*Official Madden NFL 11 Info Thread*

[Sports fanantic]

Quote: Originally Posted by lgxjames

I hope your faith isn't dependent on having that one answered

LoL...no, i'm just tired of the same madden each year. something new like having full-coverage of ESPN presentation will boost franchise and online games. i am a presentation guy so of course other people will disagree with me but thats just my opinion.

[cgm110]

Quick question about the "OC/DC" calling the plays--- will I still have the option to override (espc on offense)-- I know when i ask madden and in headcoach sometimes the AI will not make the wisest choices (IE a draw play on 3&11) and I would want to call something out of the gun or a quick slant with a speed WR to hopefullly pick up some YAC. I know audibles are an option, but I hope I still have control over my playbook.

[TheFuture94]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sports fanantic

i am praying for ESPN presentation

Me too. They've gotta step it up in presintation like NCAA did.

[Bgamer90]

^Doesn't look like the game will have ESPN presentation.

(As I've said before,) The NFL Network and ESPN conflict has been reported to be true. NFL doesn't want ESPN in the game and ESPN doesn't want NFLN in the game.

[JayhawkerStL]

Has there been info on the online leagues at all? I'm curious if we will be able to set up an 8 or 12 man league. I'd rather not have a bunch of CPU controlled teams, and I'd like to have it set up so that humans can play each other every week.

As much as I enjoyed Madden 10's leagues, I wish we could have gone with smaller leagues as an option.

[joejccva71]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sports fanantic

i am praying for ESPN presentation

Again, there will not be ESPN presentation in Madden because the NFL won't allow it. It is a conflict of interest between ESPN and NFLN. The presentation that is used (and was integrated last year) is NFLN.

[ODogg]

jayhawker, why can't you just do a league and have everyone in the same division?

[JayhawkerStL]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

jayhawker, why can't you just do a league and have everyone in the same division?

We actually did that with eight of us. That got each owner 10 human games out of 16.

But most of us are carryovers from APFB, and would prefer to just play in a league with one division. We aren't trying to simulate the NFL, just play each other.

To be fair, even 2K's league were kind of weak. There was no way to have divisions and a Super Bowl.

I really like the online franchise, especially if you can get 32 teams. But that is rare, if you want to limit who gets to join. The OS league looks perfect. But they have a bigger pool of people to choose from, and can exclude a ton of people.

Most leagues on the internet end up being from 6 to 12 teams. It would be nice to have an option to just run a small league. I would have hoped to find improvements on what 2K had done. Instead, it has been eliminated.

It's a not a dealbreaker for me. It's just something I would prefer.