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Official Madden '13 Xbox 360 Online Franchise Thread: A chance to develop a dynasty!
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FrenchMovieTheme
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there are no explicit 4th down rules. 4th and inches and you're wanting to keep momentum i could make a case for it in a few situations.... near mid field, outside of fg range or even in fg range
i would never complain about someone going for it on a 4th and inches against me. now if you're going for 4th down no matter what the situation is (4th and inches, 4th and 7, 4th and 10, winning losing tied) then we have a problem
i would never complain about someone going for it on a 4th and inches against me. now if you're going for 4th down no matter what the situation is (4th and inches, 4th and 7, 4th and 10, winning losing tied) then we have a problem
It's official. You can do whatever you want in this league now.
The council posted this video to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0qwjiEHB20
The council posted this video to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0qwjiEHB20
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Raising my hand here friends, Cola was not kidding about this and works from 4 PM to 4 AM Tuesday - Friday. He's off Saturday/Sunday/Monday. Can the next advance period be Saturday? I don't have anything to do that day otherwise so I am open to playing in the morning/early afternoon.
I vote aye, but my vote doesn't count!
Lol haven't you done far worse in terms of 4th down? I doubt im imagining things on this.
Oh hey! Look!
6. Regarding 4th downs, just be realistic guys. Don't make me spell out every possible situation, but use these as guidelines:
a. do not go for it on 4th down if you are winning.
b. do not go for it in 4th down in your own territory unless it is the 4th quarter and you are down by 2 scores or more OR it is your "final" drive
c. if you have a 4th down and you are on the cusp of FG range, it is ok to go for it so long as it's a 4th and 5 or less. example: 4th and 3 at your opponents 39 yard line. unless you have the raiders or packers this is a difficult FG and probably not going to go through. i have no problem with a 4th down in this scenario.
d. NO GOING FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN OF A GAME THAT YOU ARE WINNING OR TIED AND YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN TERRITORY
So...what is it?
6. Regarding 4th downs, just be realistic guys. Don't make me spell out every possible situation, but use these as guidelines:
a. do not go for it on 4th down if you are winning.
b. do not go for it in 4th down in your own territory unless it is the 4th quarter and you are down by 2 scores or more OR it is your "final" drive
c. if you have a 4th down and you are on the cusp of FG range, it is ok to go for it so long as it's a 4th and 5 or less. example: 4th and 3 at your opponents 39 yard line. unless you have the raiders or packers this is a difficult FG and probably not going to go through. i have no problem with a 4th down in this scenario.
d. NO GOING FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN OF A GAME THAT YOU ARE WINNING OR TIED AND YOU ARE IN YOUR OWN TERRITORY
So...what is it?
But did he throw his controller while quitting?
Oh yeah we should totally get him right back in the league.
Bret screwed Bret
At least towards me, he has been alright since then. That was just the most frustrating night in Madden history for me. Literally took at least four hours to complete the game.
FrenchMovieTheme
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you left that line out too!
Holy shit man, then take out all the rest of the supposed "guidelines" if that's the case
That 4th down attempt was against almost every one of them....you can see where the confusion is, no?
It doesnt have to be one or the other. We are all grown ups. We can make dynamic choices based off Score/Situation/Momentum/Down & Distance ect.... You dont have to not go for it because of drama. At the same time you shouldnt be going for it because FYIDM.
FrenchMovieTheme
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no one is going to give you a hard time for going for it on a 4th and inches in that situation, come on. if i start seeing people going for it 10 times a game on 4th down and never punting then we have a problem. dont make me make it a rule, just go with the flow of the game
I will keep that in mind...just saying, it's fucking confusing. Especially when I am on the PR return screen in the playbook waiting to select it and then I see 3 wr 1 rb pop up and have to scramble to call a play.
Yep, been saying it for 3 years now.
I think that would disprove his theory.
You should know by now that the rules are made up as we go & when it benefits us the most.
Not saying it's the most important or even very important, but it matters. And speed is overrated as usual. Although, I'll say it's more important on offense than in previous years.
All I've been saying is that it makes a receiver go for/fight for the ball (and raises OVR). Best example were the Skins receivers last year. Elite speed/accel ratings, good-to-great CTH and SPC ratings, but 40-50 AWR. OVR ratings were in the 60s/low 70s.
Couldnt have been the man at the helm right?
AWR affects overall. I don't think anyone questions that. The question was if it was actually useful in play. It is. It does help WRs and DBs as well. Other positions need it more.
What I want to know is if it affects QBs. Initial thought would be "why would you need AWR on a player you're controlling" but I think it might affect whether DBs/WRs catch the ball. It does affect pocket presence/feedback, so that's helpful.
By the way my three starting corners are 88 and 87 speed and they've done a better job than these 90s speed DBs I've seen.
You mean like Rors receivers for the last few years. Years where he's won multiple super bowls and when he wants to just throws for 4k in a season because he's bored running the ball?
FrenchMovieTheme
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someone needs to blur out AJ hawks face if his helmet comes off, disgusting
Regular refs are in the game, though!
They were losing so its okay!
There was a Box Score podcast with Donny Moore (I think) around the time when Madden came out. He said that AWR basically doesn't matter on user controlled players....I think he specifically mentioned QBs.