Play action, Pre-snap D, and Pump Fakes...

I would love to see a improvement to play action, pre snap defense, and pump fakes on Madden 11. The current play action works pretty well on D lineman and Linebackers. It also helps that they get caught up in the notorious suction blocking allowing the Qb to set up and pass the ball but the play action has little or no affect on the Dbs and safeties. You can average 5 to 6 yards for 3 quarters and then take a shot down field expecting at least one of the Cbs or Safeties to anticipate run but nope their busy running stride for stride with your Wrs.

There needs to be some formula that actually factors the Dbs Awr vs. the likeliness of run, plus the teams run success. This is a integral part of football. Even a Db with a 60 awr isn't biting on play action if the team is avg 1 to 2 yds a carry. But if your consistently running for large chunks of yards then you will see safeties creep up closer to the line of scrimmage and Dbs will be more prone to play action but this is not a part of the current Madden.

I saw a great video from someone one time just can't remember where and it showed the safeties and Lbs creeping up to the line and stalking pre-snap looking to confuse the QB. Its more difficult for a QB to get a accurate pre snap read when defenders do this. If you watch the NFL there is constant movement from the defense before the snap, Lbs showing blitz then backing into coverage, safeties creeping up trying to time the snap of the ball, but Madden defenders are statues and just stand there. I would love to hot route to a slant because a LB is showing Blitz only to have him drop back into coverage and pick a pass only because it would be more realistic.

This is a dynamic part of football, watch a safety like Dawkins time a safety blitz with a flying start which is a big difference from the 10 to 15 yards deep blitzing from a static start on Madden. The Safety is still in the passing lanes by the time the QB releases the ball so these plays just handicap your defense rather than generate pressure.

Also, after watching Brady and especially Big Ben use the pump fake to completely manipulate defenses, I would love to see this added to Madden. Many NFL QBs use the pump fake religiously. We have a PA rtg not quite sure how effective it is but a pump fake rtg would be a nice addition. As it stands now the pump fake is something players use on Madden because it looks cool but there is no real applicable use for it.

There is no true defensive interaction that would allow defenders to read QBs eyes because they don't actually scan the field. I thought this was supposed to be what the whole procedural awareness thing was but I guess not. Imagine actually being able to move a safety with the QBs eyes or a pump fake and then coming back to a Wr on the backside it would be a thing of beauty to see. Maddens camera layout would be perfect for this it would add a really good looking animation and realism to the game.

Imagine the slant and go's or out and ups actually working because you set them up earlier in the game with quck slants and outs then pump faking and throwing deep because the DB bit on pump fake. Thats how you jump a route as a DB its not having the CB run the route for the Wr because they have 90 plus Awr its more where you think the Wr is going, the Wrs route, and down and distance.

This is football and believe it or not its not always about ratings. You should be able to complete passes, not many, but some on Asomugha, you should be able to run some type of play to D. Ware or J. Harrisons side, because there are things like gameplans and solid offensive and defensive schemes that can be used to beat great players.

These are things that could be used to create a true sim style game. It would force people to actually play the game the way it was meant to be. If you know that the next time you run that play action money play the DE is crashing down on your QB, or you put your DBs in press and get beat on a slant and go you'll think twice about it. It would force people to use a sound gameplan, actually put plays together, and read defenses and offenses.