Patch 2 breaks wildcat.

[Faizon]

Guess I'll firmly switch to the Saints playbook then.

[juliusjackson]

like 4-5 teams use the wildcat in the nfl. get a clue. it was broken in madden 10 before patch 2. do you people not look at how plays develop?? check out how the wildcat blocking overpowers the D every damn time!! if regular blocking were as good then running would be on rookie difficulty regardless of whether youre playing all-madden or not. the hitch was put in there to make up for programming probs.

its beyond obvious that screens and the wildcat have certain AI stats turned down/amped up so the plays work.

btw, the wildcat is a DESPERATE, DESPERATE formation used by the most anemic Os in the lg: phi, cle, mia. O cords basically throw their hands in the air and say, "**** it, lets pray for a miracle and run the wildcat>" lol

[TeamBuilder]

Quote: Originally Posted by sportyguyfl31

95% of the league runs the wildcat?? Only 1 team runs the wildcat all that well, and are serious about it. The rest of the league does it as a gimmick.

Yea and EA punishes that one team.

[TeamBuilder]

Quote: Originally Posted by juliusjackson

like 4-5 teams use the wildcat in the nfl. get a clue. it was broken in madden 10 before patch 2. do you people not look at how plays develop?? check out how the wildcat blocking overpowers the D every damn time!! if regular blocking were as good then running would be on rookie difficulty regardless of whether youre playing all-madden or not. the hitch was put in there to make up for programming probs. its beyond obvious that screens and the wildcat have certain AI stats turned down/amped up so the plays work. btw, the wildcat is a DESPERATE, DESPERATE formation used by the most anemic Os in the lg: phi, cle, mia. O cords basically throw their hands in the air and say, "**** it, lets pray for a miracle and run the wildcat>" lol

Actually, Miami uses it for ball control/possession and actually use it to move the ball down the field...and for them it has worked. Not saying Miami has a great offense, but it's actually useful for them, it's not a "desperate formation" the way they use it.

[authentic]

I bet 50% of teams in the NFL run a wildcat play at some points. You guys just don't realize it because you don't see all the games. Minnesota, Miami, Bucs, Oakland, Browns, Chargers, Lions, Rams, Cardinals, Jaguars, Titans, Chiefs, Eagles, 49ers.

[dfos81]

Quote: Originally Posted by authentic

I bet 50% of teams in the NFL run a wildcat play at some points. You guys just don't realize it because you don't see all the games. Minnesota, Miami, Bucs, Oakland, Browns, Chargers, Lions, Rams, Cardinals, Jaguars, Titans, Chiefs, Eagles, 49ers.

and Cowboys

Its getting more popularity every year, next season some more teams will be using it.
EA will fix the issues and the Wildcat will make it in M11 again.

[Emerald Eyes]

Quote: Originally Posted by juliusjackson

like 4-5 teams use the wildcat in the nfl. get a clue. it was broken in madden 10 before patch 2. do you people not look at how plays develop?? check out how the wildcat blocking overpowers the D every damn time!! if regular blocking were as good then running would be on rookie difficulty regardless of whether youre playing all-madden or not. the hitch was put in there to make up for programming probs. its beyond obvious that screens and the wildcat have certain AI stats turned down/amped up so the plays work. btw, the wildcat is a DESPERATE, DESPERATE formation used by the most anemic Os in the lg: phi, cle, mia. O cords basically throw their hands in the air and say, "**** it, lets pray for a miracle and run the wildcat>" lol

Philly has a pretty good offense, there passing game is solid. Miami threw the ball 52 times last week, and haven't been running the wildcat much at all since brown went down. But they still run the ball well.

So no, its not a desperation move, but it doesn't really work unless you have the proper personal like anything else in football, and Madden might not be able to interpret that adequately so they just tone it down on a whole.

Like others have stated before, I wish they would just tone it down for online play, because it seriously would get out of hand. Offline we should be about to do whatever we want to the cpu.

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by juliusjackson

btw, the wildcat is a DESPERATE, DESPERATE formation used by the most anemic Os in the lg: phi, cle, mia. O cords basically throw their hands in the air and say, "**** it, lets pray for a miracle and run the wildcat>" lol

lol...Philly anemic??? I give you the other two, but Philly has a strong offense. And the wildcat is simply playing to your personnel strengths, just like any other formation.

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Overall, maybe only a handful use it consistently, but that's no reason to eliminate it from the game or hamstring it to cover "cheesers."

IMO, one of the biggest problems with Madden's realism is all the excess protections they put in for online play...it hurts the offline experience. Receivers not jumping, weird stutters in pursuit on breakaways, the wildcat...all can b attributed to "fixes" for online "cheeseing."