Madden NFL 17 Defensive Gaps, Alignment, Assignment, Technique, Blocking & Much More

[DeuceDouglas]

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My god all of this sounds great if it works close to properly. I can't wait to see some gameplay videos because everything reads "new animations, new animations, new animations." I love the Read and React part they talked about as long as it doesn't make things feel too slow but the idea of having a player shoot gaps versus a guy who is slow based on ratings sounds excellent.

[Junior Moe]

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Madden is coming with it this year. I love it! This should really separate the defenses this year and make offense both more challenging and rewarding. As well as create more of a chess match on defense.

[charter04]

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Wow. Now we are talking. If all this works as advertised this is the best real football additions Madden has had in years. As a fan of real football strategy I'm pumped.

[Herschie]

Blah, blah, blah. I'm getting deja vu for some reason. Didn't they say that they were going to improve the defense last year? Didn't happen. I'm waiting for people's impressions on here before I pick it up this year, if I pick it up. Every year they make it seem like this is going to be THE year that Madden will knock our socks off, and each year it comes up short. I usually get it on release night, but I'm waiting to see if it's worth it this year.

Now if it turns out that this game is fantastic, and everyone says that defense plays correctly, and there are other improvements, I'll make a beeline to Gamestop, trust me. But I'm going to have to wait.

[kingsofthevalley]

As long as the A.I. knows how to utilize these additions, all will be well.

[SolidSquid]

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Still awaiting confirmation on Sam and Will LBs. devs never respond to me on Twitter

[OhMrHanky]

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Wow. I think I just crapped my pants!!! Lol. This sounds AWESOME!!! And, may be the single greatest addition to any madden title. If this is implemented correctly, THIS will make the game feel like it feels on Sundays. And, this will FINALLY make running the ball MAKE SENSE!!! And, it will finally make playing as a MLB MAKE SENSE, as well!!! This actually sounds like REAL football. And, honestly, to the casuals, arcade style, tourney guys, this will ultimately play better for them as well, I believe. I have always felt that once madden football ACTUALLY PLAYS FOOTBALL, everyone will be happy. I may find it hard to play M16, anymore! Lol, as I can't wait to see some proper gap fit play. Go, MADDEN!! Excellent blog, too. Great explanations of what's coming.


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[Palm Bay Pro]

Re: Madden NFL 17 Defensive Gaps, Alignment, Assignment, Technique, Blocking & Much M

Saw nothing about assigning your best corner to their best wide receiver

[jpdavis82]

Re: Madden NFL 17 Defensive Gaps, Alignment, Assignment, Technique, Blocking & Much M

Saw nothing about assigning your best corner to their best wide receiver

There was nothing in there about the passing game, but next week Rex is going to talk about all the new zones and stuff so we should find out then.

[MajorSupreme]

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Saw nothing about assigning your best corner to their best wide receiver

I'd still hold on to that. What came out today was very front-seven oriented. There are still blogs to come that will talk about concepts like the new zone coverage schemes coming this year.

But it would be pretty disappointing if it doesn't make it in this year.

[SportsGamer94]

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That sounded amazing, but gotta see it in action before I get too excited. Ill know its the real deal when people are not able to stop the run in quarters defense or zone passing defenses.

[Cowboy008]

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I really like that the visual feedback that tells you when your defense flips can be turned off.

[SportsGamer94]

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Looks like pre-snap defensive player stances are the same again. I hate the way the corner backs stand. Hopefully their is more pre-snap defensive player movement

[GiantBlue76]

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After reading that blog, I don't know how to feel. It was an excellently written piece that did a great job of explaining what they've added. This type of realism is absolutely spectacular. The only thing keeping me from getting incredibly excited about this is the fact that there always seems to be a big gap between the conceptual design and the actual implementation. Offensive and defensive line play stands out as the biggest one.

That being said, this is actually the type of thing, if it works correctly, would make me gladly fork over my 60 bucks. You hear that AJ? Real football really does sell!

Even if it turns out to not work properly, kudos to these guys for attempting this. It's excellent.

[TarHeelPhenom]

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I would think it would also make it extremely important who you draft and sign in free agency. If PRC rating has it's desired affect then if you mess around and have guys with low PRC we would prolly see a lot of blown assignments. Getting the players that fit scheme should be important too now. I pray it works correctly. I think we should be cautiously optimistic with this being the first year of implementation. Major props to Madden team for taking these steps.