Not just O line D line interaction but All Blocking engagments

[General Butt Naked]

I wish people would stop asking for just o line d line interaction improvements. The issue is with all blocking engagements. Would you be satisfied with an improved o line d line interaction but then when your are in the open field players still stick together? We need to change our vocabulary. Blocking engagements instead of o line d line interaction. if this is to be the focus of 14 then I think it should be a revamping of the whole blocking system. Then we would have the 2 most important things in football, blocking and tackling. I hope you wont be dissapointed when we have a revamped o line d line interaction, but when it comes to all other engagments there will be no other changes.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by General Butt Naked

I wish people would stop asking for just o line d line interaction improvements. The issue is with all blocking engagements. Would you be satisfied with an improved o line d line interaction but then when your are in the open field players still stick together? We need to change our vocabulary. Blocking engagements instead of o line d line interaction. if this is to be the focus of 14 then I think it should be a revamping of the whole blocking system. Then we would have the 2 most important things in football, blocking and tackling. I hope you wont be dissapointed when we have a revamped o line d line interaction, but when it comes to all other engagments there will be no other changes.

When you say blocking engagements need to be fixed, I think about only the blocking interaction itself. Pause this vid at 4:32. I see 3 Bears getting blocking to the outside, but they blockers just release them instantly.




I want that to be fixed as well, but that only scratches the surface. OL/DL interaction is including double team pass blocking, untethering defensive players to an offensive blocker so offensive players don't "know" a player is blitzing, adding 1/4 and 1/2 shifts, getting the dlineman to attack gaps instead their assigned counterpart, improving twist and stunt options, getting engaged players to move with the play and a few other things.

Simply put, I don't think Madden can improve the OL/DL interaction to the level I am asking without addressing basic blocking engagements.

[edjames01]

There should also be penalties for illegal chop blocks and defensive players getting knocked down when they are not ready for a hit.