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Official Madden '10 Xbox 360 Online Franchise: A World Without Favre
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Wellington
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Hmmm.... interesting...Lonestar said:
Lonestar said:
I've run packages with Portis in a variety of Pro Sets in Sellers' position, and have about a 50/50 chance with FB Dive. I think it's a pretty fair guessing game. For my opponents, I worry more about TE slant passes or outside runs on 3rd and 4th & short plays. Everyone seems to think you can't run at Haynesworth.
The only effective nerfing for short yardage EA did was with QB sneak. Even with millimeters to go, I've seen a QB fall short too quickly and get stuffed at the goal line.
Nightz said:
Dual HB in the West Coast offense is great.
FrenchMovieTheme
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english tied for lead league in passing TD's, crabcakes leads league in receptions.
it also looks like we're going back to season 1 in regards to RB receptions. there are like 7 RB's in the top 10 receptions list :lol
it also looks like we're going back to season 1 in regards to RB receptions. there are like 7 RB's in the top 10 receptions list :lol
Wellington
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Who's first read on any passing play is someone coming out of the backfield?
My worst play goes TE -> FB -> WR2.
On the season I've got 6 receptions by dudes out of the backfield, in both games I got blitzed pretty hard though so I'm not too concerned. To put it in perspective, Steve Smith had 7 receptions against the Rams before his untimely demise. :'(
My worst play goes TE -> FB -> WR2.
On the season I've got 6 receptions by dudes out of the backfield, in both games I got blitzed pretty hard though so I'm not too concerned. To put it in perspective, Steve Smith had 7 receptions against the Rams before his untimely demise. :'(
Wellington
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What happened in season 1?daw840 said:
FrenchMovieTheme said:
Here's something I would have thought I'd never see from Astro. Beanie Wells with more receptions than Larry Fitz. Heck, Roy Hightower has the same amount of catches as Fitz. Astro was King Receiver
Wellington said:
:lol
Wellington
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Roy is actually his slot receiver.Lonestar said:Here's something I would have thought I'd never see from Astro. Beanie Wells with more receptions than Larry Fitz. Heck, Roy Hightower has the same amount of catches as Fitz. Astro was King Receiver
:lol
storybook77
Member
Wellington said:
It depends on how the defense is playing. If I see the blitz coming from the side that the rb goes out on, then I might read one of my receivers but then I'm going to check down to the rb if he's open especially if it's a 3rd down and I just need a few yards for the first.
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
FrenchMovieTheme said:
That isn't a good development.
Just for shits and giggles I looked at the Redskins receptions totals for Seasons 1 and 2 and this year so far (3 games):
1. Chris Cooley, TE (98 receptions)
2. Santana Moss, WR (82 receptions)
3. Clinton Portis, RB (65 receptions)
4. Marko Mitchell, WR (51 receptions)
5. Devin Thomas, WR (50 receptions)
6. Antwaan Randle El, WR (37 receptions)
7. Mike Sellers, RB (32 receptions)
8. Malcolm Kelly, WR (29 receptions)
Guess I need to start throwing to Portis and Sellers more like our elite players do.
1. Chris Cooley, TE (98 receptions)
2. Santana Moss, WR (82 receptions)
3. Clinton Portis, RB (65 receptions)
4. Marko Mitchell, WR (51 receptions)
5. Devin Thomas, WR (50 receptions)
6. Antwaan Randle El, WR (37 receptions)
7. Mike Sellers, RB (32 receptions)
8. Malcolm Kelly, WR (29 receptions)
Guess I need to start throwing to Portis and Sellers more like our elite players do.
LiveWire said:
Joesph Addai had 4 less catches in Season 1, than Chris Cooley has had in 2.1875 seasons
Also, thinking on it, Randy Moss and LT, of all people, have been on 3 different teams, in 3 seasons. Adalioius Thomas was on 3 teams inside of 2 seasons!
Wellington
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Isn't heavily focusing on the TE considered cheese as well?LiveWire said:
What's the reception leader list look like, can't access Sable script from work. :|
Also, we're 2 weeks into the season, relax. :|
Wellington said:
1. Crabtree 22
2. AP 17
3. Scooter Chapman (RB) 16
4. C Cooley TE 14
5. Roscoe Parrish WR 13 (man, FMT's forgoing the run this year, 2 in the top 5)
6. Dallas Clark TE 12
7. Beanie Wells HB 12
8. J. Bellows WR 11
9. Braylon Edwards 11
10. LeRon James HB 11
I call certain plays with certain recievers in mind. But most, I usually have 1 or 2 more targets if I the defense doesn't open up how I want for that 1st target.
Here's the top 10:
Michael Crabtree San Francisco 49ers 3 22
Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 2 17
Scooter Chapman Kansas City Chiefs 2 16
Chris Cooley Washington Redskins 3 14
Roscoe Parrish San Francisco 49ers 3 13
Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts 2 12
Beanie Wells Arizona Cardinals 2 12
Jamarion Bellows New England Patriots 3 11
Braylon Edwards San Diego Chargers 3 11
LeRon James Seattle Seahawks 2 11
Games/Receptions
It's obviously going to be a bit jacked up since there have only been 2-3 games, but the only players to make the top 10 with only two games played are running backs and Dallas Clark.
Michael Crabtree San Francisco 49ers 3 22
Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 2 17
Scooter Chapman Kansas City Chiefs 2 16
Chris Cooley Washington Redskins 3 14
Roscoe Parrish San Francisco 49ers 3 13
Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts 2 12
Beanie Wells Arizona Cardinals 2 12
Jamarion Bellows New England Patriots 3 11
Braylon Edwards San Diego Chargers 3 11
LeRon James Seattle Seahawks 2 11
Games/Receptions
It's obviously going to be a bit jacked up since there have only been 2-3 games, but the only players to make the top 10 with only two games played are running backs and Dallas Clark.
Wellington said:
Cooley is a H-back/TE, he should be used in the passing game (though he's a better blocker in Madden than he is in real life).
I expect to see Jason Witten and Owen Daniels with a lot of catches too. When your #1 WR for 2 seasons was Santana Moss, I dunno what else you expect. People take for granted their Andre Johnsons and Randy Mosses.
Only included those players with at least 10 receptions so far this season (RBs bolded):
Michael Crabtree San Francisco 49ers 3 22 221 10.05 73.67 20 0
Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 2 17 184 10.82 92.00 23 0
Scooter Chapman Kansas City Chiefs 2 16 144 9.00 72.00 29 1
Chris Cooley Washington Redskins 3 14 243 17.36 81.00 61 1
Roscoe Parrish San Francisco 49ers 3 13 189 14.54 63.00 26 1
Dallas Clark Indianapolis Colts 2 12 102 8.50 51.00 15 0
Beanie Wells Arizona Cardinals 2 12 94 7.83 47.00 15 0
Jamarion Bellows New England Patriots 3 11 186 16.91 62.00 27 1
LeRon James Seattle Seahawks 2 11 185 16.82 92.50 50 1
Roddy White Atlanta Falcons 3 10 117 11.70 39.00 27 0
Steven Jackson St. Louis Rams 3 10 95 9.50 31.67 22 0
Greg Camarillo Miami Dolphins 3 10 104 10.40 34.67 20 1
Maurice Jones-Drew Indianapolis Colts 2 10 86 8.60 43.00 24 0
DeAngelo Williams Jacksonville Jaguars 2 10 132 13.20 66.00 58 0
Devin Hester Chicago Bears 2 10 238 23.80 119.00 51 3
Jared Cook Jr. Tennessee Titans 2 10 92 9.20 46.00 20 1
Bo Scaife Tennessee Titans 2 10 66 6.60 33.00 18 0
Steve Smith New York Giants 2 10 135 13.50 67.50 21 0
sableholic
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BigAT said:
You all can ignore Wells, that was almost all cpu (7)
LiveWire said:
Season 1 was Nuts. Addai 94 catches, AP 90 catches, Forte with 73. Throw in Dallas Clark with 85 catches, Greg Olsen with 82, John Carlson with 75. It was a smorgasbord of RB/TE passes.
My progression of Reciever-RB-TE receptions changed after Season 1.
S1: 50 % WR 26 % RB 24 % TE
S2: 65 % WR 25 % RB 10 % TE
S3: 64 % WR 20 % RB 16 % TE (so far)
Wellington
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Eh you're right. I remember getting shit for passing to Shockey a lot when I had Toomer and Ike Hillliard as one and two. WTF was I supposed to do?!?LiveWire said:
I don't really pass enough for my RBs to even register on the list. :lol
Lonestar said:
Yea, most of Portis' receptions came season 1 when it was basically 3 choices to pass, him, Moss (who's usually double or triple covered) and Cooley. Mitchell and Thomas have had like 90% of their catches last season and this season are already becoming top targets (finally).
Wellington said:Eh you're right. I remember getting shit for passing to Shockey a lot when I had Toomer and Ike Hillliard as one and two. WTF was I supposed to do?!?
I don't really pass enough for my RBs to even register on the list. :lol
Well you've kept up drafting the 3-headed giant in the running game and your O-line is probably top 3 in the game. I wouldn't let Eli have the ball that much either if the running game is working and you can make stops on defense. With your receivers' attributes', you should be able to throw passes into tight spaces and have your guys complete dink passes for 3-7 yards and keep the chains moving, but Madden doesn't like that. Madden likes interceptions, and TAINTS.
and turducken.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
It seems like every time I try to get the ball to AJ this season I get picked off. Guess I should have held on to Moss, he helped free things up for him. I guess I beat Smokey because I woke the fuck up and decided not to force anything.
I have thrown to my TE's more in 3 games because of this. I also have had a ton of drops by all my receivers. Not sure what that's about.
In my game vs Smokey yesterday Owen Daniels was wide open in Smokey's red zone and caught the ball and then dropped it. It was ruled a incomplete pass, but it was just weird. It was almost like the game programmed him to drop it and screw me. Keep in mind I was losing at this point and wanted to break my controller.
Is it just my team in general or are you guys seeing more dropped passes?
I have thrown to my TE's more in 3 games because of this. I also have had a ton of drops by all my receivers. Not sure what that's about.
In my game vs Smokey yesterday Owen Daniels was wide open in Smokey's red zone and caught the ball and then dropped it. It was ruled a incomplete pass, but it was just weird. It was almost like the game programmed him to drop it and screw me. Keep in mind I was losing at this point and wanted to break my controller.
Is it just my team in general or are you guys seeing more dropped passes?
Matrix said:
I had that happen last night to Santana Moss. Caught the ball, took a few steps, defender caught up and then the ball came out. At first I thought it should be a fumble, but the game considered it an incomplete pass (no review of the play by the refs). It was really weird, it wasn't like it was a quick catch, start to make a move and then get hit right away, Moss clearly went a few yards with the ball, and then it came out when the defender hit him.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
LiveWire said:
Yep that's exactly what happened with OD, I was figuring fumble or something. It was just odd, but really he should have never dropped the ball.
Ughhh I hope this doesn't happen more often.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I wonder if Smokey remembers the play. I know I paused the game for a few seconds to gather myself and I wanted to see if I could challenge something :lol Of course I couldn't and there was no booth replay.
Matrix said:
There are definitely more dropped passes.
Matrix said:
All I remember is you pausing the game after that sweet Sproles TD for like 60 yards towards the end of the game. I thought he stepped out and it was within the 2 min mark, but no booth review came.. I immediately know something potentially bad could happen over there when you paused the game for like 10 seconds:lol
daw840 said:
the: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=19266224&postcount=17791
mrbob2k1: nope
: about to go back to work
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Smokey said:
:lol
Yea I paused on that one too, it really did look like Sproles did step out and it was still over the 2 min mark so I was expecting to be able to get the booth replay.
I started laughing out loud in a joker type of laugh and kept repeating "are you fucking kidding me Smokey ARE YOU FUCKING kidding me" along with the laughter. I'm glad I don't have a working mic, you guys would have me locked up by now.
Thankfully it all worked out since Mason doesn't need a lot of time to get it into the end zone
Actually the biggest play of the game imo was that PA I had to Walter *Thanks Lone* that even gave me the chance to pull off the GW td run with Mason.Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
I had two sacks with Super Mario in the SAME GAME I think I had 1 sack with him in all my games last season :lol
Sacks are up, drops are up, fumbles might be down, HB cheese is back.....
what the heck
I think I had 1 sack with him in all my games last season :lolSacks are up, drops are up, fumbles might be down, HB cheese is back.....
what the heck
Striker, would you be able to go around 5 pm PST?
It's the circle of life.Matrix said:I had two sacks with Super Mario in the SAME GAME
Sacks are up, drops are up, fumbles might be down, HB cheese is back.....
what the heck
Matrix said::lol
Yea I paused on that one too, it really did look like Sproles did step out and it was still over the 2 min mark so I was expecting to be able to get the booth replay.
I started laughing out loud in a joker type of laugh and kept repeating "are you fucking kidding me Smokey ARE YOU FUCKING kidding me" along with the laughter. I'm glad I don't have a working mic, you guys would have me locked up by now.
Thankfully it all worked out since Mason doesn't need a lot of time to get it into the end zone
I don't understand how I can sack Matt Schaub for a big loss AND MY GUY IS THE ONE HURT FOR 3 WEEKS.
tha fuck
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Smokey said:
The Madden God's were out to get you for what you did to me. They don't accept booze and drunken behavior as an excuse
Honestly, it's one of Madden's quirks. You hit me so damn hard, you should be glad it's his ribs and not his spleen.