Madden '10 xbox 360 league

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

- On defense you may not move players in to unrealistic positions (D-lineman off the LOS, out of the screen, etc). Also, do not manually move multiple players in order to setup unrealistic "nano" blitzes. All shifts/stunts/coverage audiles built into the game are allowed.

I just noticed this rule.

Due to conflict of interest I will yield my opinion on this as I am probably the biggest offender of this rule and perhaps the reason why it's currently listed.

I do feel, as I said before, if someone is moronic enough to do these things during gameplay then they leave themselves open to many other weaknesses thus, penalizing themselves without us having to over-govern ourselves.

For instance, when I pull a D-linemen off the LOS and back into coverage, pre-snap, that leaves a huge gap on the D-Line for the opposing team to run clearly through. All one would need to do is do a run play to the side of the vacated defenseman.

While developing my game it was evident to me that very rarely do people run heavy or even run half the time. Most human opponents thrive off the passing game and pass on almost every down, thus me having to adapt by dropping back an extra D-linemen in coverage.


My feeling is that if your opponent doesn't exploit your weaknesses then what would traditionally be a weakness is now a strength.


I'm fine with whatever rules are made or changed...I just like matching up against other human players.