How To Win With A Bad Quarterback
There are a ton of teams that are left unused in Madden or Ncaa Football and after polling a sample of players one of the biggest reasons why is that they would have to play with a bad Quarterback.
Believe me guys I have been thereas well. My favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons, and there was no tougher year for me than the Madden 2008 season. Of course if you havent caught on by now that was the year that the entire dog fighting incedent went down.
After the EA Sports Madden Development Team took Michael Vick off of the roster I was left between Joey Harrington, Chris Redman, and Bryon Leftwitch. Not a group of studs is it? But I managed to get by with those guys, and I passed the ball effectivly doing it. Heres what you need to focus on to get you a win while using a bad quarterback
Know Your Quarterbacks Arm
Knowing what passes your Quarterback can and cannot throw is very important towards winning with a bad quarterback. You must get into practice mode and work on throwing every route. YES EVERY ROUTE!
You need to see if you can or cant throw a route, or if you have to make accommodations to make that throw work. See if he can throw decently while on the move. See how deep he can throw the ball. Go over everything diligently. Once you have don't this you can customize what you do passing wise around what your quarterback does well, and you can mask his weaknesses.
Protection
Your Quarterback cant complete passes off his backside can he?
No he cant.......I somehow have the feeling that one or two of you said that he could.
You must always make sure you have protection in place, not only because you cant throw a pass from your backside (although that is a very good reason). But because throwing while moving hurts your accuracy. You want to be as stationary as possible while attempting a pass. And as you would expect its pretty hard to be stationary when you are running for your life
Throw To Open Receivers
I know that "throw to open receivers" sounds like a no brainer. Trust me guys it is not a no brainer. People try to "throw the receivers open" instead of "throwing to open receivers"
Whats the difference?
Well its quite simple. Throwing to open receivers means that the throw you are making is going to a receiver who has open room to catch the ball. A receiver who has nothing that can impede the catch. A receiver who will not take an immedate hit once a reception is made.
Now throwing a wide receiver open is almost the opposite. Your throw is what will make the receiver open. Your throw leads the receiver to open space instead of him already being in open space and making the throw. Ususally the throw is a tight fit.
Why does this matter?
It matters because if you try top throw a wide receiver open with a bad quarterback the pass has a high chance of being a bad pass. And a bad pass around a crowd of defensive backs could be going the other way quickly. If the wide receiver is open already than an inaccurate pass wont hurt much.
Put Players Around Him That Can Catch What Is Thrown
Pretty simple concept guys. Since your quarterback cant throw amazingly well you need to put guys on the field who can catch the ball when it does get to the target.
I know that its "all the rage" to get as much speed on the field as you can. But guys you have to think about how that effects the balance of the offense.
Are those receivers too fast? Are they out running the quarterbacks arm? If so then they are not needed.
I remember back in Madden 2008 while using the Atlanta Falcons I had to choose between Chris Redman and Byron Leftwitch.
Chris Redman was a little bit more accurate than Byron was. But Byron Leftwitch's arm was out of this world. He had 98 throw power. He sounds like the obvious fit right? WRONG. The falcons fastest wide receiver that year was 94 speed. He couldnt really get down the field, so starting Leftwitch would be a waste. I started Chris Redman and gained two points of accuracy.
Also it would be a shame if your bum of a quarterback threw the perfect ball only to have your fast but no hands wide receiver drop the ball. Get guys on the field who can catch the ball. It will benefit your quarterback.
Have A Good Run Game
There is nothing more beneficial to a passing game than a good run game. What a good run game does is puts the defenses focus on stopping the run thus putting your not so great quarterback in the back of their mind. You benefit because the defense would be more set up to defend the run and less equip to defend the pass. You can gain that one step on the defensive back that allows a less than stellar pass to get to the target.
There you go guys, you now have the tools at your disposal to win with a bad quarterback. Now go out there and make Tim Tebow look like Tom Brady!!!
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