Redskins in Madden 2009

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Skins in Madden are looking pretty good this year. I always like to mix in 2 TE sets and with Davis on board I'm all set.

Seriously, I have a Bears franchise where I blew up a lot of the team and drafted a QB, but the biggest move I made was signing Bo Scaife as my 2nd TE. I run the play action, boot leg a lot where the 2nd TE comes across the middle, that play is my bread and butter on 3rd and longs.

Btw, what level does everyone play on? I play All-Pro and occasionally All Madden, but I haven't found it at all easy to pass in that game. I am getting pretty good at it, but I do throw an unusually high number of picks. Mostly I rely on the running game and don't plan on throwing for more than 150+ with a few TD's and a pick or less.

[mredskins]

SGG you are so right! It is still a simulation of the game football and when you really think about it you have very little control of all aspects of the game (which I know is impossible).

I have said this before but this year I am not buying, I am using the sixty dollars on a diffrent game. I am sick of playing half way through a season (usually this happens around mid August) and saying to myself how is this diffrent then last years version.

[MTK]

I play on all-pro, call me a wuss but all madden is just ridiculous and not much fun

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I play on all-pro, call me a wuss but all madden is just ridiculous and not much fun

I tried it some, I threw way too many picks! I can't keep changing my passing style every time I move up in that game...it seems like on All-Madden if you don't already have a beast QB you're pretty much screwed.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by jdlea

I tried it some, I threw way too many picks! I can't keep changing my passing style every time I move up in that game...it seems like on All-Madden if you don't already have a beast QB you're pretty much screwed.

Yeah the last time I tried a season on all-madden in the first game I threw 3 picks on 3 straight drives. The final straw was when a LB who wasn't even facing the line of scrimmage jumped sky high to make a pick over the middle. Straight up cheese.

[Smooter]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Yeah the last time I tried a season on all-madden in the first game I threw 3 picks on 3 straight drives. The final straw was when a LB who wasn't even facing the line of scrimmage jumped sky high to make a pick over the middle. Straight up cheese.

lol, yeah I love that. Not to mention it seems like all your receiver's hands go to shit like they're playing hot potato.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by jdlea

I tried it some, I threw way too many picks! I can't keep changing my passing style every time I move up in that game...it seems like on All-Madden if you don't already have a beast QB you're pretty much screwed.

Not to sound like a major D.B., but All-Madden is fine if you really learn a playbook. I really struggled on All-Madden, until I started using practices to learn routes and which plays do and do not work for me. Now that I know the "Balanced Offense" cold, my offense is virtually unstoppable. Also, changing routes at the LOS based on coverages will really help.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

Not to sound like a major D.B., but All-Madden is fine if you really learn a playbook. I really struggled on All-Madden, until I started using practices to learn routes and which plays do and do not work for me. Now that I know the "Balanced Offense" cold, my offense is virtually unstoppable. Also, changing routes at the LOS based on coverages will really help.

Yeah, I've actually been thinking it's time to step up. Hell, I have a Lions franchise that picked off Peyton Manning 7 times yesterday! The problem is I'll have to entirely change my offense again. I always thought Madden did a decent job of taking away certain plays, but there will some unstoppable ones. I'd just have to readjust to the harder difficulty.

That said, the new Madden supposedly adjusts to your playing style.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I play on all-pro, call me a wuss but all madden is just ridiculous and not much fun

Same here.


Rookie is ridiculous too, scoring 200 points is only fun if you're playing against Dallas.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I play on all-pro, call me a wuss but all madden is just ridiculous and not much fun

Wuss!

Seriously I cant play on all-pro have to be all madden or heisman on ncaa with the sliders turned all the way up for the cpu otherwise its too easy and it doesnt show whos better between 2 players

[DarkKnight]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Wuss!

Seriously I cant play on all-pro have to be all madden or heisman on ncaa with the sliders turned all the way up for the cpu otherwise its too easy and it doesnt show whos better between 2 players

I second that.......

[EternalEnigma21]

I play all pro because its the default for online play. I get used to the speed of the game on that setting so it translates somewhat to multiplayer. If it werent for the online games, i probably wouldn't buy the game every year either, though. Playing through the seasons is fun from time to time, but it gets old quick, and I suck at drafting. I've only ever drafted one great player, a wideout named espinaso or something with a 99 speed and a 97 acc, and he was like 6'3" and hands of glue. His soap has to dominate. He dominates.

[Smooter]

I just downloaded the Madden 09 demo off of Xbox live marketplace last night. It wasn't very revealing but I got to go through the process which determines your skill level and against my will I lead the Giants through the Super Bowl winning drive. I was definitely impressed with the graphics, but I didn't get a glimpse of any of the menus, rosters, etc. I highly recommend checking it out. Its worth the hour or so it took to download it. (Its a little over 1gb in size)

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Smooter

I just downloaded the Madden 09 demo off of Xbox live marketplace last night. It wasn't very revealing but I got to go through the process which determines your skill level and against my will I lead the Giants through the Super Bowl winning drive. I was definitely impressed with the graphics, but I didn't get a glimpse of any of the menus, rosters, etc. I highly recommend checking it out. Its worth the hour or so it took to download it. (Its a little over 1gb in size)

I DL it yesterday as well. It did take awhile. Just in case you don't know you can set your Xbox to DL stuff after it is turned off. Sometimes I do this before headign to bed.

Overal lthe demo was kind of fun. I like the skill test part.

[jsarno]

will they be making it for the Wii?