Whether the NFL wants to admit it or not, guys like T.O. and Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson are PART of the NFL's success.
I think EA should incorporate all the drama the goes along with the NFL, not just boring player statistics and simming.
Why not have "ego" and "happiness" ratings for players?
So when guys like T.O. don't get a pass in their direction during a game, the following week their catching ability declines and they have a greater chance of dropping passes. And they also complain in the newspaper.
Or if Peyton Manning gets sacked too much, you see him yelling at his offensive lineman on the sidelines and then you'll see something in the newspaper in franchise mode where during the week his agent demands a trade or something.
Or a player with a cheap contract who's having multiple Pro Bowl seasons starts complaining about not making enough money and he demands a trade and maybe even refuses to play. Get's fined and everything else.
Or even better - have a "locker room morale" rating, when a couple disgruntled players can bring down an entire team's skill ratings when they are all unhappy and grumbling.
Madden focuses too much on stats and simming - but it completely lacks personality, especially in Franchise Mode. And whether the NFL wants to admit it or not, it IS "in the game".
And I don't just mean slapping the ratings on the player and letting it "sim" the drama... It would be cool to actually SEE the drama during the game, like pouting players... remember T.O. tapping McNabb on the shoulder on the sidelines while stomping around back and forth a couple years ago?
These guys in the NFL are human beings - I know everyone is all geeked up on simming and stats, but you can't ignore personalities, whether they are positive or negative.
I think EA should incorporate all the drama the goes along with the NFL, not just boring player statistics and simming.
Why not have "ego" and "happiness" ratings for players?
So when guys like T.O. don't get a pass in their direction during a game, the following week their catching ability declines and they have a greater chance of dropping passes. And they also complain in the newspaper.
Or if Peyton Manning gets sacked too much, you see him yelling at his offensive lineman on the sidelines and then you'll see something in the newspaper in franchise mode where during the week his agent demands a trade or something.
Or a player with a cheap contract who's having multiple Pro Bowl seasons starts complaining about not making enough money and he demands a trade and maybe even refuses to play. Get's fined and everything else.
Or even better - have a "locker room morale" rating, when a couple disgruntled players can bring down an entire team's skill ratings when they are all unhappy and grumbling.
Madden focuses too much on stats and simming - but it completely lacks personality, especially in Franchise Mode. And whether the NFL wants to admit it or not, it IS "in the game".
And I don't just mean slapping the ratings on the player and letting it "sim" the drama... It would be cool to actually SEE the drama during the game, like pouting players... remember T.O. tapping McNabb on the shoulder on the sidelines while stomping around back and forth a couple years ago?
These guys in the NFL are human beings - I know everyone is all geeked up on simming and stats, but you can't ignore personalities, whether they are positive or negative.
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