Can We Talk About The Running Game?

[JKSportsGamer1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by mjavon

It seems like this year you really have to time the acceleration burst well to be successful. Last year they added the acceleration burst as a similar, but different thing from the turbo/sprint of old, but I still found myself holding R2 immediately with little consequence. My first few games I struggled to get more than three yards per carry, but once I started holding off R2 until I hit the hole I started getting 4-5 ypc with Bishop Sankey on All-Madden default.

This! You have to lay off the acceleration button until you have an opening. If you hit the acceleration button prematurely you will lose control of your runner. You have to be patient, read your blocks & look for the opening. Use the acceleration button sparingly & you will have much more success running.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

I should be able to call a perfect defense and generally stop a particular play even if my D isn't as highly rated.

That's not really how it works in real life. Execution beats scheme every time.

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

That's not really how it works in real life. Execution beats scheme every time.

Which is true and somewhat my point. There seems to be no execution at all in many cases however. Just a defensive lineman triggering a break block animation or not.

[Gosens6]

Too all the guys finding success with the rush, congratulations, but it doesn't come as easy to some off us.

Anyway, I've followed some tips in this thread and I'm definitely making progress. Ran for over 100 yards for the first time in this game in my Browns CFM against the Bengals.

I don't play Madden much, i maybe played a dozen times last year and it was entirely too easy to run. Seems as though they've tightened it up a lot and made it more difficult (for some of us at least) finally being able to rush for a good amount of yardage is satisfying .




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[EJ_Manuel]

Quote: Originally Posted by SolidSquid

I actually had to change up the way I run. It past years hitting the sprint button would cause basically every defender to immediatly disengage from blocks, so I wouldn't touch the sprint button until I was in the second level. Now the you have to hit sprint while in the backfield to burst through the hole in the line. Running backs seem so slow in the backfield this year Just wanted to add I've done something for years that was added to madden this year that helps when running, skills trainer calls it the "hat count" or something but basically count up the defenders in the box and see if you have a running advantage of not. If there's 9 guys in the box running might not be the best option.

Exactly. If I run a play out of the pistol or Gun, it seems like from snap to handoff just takes FOREVER. Much less trying to get your back going once he FINALLY gets the ball.

[oneamongthefence]

Also the CPU defense will actually key in on plays of you run the same ones consistently. Mixing it up does help as well. I use Eddie Lacy and running outside was usually a no go lAst year. this year running outside early doesn't lead to success but if I'm running inside and start getting stuffed I can run a toss play and see defenders crashing inside. Pretty rewarding to see that and be able to outsmart the cpu.

This is not a test.

[JMD]

On all pro default using the Chiefs through ten play now games I was getting between 80 to 120 rushing yards per game. The CPU was getting 45 to 70 so I upped the CPU run blocking to 60 and now it's playing great. I also lowered CPU and Human tackling to 40. Makes for more realistic broken tackles.

I was playing the Eagles and I had Murray in the back field, he spun out of the tackle, the stiff armed my other defender and took it 76 yards to the end zone. It was a thing of beauty.

[Galarius]

Quote: Originally Posted by booker21

same as myself. Lowering tackle will fix that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You could still use tackling for that but then cpu WRs will be a little overpowered.I always raised cpu run blocking instead to get better cpu running