Where is the equipment thread? Seriously, this is one of the most glaring issues in Madden games. For example, most of the facemasks you see on Sundays are either missing or wildly inaccurate.
The new Revo Speed facemasks introduced way back in 13 (that haven't been updated since) are borked, especially the "Straight" ones.
Look at Russell Wilson's facemask, the
"3 Bar Straight" in Revo Speed I believe, notice how it tapers off from the top of the mask to the bottom, and the three bars do the same.
Now look at Russell Wilson in Madden, his facemask is literally a square, the vertical bars on the sides and in the middle don't taper down, and they're way too far from each other!
Next we'll look at what I believe is the Revo Speed
"3 Bar Robot" and the
"Straight LB" which have the same problem of the vertical bars in front of the mouth/nose not being closer together at a "V" angle.
How are you going to have Odell Beckham be your cover athlete, but you don't include his facemask in the game? The Bulldog and Tuck Custom masks (which exactly ZERO people wear in the NFL) are still making the cut every year? I don't mean to bash the guys, I'm sure they have their reasons, but to the consumers, this screams sloppiness. That's not even nitpicking; if my seven year old can notice it, so can the rest of us.
Odell's facemask conundrum brings me to my next concern, the lack of flat visors. It seems in the last four or five years, more and more teams are wearing flat visors instead of the older domed variant. This is clearly seen when you compare players like Cam Newton and Marshawn Lynch to their madden counterparts.