Is it me or

[HarkTheSound]

is it ridiculously hard to run in this game, especially on all-madden? the cpu always runs me over and does out of this world truck moves while i cant break a tackle to save my life an my line never gives me any holes to run. its just frustrating not being able to run, especially since i like doing play action passes. Since im forced to pass all the time, i end up throwing like 4 ints every game. lol.

I mean on ncaa i have no troubles at all against heisman running. i know maddens harder but geez. im not used to going from rushing at least 150 yds every game in ncaa then i hop on madden and i barely reach 50...

[kmart2180]

I find that if you limit use of the sprint button this helps alot. And sometimes being patient really is key. Also use the line shift always. Not much help but just advice.

[HarkTheSound]

actually that did help. ive never rly thot of using line shifting. and i am kind of a sprint button spammer so maybe ill have to cut down on that too...i hear using the truck stick in between the trenches works better in this game. Thanks for the tips.

[kmart2180]

The sprint button in that game is the devil, it for some strange reason makes the defensive players faster when you press it and break off their block quicker. It could just be me that feels that way but Im sure there a alot of people who feel the same way.

The sprint should really only be used once you find a hole or get to the outside. But once pressed you lose out on some of the suttle movement you need sometimes to get into a hole or juke ...ect......

Practice mode- run some counters and dives and watch the difference when you go with no sprint and then with sprint. You will come to find that being patient and not sprinting will gain you more yards. Good Luck!

[Stroehms]

Quote: Originally Posted by kmart2180

The sprint button in that game is the devil, it for some strange reason makes the defensive players faster when you press it and break off their block quicker. It could just be me that feels that way but Im sure there a alot of people who feel the same way. The sprint should really only be used once you find a hole or get to the outside. But once pressed you lose out on some of the suttle movement you need sometimes to get into a hole or juke ...ect...... Practice mode- run some counters and dives and watch the difference when you go with no sprint and then with sprint. You will come to find that being patient and not sprinting will gain you more yards. Good Luck!

This is true. Practice makes perfect too.

[Cusefan]

Quote: Originally Posted by kmart2180

The sprint button in that game is the devil, it for some strange reason makes the defensive players faster when you press it and break off their block quicker. It could just be me that feels that way but Im sure there a alot of people who feel the same way. The sprint should really only be used once you find a hole or get to the outside. But once pressed you lose out on some of the suttle movement you need sometimes to get into a hole or juke ...ect...... Practice mode- run some counters and dives and watch the difference when you go with no sprint and then with sprint. You will come to find that being patient and not sprinting will gain you more yards. Good Luck!

Thats not true at all. Granted you do not want to use the sprint button right after the hand off but once you find that hole and press sprint you can really get some nice runs. I am not saying the Running game is great, which it is not, but blaming it on the sprint button is a bad scapegoat.

[NuJoiseySoulja]

The run game for me feels too hard aswell, and it's not because I been playing NFL 2K5 all these years.. I am able to run the ball well on the CurrentGen Maddens, but the run-game in 09 for PS3 is very stiff and its like you're either going to get the yards or you're not.. its like a chore.

Last time I even played Maddden 2009, i remember when I ran the ball with LaDainian Tomlinson, i didnt even press any of the juke moves I was just running straight ahead and he like did a move on the defender - now I felt that was cheap the computer had to do the work for me, so its definately a chore. That being said, I traded PS3 Madden 09 in for the PS2 version - I feel like I am playing Madden 05 with updated rosters and menus. The quarterback flashlight gots to go.

[davjaffe]

I have found the most frustrating thing to be that the CPU seems to have an innate ability to know when and where I'll be rushing when I get to the line of scrimmage; as a result, most of my better runs come out of audibles and flipped plays (mostly using the R-stick, not flipping the entire play).

I have, however, been having a little more success recently by restricting the use of Sprint to very few situations. Usually, I pull it only if I have a clear look at daylight or if I need the extra speed to get to the outside. Otherwise, the CPU sheds its blocks almost instaneously, making the use of spring almost null in between the tackles.

Also, I have been using Practice mode quite a bit, which is undoubtedly helpful. (Although, it is frustrating that the success I have in practice doesn't necessarily translate to game time - I probably average about 6 yards a carry on practice mode, but I struggle to stay above 3 in-game).

I have found that really trying to utilize the full extent of the running playbook is helpful. Varying your running plays is a good strategy. I love the Iso and the HB blast, but have found that mixing in counters, delays, and stretches helps loosen up the D. (On a side note, I love the "Inside Zone" running play out of I-form).

With that all having been said, I do honestly still believe that the running game needs quite a bit of work. I have always prided myself on my running in Madden, going all the way back to Madden 2002 with Daunte on the cover. I was shocked to have such a hard time with this year's game, then. The biggest thing, to me, that needs to be fixed in order to improve the running game, is the O-line. I can't count the number of inexplicably missed blocks and utterly & completely confused linemen I have witnessed. There needs to be seriously improved blocking logic assigned to the O-line (as well as run blocking TEs and FBs). I think there should also be more of the powerful "drive blocking" you see in the NFL - as it stands in Madden, it seems like there's either a cut block, a pancake, or the lineman just engages his defender and stands still (if the blocker even finds anyone to block in the first place or he avoids getting put on his butt by the DL).