Too many big runs because downfield blocking is too effective

[4thQtrStre5S]

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Sounds like people in this thread are playing a different game than I am...I haven't seen WR's making pancake blocks, etc..

[caseyj622]

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I had this issue when the game was released. Drop run block to 0 for user...reduce threshold speed. Raise CPU tackling. Good luck breaking a lot of long runs on all madden.

[xCoachDx]

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Goes to what we were talking about in a seperate thread. LB's and DB's take terrible angles and run straight into blockers. It's a serious error that doesn't seem to be fixed with a slider. It's making the game unplayable for me at this point. I'm sick of having a defense in perfect position and then watching an AI player give up his gap control and take on a blocker head on. My elementary football players are even smart enough to grasp that simple concept.

[kzdwfy]

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O agree with everything said in this post

[ajra21]

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have been playing more and more on all madden. i generally only use power backs and have found the number of big runs have fallen off considerably.

[mjavon]

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I've been playing on All Madden default and have had encouraging results all around.

[PRiMETiME559_ps4]

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I had this issue when the game was released. Drop run block to 0 for user...reduce threshold speed. Raise CPU tackling. Good luck breaking a lot of long runs on all madden.

Reduce threshold or increase it?? I've already lowered run blocking to zero. I've tried increasing threshold to 70 or 80 and I'm far and away the leading rusher in week 17 with Jamaal Charles. I've purposely had to pull him out of the game sometimes to keep his numbers realistic (I'm all about simulation and realism) and this game is simply neither simulation or realistic.

[Jm0ney2001]

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I think that's Bc the game is tuned to get realistic stats in half the time. Supposedly the game is tuned for 6 min qtrs. Which is why they made explosive plays so frequent and you can't have a 17-14 game on 15 min qtrs w/o some slider adjustments. I hate that.

[jmik58]

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my first two seasons, i never broke a long run. just didn't happen.

but now, my OL are all 84 OVR plus with high 80s or low 90s in run & impact blocking so once a game, my bruising HB will break a big one.

I use the "combined" slider set on All-Pro and have had this^^^ same experience with the Chiefs. In year 1 the OLine was attrocious so I moved some guys around and have spent the better part of two years training the OLine every week by focusing on RB, IB and AWR. I've gone from a group of 72 OVR with Normal progression to a formidable unit that is two deep with starters ranging from 80-90 and backups in the mid 70's. Now those are just numbers, but the real impact has been on the field and it's very noticable. Most of the guys still struggle against elite DLinemen but the proof is there as in a matter of a year-and-a-half we've flipped the philosophy from a pass-first West Coast attack to run-first (and effective).

Bottom line is to find a good slider set. I highly recommend the combined set (with some tweaks to fit your needs).

[ggsimmonds]

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I wonder if it is related to the fix to make running against dime formations more effective.

I don't know exactly what EA did to make running against 6+ DB sets more effective, but it is not hard to imagine how it could result in better downfield blocking.

One possibility, tune the strength rating to matter more in blocking, and/or rebalance strength rating between linemen and players in the secondary.

Who generally makes downfield tackles?