[stiffarmleft]

Quote: Originally Posted by BezO

Stiffarmleft, Do you feel your football knowledge affects how you view Madden? Do you find that you're able to use the football knowledge that you have? Is the game sufficient from a strategic standpoint? I guess I didn't answer that question myself. I feel like Madden doesn't meet my needs on the strategic side because I've played, coached & watched football for so long. I feel like the limitations of the defensive play calling system, for example, stand out to me because I'm familiar with how fronts, stunts, blitzes, shells & coverage are put together IRL.

I would not put myself in the same category as you and LBz, I've read several of you guys post through the years and respect your knowledge. That being said with the knowledge I do have I find it difficult to be strategic in madden simply because the game does not respect the fundamentals of football either in CPU playcalling or on the field movement. So even with a base knowledge of football concepts, it's difficult to employ them in madden, let alone complex stunts, blitzes or zone blocking schemes.