Xbox 360 Madden '12 Online Franchise interest thread

Huh wuh? Didn't everyone gradually switch over to man coverage because it was so effective? Especially as compared to the not so good zone coverage.

I guess it's encouraging to not have to play in All-Madden mode.
 
Wellington said:
Huh wuh? Didn't everyone gradually switch over to man coverage because it was so effective? Especially as compared to the not so good zone coverage.

I guess it's encouraging to not have to play in All-Madden mode.
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i think the true test will be slot receivers. man or zone, there really hasn't been anything (short of doing it yourself) to stop the slot receivers consistently
 
going through the past madden superbowl champs and here is what i have (this is not counting seasons we had with madden '10 or madden '11 yet):

1. FMT - 3
2. Malleymal - 1
3. Wellington - 2
4. Rors - 1
5. Mrbob...... ugh - 1
6. DMczaf - 1

Now if memory serves me correctly, madden 10 and 11 had the following results:

1. Smokey - 1
2. Rors - 1
3. Crow - 2
4. FMT - 2
5. BigAT - 1

can't believe LJ never won one! although, he did win an NCAA title last year so there's that
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
going through the past madden superbowl champs and here is what i have (this is not counting seasons we had with madden '10 or madden '11 yet):

1. FMT - 3
2. Malleymal - 1
3. Wellington - 2
4. Rors - 1
5. Mrbob...... ugh - 1
6. DMczaf - 1

Now if memory serves me correctly, madden 10 and 11 had the following results:

1. Smokey - 1
2. Rors - 1
3. Crow - 1
4. FMT - 2
5. BigAT - 1

Am I missing any? I can't remember if LJ won a title in madden 10 or not and i'm not longer in the franchises to check the EA website :(
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Didn't Crow have two SB wins? I feel like you're missing at least one somewhere. We played two seasons last year and didn't we get through 6 in '10? You only have 6 SB wins there.
 
BigAT said:
Didn't Crow have two SB wins? I feel like you're missing at least one somewhere. We played two seasons last year and didn't we get through 6 in '10? You only have 6 SB wins there.
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yeah i feel like i'm missing a superbowl from madden '10
 
Yeah, in Madden 10 I think I beat CB in one superbowl and I remember beating BigAT in another. The game against BigAT was memorable because he was one yard short from scoring a gamewinning touchdown in the last seconds.
 
6. DMczaf - 1
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Looks like my memory was fuzzy, he's an old post of FMTs detailing the early SBs.

I. 49ers (FMT) - 20, Steelers (Ramirez) - 10
II. Jets (FMT) - 31, Giants (Wellington) - 17
III. Chiefs (Malleymal) - 27, Bills (Wellington) - 26
IV. Broncos (Wellington) - 44, Jets (Jobber) - 14
V. Bears (MrBob) - 20, Eagles (Gunstar) - 9
VI. 49ers (FMT) - 24, Chargers (Sickboy) - 21
VII. Chiefs (Wellington) - 34, Eagles (Coldblooded) - 31

I haven't seen the SB since the first season, sad times.
 
Ramirez said:
Looks like my memory was fuzzy, he's an old post of FMTs detailing the early SBs.

I. 49ers (FMT) - 20, Steelers (Ramirez) - 10
II. Jets (FMT) - 31, Giants (Wellington) - 17
III. Chiefs (Malleymal) - 27, Bills (Wellington) - 26
IV. Broncos (Wellington) - 44, Jets (Jobber) - 14
V. Bears (MrBob) - 20, Eagles (Gunstar) - 9
VI. 49ers (FMT) - 24, Chargers (Sickboy) - 21
VII. Chiefs (Wellington) - 34, Eagles (Coldblooded) - 31

I haven't seen the SB since the first season, sad times.
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i remember that superbowl against sickboy. i think he had a 2nd and inches at my 45 and i held him on 4 downs then drove 20-30 yards for the game winning fg. pretty insane.

but to counter that i was beaten in the superbowl by jamarcus russell once and pat white once -_-
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
going through the past madden superbowl champs and here is what i have (this is not counting seasons we had with madden '10 or madden '11 yet):

1. FMT - 3
2. Malleymal - 1
3. Wellington - 2
4. Rors - 1
5. Mrbob...... ugh - 1
6. DMczaf - 1

Now if memory serves me correctly, madden 10 and 11 had the following results:

1. Smokey - 1
2. Rors - 1
3. Crow - 2
4. FMT - 2
5. BigAT - 1

can't believe LJ never won one! although, he did win an NCAA title last year so there's that
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I've won 3 Superbowls... all against you. :3

BigAT gave me my only SB loss in the most infuriating game of all time for me. I was sure I'd quit all online games forever.

i remember that superbowl against sickboy.
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I should have been there, but Sickboy was my kryptonite that year. I always lost by 1 to him. :| Fucking LDT!

[edit]DM's is fraudulent! That was a tourney and run by asshole Sharkwaters commish that didn't let me into the tourney. Fuck that!

[edit2]With all the SBs and SB appearances, FMT is clearly the best player in the league... :X The amazing part is that they're old era and new era SBs. ...and it's with the 9ers! Incredible!

[edit3]Although, Pwilly and Gore are fucking bullshit!
 
Don't think I've come close to sniffing a Super Bowl Appearance. Hell, probably not even a conference championship.

Think I did play Peterboy in a Tournament final, or something. Total Fail then too :D
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
going through the past madden superbowl champs and here is what i have (this is not counting seasons we had with madden '10 or madden '11 yet):

1. FMT - 3
2. Malleymal - 1
3. Wellington - 2
4. Rors - 1
5. Mrbob...... ugh - 1
6. DMczaf - 1

Now if memory serves me correctly, madden 10 and 11 had the following results:

1. Smokey - 1
2. Rors - 1
3. Crow - 2
4. FMT - 2
5. BigAT - 1

can't believe LJ and DCX never won one! although, they did win NCAA titles last year so there's that
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fixed for justice.

DCX
 
Rorschach said:
I've won 3 Superbowls... all against you. :3

BigAT gave me my only SB loss in the most infuriating game of all time for me. I was sure I'd quit all online games forever.

I should have been there, but Sickboy was my kryptonite that year. I always lost by 1 to him. :| Fucking LDT!

[edit]DM's is fraudulent! That was a tourney and run by asshole Sharkwaters commish that didn't let me into the tourney. Fuck that!

[edit2]With all the SBs and SB appearances, FMT is clearly the best player in the league... :X The amazing part is that they're old era and new era SBs. ...and it's with the 9ers! Incredible!

[edit3]Although, Pwilly and Gore are fucking bullshit!
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3 superbowls!? i don't remember losing 3.... but maybe 1 was in 08? i do remember birdmans was legit.

i also remember your loss to bigAT. you lost out on marvel vs. capcom 3 and the niners gained a life long fan!
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
3 superbowls!? i don't remember losing 3.... but maybe 1 was in 08? i do remember birdmans was legit.

i also remember your loss to bigAT. you lost out on marvel vs. capcom 3 and the niners gained a life long fan!
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Yeah, birdman won the unfinished season tourney. And yes it was in 08. JRuss > You.
 
FrenchMovieTheme said:
but i always beat you in the regular season! thats what i care about!
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That's not true! ...couldn't beat you once last year, though. :(

I held you to negative passing yards and still couldn't win. Sonofabitch!
 
Rorschach said:
Yeah, birdman won the unfinished season tourney. And yes it was in 08. JRuss > You.
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Yeah, now that I see this, I think I lost to Birdman's Miami team, instead of Peterboy.
 
CB3 said:
Ill never forgive Virtual T.O

Ever
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Buahahaha. I know I caught a huge break but IDGAF! CHAMPS!

I went to three SBs and won two. For what it's worth i am still mad about how I lost that one that I did. Last second TD pass that was a result of manual WR movement. I think the season after is when that rule was put in place. :(

In the NFC I can't get past AT or CB. It's fucking shameful! It's always close and then I lose on like the last possession. They are like the Celtics against the Knicks, they just close out games well.

One of those tournaments was a lot of fun, i forget when we did it but it was awesome to play as the Texans with Slaton, Daniels, and AJ. Not to mention a D with Mario, Cushing, and Ryans. That front seven was ridiculous, too bad the secondary might as well have been scare crows.
 
Haha too bad I used the lowly Steelers that tourney. That defense is so incredible it should be illegal. The offense is pretty boss too.
 
I played against CB3 seems like a decade ago in NFL2K5 playoffs. That is my claim to playoff fame! I'm poised for a Buccaneers style turnaround.
 
Sanjuro Tsubaki said:
I played against CB3 seems like a decade ago in NFL2K5 playoffs. That is my claim to playoff fame! I'm poised for a Buccaneers style turnaround.
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Oh so you're ready for an easy mode schedule and a ton of lucky breaks? Nice!
 
Wellington said:
Last second TD pass that was a result of manual WR movement. I think the season after is when that rule was put in place. :(
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we're not allowed to control our receivers after the pass?
 
levious said:
we're not allowed to control our receivers after the pass?
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You aren't allowed to control them while the ball is in the air. It's fine after a catch.

LukeSmith said:
No Rors and no LJ this year!

The AFC is all you, Ramirez
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Now he has you... Colts dynasty incoming!
 
really? I can't even hit Y to catch it? Doesn't seem fair if people are controlling the DBs...
 
levious said:
really? I can't even hit Y to catch it? Doesn't seem fair if people are controlling the DBs...
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Multiple people have brought that point up (hell, I probably did once). Doesn't work.
 
levious said:
really? I can't even hit Y to catch it? Doesn't seem fair if people are controlling the DBs...
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Maybe it's changed with the addition of the new animations, changed AI, and removal of suction, but manual WR catch was easily exploitable before.
 
which versions? I didn't play much between 06 and 10. Just seems silly that if a ball is thrown up for grabs (either a bomb or a bad pass from pressure) and there's one on one coverage then I just have to hope for the best on offense while the guy on defense takes control and makes a play on the ball. For most any passes I don't bother taking control due to timing, but I don't like having it banned outright.
 
After playing in a league last year that didn't have the rule in place, I can say that it's still pretty bad in '11 and I imagine it will be in '12 as well.
 
levious said:
which versions? I didn't play much between 06 and 10. Just seems silly that if a ball is thrown up for grabs (either a bomb or a bad pass from pressure) and there's one on one coverage then I just have to hope for the best on offense while the guy on defense takes control and makes a play on the ball. For most any passes I don't bother taking control due to timing, but I don't like having it banned outright.
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The problem was that WRs have certain catching animations that can be used at will that takes priority over a DB in better position, and we had people who knew how to exploit those animations.
 
levious said:
which versions? I didn't play much between 06 and 10. Just seems silly that if a ball is thrown up for grabs (either a bomb or a bad pass from pressure) and there's one on one coverage then I just have to hope for the best on offense while the guy on defense takes control and makes a play on the ball. For most any passes I don't bother taking control due to timing, but I don't like having it banned outright.
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Well, there you go. :P Jetpack was remove with 11.

The problems were:
You could easily get a flag because the defender would always be blamed for contact
You could jetpack catch
You could suction catch
You could confuse the AI by running in circles or weird routes
WR animations take priority over DB animations.
DBs get alligator arms when manual WR is used.

It was almost a guaranteed catch. You can see what it's like when you see non-league play.* People just run back 20 yards and chuck it down field.

*excluding Konex
 
ah, ok, I don't think I know how to take advantage of that sort of thing, fair enough.
 
levious said:
ah, ok, I don't think I know how to take advantage of that sort of thing, fair enough.
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The problem is two fold:

1) A lot of time trying to take manual control of a DB can be disastrous for a number of reasons so most people just don't even try it. I pick my spots but I generally don't do it.

2) In man to man coverage, the DB AI follows the receiver not the path of the ball when it's in the air. If you take control of the receiver you can run the defender off the route then get back to the landing reticle with the defender way off. What happened on that play was a streak play was called, i had a DB on the guy man to man, the opponent switched and ran something similar to the beginning of a wheel route taking my defender completely off line, then went back outside and made the catch. Both the safety and CB stayed in due to the way the WR was running. It wouldn't be an exploit if the defender went directly to the ball.
 
LukeSmith said:
No Rors and no LJ this year!

The AFC is all you, Ramirez
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Yea right, dudes say they're not playing every year, lol.

I've actually beaten LJ, I don't think I've ever beat Rors. I remember I had him like 21-7 in the 3rd last year or the year before, and I fumbled like back to back KRs and he returned a KR for a TD in between that, pretty amazing.
 
I've never said I wasn't playing besides this year. And it all depends on how good the game is. I'll let you guys guinea pig before I throw in my money... if I do at all.

And LJ didn't play last year. He only played NCAA.
 
Wellington said:
If you take control of the receiver you can run the defender off the route then get back to the landing reticle with the defender way off. What happened on that play was a streak play was called, i had a DB on the guy man to man, the opponent switched and ran something similar to the beginning of a wheel route taking my defender completely off line, then went back outside and made the catch. Both the safety and CB stayed in due to the way the WR was running. It wouldn't be an exploit if the defender went directly to the ball.
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Ah that sucks, but he did all that while the ball was in the air?
 
Rorschach said:
I've never said I wasn't playing besides this year. And it all depends on how good the game is. I'll let you guys guinea pig before I throw in my money... if I do at all.

And LJ didn't play last year. He only played NCAA.
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You know you'll play, I'm pretty sure half of these guys would buy you a copy for some reason, lol.
 
Ramirez said:
You know you'll play, I'm pretty sure half of these guys would buy you a copy for some reason, lol.
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Like I said, I'll play if the game is decent. I doubt it will be. I would hate to be the guy that's in here being all bitter every game week bitching about how broken the game is and avoiding and frustrating my opponents. Then, quitting like half way through as if I didn't know what I was getting into. In fact, the biggest temptation right now is that there are no Reba fans! It's also the biggest deterrent to NCAA. :(

I'll see what the demo is like and then I'll see what the GAFers are saying about it after release. I'll make up my mind then. If there's still a spot, I'll join. If not, I'd already be in the NCAA league anyway to get my football fill.

And I don't think anyone would buy this game twice. NCAA maybe, but Madden? Nah. Oh, and I figure that "reason" is probably because they're awesome and we boys! I never asked or accepted, though.

I wonder why some people are so baffled by acts of kindness or comradery. :P
 
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