How do you double block someone?

[GrayFox51]

I asked this in the 'Questions' thread but didn't get a response.

I can't find the option in the myriad of Strategy Pad options. Can someone help me out?

(I hope I can get it off before the QB snaps. It's so damn quick!)

[Broncos86]

Re: How do you double block someone?

I don't believe this is possible, but I could be wrong. Hence why nose tackles aren't double-teamed.

[CBPodge]

Re: How do you double block someone?

You can't. In the run game it will automatically pick where the double teams (if any) are. In the passing game there don't seem to be double team pass blocks.

Its one of the things I've wanted for ages - sort of a blocking hot route/coverage focus thing. Press the O-line shift button, then press one of 7 buttons (say 3 face buttons, 4 trigger buttons) to select one of the defensive front seven that your blockers should focus on.

[spfhelmiii]

Re: How do you double block someone?

Man - I'm embarassed to say I didn't even think about this. Selecting a double-team HAS to be added next year. I had forgotten that this is a constant weakness in Madden, as the above poster said - the 3-4 defense is predicated on having a Nose who demands a double-team.

I'm at work at the moment, but can you shift your line left or right to try and move where the double-team is at?

[Broncos86]

Re: How do you double block someone?

As the Broncos, I'm often in the 3-4, and I often start as the NT. I can position myself anywhere I'd like, but I still draw a single blocker. The guards will simply hang back a bit behind the center and wait for me to beat the block in order to pick me up.

It is what it is, this year. As the NT, my goal is to shed that C as quickly as possible to tie up the guard as a means to draw a pseudo-double team. This way, that guard doesn't get to a LB or help out with the DEs.

I'd imagine that with the whole Protak deal, this would soon be possible. And considering the amount of fuss that was made last year regarding the 3-4, I was mildly surprised when I saw my NT draw only the Center.

[TNT713]

Re: How do you double block someone?

YOU CAN CALL A DOUBLE TEAM!!!

But not with the strategy pad... to call a double team, you have to call a play with double-team blocking. Most of the zone runs use double-team combination blocks where a lineman will double then peel off and move to the 2nd level.

Here are my 2 favorite plays with double-teams are:

I-Form Normal - Inside Zone
I Form Twin WR - Weak Zone

There is some merit to calling a double team from the strategy pad, but right now you have to call the right play with the right blocking... It makes it tough for those that don't have enough time to dive into the blockig schemes thoroughly.

Later

[Broncos86]

Re: How do you double block someone?

That's not calling a double team, that's picking a play with scripted double team blocking. That doesn't help when you're in passing situations, and a pass rusher is blowing your O-Line up.

[adembroski]

Re: How do you double block someone?

That's not calling a double team, that's picking a play with scripted double team blocking. That doesn't help when you're in passing situations, and a pass rusher is blowing your O-Line up.

You can't specifically pick someone to be double teamed. What you can do is adjust your blocking scheme to account for the specific rusher.

For example, if DeMarcus Ware is killing you from the Predator front, you can slide your line left and audible a back to block to the right (to pick up the end man on the line to that side, since the RT will be blocking down).

Alternatively, you can stick to plays that account for him.

For the record, NFL teams don't simply say "we're gonna double team this guy on this play"... they select blocking schemes that will account for the guy and then fit plays into those blocking schemes.

What Madden is missing most is half slide protection. Full slide leaves too many holes on the backside of the slide, and the backs generally aren't aggressive enough in protection to make up for it. That's dangerous even when the backs do act appropriately. Backs generally aren't good enough to hold off linemen, and there are no double team run blocking animations... so double teams are generally one guy backing up the last (which works, but it looks odd).

[cheapargentina]

Re: How do you double block someone?

i just dont get why my guards sit there playing with themselves when da defense rushes 3 and my center gets destroyed by a monster NT

also is there anyway to get my TE to chip an end or OLB?

[Exonerated]

Re: How do you double block someone?

yeh. theres no 'double team' audible in real life. Its usually dependant on the playcall.

[Palo20]

Re: How do you double block someone?

i just dont get why my guards sit there playing with themselves when da defense rushes 3 and my center gets destroyed by a monster NT

also is there anyway to get my TE to chip an end or OLB?

Yeah the double team blocking seems to only apply to run blocking. A pass blocking "double team" is when the first player gets beat and a second player picks him up.

[cheapargentina]

Re: How do you double block someone?

Yeah the double team blocking seems to only apply to run blocking. A pass blocking "double team" is when the first player gets beat and a second player picks him up.

if it at least worked like that but no NT blows by the center and guard picks him. ud think the center would sit around waiting for him to beat the guard but no he lets him right on through

[rooney8]

Re: How do you double block someone?

I would love to be able to chip block guys like Ware. If guys like Ware and Allen were just left one on one with the tackle every play they would get 30+ sack a season.

[GrayFox51]

Re: How do you double block someone?

Have you guys noticed an animation where your offensive lineman is holding his block well and then once your HB makes his move the block shed animation kicks in? One time, two of their tackles did the animation at the exact same time and shed their blocks, stuffing my run.

[cheapargentina]

Re: How do you double block someone?

Have you guys noticed an animation where your offensive lineman is holding his block well and then once your HB makes his move the block shed animation kicks in? One time, two of their tackles did the animation at the exact same time and shed their blocks, stuffing my run.

seen way too many times it looks worse because both tackles have the same animation going side by side

same as when 2 Olinemen pancake ppl it looks horrible