With respect to authenticity, it's a legitimate error of concern.
Receivers' inside leg (leg closer to the football) is supposed to be positioned forward. The outside leg (leg away from the football) is supposed to be positioned backwards.
Revisit the legs or leg stripes of both EA Madden's receivers. Compare those to the either the supplied screen shot of the Green Bay Packers, or the following video footage below.
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goaline and short yardage animations have been off in my opinion and has been over look for years.. I coach pop warner football and we teach a simple principle low man in football wins. they have fail to have this play out in madden. fast forward to the 4:25 mark
and i cant wait til we see what happen at the 26sec mark of the vid to happen in madden