Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

[RaychelSnr]

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[4thQtrStre5S]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Creating a more intuitive system for assigning players to special positions will allow more people to enjoy the additional strategy element. Should also open up the way people think about the draft in CFM, moving forward.

[scitychamps87]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Creating a more intuitive system for assigning players to special positions will allow more people to enjoy the additional strategy element. Should also open up the way people think about the draft in CFM, moving forward.

I can't wait to unleash my inner Belichick

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[4thQtrStre5S]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Belichick is amazing as a coach. He is essentially looking at the game of football like a mathematician would, and solving all the problems. He plays odds and matchups, the numbers, like no other coach I have seen.

I hope to see Madden assist others in seeing the game of Madden in a more in depth manner. Making the system easier for the regular video game player will help to open the game strategy for all..

[briz1046]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Combining this info with the possiblity that M19 has additional ratings makes me hopeful that the main menu rosters/ depth charts may have seen a long overdue major overhaul

Or maybe I'm adding 2 and 2 to make five?

[JoshC1977]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Not a back-of-box feature, but I like this a lot as a "Quality of Life" kind of change. I'm hoping that this will also make it a bit easier to stimulate RB rotation based on down/distance/formation versus having to constantly jack-up fatigue/autosub settings....this now gives you your primary back, 3rd down "scat back" and a short yardage guy.



I AM a bit curious about the "sub linebacker" and in what instances he would be subbed-in....is this intended to be a pass rush specialist or a coverage LB (or will that be a bit different depending on whether you run a 34 vs 43 scheme).

[roadman]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Agree with Josh, this is a great new and improved "Quality of Life" adding position specialist.

[Aestis]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Not a back-of-box feature, but I like this a lot as a "Quality of Life" kind of change. I'm hoping that this will also make it a bit easier to stimulate RB rotation based on down/distance/formation versus having to constantly jack-up fatigue/autosub settings....this now gives you your primary back, 3rd down "scat back" and a short yardage guy.



I AM a bit curious about the "sub linebacker" and in what instances he would be subbed-in....is this intended to be a pass rush specialist or a coverage LB (or will that be a bit different depending on whether you run a 34 vs 43 scheme).

I'd bet almost anything it's a coverage LB in nickel/dime sets. Presumably if you run 3-4 and thus have pass-rushing OLBs, that wouldn't need to change on passing downs. But you might want to change who lines up at DE/DT.

[briz1046]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Not a huge thing I guess but a little saddened to see these additions/ changes and no Long snapper mention.... welcome the changes though

[eastcoast49ers]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Love this addition. With formation subs being so broken, this is an amazing addition to the game!!

[scitychamps87]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

I'd bet almost anything it's a coverage LB in nickel/dime sets. Presumably if you run 3-4 and thus have pass-rushing OLBs, that wouldn't need to change on passing downs. But you might want to change who lines up at DE/DT.

This would be great for guys like Mark Barron, Deonne Bucannon, and Terell Edmunds who currently get tossed by the wayside in franchise but are in impactful packages in real life.

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[JoshC1977]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

Not a huge thing I guess but a little saddened to see these additions/ changes and no Long snapper mention.... welcome the changes though

LS are already part of the depth charts, which is why they didn't get mentioned in this context (I assume).

[illwill10]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

This will seem like a under radar addition but could possibly add depth to mode. The main thing is if it applies to scouting and draft. If prospects have those archetypes attached to them, it would make scouting a lot more easier. Where it could be first thing you unlock about player. Lets say I'm looking for Slot WR/CB, I can focus my scouting on slot guys

[CujoMatty]

This is definitely a good thing.  It’s making me think these guys are on the right track for Madden It’s  helping reduce some of my skepticism In other areas not even talked about yet. 

[cjacks17]

Re: Madden NFL 19 Adds Specialist Positions Including Rush Ends, Slot Receivers

This will seem like a under radar addition but could possibly add depth to mode. The main thing is if it applies to scouting and draft. If prospects have those archetypes attached to them, it would make scouting a lot more easier. Where it could be first thing you unlock about player. Lets say I'm looking for Slot WR/CB, I can focus my scouting on slot guys

This was my first thought too. A lot of PR/KR guys are slot receivers, so again if I need someone in that regard I can specialize my scouting like this.

Honestly, I think it just makes eveyrthing easier. Nothing worse than having to go through formation subs all the time, especially when there's an injury.