that is just mine, is that in previous Madden games, I would set up in the pocket to make a throw. Well, if I press up now I put it over the WR head. That has lead to countless drops and picks.

[C-7]

Thats pretty much the same as last year. My whole starting lineup would have 99 overall after 2-3 seasons. On the other hand, your whole team loses a point if you lose a playoff game.


Your whole staring lineup had 99? Obviously you must be exaggerating, right?

[danny's stogie]

Your whole staring lineup had 99? Obviously you must be exaggerating, right?

It's been a solid 7 months since I've played Madden so I went and checked to be sure. DJ Williams has an 89, Dan Kreider has a 98, Roy Williams (the WR) has a 94, and Justin Smith has a 94 (and the only reason he doesn't have a 99 is that I was trying to turn Kenechi Udeze into the starter). Other than that the whole starting lineup, no exageration. 18 out of 22 with 99 overall isn't bad. I started this franchise with a fantasy draft so that's why I have a wierd lineup and I've been playing on All-Madden since day 1.

One more season and training camp and I could have the whole lineup at 99. If you play Madden on the PC then PM me and I'll figure out a way to send you the franchise. It's going into it's 5th year I believe.

[C-7]

It's been a solid 7 months since I've played Madden so I went and checked to be sure. DJ Williams has an 89, Dan Kreider has a 98, Roy Williams (the WR) has a 94, and Justin Smith has a 94 (and the only reason he doesn't have a 99 is that I was trying to turn Kenechi Udeze into the starter). Other than that the whole starting lineup, no exageration. 18 out of 22 with 99 overall isn't bad. I started this franchise with a fantasy draft so that's why I have a wierd lineup and I've been playing on All-Madden since day 1.

One more season and training camp and I could have the whole lineup at 99. If you play Madden on the PC then PM me and I'll figure out a way to send you the franchise. It's going into it's 5th year I believe.


I play on PS2, also on All-Madden. Believe it or not, I'm on my 16th season with my redskins franchise. There are practically no more real NFL players in the league. I'm playing to see if I could reach the 30th year, because I read somewhere that once you reach the 30th season the game ends, and I wanted to see if that's true and how that is. It's also the only game I have, LOL.

[danny's stogie]

I play on PS2, also on All-Madden. Believe it or not, I'm on my 16th season with my redskins franchise. There are practically no more real NFL players in the league. I'm playing to see if I could reach the 30th year, because I read somewhere that once you reach the 30th season the game ends, and I wanted to see if that's true and how that is. It's also the only game I have, LOL.

Good lord, 16 seasons is a lot. I've heard that about the 30th season as well. I haven't made it past year 5 of any franchise because I really don't like the draft in Madden. None of the players in the draft have realistic attributes and so it doesn't make it very fun to use them. I actually was inspired to play today. I couldn't even remember the buttons, but I won 10-3 with the Skins versus the Bucs. Ramsey is awful, but I had over 150 yards rushing with Portis (he's so good in Madden 05, it's almost unfair to play using him), and I still remember how to play really, really good defense.

[C-7]

Good lord, 16 seasons is a lot. I've heard that about the 30th season as well. I haven't made it past year 5 of any franchise because I really don't like the draft in Madden. None of the players in the draft have realistic attributes and so it doesn't make it very fun to use them. I actually was inspired to play today. I couldn't even remember the buttons, but I won 10-3 with the Skins versus the Bucs. Ramsey is awful, but I had over 150 yards rushing with Portis (he's so good in Madden 05, it's almost unfair to play using him), and I still remember how to play really, really good defense.


I don't really understand your beef with the draft system. What do you mean exatcly? I know it isn't perfect, but it is actually the part I like most about the franchise mode. I like to draft players and then see how they develop. Every year I try to somehow get the number 1 draft pick and I start almost all my rookies, thus keeping a young group of players. I almost never keep or sign a player 30 or older.

[danny's stogie]

I don't really understand your beef with the draft system. What do you mean exatcly? I know it isn't perfect, but it is actually the part I like most about the franchise mode. I like to draft players and then see how they develop. Every year I try to somehow get the number 1 draft pick and I start almost all my rookies, thus keeping a young group of players. I almost never keep or sign a player 30 or older.

They end up having incredibly uneven attributes. For example, you'll have a reciever who has 95+ speed, but only 75 acceleration or something similar for a CB. A player like that is unusable as a starter because of his acceleration.

[fent]

just bought this last night...my girlfriend hates me already :)

[HAWGZHEAD]

Campbell is already my starter, sorry Ram the future is here.

[danny's stogie]

For the PC players who don't want to buy the newest version...I found a roster update for Madden 05 that's very near perfect. It includes all off this year's draft picks so Campbell, Rogers, and Manuel White are all on the roster. The one problem with it though is it seems as if the person who created the update started changing the attributes of all the players to the Madden 06 attributes, but he didn't quite finish the job. For example, Portis has been changed to the 2006 attributes, but Marcus Washington is still an 88. It would probably take a few hours to totally update it, but it's worth it if you don't want buy the new one. Drop me a PM if you're interested.

[danny's stogie]

Campbell is already my starter, sorry Ram the future is here.

I started using Campbell in Madden 05 with an 06 roster update. I don't throw the ball much with the Skins because (a) they suck at passing and (b) who needs to pass when you have Portis?, but when I got into the Red Zone I usually abandon the running game because it's near impossible against goal line sets. So Campbell got picked and it was run back for a TD. It was on a throw where the reciever was wide open yet somehow Campbell managing to throw it right into the FS's arms. I went back to Ramsey after that play and promptly kicked ass.

[skins74]

I just bought the new Madden and I have been playing the pre season games. I noticed that McCune has been a bad ass getting INTs,SACKS tackles all over the place, is that just happenstance or have others noticed the same thing?

[IMALILTEAPOT]

man, punt returns are HORRIBLE in this game. EVERY single time i have to fair catch it, cuz NOONE blocks. Does anyone know how to make people block on punt returns?

[fent]

the vision thing isn't that bad now that i've played a couple games on it. definitely makes it more difficult to throw to random guys that happen to get open, but when you get it down, you can make some sweet throws. i love out routes to cooley with the precision pass lead...it's nearly unstoppable

[IndianBaller27]

I play on PS2, also on All-Madden. Believe it or not, I'm on my 16th season with my redskins franchise. There are practically no more real NFL players in the league. I'm playing to see if I could reach the 30th year, because I read somewhere that once you reach the 30th season the game ends, and I wanted to see if that's true and how that is. It's also the only game I have, LOL.
NOthing happens after the 30th season. I finished it like in '03 or '04 I think. Nothing happens. It just ends. And they show you your stats as an owner, like your record and super bowls and stuff like that.

[skinfanatic]

man, punt returns are HORRIBLE in this game. EVERY single time i have to fair catch it, cuz NOONE blocks. Does anyone know how to make people block on punt returns?

yea, me too. its def a programming error. guys come down and have their backs to the def running to you. they just dont block. i get about 1 decent return every 5 or so.

[LATrueRedskin]

man, punt returns are HORRIBLE in this game. EVERY single time i have to fair catch it, cuz NOONE blocks. Does anyone know how to make people block on punt returns?

They always have been horrible, and there's no way around it. The slackers at EA refuse to change it I guess, since they have a monopoly now and all. :)

[IMALILTEAPOT]

besides the punt return thing, im really starting to like the game now. what is hard now though is that the defensive backs are thinking what u are thinking, so u can just throw any pass and not think the d back knows what ur doing. the jump on my routes real well, so its pretty hard. i think out of all the games ive played, ive only had like one or two games that i havent had an interception

[fent]

yea, me too. its def a programming error. guys come down and have their backs to the def running to you. they just dont block. i get about 1 decent return every 5 or so.

at least the xbox version has at least a couple more errors in it...every game i get madden points for 10 and 20 yard rushing averages for my players regardless of what the actual ypc is.

[Carmelo]

at least the xbox version has at least a couple more errors in it...every game i get madden points for 10 and 20 yard rushing averages for my players regardless of what the actual ypc is.
Yeah, I noticed that as well. I thought I was going crazy.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

at least the xbox version has at least a couple more errors in it...every game i get madden points for 10 and 20 yard rushing averages for my players regardless of what the actual ypc is.
EXACTLY! I was just about to say that. They messed up on some things, and it gets annoying sometimes. I dont know if this is an error or something, but sometimes when my players get tackled, they stay on the ground for a long time, so i think that they got injured. but they arent, they are just staying on the ground without moving at all. Then when i call the next play, they are right up and moving normally

[Carmelo]

Okay, after trying a bunch of different things I found a way to score a TD as a RB almost every time in training camp to get your guy more points. I found ways to make your qb, wr and db better online but I didn't find any easy ways for RB.

My guy started 86 overall and went up 2 points after just 3 camps. With the general idea of my method down, I was scoring an average of 15 to 20 points per camp session and I was getting A's but in the fourth camp session I figured out how to almost always score and know I averaged 43 points during that session.

Here goes: First I sub in my guy, the second stringer (86) running back. I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not. Then I pick Goal line offense and choose strong toss. Then for defense I pick special teams and Punt Block. If you've got decent blockers, you'll have lots of open space to the right side where the play goes and the punt returner usually is the only guy that can stop me and I just dive into the endzone to avoid him. Every once and a while someone breaks a block and I get tackled but my blockers do a decent job (jacksonville).

Good luck.

[C-7]

NOthing happens after the 30th season. I finished it like in '03 or '04 I think. Nothing happens. It just ends. And they show you your stats as an owner, like your record and super bowls and stuff like that.



Well thanks for spoiling that for me! I was really looking forward to it. :lol1:

[skinfanjon]

I created a new playbook, because the skins playbook (passing in particular) sucks, but I can't figure out how to get it to work in franchise mode. I have tried everything and nothing works. Any ideas? Am i missing something? is it even possible? It works in play now mode, but disappears when I go to franchise. Last year it was no problem.

[ScalpinSteve]

I've got a solution for eveyone who doesn't like the game. Buy NFL2K5. It was better than last Madden 2005, and is certainly better than this year's version of Madden. Plus, you can probably scoop it up for 8 bucks at ebgames. I'm one of the few 2K series supporters still out there.... The EA Sports buyout is monopoly at its worst.

Regardless of if you hated the 2K series or not, you have to acknowledge the huge outcry of folks who think that Madden 2006 is way crappier than 2005.

No competition = no improvemenets. Monopolies are supposed to be illegal.

Just my 2 cents.

[InsomniaKiller]

I've got a solution for eveyone who doesn't like the game. Buy NFL2K5. It was better than last Madden 2005, and is certainly better than this year's version of Madden. Plus, you can probably scoop it up for 8 bucks at ebgames. I'm one of the few 2K series supporters still out there.... The EA Sports buyout is monopoly at its worst.

Regardless of if you hated the 2K series or not, you have to acknowledge the huge outcry of folks who think that Madden 2006 is way crappier than 2005.

No competition = no improvemenets. Monopolies are supposed to be illegal.

Just my 2 cents.


2k5 was a good game. It's flaws were far far worse than Madden's, though.

The cornerbacks were some of the worst examples of football AI I have ever seen. If you lob a pass to a receiver directly to the spot where a defender is standing, it is not uncommon for him to start running in circles around the defender instead of simply standing still and intercepting the ball. This usually results in the pass being caught and the receiver then getting 70 yards after the catch for a touchdown for no good reason.

Also, there is no quarterback spy option. The instruction book says there is, and there simply isn't. It does not exist. To spy the quarterback, you have to control the linebacker yourself. Which of course means that your safeties will get beat deep for another 70-yard touchdown.

Double-coverage is broken in the game. You can't put double-coverage on a guy without the safety lining up directly against the receiver. The receiver will then proceed to burn both the cornerback and the safety both at once for a 70-yard touchdown.

Lastly, if you are strafing and attempt to turn around, your player will not turn his body around and begin running but will instead run in half-circle until he is facing the appropriate direction. I'm sure you can guess that the result is quite often a 70-yard touchdown.

It's a very pretty game, at least on the Xbox. It's also a lot of fun. But the flaws are ignored and I've found that many times the people who claim it's the greatest football game out there haven't touched Madden in years.

The 2k series was great and it's sad to see it go but it hasn't been better than Madden since 2002, in my opinion.

[C-7]

2k5 was a good game. It's flaws were far far worse than Madden's, though.

The cornerbacks were some of the worst examples of football AI I have ever seen. If you lob a pass to a receiver directly to the spot where a defender is standing, it is not uncommon for him to start running in circles around the defender instead of simply standing still and intercepting the ball. This usually results in the pass being caught and the receiver then getting 70 yards after the catch for a touchdown for no good reason.

Also, there is no quarterback spy option. The instruction book says there is, and there simply isn't. It does not exist. To spy the quarterback, you have to control the linebacker yourself. Which of course means that your safeties will get beat deep for another 70-yard touchdown.

Double-coverage is broken in the game. You can't put double-coverage on a guy without the safety lining up directly against the receiver. The receiver will then proceed to burn both the cornerback and the safety both at once for a 70-yard touchdown.

Lastly, if you are strafing and attempt to turn around, your player will not turn his body around and begin running but will instead run in half-circle until he is facing the appropriate direction. I'm sure you can guess that the result is quite often a 70-yard touchdown.

It's a very pretty game, at least on the Xbox. It's also a lot of fun. But the flaws are ignored and I've found that many times the people who claim it's the greatest football game out there haven't touched Madden in years.

The 2k series was great and it's sad to see it go but it hasn't been better than Madden since 2002, in my opinion.

I have never played NFL2k5, so thanks for the analysis. What, if any, are the advantages it has on Madden?

[ihatedallas]

I have never played NFL2k5, so thanks for the analysis. What, if any, are the advantages it has on Madden?

Its cheaper :) ..But really, they have alot of off field stuff, like assigning workouts to players and whatnot...

[InsomniaKiller]

I have never played NFL2k5, so thanks for the analysis. What, if any, are the advantages it has on Madden?

It is not a bad game by any means and I had a lot of fun playing it with my friends, but when it comes down to realism and franchise mode and all that, I personally just think Madden blows it away.

The biggest advantage 2k5 has is its presentation. It captures the television broadcast feel exceptionally well. I booted up Madden shortly after playing 2k5 and was blown away at the difference. I didn't think I'd ever be able to adjust back to the "boring" presentation of Madden. 2k5 definitely had more "wow" factor.

The running game is also very good. The right analog stick is used for juking which is a nice touch.

Tackling is nice, also. If the player with the ball has his little "power meter" or whatever filled up, you'll both end up both smashing buttons while you try to bring him down and he tries to break free. Can be intense on 3rd-and-short. Gang tackles also make more sense. If one guy is trying to make a tackle and another player comes up, he'll help out instead of just bouncing off him like they do half the time in Madden.

"The Crib", while not necessarily the most relevant addition to a football game, did have some entertaining qualities. As I've stated, I only played this game with friends, and it was nice trying to outdo each other with all of our meaningless crap. There's a nice assortment of trophies you can earn for any number of accomplishments in the game and it was always fun to check them out from time to time. I can't imagine I would've used the feature very much if I were playing the game alone, however.



A couple other things that bugged me about it:

Passes in the flat to your running back were a waste of time. I can't even begin to describe the frustration of spotting an uncovered Clinton Portis only for him to dive for a ball that was thrown directly at his chest and lie there on the ground until someone "tackled" him.

The other big one I forgot:

My friend started a franchise mode and got 90+ sacks in one season with a defensive end for the freaking Rams. The playcalling for defense in 2k5 starts with you choosing the "scheme" for your linemen, which was actually a nice touch. The problem was that it, like many other things in the game, was broken. There's a HUGE glitch where if you pick the right call for your linemen, you can control your DE and he simply will not be touched on his way to the quarterback.

I think anyone who isn't completely sold on Madden definitely should try the game. Of course, at this point it's obviously a bit outdated, but if that doesn't concern you then give it a shot.

[EberKain]

Madden 06 is fun, but there are lots of bugs that get to me.

The computer never ever loses a challenge, even if the call was good. And you cant turn off challenges.

Running too close to a teammate will get you stuck on them, bug has been around for 3+ versions.

Gameplay stats for simulated games and played games are skewed, my entire OL went to the pro bowl cause there pancakes stat was way out of wack. I had the #2 rushing offense, but #32 in first downs.

Newspaper and E-Mail always show the same things? The newspaper from Superbowl week had a headline that some CB was back from injury, and his team didn't even make the playoffs.

You can almost never return a punt, your blockers do not block anything on punts, they run down to you, stop 10 yards short and stand there. They did this on last years madden too.

Percision passing is too touchy, if you are scrambling, you have to back off the run speed or you will overthrow your reciever my 10 yards. Had the same problem last year, the feature was there on the GC version, but off by default.

You can make a custom playbook, but the system has not recieved an update in years, and you cannot even load a custom playbook into franchise mode, wth do you remove a feature from the game?

Half the time when you blitz, you get stuck facing down (like you are pulling the R trigger), so if you have to chase someone you sidestep and backpedel after them, just goofy.

Gregg Williams is not a coach, doesn't exist on any roster. And you cant edit the coach roster...

Using playmaker controls to change a run direction will result in missed blocks as your blockers run past blitzing players to the little block icon.

Got a player you want to re-sign? Edit him to a different position that drops his overall stat by 10-20 points, then sign him cheap for long term. The whole cap/contract system needs an overhaul. Cause I know the skins dont have 9mil in cap room right now...

PS: at the end of my first season Portis ended with 2300 yards on 440 attempts, 5.0 per. #2 rushing behind atlanta where Vick had 1500 damn yards at 11.0 per. Portis won just about every award out there. Cambell and noodle arm split starts in the season, cambell had a 92.0 rating and Brunell had a 50 something. If your wondering where ram was, I traded him for an 90ish OL to replace Ray Brown and a 2nd round draft pick. The biggest suprise I had was Canidate, I pulled him back off Free Agency to keep him, Portis and Betts. Trung was the PR and KOR for the season, his kick returning was awsome, no TD's, but an average return of 30 yards, its nice to have good field position after every kickoff. The best move I had was signing Chad Lewis from free agency, and putting him at FB, that turned into the miracle move.

Oh, and where the hell is the shotgun formation in the skins playbook?

[smoak]

On punt returns, I always take a guy back manually to get that first block... I probably average around 10-15 yards per return (not counting fair catches).

[Carmelo]

On punt returns, I always take a guy back manually to get that first block... I probably average around 10-15 yards per return (not counting fair catches).
On punt returns, I start off with a punt block. When the computer switches to max protect punt, I switch to regular punt return, then I take a guy back and get that first block like smoak says. works sometimes, sucks others..

[IndianBaller27]

Madden 06 is fun, but there are lots of bugs that get to me.

The computer never ever loses a challenge, even if the call was good. And you cant turn off challenges.

Running too close to a teammate will get you stuck on them, bug has been around for 3+ versions.

Gameplay stats for simulated games and played games are skewed, my entire OL went to the pro bowl cause there pancakes stat was way out of wack. I had the #2 rushing offense, but #32 in first downs.

Newspaper and E-Mail always show the same things? The newspaper from Superbowl week had a headline that some CB was back from injury, and his team didn't even make the playoffs.

You can almost never return a punt, your blockers do not block anything on punts, they run down to you, stop 10 yards short and stand there. They did this on last years madden too.

Percision passing is too touchy, if you are scrambling, you have to back off the run speed or you will overthrow your reciever my 10 yards. Had the same problem last year, the feature was there on the GC version, but off by default.

You can make a custom playbook, but the system has not recieved an update in years, and you cannot even load a custom playbook into franchise mode, wth do you remove a feature from the game?

Half the time when you blitz, you get stuck facing down (like you are pulling the R trigger), so if you have to chase someone you sidestep and backpedel after them, just goofy.

Gregg Williams is not a coach, doesn't exist on any roster. And you cant edit the coach roster...

Using playmaker controls to change a run direction will result in missed blocks as your blockers run past blitzing players to the little block icon.

Got a player you want to re-sign? Edit him to a different position that drops his overall stat by 10-20 points, then sign him cheap for long term. The whole cap/contract system needs an overhaul. Cause I know the skins dont have 9mil in cap room right now...

PS: at the end of my first season Portis ended with 2300 yards on 440 attempts, 5.0 per. #2 rushing behind atlanta where Vick had 1500 damn yards at 11.0 per. Portis won just about every award out there. Cambell and noodle arm split starts in the season, cambell had a 92.0 rating and Brunell had a 50 something. If your wondering where ram was, I traded him for an 90ish OL to replace Ray Brown and a 2nd round draft pick. The biggest suprise I had was Canidate, I pulled him back off Free Agency to keep him, Portis and Betts. Trung was the PR and KOR for the season, his kick returning was awsome, no TD's, but an average return of 30 yards, its nice to have good field position after every kickoff. The best move I had was signing Chad Lewis from free agency, and putting him at FB, that turned into the miracle move.

Oh, and where the hell is the shotgun formation in the skins playbook?
Most of these problems are NOTHING compared to 2K5.

[InsomniaKiller]

I have to disagree with a couple of those bugs as well.

I've actually yet to see the computer *win* a challenge in '06. I think they're about 0 for 5 against me.

I've also broken some huge runs from using the playmaker option to switch direction. Obviously the blocking is changed due to running to a different side of the formation but I haven't experienced a problem with guys just screwing up the block. It just seems to work better in some formations than it does other.

I've never switched a player's position to be able to sign them for cheaper. I know that it is possible to do so but choose not to because it seems kind of...you know, cheap. (That was almost a pun.) Why someone would choose to do that and then complain about the way they manipulated the system is beyond me.

The punt blocking does suck, though. They'll block within, say, 20-30 yards of the line of scrimmage but if they break through those guys then they'll be untouched the rest of the way. That's my biggest complaint, but I still get a good return on every third or fourth punt, though, which seems about right.

The shotgun formation does not exist for the 'Skins, sadly. I wish it did but I'm completely thriving off some of the crazy singleback formations they've got. A ridiculous number of hot running plays (most of the great ones are counters) are hidden away in there.

Mmm I love this game. I'm gonna go play it now.

[smoak]

On punt returns, I start off with a punt block. When the computer switches to max protect punt, I switch to regular punt return, then I take a guy back and get that first block like smoak says. works sometimes, sucks others..

Which sopunds realistic. I've noticed on line drive punts I can set up a return, but on the crappy short high punts, I have to fair catch...

Try improving the CPU kick power to get longer punts?? Either way, it is 1000x better than the "fumble every time" punt return routine of '05.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

some of yall are too picky. i think this madden is great. the only thing that really bugs me is the punt return and the fact that if u mess up once when u throw, theres liek a 90% chance ur gonna get picked

[ihatedallas]

some of yall are too picky. i think this madden is great. the only thing that really bugs me is the punt return and the fact that if u mess up once when u throw, theres liek a 90% chance ur gonna get picked

agreed, everybodys like *censored* over stupid the little things. I think overall the game has improved over last year...

[IndianBaller27]

agreed, everybodys like *censored* over stupid the little things. I think overall the game has improved over last year...
Yeah it's better than '05... Easily. They just haven't made as many improvements and we're used to. It's still better.

One thing I'm really starting to like a lot is precision passing. If you get a tall reciever or one that can jump (or both), you just throw it high and they'll go up there and get it. I love it... Cuz now you can actually throw it over the middle on All-Madden without getting picked EVERY single time. I drafted this 6'7" WR in the late 6th round and he's just Mossin' everyone.

[smoak]

By "Mossin' everyone", do you mean he is mooning them, hitting them with his car, smoking weed with them, leaving the game early with them?? Not sure?

[IndianBaller27]

By "Mossin' everyone", do you mean he is mooning them, hitting them with his car, smoking weed with them, leaving the game early with them?? Not sure?
:lol1: No... "Good Mossin'" them.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

By "Mossin' everyone", do you mean he is mooning them, hitting them with his car, smoking weed with them, leaving the game early with them?? Not sure?
what about catching over 500 balls, getting 9,000 yards, scoring 90 tds, and being the best WR in the game?

[chrisbcbu]

I really only had 2 complaints on this game. I hate the stupid button switch on defense. It kept causing me to fumble on punt returns. Because i couldnt switch to him in time to call a fair catch so they hit me as soon as i caught it and he would fumble.

And the punt coverage is horrible. When i punt they have tons of coverage but when they punt to me then my guys just sit there in front of me while i catch and they let them hit me. Makes no sense.

[ihatedallas]

They have Greg Blache as our D cordinator, and i guess thats technically rihgt, but I wish they had GW on the game...

[IndianBaller27]

They have Greg Blache as our D cordinator, and i guess thats technically rihgt, but I wish they had GW on the game...
yeah, I wish they had him too.

[Redskin-4-life]

And the punt coverage is horrible. When i punt they have tons of coverage but when they punt to me then my guys just sit there in front of me while i catch and they let them hit me. Makes no sense.

I feel the same way. It's hard to get enough space to actually attempt to return a punt.

[IndianBaller27]

the longest punt return I've had so far was like 18-20 yards on All-Madden.

[Redskin-4-life]

I haven't tried All-Madden yet, I guess it's about time to step it up.

[MoeRedskins]

the longest punt return I've had so far was like 18-20 yards on All-Madden.


thats incredible, I can't even get a return. I have to fair catch it every time.

[chrisbcbu]

thats incredible, I can't even get a return. I have to fair catch it every time.

I was able to position a guy next to the punt returner and used him to block. I was able to actually return a punt when i did that. I was only able to do it once cause i had to stop playing, the wife came home.

[MoeRedskins]

I was able to position a guy next to the punt returner and used him to block. I was able to actually return a punt when i did that. I was only able to do it once cause i had to stop playing, the wife came home.

When I do that the punt return runs away thinking the other guy is going to field the punt. I am in a regular catch 22 over here!

[chrisbcbu]

When I do that the punt return runs away thinking the other guy is going to field the punt. I am in a regular catch 22 over here!

Well i didnt get that close to the guy. i had him far enough away to where the guy stayed there but far enough downfield to actually block someone.

[MoeRedskins]

Well i didnt get that close to the guy. i had him far enough away to where the guy stayed there but far enough downfield to actually block someone.

I'll try it, thanks.

[ihatedallas]

If you switch Washington or Arrington to DE's the both become 99s(thats if u like edit them, not just put them there on the depth chart...

[chrisbcbu]

I'll try it, thanks.


On punt returns, I start off with a punt block. When the computer switches to max protect punt, I switch to regular punt return, then I take a guy back and get that first block like smoak says. works sometimes, sucks others..

I tried this and it works most of the time. I have broken a couple of 30-40 yarders by doing this.

[skinfanatic]

If you switch Washington or Arrington to DE's the both become 99s(thats if u like edit them, not just put them there on the depth chart...

i think thats a mistake due to losing them at olb. instead, you can trade for a lower olb and switch them to des. for instance, i trade for darryl blackstock and johnson (the old longhorn olb, i know i messed up his name.) anywho, blackstock became an immediate 87 de and johnson a 93. blackstock has speed of like 82 and johnson like 87. serious speed. go to edit and you can increase their weight to a de.

[IndianBaller27]

If you switch Washington or Arrington to DE's the both become 99s(thats if u like edit them, not just put them there on the depth chart...
i think thats a mistake due to losing them at olb. instead, you can trade for a lower olb and switch them to des. for instance, i trade for darryl blackstock and johnson (the old longhorn olb, i know i messed up his name.) anywho, blackstock became an immediate 87 de and johnson a 93. blackstock has speed of like 82 and johnson like 87. serious speed. go to edit and you can increase their weight to a de.
ORRR... you could just get some real DE's.

[ihatedallas]

I leave them at the linebackers, its just interesting..switching the players is interesting, like making Bowen a linebacker, lol. I also like to make linebackers strong safeties, it makes it a bit more interesting...

[IndianBaller27]

I leave them at the linebackers, its just interesting..switching the players is interesting, like making Bowen a linebacker, lol. I also like to make linebackers strong safeties, it makes it a bit more interesting...
Yeah but you should do that with people that you draft AFTER the first season... Like don't change Sean Taylor to a LB.

[JoeDaSchmoe]

I went 8-8 my first season, using Campbell most of the way... unfortunately, I threw about twice as many picks as TDs, so now his awareness is in the 60's and his vision cone is skinnier than the Olsen twins. I'm getting better at it, though.

I will say one thing about other teams - don't ever, ever, ever play Kansas City. They beat you until you cry like a schoolgirl.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

this sucks, my ps2 is freezing now, now i cant play madden without it freezing every 5 minutes. damn man, just when i got the hang of madden. oh well, i guess its ok, cuz school is starting soon, and i would of failed if i kept on playing madden

[LATrueRedskin]

I went 8-8 my first season, using Campbell most of the way... unfortunately, I threw about twice as many picks as TDs, so now his awareness is in the 60's and his vision cone is skinnier than the Olsen twins. I'm getting better at it, though.

I will say one thing about other teams - don't ever, ever, ever play Kansas City. They beat you until you cry like a schoolgirl.

Good line, and also very true. I'm playing a season with a different team until I get the hang of it, then I'll use the Redskins and Campbell. I don't want to screw Campbell up.

[RedskinsVision]

i bought the game about a week ago.. it's alright. i like the vision cone.. it's challenging and realistic. i played ESPN2K5 last year and i have to say that's a slightly better game so far. i wish Madden would have the presentation and the look and feel that 2K5 had. SportsCenter is much better than Tony Bruno.. the halftime show was better.. the fans looked much better.. Al and Madden's commentary aren't as good.. even the cheerleaders were a good addition. gameplay is similar.. passing on Madden is better but running on 2K5 is better.

[danny's stogie]

I broke down and bought it. I've won my first two games with the skins by a combined score of roughly 120 to 10, but I started on all-pro because I thought there would be a vision cone learning curve. It's really not that bad. The precision passing is a fantastic addition. I like the new animations and the game also seems to run a bit smoother this year.

The Skins' playbook is awesome...and they called Gibb's offense outdated.

[danny's stogie]

Wow...EAsports still hasn't fixed the "choose a team captain" option for PC. That is just pathetic.

[IndianBaller27]

I broke down and bought it. I've won my first two games with the skins by a combined score of roughly 120 to 10, but I started on all-pro because I thought there would be a vision cone learning curve. It's really not that bad. The precision passing is a fantastic addition. I like the new animations and the game also seems to run a bit smoother this year.

The Skins' playbook is awesome...and they called Gibb's offense outdated.
Are you kidding?? I can't stand his playbook.

[swheeler]

I finally got a chance to play '06 (on xbox), and as frustrated as I was getting the hang of the chances I think I'm going to like this game a lot. I didn't really notice most of the problems you guys have been having, although I did keep overthrowing receivers getting used to precision passing.

[danny's stogie]

Are you kidding?? I can't stand his playbook.

I use TEs and Hbacks a ton so it works well for me. I'm a little pissed that the Steelers playbook is so different from last year's because I had an unstoppable passing attack with them. What playbook do you use?

[IMALILTEAPOT]

the gibbs play book is great for running, but i cant do any long passes without doing hot routes. but i break off so many long runs with the counters, oh man, i wish i could play it

[ihatedallas]

Are you kidding?? I can't stand his playbook.

The running plays in the singleback is craaazy....I usually use Pitt though, bvecuase its more of a downhill runninf playbook...

[danny's stogie]

The running plays in the singleback is craaazy....I usually use Pitt though, bvecuase its more of a downhill runninf playbook...

Pitt's playbook last year was dominate. Their passing plays were amazing. I'm upset that it's more of a running playbook now.

So I've got the passing cone mastered. I love it. The safeties gravitate towards your cone and thus the other recievers can get open easier.

Here are some tips on the passing cone...(1) always plan a safety valve, a reciever who you are reasonably sure will be if not open, single covered or in a position where if you throw to them you minimize the risk of being intercepted. Practice switching the cone to them before you snap the ball so that the motion is quickly at your fingertips. (2) All passing plays should fall under two different categories: ones that take a long time to develop, i.e. long passes, and ones that are quick passes. The quick passes are easier: switch your cone to the primary reciever before the snap and gun it to him. Be ready with your safety valve in case option 1 isn't open. Handle long passes like this: don't start with your cone on the reciever you plan on passing it deep to, start with the cone on the safety valve and then when you're ready to pass it deep switch the cone to that reciever. If you start with the cone on the primary reciever he will always be covered by the time he gets deep.

[EberKain]

Well, for my new season I cranked the difficulty up to all-madden, im 7-2 and just beat dallas 31-3. The way the game models difficilty sucks, my guys cant block a damn thing now in the pass or run, I can never get to their returner to make them call a fair catch, every damn kick return they make gets to the 40 because none of my guys can shove off the blocks they get way downfield. I picked up Canidate to be my return specialist (since A. Brown isnt in the game, and im not going to use Moss as a returner). On all-pro Trung had an average kick return of 30 yards (over the season), but on all-madden im lucky to get to the 15 on a kick return.

My defense is still good enough to stop just about anything, the only change from this year is a trade I made to get Demarcus Ware from Dallas (he is playing DE and is 95), and my first #1 draft was a DT that turned out to be a 92.

The only time I score is on a big play where the other team stacks the line and I audible, cause moss can outrun anyone on the long bomb. I call about 80% runs and most are the I forms or Singleback, Every now and then I get a downfield block and Portis hits a homerun, but I would say half the runs I try get stuffed in the backfield.

[RedskinsVision]

EK.. Antonio Brown's in the game.. look at the Free Agent pool.. and yes.. the special teams returns sux.

[ihatedallas]

Theres going to be a roster update after the preseason right/

[Sonoma]

Theres going to be a roster update after the preseason right/


There is usually a roster update after the last cuts so yes I would expect a new roster within the next 2 - 3 weeks.

[HAWGZHEAD]

Man, Ramsey is really mad at me for making Campbell the starter lol.

[danny's stogie]

Man, Ramsey is really mad at me for making Campbell the starter lol.

Cut him.

Cory Raymer complains every week about not starting: "when I don't start, we lose". Well dude, I'm 9 and 0 so shutup.

[danny's stogie]

I made the switch to Campbell in my second season and I must say it is ugly. Here's where I'm pissed at this version of Madden. In past versions the attribute "awareness" in QBs was arbitrarily tied to the amount of INTs a QB throws...for example, a player could be wide open, but because of poor awareness the QB would inexplicably throw the ball into the hands of a defender several yards away. This always got on my nerves and I figured that because awareness is now tied to the width of the vision cone that this annoying feature would be eliminated. Well it's not. I'm throwing lots of picks with Campbell and they are all on throws that Ramsey would have completed because of his higher 'awareness'. It's no biggie because I will adjust and I won't throw many picks with Campbell any more, but the fact that this feature is still a part of madden is quite frustrating.

[IndianBaller27]

I made the switch to Campbell in my second season and I must say it is ugly. Here's where I'm pissed at this version of Madden. In past versions the attribute "awareness" in QBs was arbitrarily tied to the amount of INTs a QB throws...for example, a player could be wide open, but because of poor awareness the QB would inexplicably throw the ball into the hands of a defender several yards away. This always got on my nerves and I figured that because awareness is now tied to the width of the vision cone that this annoying feature would be eliminated. Well it's not. I'm throwing lots of picks with Campbell and they are all on throws that Ramsey would have completed because of his higher 'awareness'. It's no biggie because I will adjust and I won't throw many picks with Campbell any more, but the fact that this feature is still a part of madden is quite frustrating.
I hardly ever mess up cuz of the cone. I usually mess up cuz of bad pass blocking or trying to force a pass I shouldn't just cuz I want the player's stats to get better.

[ihatedallas]

I have no problem with the cone, I just tend to force the ball to certain guys alot...so i get picked....

[danny's stogie]

I hardly ever mess up cuz of the cone. I usually mess up cuz of bad pass blocking or trying to force a pass I shouldn't just cuz I want the player's stats to get better.

Oh it's not the cone's fault, it's that Campbell has crappy awareness and he's terribly inaccurate even when recievers are wide open. I've looked at the replay of every pick I've thrown so far and all of them would've been completed with higher awareness QBs.

[danny's stogie]

Has anyone else played against Indy yet on All-Madden? I've never played a more frustrating game. Here's a quick recap of almost every play...Manning drops back to pass, oh watch out, a huge overload rush off the left side, wow, Manning gets crushed, but he manages to heave the ball up for grabs...It's caught, by a triple teamed Marvin Harrison, touchdown!!!!

Ok, so I overload the left side every play and hit Manning every play. I use playmaker to double team Harrison almost every time. Manning always gets the pass off before he's hit and the reciever catches it almost without exception. Every time I take control of my DB and try to get a pick my guy drops it. I had about 5 perfectly clean user picks...all of them dropped. I've never played a more frustrating game of Madden...next time I play the Colts and running the ball with my fullback every play and hopefully have 10 minute drives every time I have the ball.

[IndianBaller27]

Has anyone else played against Indy yet on All-Madden? I've never played a more frustrating game. Here's a quick recap of almost every play...Manning drops back to pass, oh watch out, a huge overload rush off the left side, wow, Manning gets crushed, but he manages to heave the ball up for grabs...It's caught, by a triple teamed Marvin Harrison, touchdown!!!!

Ok, so I overload the left side every play and hit Manning every play. I use playmaker to double team Harrison almost every time. Manning always gets the pass off before he's hit and the reciever catches it almost without exception. Every time I take control of my DB and try to get a pick my guy drops it. I had about 5 perfectly clean user picks...all of them dropped. I've never played a more frustrating game of Madden...next time I play the Colts and running the ball with my fullback every play and hopefully have 10 minute drives every time I have the ball.
I played the Texans with Peyton Manning... I picked him 5 times in the first half... And yes on All-Madden

[MoeRedskins]

Has anyone else played against Indy yet on All-Madden? I've never played a more frustrating game. Here's a quick recap of almost every play...Manning drops back to pass, oh watch out, a huge overload rush off the left side, wow, Manning gets crushed, but he manages to heave the ball up for grabs...It's caught, by a triple teamed Marvin Harrison, touchdown!!!!

Ok, so I overload the left side every play and hit Manning every play. I use playmaker to double team Harrison almost every time. Manning always gets the pass off before he's hit and the reciever catches it almost without exception. Every time I take control of my DB and try to get a pick my guy drops it. I had about 5 perfectly clean user picks...all of them dropped. I've never played a more frustrating game of Madden...next time I play the Colts and running the ball with my fullback every play and hopefully have 10 minute drives every time I have the ball.


I seem to have the same problem with McNabb. He doesn't complete any passes, but he never gets sacked as everytime he gets hit he amazingly gets the ball off.

[IMALILTEAPOT]

you know whats sooooo fun, controlling the FS(Taylor) the entire game, and baiting the qb. i just played, and its soo much fun. i was playing against the raiders, and they had 3 wide recievers on the left side, but we had a bad formation, so it was basically me(taylor) guarding 3 STREAKING wrs. it was sooo funny, and i still got the pick. that actually made me kinda proud, lol

[danny's stogie]

I seem to have the same problem with McNabb. He doesn't complete any passes, but he never gets sacked as everytime he gets hit he amazingly gets the ball off.

Oh I absolutely destroy McNabb. He'll avoid my sacks occasionally, but it's rare that the E-Girls score more than 10 points against me. Now the Brian Dawkins phenomenon is a different story...throw the ball on his side of the field and it doesn't go within 10 yards of your reciever, it goes straight into his hands.

[danny's stogie]

I played the Texans with Peyton Manning... I picked him 5 times in the first half... And yes on All-Madden

I'd have clean picks against him but my DBs kept dropping the damn ball...and they're wide frickin open.

[danny's stogie]

BTW...does anyone know what the "fairplay" option under gameplay settings does?

[IndianBaller27]

BTW...does anyone know what the "fairplay" option under gameplay settings does?
You can't go for it on any random fourth down, you have to be in a situation where a team in real life would actually go for it... Same with 2 point conversons, onside kicks, and something else I forgot

[C-7]

You can't go for it on any random fourth down, you have to be in a situation where a team in real life would actually go for it... Same with 2 point conversons, onside kicks, and something else I forgot



That sounds like it sucks.

Teams go for it on fouth down sometimes, on 4th and inches. And they also do surprise on-side kicks.

[ihatedallas]

When are the roster updates? I WANT NEMO!!!!!

[Sonoma]

When are the roster updates? I WANT NEMO!!!!!

I read somewhere on the EA message boards that Tuesday will be the day when they are avialable since this is the typical day they do server maintence.

[ryflan47]

I read somewhere on the EA message boards that Tuesday will be the day when they are avialable since this is the typical day they do server maintence.
So hopefully they have Antonio Brown off the team as of today :D

[Sonoma]

So hopefully they have Antonio Brown off the team as of today :D

Doubtful :(

They will probably just be the opening day rosters.

[ryflan47]

Doubtful :(

They will probably just be the opening day rosters.
Will Brunell be the starter though?

[danny's stogie]

I hate the rivalry feature in Madden. It turns the games into cheese. I like taking out my frustration on the Cowboys beating them 70-0, but the CPU does a whole bunch of BS to keep the game close. I fumbled 7 times!!! Wide open recievers dropping touchdowns. Ramsey missing wide open recievers. Ramsey throwing the ball a solid 10 yards away from his intended target right into the arms of Cowboy defenders (well maybe that isn't so implausible). Anyways, I hate rivalry games, they take the fun out of playing and I'm tempted to sim them from now on.

[Sonoma]

Will Brunell be the starter though?


New rosters are out as of today. Missing some players on the Skins like Nemo and Kearsey. And yes Brunell is the starter now in game but I switched back to Ramsey.

[ryflan47]

New rosters are out as of today. Missing some players on the Skins like Nemo and Kearsey. And yes Brunell is the starter now in game but I switched back to Ramsey.
I didn't expect Nemo or Keasey. Any of the players improved/deproved?

[tbfoster1]

LMAO!! So I just started my third season in Superstar mode and I'm playing the Eagles. I normally control Griffen on Defense. Well I have been abusing the RG with him. I took a closer look and the RG looks small. I went to the injury reports and noticed the eagles lost alot of people to injuries. Mcnabb is out for the season...that might explain the 3 ints in the first quarter. LOts of offensive linemen. So I looked at the number of the RG and guess who it is. DAVID AKERS LOL!!!. And when they go empty backfield they put Westbrook in.

Its a friggen Sackathon

[tbfoster1]

Well so much for the 2nd string QB for the eagles. Griffen just put him out for 11 weeks with a broken Jaw

[IMALILTEAPOT]

LMAO!! So I just started my third season in Superstar mode and I'm playing the Eagles. I normally control Griffen on Defense. Well I have been abusing the RG with him. I took a closer look and the RG looks small. I went to the injury reports and noticed the eagles lost alot of people to injuries. Mcnabb is out for the season...that might explain the 3 ints in the first quarter. LOts of offensive linemen. So I looked at the number of the RG and guess who it is. DAVID AKERS LOL!!!. And when they go empty backfield they put Westbrook in.

Its a friggen Sackathon
LOL. one of the things i dont like is that they have too many injuries around the league. i had to turn it off to make it more a challenge.


im in my first season on superstar and im a cornerback for the Rams. I have 8 picks with 3 tds, and i am already a 88. i have a question, how do u get more exposure? im playing like defensive player of the year, but i still have low exposure and popularity

[tbfoster1]

LOL. one of the things i dont like is that they have too many injuries around the league. i had to turn it off to make it more a challenge.


im in my first season on superstar and im a cornerback for the Rams. I have 8 picks with 3 tds, and i am already a 88. i have a question, how do u get more exposure? im playing like defensive player of the year, but i still have low exposure and popularity

my exposure is about half way, I played my first season with the bengals and won all the awards at running back, second season with the skins with a bunch of awards and now my third season just started. My exposure went down some after the last superbowl, somehow I got beat by the Pats 36-7. I think you just do the interviews when they come up, try to make a movie if that comes up. hook your guy up with tatoos and cool equipment. while your doing that an appearance bar goes up or down so I think that helps.

[danny's stogie]

LOL. one of the things i dont like is that they have too many injuries around the league. i had to turn it off to make it more a challenge.



Yeah, I was thinking of turning injuries off too, but instead I hired one of the worst health staffs. I still have less injuries than the league average, but I was dealt a couple of huge blows recently: I lost both CP and Springs for the playoff run. I have enough depth at cornerback to get by without a hitch, but the running game is another story. I drafted a RB (a top 5 projection who fell into the second round and thus couldn't pass on him) and he's really, really good, (99 speed, 95 agi, 91 acc, 96 break tackle, 99 carry, 76 strength after 2 seasons and a couple of training camps), but he only has a 60 stamina. He can't stay on the field for more than a few plays and my backups to him stink.

[Sonoma]

I didn't expect Nemo or Keasey. Any of the players improved/deproved?

Sorry I didn't see this earlier. The only player that I noticed that improved was Cooley.

[ryflan47]

Sorry I didn't see this earlier. The only player that I noticed that improved was Cooley.
Thats alright! Thanks a lot, I'm trying to convince my friend to let me get an update some day!

[Sonoma]

Thats alright! Thanks a lot, I'm trying to convince my friend to let me get an update some day!


The new rosters are enjoyable to have. I played over a friends house this weekend who didn't have the updated rosters and it was weird playing with Gardner, he's a beat in Madden btw. The offense is totally different as far as players go with the updated rosters, defense is basically the same. Also I think Patten has been upgraded alittle bit since the first roster.

[CNYSkinFan]

not to sound like a dork but how do I get an updated roster?

[IndianBaller27]

I started a new franchise with the Skins and I'm in my 5th season. I made the playoffs, but lost in the Super Bowl (simulated). Then I imported my draft class from NCAA Football and I got Matt Lienart, Reggie Bush, and Vince Young (Texas). I got a first rounder and third rounder for a restricted FA, and I used my other first rounder and a second rounder to trade up to get Reggie Bush. Then I traded my other first and both thirds to trade up to get Matt Lienart. Then in about week 7 of the season, I traded my back up QB (85) and my 4th rounder for Vince Young. So I have Matt Lienart starting in his rookie season (88 overall), Vince Young backing him up (84), and then at RB I have Clinton Portis (99), Reggie Bush (88), and then this other guy I drafted the year before (6'0" 244 lbs... 99 breaking tackles). Nice, huh?

[IMALILTEAPOT]

I started a new franchise with the Skins and I'm in my 5th season. I made the playoffs, but lost in the Super Bowl (simulated). Then I imported my draft class from NCAA Football and I got Matt Lienart, Reggie Bush, and Vince Young (Texas). I got a first rounder and third rounder for a restricted FA, and I used my other first rounder and a second rounder to trade up to get Reggie Bush. Then I traded my other first and both thirds to trade up to get Matt Lienart. Then in about week 7 of the season, I traded my back up QB (85) and my 4th rounder for Vince Young. So I have Matt Lienart starting in his rookie season (88 overall), Vince Young backing him up (84), and then at RB I have Clinton Portis (99), Reggie Bush (88), and then this other guy I drafted the year before (6'0" 244 lbs... 99 breaking tackles). Nice, huh?
how can u get all of them on the field?

[IndianBaller27]

how can u get all of them on the field?
I split their time. Like for certain formations, I have certain players in there. Like for the big I Form, I have the big 244 lb player. I even do that with the QB's. But it's mainly Matt Lienart and Clinton Portis. But it seems like whenever Reggie Bush is in there, he breaks a long one... just like at USC.

[SkinsASchamps]

For drafts I like to take players that are slotted as CBs and make them into SS opposite Sean Taylor. I draft someone fast and then work on them and after a year or two they are studly at the SS position and faster than anything you could have drafted. I also do this for DE. I draft a LB with good speed and size and then make them a DE in the edit position table. This also works well with SS converting to LB.

This is great to do if you like speed on your team. My team is very fast. DEs are in the 80s and so are all my LBs. Safties are in the 90s and my corners are all over 95. No one can pass on me and my DTs are both massive. You can do some of this postion changing on offense too but i like defense a lot.

Hope this is of some use to someone or maybe some of you already do this. I'd like to hear what you all think. Thanks.

[ihatedallas]

The new rosters ibnclude nemo, but hes rated 60 :rolleyes: ...but its still cool

[vabeach_skinsfan]

The new rosters ibnclude nemo, but hes rated 60 :rolleyes: ...but its still cool
If you get on line through x-box live, they automaticaly update the roster,in respect to the on going season.

[joethefan]

Very funny thing happened...I started my new madden season and the funniest thing happened.....

TO was released by the eagles!!!!...I laughed so hard I had cried.

[vabeach_skinsfan]

Very funny thing happened...I started my new madden season and the funniest thing happened.....

TO was released by the eagles!!!!...I laughed so hard I had cried.

LMAO. Are you serious? Good, thats for all the people that like to use the cheeziest team in the game. I got to check that out when I get on line.

[C-7]

Very funny thing happened...I started my new madden season and the funniest thing happened.....

TO was released by the eagles!!!!...I laughed so hard I had cried.



Did you pick him up?

[vabeach_skinsfan]

I don't think you can sign free agents when playing on-line. Now if some how TO was to be re-instated and play for another team, I think the roster would update and then TO would be on.

[ihatedallas]

If you get on line through x-box live, they automaticaly update the roster,in respect to the on going season.

yea i know, thats what i meant by new roster, the downloaded one

[Sonoma]

I think JoeTheFan is talking about his franchise and not online. TO is still on the online rosters for the Eages.

I remember after my first franchise year the vikes released Fred Smoot.