25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag

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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33939

    #1

    25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag


    Over the next few weeks, EA Sports will show 25 new plays that you will find in Madden NFL 12.

    To be clear, there are more than 25 new plays in the game. Each day, a new play will be accompanied by a screen of the play art and a brief description of why the play has been added to Madden NFL 12.

    Play #8 features the Falcons X Drag.

    "Falcons - Gun Trey Open - Falcons X Drag - QB Matt Ryan and WR Roddy White have become one of the most feared passing threats in the NFL. On this play, the Falcons like to align White tight while isolating him on the backside and have him run an underneath drag route. White also has an option route that will allow him to check up against zone coverage while continuing across the field against man coverage. This play was used in a Week 2 game versus the Cardinals."
    Steve Noah
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  • hampshire2012
    Rookie
    • Jul 2010
    • 358

    #2
    Interesting.... perhaps I'm reading too much into this but will receivers now run option routes correctly depending on the coverage?

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    • the_EDJ
      Rookie
      • Apr 2009
      • 58

      #3
      Filthy looking play. Not only do you have the effective motion drag route, now as an option route with a hitch, but combining it with the abused trips streak formation with the inside guy breaking off at an angle for an easy catch.
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      • TheDelta
        MVP
        • Sep 2010
        • 1313

        #4
        Re: 25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag

        Looks incredibly cheesy, to be honest. Four Verticals made even stronger by the perfect underneath/dumpoff route in X.
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        • s38s38s
          Banned
          • Jan 2009
          • 623

          #5
          Re: 25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag

          Note to self, use ATL Playbook. The Madden team is throwing out some plays damn!

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          • s38s38s
            Banned
            • Jan 2009
            • 623

            #6
            Re: 25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag

            Originally posted by TheDelta
            Looks incredibly cheesy, to be honest. Four Verticals made even stronger by the perfect underneath/dumpoff route in X.
            And also the HB Delay that's pretty damn consistent vs man coverage. To me best play so far. Seeing these plays make me want to see the defensive improvements, adjustments.

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            • JerseySuave4
              Banned
              • Mar 2006
              • 5152

              #7
              Originally posted by TheDelta
              Looks incredibly cheesy, to be honest. Four Verticals made even stronger by the perfect underneath/dumpoff route in X.
              yea this looks like it will be a very popular play

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              • lolfalconsbeatu
                Pro
                • Apr 2009
                • 886

                #8
                Re: 25 New Plays Coming to Madden NFL 12 - Play #8: Falcons X Drag

                This may very well become an instant "Money" play lol. In Madden '10 and '11, anytime "A" went on that crossing route (especially out of trips), there was a nice window to hit that crossing route just about every time.

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                • MachoFantastic
                  Banned
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 108

                  #9
                  Originally posted by the_EDJ
                  Filthy looking play. Not only do you have the effective motion drag route, now as an option route with a hitch
                  It's not motion, he lines up tight from the beginning. The darkened line is just there to show that he lines up differently than the normal formation.

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