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Tyro11 · 02-22-2021, 03:42 PM

This goes for any football game really but a non-Madden crew might be best to try. I would really like to see a new approach to QB play.

IRL, if you ranked all 260 starting FBS QBs (starters & backups), the true difference in arm talent between#260 and #15 would need be incredibly small. Nearly every QB on that level can throw better than 99% of the population. The true separation comes in the intangibles and mental side.

However, when you play as a QB in any game, you take on that mental/intangible side so either there is A) no difference if your QB is #260 or #15 or B) your #260 QB can't even hit a slant. Nothing annoyed me more than an FBS quarterback not capable of throwing a thirty yard vertical. I understand why they made it that way but a bad QB should make throwing passes harder NOT impossible.

There's probably some good ideas to fix this. My personal thought was something like the buttons of the receivers fade in and out from visibility during the play (it does this more the worse your QB is). Or, the buttons for each receiver change every play. These are small, mental challenges that can increase the worse your QB is. But, however, if you overcome this mental deficit, your QB will still be able to hit a wide open guy 40 yards downfield or any play a normal FBS QB could hit 9/10.

BTW, not saying eliminate all variation in arm talent. Of course, accuracy and power are better for higher end QBs- I'm just saying don't make bad QBs throw like they're in middle school.

02-22-2021, 03:42 PM	#122
Tyro11 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: May 2020	Re: What Features Do You Hope To See In The New Game? This goes for any football game really but a non-Madden crew might be best to try. I would really like to see a new approach to QB play. IRL, if you ranked all 260 starting FBS QBs (starters & backups), the true difference in arm talent between#260 and #15 would need be incredibly small. Nearly every QB on that level can throw better than 99% of the population. The true separation comes in the intangibles and mental side. However, when you play as a QB in any game, you take on that mental/intangible side so either there is A) no difference if your QB is #260 or #15 or B) your #260 QB can't even hit a slant. Nothing annoyed me more than an FBS quarterback not capable of throwing a thirty yard vertical. I understand why they made it that way but a bad QB should make throwing passes harder NOT impossible. There's probably some good ideas to fix this. My personal thought was something like the buttons of the receivers fade in and out from visibility during the play (it does this more the worse your QB is). Or, the buttons for each receiver change every play. These are small, mental challenges that can increase the worse your QB is. But, however, if you overcome this mental deficit, your QB will still be able to hit a wide open guy 40 yards downfield or any play a normal FBS QB could hit 9/10. BTW, not saying eliminate all variation in arm talent. Of course, accuracy and power are better for higher end QBs- I'm just saying don't make bad QBs throw like they're in middle school.