Everything You See on Sunday, See it in Madden NFL

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• DeaconBlade 360 said January 29, 2009

  Madden NFL 10 better bring it then! ;)

  Feel free to pick my brain on what experiences I'd like to see brought from Sunday to the console in Madden NFL 10...and even what features I'd like to see tweaked a bit.

  Get at me laterz on LIVE or on the Twitterverse.

• raczilla said January 29, 2009

  What's up Deacon?  Would love to hear your thoughts on what you'd like to see in Madden NFL 10.  What are you hoping to see in the game?

• Shopmaster said January 29, 2009

  Ian, I'm so glad to hear that 'If it's in the Game, It's in the game' will finally hold true.  I have a ton of ideas and so do a lot of Madden Hardcore guys.  Don't forget about my wishlist site, there are a lot of good ideas there also.  Hopefully I'll get to talk to you soon.

• DePounded said January 29, 2009

  Whats up guys,

  Thanks for starting this blog. It's great to be able to communicate our suggestions to you guys directly.  I have four main points or questions I want to mention to you guys about Madden NFL 10.

  1) Franchise Mode: This, in my opinion, has been the biggest shortcoming of next-gen Madden the last few years.  There has been absolutely no depth in the Franchise mode.  No create-a-coach, no radio show, no ESPN integration, etc.  It seems as if you guys focused too much on putting these things into NFL Head Coach 09 rather than madden.  Can you please put a lot of time and effort into Franchise mode this yr?  Personally, I've never cared that much about Superstar mode, its nice, but I would rather have the effort go into Franchise mode.

  2) Current Gen Mini-Camp:

  First of all, let me say that I loved the addition of the Virtual Trainer in Madden NFL 09.  I really helped me develop good stick skills.  But, having said that, I don't particularly like the next-gen mini games.  I loved the mini-camp games dating all the way back to Madden 03.  I loved trying to get the "Gold trophy," and earning madden cards.  They were also a blast to play against my friends.  Can you please export the current gen mini-camp into the next-gen Madden NFL 10?

  3)Online

  As much as I appreciate the Champions of Gaming Tournament, Madden Challenge, and other online tournaments.  Online play is still laggy (even on Xbox 360).  For comparison purposes, please play Halo 3 online, and compare that Madden online. Halo 3 is flawless, while there is a noticeable difference between off-line and on-line play.  Sorry to be blunt, be there really is no excuse for this, Bungie has thousands more players on Halo 3 than you guys have on Madden, and yet their servers are better?  Heck, I'll even go radical on this one: I wouldn't be opposed to paying an additional fee to play online if you guys would promise that all of the money would go directly into improving the EA Servers.

  4) Stats Tracking

  I'm a stats junkie (or madden nerd as some of my friends have called me).  I keep my own stats on Excel because Madden 09 doesn't keep accurate ones.  For example, online wins and stats are counted twice, and stat tracking on the EASW is a disaster--it miscounts the number of games played,wins and losses, and other stats.  Next yr, can you guys please improve stat tracking so that all the stats are tracked accurately (particularly for Ring of a Champion--another addition I really like), and also expand the stat tracking so both online and off-line tendencies are tracked?  Consider things such as records against specific teams, users, play-calling by %, win percentage, etc.  Maybe I'm weird but I like to pretend that I'm a NFL coach while playing madden--with my own stats, style, IQ, etc.

  Thanks again for reading.  Sorry for the long post, but I love Madden, it is by far my favorite game to play.  And I look forward to see what you guys break out for Madden NFL 10.

• johnprestonevans said January 30, 2009

  I hope this promise to deliver "Everything you see on Sunday, see it in Madden NFL" means blowing out the presentation to emulate what we see every week on TV. That includes pregame/halftime/postgame and weekly highlight wrapup shows, "live" franchise tickers with out of town scores and highlights in franchise mode, broadcast camera angles, dynamic analytical commentary, progressive weather and time of day, living breathing sideline integration and a focus on showcasing the most immersive simulation in videogame sports. I cant wait to see what EA does to bring Madden (back) to life!

• Guguets said January 30, 2009

  I hope to see handwarmers and towels ... many quartebacks use this ... please more and more presentation ... madden 09 presentation is ridiculous ... some times when you score a touchdown ... you dont have a automatic replay ... dont have any team introduction before game starts ... SEE ESPN NFL 2K5 AND LEARN FROM THE PAST ... SOMETIMES COPY ... TO BE BETTER ...

  GOOD LUCK FOR YOU ... I hope to see a great game next year !!

  From Brazil the soccer country to USA the football land !!!

• Guguets said January 30, 2009

  I hope to see handwarmers and towels ... many quartebacks use this ... please more and more presentation ... madden 09 presentation is ridiculous ... some times when you score a touchdown ... you dont have a automatic replay ... dont have any team introduction before game starts ... SEE ESPN NFL 2K5 AND LEARN FROM THE PAST ... SOMETIMES COPY ... TO BE BETTER ...

  GOOD LUCK FOR YOU ... I hope to see a great game next year !!

  From Brazil the soccer country to USA the football land !!!

• NELL86 said January 30, 2009

  Slow the game down just a tad its so fast its not even fun.Bring back QB vision so people will stop running 10 yards back all around the feild and then throw it 50 yards down the feild.Bring back John Madden and Al Michaels on the announce team. Go all out on presentation i want screen effects for weather games for example when its raining the rain drips on the screen like when you are watching on tv it gives it a feel of actually playing in the rain.    

• BK_Slime said January 30, 2009

  Thanks for this blog to give updates,

  Not to argue with fellow members, but often there are things that are asked for that are not as important as others.  The most important things "I think" are the things that affect gameplay.  Whether its online or franchise mode.  I honestly bought this game for the I don't know how many straight year and for the first time ever I traded it in like a month later.  The reason was because certain basic things that made the game un playable for me.  The game has come a long way, but often I get fustrated when things work one year and the next year they dont. like fatigue never worked for my lineman.  The reason why that was important to me is because if Im playing franchise, theres no point in building a well rounded team.  since I've converted to Xbox 360 from PS2 in roughly 05 Ive never been able to get my player to have any amount of realistic injuries in my franchise.  Hopefully things like fatigue can be fixed and a simuilation injuries slider can be added to the next gen version.  this would encourage me to have a well rounded roster as intended in the mode.  Hopefully you'll will add the other sliders back and correct coverage.  I spent week trying to find the correct diffulty levels so the computer wouldnt throw 80% completion on me every game.  Im not sure if the qb was too accurate or coverage was lacking.  The last point is there are way too many interceptions, especially by linebackers. Im not a programer but I always felt like the field on the game was too small and that contributes to not enough room to pass the ball and not have a defender or a linebacker in the lane.  The last point I wanted to make is to have progression tuned.players shouyld progress during the year and regress as well.  They should have hot and cold streaks, and rookies when drafting should be able to get better and they should be a players rated and drafted low that turn out to be decent.  The way Head Coach had players rated differently based on the system was GENIUS.  The only complaint I had from Head Coach was that the injuries was way too high, and that was a game breaker.

  Good Luck, and I hope to hear any feedback and news

• Joborule said January 30, 2009

  Glad to hear the guys from Head Coach are taking over the franchise mantel. Can't wait till super bowl to hear our first info!

• mhoodiii@surewest.net said January 30, 2009

  The big thing for me is 32 team online franchise will all the things you are able to do offline. Take it to the next level since NCAA dynasty has set the standard.  Definitely need to include multi-team trades with commish approvals for those.  Hopefully the defensive adjustments are in place so you have the ability to stop plays that are difficult to stop in this current version of madden.  I am fully confident with the group of guys that are coming in to work on the franchise since they all have been heavily involved in making sim style games.

• NELL86 said January 30, 2009

  i think yall should make the PS3 the lead system to develop for i mean look at killzone 2 hint hint. What we see on sunday we see in madden 10 lets make it happen refs on the feild chaingangs injury carts pre game halftime and post game presentation and shows more scorebord intergration when a play is in action it should show on the jumbo tron to then when the play is dead show replays and all the stuff you whould see on there at the game.    

• Diddy826 said January 30, 2009

  I think a feature that will put madden over the top will be a online franchise. With drafts,pre-season,free agents,injuries,trades,player progression,retirements. Basically the franchise mode from offline able to be played online like ncaa football online dynasty. That is a big feature that will get alot of people to stay interested to a online league. Also a fantasy draft online should be a option at least for your starting line-up and auto-draft the rest.

• BestHellBoys said January 31, 2009

  I think what Madden needs is realism. I think Franchise Mode needs more depth. You can Have a team of 70's and go 10-6. I like what EA Did with Head Coach, Base the Player Ratings on the coaching style. We need more presentation. I think we need more then the 5 best plays for halftime and post game. And not a couple of words for the pregame. Weekly Shows, Radio , Newspaper, Owner Mode, All great. That's what we need take a look at 2k5. For Game play, People want Towels, Hand Warmers, Take a look at the Rookie Quarterback, say he's playing very good, during a timeout.

• Lt Keller said January 31, 2009

  I for one would like to see some serious improvements made to Superstar mode. I think playing QB is very fun, well rounded, and as realistic as can be. On the other hand, playing some of the other positions is just so mundane. WR for example irritates me to absolutely no end because I'm never allowed to run my routes to the full extent. For example my route could be a deep post, or post corner or any sort of deep route, no slants or outs or anything... I encourage you to jot down the results when you get these routes and see how often you get thrown the ball. I guarantee they are almost non-existent. What you'll actually see is you only get the ball when you run short routes like slants and zigs or outs and drags. Its very frustrating and I'm sure there are other positions where something like this is evident.

  I think part of the fun of playing receiver is running your routes and while I have a lot of other ideas for superstar mode (like a special targeting slow-mo system or something for catching the ball) I think the easiest thing to do, at least regarding playing WR (though I'm sure there are others) from a game development standpoint, is to simply tweak the AI when the player is playing WR or DT or what have you. What ends up happening is the CPU QB will throw the ball within about a second which allows you to get about 3 or 4 steps, lol. Not very satisfying. You guys are smart, I'm sure you can figure out something.

  Just to mention something else, I love what you guys have done with the presentation regarding the games. Collinsworth does an excellent job and it is extremely refreshing to see him break down the plays and such, overall a really great job. Yes there are some deficiencies and I'm sure you guys are making it even better but it really brings me to my point. My point is where is all this wonderful presentation for Superstar mode?

  I get nothing, no stat break downs or chit chat or anything (and maybe this is something that can be toggled so the purists can keep it off.) And off season activities need some serious work. Flipping through the same emails and going to practice for absolutely no reason is the epitome of mundane. How about a sports illustrated every month (and a superstar player would grace the cover), and an interview every week that affects your popularity. I think I speak for everyone when I say I just simulate the week so I can get to the game because there is nothing to do. I like what Head Coach had going with the whole "play knowledge" thing. I think practice, and the offseason for that matter, could be geared toward that.

  Also I'm not a fan of the in-game assigning points system. NCAA 09 uses the practice system to give you a boost for that week and leaves out the in-game pop ups that frankly can be annoying; I would urge you to go this avenue if possible.

  Okay EA, I sincerely hope you soak up the ideas. Although some of us seem ungrateful I for one feel lucky to have an avenue to speak with you guys. I feel like in general EA may be laying the groundwork for every game company's business model moving forward. I see this as a game-changer for the company. If you guys stick to your guns while incorporating what we, the customer, want; you can't lose.

• BestHellBoys said February 01, 2009

  Hey.. Halftime soon to come!

  Cant Wait.

  And cant wait for Kurt Warner To hold that Lombardi Trophy!!

• NELL86 said February 01, 2009

  Use the procedural attitudes on the quarterbacks by bringing back qb vision that will prevent the quarteback from running 20 yards back throwing across his chest and make a play. Make it to were if the cornerback back turned and not tracking the football he shouldnt be able to make a play on the ball

• SLEVEN09 said February 02, 2009

  MADDEN IS MY LIFE NO JOKE. I JUST WANNA SEE A FEW THINGS TWEAKED.

  1.A SUPER DEEP FRANCHISE

  2.A DEEP SUPERSTAR MODE

  3.I MASTERED THE NFL COMBINE SO WHY DOES JAMARCUS RUSSEL CONTINUE TO GET PICKED 1ST I ONLY LEFT THE 1ST ROUND 1 TIME I THIK.

  4.MAKE A LEADER BOARD IN THE COMBINE SO YOU NO WHERE YOU STAND.

  5.I WOULD LIKE THE COMMENTATORS TO RECOGNIZE I WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP,AND SOME HEISMANS.

  6.I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY THE ANNUAL SENIOR GAME.

  7.I WANNA CHANGE MY FACE AND HAIR DURING SUPERTAR MODE.

  8.I WANNA BE ABLE TO PICK MY TEAMS JERSEYS DURING SUPERSTAR MODE.

  9.DURING THE DRAFT I WANNA SEE MY MAN BEING SELECTED,SEE HIS EXPRESSION AND HEAR THE CROWDS REACTION.

  10.WHEN I WIN THE SUPER BOWL I DONT WANNA JUST HOIST THE LOMBARDI AND CRAPPY CONFETTI BRING OUT THE FLOATS AND A CADILAC

  11.SUPERSTAR MODE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO REQUEST TO THE COACH I NEED BIG PLAY RECIEVERS AND LINEMEN.

  12.I WANNA CHANGE MY NUMBER DURING SUPERSTAR MODE.

  13.THERE SHOULD BE A PREGAME SHOW WITH THE SUNDAY NFL COUNTDOWN CREW.

  14.THERE SHOULD BE A POST GAME WITH CHRIS BERMAN AND TOM JACKSON.

  15.THAT LILTTLE REWIND FEATURE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE SHOULD BE WARNED AND THEN SMACKED.

  16.I WANNA SIGN A PRACTICE SQUAD.

  17.I WANNA BRING PEOPLE OUTTA RETIRMENT TO BE COACHES DURIN FRANCHISE.

  18.I WNAT THE COMMENTATORS TO RECOGNIZE MY SUPER BOWL RINGS.

  19.HALFTIME SHOWS WOULD HELP THE PRESENTATION OF THE GAME.

  20.ON SUNDAY & MONDAY NIGHT I WANNA HERE THE THEME MUSIC.

  21.IT WOOD BE COOL TO BE ABLE TO RETIRE FROM SUPERSTAR AND COME OUTTA RETIREMENT.

  22.I WANNA BE NAMED TO THE ALL MADDEN TEAM AND THE ALL DECADE TEAM.

  23.can you freeze the kicker and run field goals back?

  24.THE COMMENTATORS SHOULD COMPARE PLAYERS TO RETIRED NFL PLAYERS.

  25.BRING BACK THE SITUATION MOMENTS LIKE (THE RAIDERS VS. THE PATS "THE TUCK GAME")

  26.GAME MODES YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PRACTICE AT ONE POSTION AND LEARN NEW THINGS NOT LIKE TRAINING CAMP.

  27.IT WOOD BE COOL TO BE ABLE TO HAVE RANDY MOSS VS. T.O. WITH A PERMANENT QB LIKE PEYTON MANNING OR JUST A PICK UP GAME BUT NOT CRAZY LIKE NFL STREET.

  28.THE SIDELINE PLAYERS WTF WHEN IM MAGAHEE WHY WHEN IM RUNNING DOWN THE SIDELINE THERE IN NO RAY LEWIS HALF THE NUMBERED JERSEYS ON THE SIDELINE DONT EVEN EXIST I SAW SOMEONE WITH THE NUMBER 1 ONCE COME ON NOW.

  29.WHEN IM ABOUT TO WIN A BIG GAME PLAYOFFS,RIVALRY,CLOSE GAME AND OT GAME I WANT A CUTSCENE OF THE PLAYERS GETTING THE COOLER AND ABOUT TO DUMP IT ON THE COACH.

  30.WHEN IM USING MY RAIDERS AGANIST THE BRONCOS I WANT IT TO BE INTENSE WHEN SOMEONE BOOS AND HECKELS IT SHOULD BE EXTRA LOUD AND EXTRA INTENSE WHEN I WIN.

  31.I WOOD LIKE TO SEE MY JERSEY RETIRED IN THE H.O.F. NOT EVERYBODY SHOULD GET IN THE H.O.F. JON KITNA AND THOMAS JONES WAS IN MY H.O.F. SERIOUSLY.

  32.UHHHH CAN I PLAY AT THE HALL OF FAME GAME.

  33.MAKE UNLOCKABLE HISTORICAL STADIUMS.

  THANKS

  S09

• shortbus79 said February 04, 2009

  Madden 08 defense was on point, for the ps2 version. I don't see why the "Madden Teams" takes away from the game when it comes to the ps3 version.

  Franchise is huge, fix it. No file errors, I don't see why it's so hard to fix. A group of guys managed to fix it and charged many people 30$ to run the league with no merge file error. Why can't "Madden Team" fix it and put it in the game.

  This years version on the PS3 platform is horrible. Sure, better graphics and what not, but the game play is ridiclious when it comes to making changes that were avail in Madden 08. IE...bump and run a single WR vs all or nothing.

  Get back to the basics.

• Knoq17 said February 05, 2009

  1) Let's add truly random weather. For example, in-game changes from light to heavy snow, raining then stop, sunny to partly cloudy, etc.

  2) I'd like to know distance of a punt. It could be posted upper-screen.

  3) On PS2 08 you could lineup for a FG and drop-kick/punt. I notice that players drop back a return man on long FGs. Why not be able to fake a FG and pooch? Get rid of QB Spike in the playbook and replace it with the aforementioned. There's no need to huddle to spike. It's fine as a no-huddle play.

  4) For online, allow stats for non-ranked games to be forwarded to email. Also allow either gamecast of unranked games for friends-list, or show scores in the playerhub for unranked games.

  5) Slow down the speed of players pre-snap, not when sent in motion, but when audibling to different formations or flipping plays. That will stop the cheesing. Some come to the line of scrimmage and just keep audibling and flipping until they create crashing of defenders, mismatches, and defender user-error. The occurrence of the aforemention is fine, but the offense shouldn't be able to just run around until it happens. At least, slow the offensive changes down to be homogenous with motion.

  6) Reinstate "shading." I like being able to shade receivers left and right. Under and over would be nice too.

  7) I'd like to see an occasional kick/punt block.

  8) Reverse and fake reverse on kick return.

  9) Flags flying. Earlier versions you could see, not sure about current version. It would be cool if you could challenge with one button like select for timeout, and a red flag came flying onto the field.

  Oh yeah!

  10) Pre-game matchup/comparison (i.e. Quarterback, Runningbacks, Receivers, Linebackers, DBs, etc.) List these during the transition like the days of old. "We've got a good one today! Let's see how these teams matchup." This could take place during the commentators' pregame hype. It could be a translucent page.

  11) In practice mode, institute random plays for particular sets, or at least formations. This was done in previous Maddens on PS2.

  12) Special teams audibles are wierd--should be able to change amongst them. I believe you can if you choose certain plays initially. I'm not sure this is best. It may be.

  13) As far as minicamp, you could just add some of the old drills such as the punting and kicking. The others seem to be there in some form.

  14) I don't think players want the cone as much as they are saying that others are making ridiculous plays. We don't need the cone. I pride myself on being able to read defenses, and progress through receivers to 2nd, 3rd and 4th options. Plus, players turned it off while others used it, creating a self-imposed disadvantage.

  14) Finally, don't take anything out! There have been a lot of fabulous improvements over the years. Your predecessors have done well. I'm sure you'll continue the greatness. We don't want to sacrifice much.

• DNiz said February 05, 2009

  I would like to have the ability to update the rosters while in a current franchise. There are many injuries throughout the year that change the chemistry of the team why not have the ability to update your franchise roster throughout the year via current downloadable roster.

• VoDkA718DTO NyC said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK "FAIRPLAY" IN MADDEN, THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS, THOSE WHO LIKE TO PLAY A STRAIGHT GAME AND USE PLAYBOOK AND PUNT OF 4TH DOWNS AND PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME," SKILL PLAYERS". THE OTHER GROUP ARE, PLAYERS WHO JUST EXPLOIT THE GAME AND PLAY WITH NO SKILL JUST PURE LUCK AND CHEESY, DON'T LIKE TO THINK AT ALL JUST BRAKE THEIR "Y" BUTTON WITH JUST "HURRY UP" MOST OF THE GAME WHEN NOT EVEN CALLED FOR, JUST PLAYING A DUMB GAME. "ARCADE PLAYERS". IT TAKES ME ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 30 MINUTES JUST TO FIND A PLAYER WHO WANTS A STRAIGHT FAIR GAME. IT ISN'T HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS. INSTEAD OF MAKING ROOMS LIKE "HEADSET" OR "ON MY SKILL LEVEL" MAKE A "FAIR PLAY ONLY ROOM". THAT WAY BOTH TYPE OF GAMERS ARE HAPPY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

  I HAVE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS SINCE MADDEN 06 FOR 360 BUT MY POST WAS ALWAYS OVER RUN WITH OTHER LAME IDEAS THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAME PLAY , BUT JUST FOR LOOKS. ANOTHER THING, BRING BACK THE "VIEW PLAYER CAREER" AT THE TEAM SELECT SCREEN, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY INSTEAD OF GETTING IN THE GAME A BEING TRAPPED INTO A GAME THAT'S OUT OF OUR CRITERIA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO QUIT. I SPEAK FOR MANY OF THE PLAYERS ON MADDEN.

  SO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE JUST BRING IT BACK IN MADDEN AND LEAVE IT, THATS ALL THE GAME NEEDS ALL THE PREGAME EXPLOSION,ETC, IS A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, AFTER WE SEEN IT ONCE ITS DEAD AND GONE FROM THE EXCITEMENT.

  THE FOLLOWING IS NEED TO MAKE A PERFECT MADDEN GAME:

  1)"FAIRPLAY" ONLINE AND OFFLINE. ONLINE "FAIR PLAY" ONLINE ROOMS

  2)VIEW PLAYER CAREER AT TEAM SELECT SCREEN SO THAT "QUICK RANKED GAMES" ME BE  

   USED MORE THAN BEFORE.

  3)"ALL MADDEN" SKILL LEVEL RANKED GAMES, "FAIR PLAY" AND "NON-FAIR PLAY"

  4)UNIFORM COLOR SELECT, ALL UNIFORM COLORS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

  5)"CHALLENGE PLAY" SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATE. GIVE US THE OPTION TO SELECT WHAT WE

   CHALLENGING, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS, CATCH IN BOUNDS, ETC. PLENTY OF TIME

   PLAYERS CLEARLY HAD ONE FOOT IN AND THE OTHER OUT, BUT PLAYS STANDS AS CATCH,

   THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

  LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY. YOU HAVE IT FOR THE PS2 , SO PLEASE PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEN MADDENS. THANK YOU

• VoDkA718DTO NyC said February 06, 2009

  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING BACK "FAIRPLAY" IN MADDEN, THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS, THOSE WHO LIKE TO PLAY A STRAIGHT GAME AND USE PLAYBOOK AND PUNT OF 4TH DOWNS AND PLAY A STRATEGIC GAME," SKILL PLAYERS". THE OTHER GROUP ARE, PLAYERS WHO JUST EXPLOIT THE GAME AND PLAY WITH NO SKILL JUST PURE LUCK AND CHEESY, DON'T LIKE TO THINK AT ALL JUST BRAKE THEIR "Y" BUTTON WITH JUST "HURRY UP" MOST OF THE GAME WHEN NOT EVEN CALLED FOR, JUST PLAYING A DUMB GAME. "ARCADE PLAYERS". IT TAKES ME ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES, SOMETIMES UP TO 30 MINUTES JUST TO FIND A PLAYER WHO WANTS A STRAIGHT FAIR GAME. IT ISN'T HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO TYPE OF MADDEN PLAYERS. INSTEAD OF MAKING ROOMS LIKE "HEADSET" OR "ON MY SKILL LEVEL" MAKE A "FAIR PLAY ONLY ROOM". THAT WAY BOTH TYPE OF GAMERS ARE HAPPY AND DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING.

  I HAVE BEEN PLEADING FOR THIS SINCE MADDEN 06 FOR 360 BUT MY POST WAS ALWAYS OVER RUN WITH OTHER LAME IDEAS THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR GAME PLAY , BUT JUST FOR LOOKS. ANOTHER THING, BRING BACK THE "VIEW PLAYER CAREER" AT THE TEAM SELECT SCREEN, SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF PERSON WE WANT TO PLAY INSTEAD OF GETTING IN THE GAME A BEING TRAPPED INTO A GAME THAT'S OUT OF OUR CRITERIA, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO QUIT. I SPEAK FOR MANY OF THE PLAYERS ON MADDEN.

  SO PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU PLEASE JUST BRING IT BACK IN MADDEN AND LEAVE IT, THATS ALL THE GAME NEEDS ALL THE PREGAME EXPLOSION,ETC, IS A WASTE OF TIME AND SPACE, AFTER WE SEEN IT ONCE ITS DEAD AND GONE FROM THE EXCITEMENT.

  THE FOLLOWING IS NEED TO MAKE A PERFECT MADDEN GAME:

  1)"FAIRPLAY" ONLINE AND OFFLINE. ONLINE "FAIR PLAY" ONLINE ROOMS

  2)VIEW PLAYER CAREER AT TEAM SELECT SCREEN SO THAT "QUICK RANKED GAMES" ME BE  

   USED MORE THAN BEFORE.

  3)"ALL MADDEN" SKILL LEVEL RANKED GAMES, "FAIR PLAY" AND "NON-FAIR PLAY"

  4)UNIFORM COLOR SELECT, ALL UNIFORM COLORS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE.

  5)"CHALLENGE PLAY" SHOULD BE MORE ACCURATE. GIVE US THE OPTION TO SELECT WHAT WE

   CHALLENGING, SPOT OF BALL, OUT OF BOUNDS, CATCH IN BOUNDS, ETC. PLENTY OF TIME

   PLAYERS CLEARLY HAD ONE FOOT IN AND THE OTHER OUT, BUT PLAYS STANDS AS CATCH,

   THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.

  6)WHEN OPPONENTS QUITS, COUNT GAME AS WIN, AND NOT HAVE TO PLAY THROUGH THE ENTIRE

   GAME TO RECEIVE WIN. WE GO ONLINE TO PLAY OUR PEERS NOT THE CPU. A QUIT IS A

   LOST, POINT BLANK, THAT'S ON THEM TO TAKE AN "L" THAT WAY, PLAY THE GAME.

  LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MOST IMPORTANT, FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY FAIRPLAY. YOU HAVE IT FOR THE PS2 , SO PLEASE PUT IT IN THE NEXT GEN MADDENS. THANK YOU

• wx2314 said February 06, 2009

  in superstar mode allow players to wear solid socks and other stuff. even have them fined. also have illegal hits and have them fined. really want to be able to go from franchise to superstar at the end of any season. in superstar have coaches be fired and hired, change in style of coaching(3/4 to 4/3)ect.... .allow players physical characteristics to be changed as well, with more varity. Allow ncaa draft class in superstar mode, and choose one to be superstar, be able to edit players appearance.when playing home game allow uniform to be selected.as in ps2 09. and make superstar work way up roster.

• NATRONAMISPRIME said February 06, 2009

  Wut up EA developers? I would like to start by saying I have been a madden player through the last 20yrs. I thank you very much for the great times through the years. Currently I own the PS3 and I would have to say that I think you guys haven’t been giving it your all like you have in the past. I feel like you guys didn’t take any pride when making the PS3 version this year maddens 2009 game. For some reason you guys tried to make it like the X-BOX360 version for some reason or another, but when I played the PS2 version of madden 09 it was as if the football goods helped with that game. Like I said at the start I have been playing madden for 20yrs and have gotten used to you guys always keeping a very strict button arrangement and have always added things and that’s just what you did with PS2 version with options. First thing you guys have got to do is add the vision again while being able to side step with the QB at the same time as you are looking for a receiver by holding down R2-button for the vision that way you can still use R3 stick for side stepping features but you have to make us player use it the feature because it keeps defender play honest (not just staying in a cover 3 or 2 the whole game). Second thing is that for the PS3 you have to keep the sprint button back to the X-button and bring back a duel stiff arm buttons and jukes. For example, like on the PS2 you have R1-button for the right hand and the L1-button for the left hand, and R2-button for juke right, L1-button for juke left and some genius from EA had the greatest idea when it came to pressure sensitivities that should be used as well for the jukes if you press hard you get a hard juke if you press soft you get as soft juke. Another is having the same concept on defense for swats and striping the ball and if using D-lineman & LB’s for swims and spins. Speaking of defense you should never be able to stop a run play in the backfield in base zone coverage’s its dumb. One more thing take in account for your loyal game player like my self that’s been keeping you guys in the big game of developing and not bowing down to the family oriented bull crap like you pulled with that easy play and rewind crap. If you guy really wanted to add that kind of stuff you should be including Madden and NOT AL. I hope I have helped some but thanks again for all the years except 09 on PS3 but PS2 was great how you guys let that kind of crap happened is beyond me and you guy should be ashamed of yourselves for that but other than that you guys have been big studs at making madden,later guys.

• Chief518 said February 07, 2009

  LMFAO @ SLEVEN09 # 15 I DO AGREE I WANT THE RUNNING BACKS TO FEEL MORE REAL NOT EVERY HB IS A POWER BACK SO WHY DO THEY ALL TRUCK LIKE CRAZY.

  1.NEW TACKLES

  2.CHANGE THE WHOLE TACKLING FORWARD BY LIKE 5YRDS WTF

  3. BRING BACK AFC & NFC IN PLAY NOW MODE ON NEWGEN

  4.FAIR PLAY SHOULD BE AN OPTION ON NEWGEN

  5.SUPERSIM ONLINE OR JUS GIVE THE WIN WHEN SOMEONE QUITS

  6. GIVE US THE CURRENT MINI CAMP & THE OLD PS2...XBOX VER ON NEWGEN

  7. ICE THE KICKER LIKE ON NCAA!

  8.B ABLE TO PICK A SUPERBOWL STADIUM ON PLAY NOW MODE

  9. HISTORIC TEAMS IN PLAY NOW MODE

  10. FIX FRANCHISE AND SUPERSTAR MODE

  11. KEEP MADDEN MOMENTS!!

  12.PUT REFS ON THE FIELD... EVEN IF THEY R IN THE WAY IT MAKES IT FEEL REAL HAVE THEM THROWING THAT FLAG SO WE CAN SEE IT

  13. MAKE PENALTYS BETTER IF IS PASS INTERFERENCE LET ME SEE HIM DOING IT NOT JUS RUNNIN IN FRONT OF HIM

  14. Y DO QB'S FUMBLE WEN STRACHING THE BALL OUT WHEN THERE NOT EVEN TOUCHED!? CHANGE THAT!

  15. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE SQIB KICK!?

  16. GIVE A LITTLE PRE GAME , HALF TIME AND POST GAME SHOW SUMTHIN SMALL AND SIMPLE LIKE 2K5!!

  17. SERIOUS INJURIES MAKE THE WAGON COME OUT!

  18. WHEN SOMEONE JUST DIVES AND DOES LIKE THAT SOCK TACKLE HAVE A THING WHERE U CAN CLICK DOWN THE LEFT STICK AND THAT WILL PUT A HAND DOWN TO REGAIN BALANCE AND KEEP RUNNING (RUN LIKE 3 YARDS OFF BALANCE THOUGH)

  19. LOOSE BALL PILE UPS! NO1 JUST WATCHES A MAN RECOVER A FUMBLE THEY ALL JUMP ON IT!

  20.CROWD REACT TO BIG HITS, TD'S AND WHEN YOU WANT TO HYPE THE CROWD U SHOULD B ABLE TO HEAR THE DIFFRENCE

  21. PLS MAKE SHAWNE MERRIMAN DO THAT LIGHTS OUT DNACE LIKE EVERY SACK HE GETS AND MAKE SURE IS LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY

  22. GIVE EVERY1 A LITTLE TAUNT FOR A GOOD PLAY OFFENSE OR DEFENSE

• lajoe74 said February 07, 2009

  WHat if you could be a fan and watch some online games. It would add meaning to create- a fan or maybe we could use our avatar go see a game in party mode with friends, maybe even cheer for the team you want, or spend hours trying to get that cheerleaders phone number.It would be cool to be in the crowd to watch the finals for gilette chapionspip series.

• HazzarDis2fly4u said February 07, 2009

  Game play needs to be huge for 2010  i would like to see

  1.more jump ball and catch animations

  2.height and weight advantages,Ex.(6'4wr vs 5'10cb and 250pds TE vs. 150pd Cb etc.)

  3.no robotic but smooth running mechanics

  4.realistic AI

  5. Different Qb dropbacks and pass releases

  6. better running styles( Power,speed, elusive etc.)

  7. realistic player attributes ex.(differnce btw. 85speed vs.94speed etc.)

  8.players fighting to break a tackle like in madden 07 for ps2

  9.More Cutscenes ex.( Pre-game, halftime, and post-game also special events like the super bowl just like on tv.)

  10. Better passing ex.(Total control&precision passing on touch pass, bullet pass, streaks, passing in zone windows, and leading the ball to the reciver.)

  11. Fix noticeable glitches like superhuman pass knockdowns and passes going through players hands and body also db cutting back on a dime without planting their feet to jump a reciever route.

  12.Difficulty changes needs to be reasonable and realistic.Ex(Ai should make better play calls, more aggressive on defense, smarter on offense. And to not lower the human A.I abilities.

  13. In depth Franchise, maybe use fox sport template for the stats; live interviews, Total access show, Monday Night, and Sunday night games.

  14. Make your own madden moment ex( if you squeeze out a close game against cpu or player it should became a madden moment.

  15. jersey tackles, reaching tackles

  16.Better player emotion

  17. Better more colorful menu

• GERALD_NYC said February 07, 2009

  I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING THAT MADDEN 10 NEEDS. I'VE BEEN PLAYING MADDEN SINCE DAY 1. WHEN ITS HALFTIME THERE SHOULD BE A SHOW OR VIDEO. WHEN YOU GOING INTO A DRAFT! WHEN THE DRAFT STARTS YOU SHOULD HAVE THE DRAFT PICKS COME UP TO THE FRONT AND PUT ON THE HAT THAT THE TEAM THAT DRAFT HIM. EVEN ADD OUR OWN PHOTO TO THE PLAYER. WHEN YOU WIN THE SUPERBOWL YOU SHOULD HAVE THE MVP, OWNER AND COACH SPEAKING TO THE FANS LIKE THE REAL NFL. SO PLEASE TRY AND ADD THOSE THINGS TO THE MADDEN 10!  AND MAKE A BETTER WAY FOR YOUR STATS OF EACH PLAYER THAT WILL BE SAVED EVERY GAME ALL YEAR.

• GERALD_NYC said February 07, 2009

  OH YEAH I FORGOT THIS ONE TOO. THE COMMENTATOR SHOULD CALL EVERY PLAY RIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PROGRAMS YOU HAVE ON THE PAST MADDEN HAVE LITTLE TO SAY. IT SHOULD FEEL LIKE A REAL GAME.

• BGibler said February 07, 2009

  Im a long time madden fan! Love the game every year, but sometimes i feel you guys leave things out so you'll have something to put into future games.  For example, what happened to the corner locking feature.  If a guy puts his best reciever in the slot, there's nothing I can do.  And can we please stop letting little running backs, or just running backs in general run over defensive lineman.  I have yet to ever see a running back run over a lineman in a real football game.  Adrian Peterson is a great back, but even he can run over a DE or DT.

• PHI64 said February 07, 2009

  in franchise mode make it feel like the playoffs not just a normal game. When u win the super bowl have a big celebration not just a few players jumpin arond and one guy look up. Make the crowd louder in the playoffs too, im from philly there loud trust me,

• PHI64 said February 07, 2009

  have more super star mode interaction. like change hair, jersey number, city map, and mansion like in the low gen consoles

• Griffingorham said February 07, 2009

  I would like to see in Madden 10 that you can systme link for franchise mode. Dont make it where you have to wait on each other like they do something and the you do something, that takes to long i want it to go faster. Dont make it where you can lose the first game in post season and then trade there draft picks for the best players in the game. I would also like to see that a RB cant run over everyone in the game. Make it so you win if the other player quits in online cause we all have played for like a hour and the last 30 sec he quits, it makes me made. Make the draft more random so that first teams pick isnt the same guy ever time

• jellybean3454 said February 07, 2009

  -THIS IS FROM THE HEART AND WHAT I REALLY FEEL-

  ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU GUYS MAKE THE GAME COME TO REAL LIFE MAKE THE WHOLE GAME HAVE NO FAULTS HAVE ALL ACCESSRIOS,UNIFORMS,PENALTIES,EVERYTHING WE BEEN BUYING MADDEN FOR OVER 20 YEARS ABOUT TO BE 21 YEARS WE STOOD BEHIND YA'LL WHEN YA'LL EVEN MADE BAD MADDENS THIS YEAR DONT COME AND TELL US WE FORGET OR MESSED THIS ONE THING UP TELL US WE MADE IT PERFECT AND I KNOW ITS NOT EASY BUT WORK HARD ON IT FOR US AND IM NOT SAYING YOU GUYS ARE BAD AT WHAT YOU DO HONESTLY I THINK YA'LL ARE AMAZING BUT I KNOW DEEP DOWN INSIDE YA'LL CAN BE BETTER AND DONT SETTLE FOR LEAST ON THIS MADDEN STRIVE TO MAKE IT PERFECT MAKE THIS MADDEN A SPECIAL ONE TO THE DIEHARD MADDEN FANS....PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

• CAMREN630 said February 08, 2009

  i would like to see the actual people on the side lines that are not in the game.i would love to decide wat i want to challenge you know give me a list like 2k5 did.better commentary tired of hearing the same old things make me feel like they are actually commentating my game.bring back the ability to play man coverage dont want to be in zone all day their are corners who can play man to man you know.tired of one defensive of line man beating three offensive of line man well not beating them seeing half the time they just watch the man blow by them without putting a finger on him.stop making me challenge the obvious we all see when our man is down and the ball comes out and we have to waste a challenge have a ref come in and rule him down that would be awesome,can we get a defense of holding i mean 2k5 had that.lets just focus on making the best football game to have ever hit the stores i can care less bout a rocket catch or madden rewind or madden moments just focus on making the best dam nfl football game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

• TheWR said February 08, 2009

  I've got a couple of suggestions for madden 10 0r 2010 what ever they're going to call it.

  -Game in general:

  1- More realistic running styles. They look like robots!

  2- A new tackle engine. SO that if you dive for a tackle as soon as you make contact you can hit sick'em.(or vice versa)

  3- more spectacular catches.

  -Superstar mode:

  1- make it so when i pick my gear i can pick any color that the tea has.For example the seahawks put the lime-green gloves and yellow for the steelers.

  2-more teamed celebration after plays.Forr example afte a good play make a player come and ongradulate you.

  3- At the begining put the entries out of the baloons like in 08.

  These are my ideas Thanks.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  I have a few additions:

  1. Refs on the field. and the head coach and off. and def. coordinators. also maybe the players were kinda like obsticles and relistic. if the other team catches a ball and runs in the the other teams ut they react to one another.

  2. hand warmers and towles

  3. when playing superstar, in accessories be able to pick jersey number

  4. video clips and more hall of famers in the hall of fame list. in the other games there isnt marino, elway, steve young, aikman, emmit smith, etc... also have a nother list in the player management for nfl greats who havent made the hall of fame.

  5.in franchise, be able fire or hire coaches in mid season. start doing certain off-season tasks in the regular season. or maybe face real dilemas like locker room chemistry, player holding out for more money, `franchiises maybe going bankrupt, CPU franchises going bankrupt or moving the team somewhere else, etc... also maybe notifications of injuries, or being on the track to going over the salary cap, or maybe having season goals like aquiring certain players, relesing players.

  6. keep madden moments.

  7. when in superstar be able to create a kicker or punter.

  8. in superstar dont always be first string. make it so you have to work up the depth chart like in ncaa.

  9.when resigning contract in superstar off-season more contract offers. or pick the team you want to play for but have to do a team training activity to earn a contract offer.(you know how many times i want to sign with the niners but dont get an offer).

  10. when drafted in superstar have a chance to deny a contract with the team that drafted you so you can get contracts with other teams. maybe have a page in the superstar menu showing what your team, coaches, and fans think of you.

  11. to tie in with the last two requests, when requesting a trade have a list of teams that are interested in trading for you. also include the depth chart levels so you have to work up the chart.

  12. more relistic tackles and player movement. cut moves in all directions not just left and right. maybe be able to commit unsportsman like conduct penalties like doing touchdown celebrations. also be able to commit unnesescary roughness penalties.

  13. more relistic injuries, like if you hurdle over a can and he catches you on the leg and if you flipp and land on your neck your neck should get messed up. or if you are a blitzing linebacker and hit a QB in the back his back gets messed up. or you superstar can get sevre injuries like the rest. carrer ending, etc...

  14. maybe slow down time when a defender is about to hit a reciever whose in the middle of catching in and have a chance to target an area and to land a devestating hit.

  15. also like in ncaa maybe take over the carrer of an existing nfl player.

  16. maybe ESPN ties into the game, maybe pre and post game shows or halftime shows with the CBS, ESPN First Take, or FOX crew. with pre and post game analysis on what will happen how key players have done so far in the season or game.

  17. more relistic catches, a way to make a spectacular catch manully, if the db in behind you make it so the dont almost teleport  to you and intercept it,  on a lob pass have a little jump ball mini game to try and grab the lob pass on defense or offense. also in superstar when doing man or zone coverage the AI QB never throws it towards you.

  18. have a special play for returning FG.

  19. have penalties for doing unnesessary hurry ups, onside kicks, RB direct snaps if not on 4th down, and remove the cheat play that you can use with the tampa playbook.

  20. the game reconizing brothers or key players going head to head in games( the mannings, thomas and julius jones, etc...)

  these are my requests i hope mine sumarrize other peoples requests.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  also id like a feature to play the NFL's most historic games. in the pro bowl

  players used thier team helmets like in madden 07 for the ps2 and in real life.

  also id like if you relocate a team in franchise you can still be that team

  instead of having to make a new team name and uniforms. also the crowd could be

  more relistic and commentary during the play like when on a break away run the

  commentator would say he could go all the way. also breaking tackels when gripped

  by a tackler, two really good features would be to add the wild cat formation, and when playing superstar or franchise, in the game you get notifications of breaking records and after the game an award ceremony where the game ball is presented to the record breker, but to tie into that in superstar you should have a carrer shrine with game balls, lombardi trophies, pro bowl trophies, jersey of teams played for, like every time you switch teams your old team jersey is in the shrine, and MVP, offensive player of the year, rookie of the year, etc... trophies.  

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  one more thing when playing in rain the helmet doesnt get muddy or your body doesnt. but the clothes do. make everything react to the wheather like th clothes.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  one more. Be able to retire and only be allowed to come out of retirement once by a certain deadline.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  sorry for so many comments just want to get my wants out there. id really like to be able to lateral whenever and if the player isnt in position the ball fumbles. also plays where the QB laterles the ball the the HB and the HB can choose to throw it. there should be a button so you press it to go into throwing mode and tap it again it goes into scramble mode.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  also be able to upload own music to the menu music in madden 10.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  also these changes should be the same for all systems. not select features for select systems.

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  ian id just be very honored and estatic if you incorporated my ideas.

• TheWR said February 08, 2009

  Also theside linesneed to be more realistic . the players just stnd there and do the sam animation over and over......Get some cheerleaders in there to!

• TheWR said February 08, 2009

  Oh yah! and try to get reverses on kick off returns!!

• quez859 said February 08, 2009

  Franchise mode has to be at its best.

  Presentation should be on point halftime shows and post game shows.

  If a team should repeat a superbowl then the game should recognize that.

  Coaches should come from colleges.

  Player should progress if they start.

  Please for (xbox360)please bring in trainning camp because i hate when players get minus on something and you dont know why.

  The draft should fill like the draft i want to see players drafted on brodcast or something.

  And come on the Superbowl should feel like the Superbowl not no stupid fireworks and that it come on make it as real as possible.

  Also you should be able to build or rebuild a stadium without moving.

  For as long as i know EA has said "if it in the game its in the game" guess what for the last 3 years that has been a LIE.

  HEY IAN IF U READ THIS I HOPE UCAN BE THE ONE TO BRING THAT BACK ALIVE AGAIN YOU GOT ALOT OF WORK AHEAD FOR YOU ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE FOR YOU I JUST HOPE YOU DONT LET US ALL DOWN

  GOOD LUCK IAN, AND I WILL HELP AS BEST I CAN

• kamgodfrey said February 08, 2009

  yeah the game should reconize repeting superbowl teams, repeating pro bowlers, repeating MVPs and stuff to that natur. like in one of my eairlier comments, reconize like  when the mannings play each other or maybe LT and Michael Turner, how Turner came out of LT's shadow and had a spectacular season. if someone gets injured during the game it should have a cut scene report where it says the status of the players injury, in the pregame show it should go to the locker room and talk about fake quotes and responses coaches give, and in franchise you should start from the previous seasons draft(like if you control the dolphins instead of drafting long make it so you can draft mcfadden), and be able to put draft prospects through work outs and be able to look at stats from the senior bowl. another thing wood be if the seasonal awards were more in depth like ncaa. like have all nfl, or all american awards. more emotion in the players faces and players recaction to the game situation. and when players get elected to the hall of fame at the end of seasons there should be an award ceremony. another cool feature would be a virtual hall of fame. some of the smaller things are the things that matter.

• Bubstarr said February 09, 2009

  Please place an emphasis on detail.Gameplay will always be objective and you will always have your pros and cons.However, detail adds to undisputed realism. This includes helmets,cleats(Nike,Reebok and Under Armour),facemasks and other accessories that their real-life counterparts wear on Sundays.Please improve the sidelines.Some of the players on the sidelines in 09 did not even look human. Please improve the fan models in the stands. Women and kids attend NFL games too. No disrespect intended but please eliminate the fictictious EA sports TV style presentation and replace it with full ESPN TV style presentation for ultimate realism. Use the exact brands and companies that the real NFL stadiums have advertised throughout their stadiums(minus alcohol related products).Please dump the Peels and Bramwells of Madden.

• Dirty Pop 14 said February 09, 2009

  I love the Madden Franchise and have been buying it for years, and will continue to do so as well as millions of other people around the world. The problem is EA knows this as well and I hope that you guys actually make the changes you are promising and actually take fan input and put it in the game, like you say you are because that would be awesome and it is already creating excitement for future games. That being said here is my list of suggestions, some are new and some are repeated from other peoples posts because i think the more you hear and read some of these things the more you will see that we players really want these aspects implemented into the game.

  - I like the new PA idea, just don't do it halfway. Spend serious time on it and have actual Madden players test it frequently and give you honest feedback.

  - Ability to call snap count after you select your play so your linemen know what the count is and they are not guessing. I hate when they jump but you can't blame them cuz they don't know the snap count

  - Snap handling in weather and pressure situations, this does not need to be a repetiive thing that happens 5 or 6 times a game, but once or twice a season and in a pressure or bad weather situation would leave an offseason hangover like Tony Romo and make the player want to try to get back to the playoffs the next season and redeem themselves

  - Have players sustain blocks longer on offensive line and special teams, not all the time but some times. It is frustrating being tackled by and engaged defender

  - Inside the Red Zone the Randy Moss (fade route) play needs to be designed and integrated. Every single week some team throws a jump ball to the corner of the end zone and has their playmakers try to make a play. We need to be able to recreate that and lob it to the actual back corner. When I try this play in Madden it lobs to either front corner or far away from all sidelines and endlines. This is a huge part of the game and needs to be put in. This play works in NCAA sometimes but it could be a lot better and more realistic. (This is a big one for me. If nothing else gets done, please consider this one)

  - More realistic field goals. I throw the controller every time Rob Bironas comes up short on a 47 yeard field goal, and then the CPU hits a 56 yarder?? Pro kickers almost always have the ball at least halfway up the uprights from any distance. They miss left or right, not SHORT!!!

  - Needs to have ESPN coverage since you have exclusive rights or short shows with highlghts and league news.

  - Play clock is too long, I know it is 40seconds in real life, but when pros break huddle they have about 20 seconds left not 35

  - Better Super Bowl Celebration after I win. I want Gatorade bath, Lombardi Trophy and MVP presentations, with coaches and players all trying to touch with championship hats and t shirts on. Maybe followed by champagne locker room scene or parade route.

  - Better Announcing, it is so boring

  - have actual combine drills: all 3 current ones but include shuttle, vertical jump, position drills etc.

  - Better fan animation: Terrible Towels in Pittsburgh, crazy face painted and costume wearing fans in Oakland, and have fans actually touch player when he makes Lambeau Leap

  - Better endzone celebrations and player specific celebrations: Sean Merrimans are good, but LT's celebration is weak and Chad Ocho Cinco always does Cha Cha, and by the way, nobody does the Gator Clap in the NFL

  - Have a seperate "jump" button and a seperate "catch" button

  - Wildcat Formation and more trick plays

  - Team specific playbooks for offense and defense, not just same generic plays with different formations

  -No more stepping out of bounds and coming back in to make catch

  - Cant's see the flats on offense or defense: leads to big trouble either pick or missed coverage

  - Better equipment sponsors. Not everyone wears the crappy Reebok products. Need to have better visors, cleats, undershirts and especially gloves and be able to customize colors so I can put the ELECTRIC GREEN on my Seahawk WRs and DBs

  - Stats need 1/2 sacks and tackles, with better gang tackling, not just 2 tackler maximum I want to deliver a kill shot or push the pile back

  - Better contract negotiations for Superstar and Franchise: examples: injury and incentive clauses i.e. - $10,000 bonus for 300 touches, or $50,000 for MVP award, or $15,000 for Pro Bowl...this will make your guys play harder and the player try to get goals for his playmakers to keep them happy (maybe the morale meters go up)

  - Punishments and suspensions - I don't think we need to go as far as the Vick's and Pacman's and Plaxicos of the world but suspensions and fines for missing practices or meetings or cheap hits, excessive celebration and other off the field incidents wher team can punish player or commissioner or combination or the 2

  - institute late hit penalties or stop having guys being tackled well into the sidelines

  - tipped balls go up instead of into the ground

  - have actual defensive matchups so you can keep your best DB on their playmaking WR but have it affect both of them with fatigue or embarrassment(awareness maybe) if 1 of them is having a bad game

  - ability to line up players in any formation like in NCAA with QBs lining up as wideouts and WRs in the backfield, or CBs lining up in the slot or WRs playing corner since some NFL coaches actually do these things on a regular basis nowadays...etc.  and have defensive awareness go down or be confused by formations...this also feeds into expanding the trick plays

  -Have crowd react to plays - big cheers, get loud when pumping them up, quiet for injury followed by clap when he leaves field, loud ooohs after huge hit, etc.

  - Have receivers make realistic catches. I hate when they do the reverse pivot 180 to try and snatch it out of the air when all they needed to do was keep running or catch it over the shoulder

  - Fix running backs who run back into blitzing defenses on screen plays...just stay home and I will get ball to you don't come back into all the guys the line just let through

  - GET RID OF BACK TRACK!!!! This is one of the worst ideas ever. you need to live and learn from your mistakes like the real NFL players. This feeds the competitive spirit, not rewinding the play...last i checked you can not rewind real life.

  - Have defensive guys able to leap pile to meet RBs at the goal line

  - QB sneak is unstoppable on goal line. QB should have to follow the fatties to score not hit a hole

  - Need to have better replay sytem or ability to manually overturn or make the right call since many replays are lost even though you are in the right, i.e. guys catching balls out of bounds and replays counts them in, or I clearly score and ball gets respotted etc. especially when it is clear to see on the instant replays

  - Super Star Mode - This mode could actually be fun but it needs following changes plus more probably

          - Better camera angles. They are improved from earlier versions but still need some work

          - Better training and performance institute since same 3 drills get old

          - It needs to take at least 7 or 8 years to be even close to Hall of Fame worthy no matter on how great your previous seasons have been, not 2 years for a breakout performance

          - Ability to interact with coach and not just agent. Input on what positions the team needs if you are a captain, or if you have a problem with his style, or playcalling, or playing time take it to hime not your agent

          - Better agent interaction. I want the ability to call out teammates not just the coach. You be able to specifically call out certain individuals just like they do in real life and create drama and friction and hopefully they will play better. Also be able to ask your agent on progress of endorsements or movie deals or contract issues, not just talking about opponents, demanding a trade, or complaining about the coach which the only option says "He wouldn't know talent if it hit him in the head." That is not a realistic press conference because the superstar is already the Number 1 starter and that beef is about playing time.

  I know I carried on way to long but I am hopefully speaking for all Madden players Hardcore and casual, because I want to see the greatest game take it to the next level and leave no doubt that this is the most fun game on the planet. I would definitely like to help in any way possible if necessary, just contact me and Madden 4 Life !!!

• TheWR said February 09, 2009

  make it so theres a chain gAng, cheerleaders,photagraphers and make the players on the side lines more realistic like show the bac-ups and the defense or offense, who evers off the feild

• TheWR said February 09, 2009

  also if theres bad injuries get the cart to come out n put himonif there niot so bad atleast get the training staff to come out

• kamgodfrey said February 09, 2009

  the fans should be better, like waves,actual players jerseys, and maybe vendors walking around.

• kamgodfrey said February 09, 2009

  i agree with everything dirty pop said. its should be like you are an actual superstar in the superstar mode. i want to see more cathes like santonio holmes's catch by dragging your feet. the challanges need to be better. they arent that accurate. but it would be really cool to be able to use kickers and punters in superstar. the 3 drills to determine a skill level are very boring and need to be revamp.

• smashu said February 09, 2009

  in my opinion madden 09 was a good game but there were many things that could have been done to make it a great game here are a few ideas

  have special animations for injuries for example if a player sprains his ankle have certain animations for that but if the player breaks his ankle make the animations more dramatic and gruesome i want to be able to tell if my player is going to miss one week because of the injury or miss one year.

  more catching animations need to be added, more bobble catches, one handed catches for elite receivers don't make those spectacular catches to common but at least twice per game, more dropped passes by lesser recivers, big receivers using there bodies to there advantage, recivers have better awareness of the sidelines, more over the shoulder catches, nfl 2k5 had and endless amount of catching animations so should madden you guys should pay more attention to wr's after all they are the divas of the league lol.

  more tackling animations should be used, to get ideas for tackles i think you guys should go on youtube and watch some football games from last year and past years and get some tackling animation ideas from there.

  commentators should play a big role in the next madden commentators should bring up specific stats about players and talk about the kind of players they are and there style of play this would help alot in franchise mode lets say im 10 years deep into my franchise and i don't have any familiarity with my opponents players that takes away most of the fun in the game i wanna kno what eatch player is good at i want to kno what type of player he is a power player a finesse player etc they should also bring up the players stats from the last 5 games and the last couple years and while your bringing this info up show the players rating so i could know what type of player im going against also have accurate comparisons to current players lets say u draft a rb that weighs 260 pounds that has power and and plenty trucking ability make sure that the commentator says he reminds him of brandon jacobs or if you draft a saftey with speed and hands of a wr make sure the commentator says he reminds him of ed reed and please make these comparisons accurate also i would like the commentators to tell me if any players are playing with nagging injuries, also i would like to see commentators talk about a players recent play lets say my qb has been very inaccurate these past 5 weeks i want the commentator to point that out i want him to talk about rising stars and stars that are fading or playing poorley  

• smashu said February 09, 2009

  i missed a couple things on my last post

  please add monday and sunday night games to online play because currently there are no night games for online play, also give us the ability to pick alternate jerseys for online play but show our opponents jersey of choice also just to make sure we are not wearing the same colors

• redlishus said February 10, 2009

  ONLINE FRANCHISE CAPABILITIES!!!!

• kamgodfrey said February 10, 2009

  yeah show the jersey while you are picking it so you know what you are wearing. also be able to pick what jersey you want to use.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  we need a cart 2 get players with concussions and broken limbs.players get5 up and walk off the field after a concussion doesnt add up

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  contact between db and wr would be realistic since they grab at and push eachother and fight for position all the time

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  man defense is non-existant. I would like 2 see some db shading brought back.the only way dbs can be affective is by shading.this is something all dbs use in reality.there is no way 2 defend a pass route without it

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  also i would like for speed rushers 2 actually speed rush on the outside.all DEs and OLBs bull rush on madden.this slows down james harrison and dwight freeney because they are met head on which never happens because they are 2 fast.they are usually met on the side of their body and run around 2 the back of the qb and come back for a sack.from here players like can make that infamous strip that harrison is known for.the pocket could have a more exaggerated curve.it will make 1 feel like this lineman are always right at their heels.we all need an adrenaline rush.maybe u guys can even make up a speed rush feature.but seriously outside rushers should rush like their real life counter parts

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  jersey pulling is always left out of madden.if its in the game then it has 2 be put in the game.maybe even add the horsecollar penalty.roughing the kicker and the guy who holds the ball down for him

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  procedural awareness should be used 2 stop offensive lineman from the right tackle position unable 2 SEE and block my linebacker shooting through the A-gap between the left guard and center.How does he posiibly see that when his  back is facing the play.Ive created many blitzes that get players through untouched and then a player with back 2 the play has this super natural sense and makes the block.they seem 2 work under some kind of magnetized program.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  more bobbled catches,dont really need an explanation

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  double team blocking is used in every nfl game.how is it possible that 1 blocker can keep casey hampton under the radar all game.even albert haynesworth,thats impossible.I enjoy making blitz schemes and i play with the steelers so casey hampton drawing up a double team majority of the time wouldnt hurt.if players dont double team players like haynesworth,they should pay!!!!!!

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  i would like 2 see the horizontal shoulder hit that most big hitting safety use.its the most popular big hit in the real life game.please add it 2 the hit stick

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  jump the snap feature please! a perfectly executed blitz usually is made successful with perfect timing.this would also combat those pesky run plays that almost always seem 2 gain positive yardage.this would also make speed rusher more potent off the egde if u guys decide 2 add an actual speed rush 2 the game.i want a bull rush with a DE or OLB i can easily hot route 2 a straight line blitz since its already in the game

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  helmets should come off

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  better sideline AI.recievers sit in whole or slow down to shield passes away from multiple defenders in the area.WRs on madden dont do enough to stay in bounds

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  kick return defenders usually make a tackle around the 20 yard line,yet when i play,the average kick return is up past the the 30 yard line which isnt realistic.sometimes players dont make it 2 the twenty because of good kick coverage.if im wrong let me know.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  more off target throws.every Qb throws like a god on madden.even peyton and brady miss targets.the pass passing percentage is around 70 if that.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  animations for every penalty.horse collar,pass interference,chopblocking, uneccessary roughness,roughing the kicker and passer,facemask,etc.penalties are like turnovers the can change a game around.i want the game to have an emotional affect.i  want 2 be mad 1 moment and celebrating the next.it adds 2 the experience.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  MORE HOT ROUTES!!!!

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  PA should also be used 2 manipulate defense as well as make Qbs pay for staring down recievers.this is all so real.it happens in the game.then it should be in the game

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  some humans simply cant tackle on madden. Maybe some kind of tackle assist feature can be added

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  how come defensive lineman dont jus simply push blockers backwards.not every lineman has to do a move to get pressure on the qb.same thing for offensive lineman.where ever a player initiates a block,thats where it stays unhtil it is shed and that doesnt reflect real football.blockers and defensive men alike should be able 2 push eachother back and forward.haynesworth honestly does not have 2 shed a block 2 make a play.i wanna see the most improvement in the trenches.i just gtot this idea from watching youtube.this guy was explaining the large gaps in realism between the 2k series and madden.double team blocking and being able to pick ur defensive linemen moves like commanding your own rip or club,strafe, etc. I am never turning my back on madden but i couldnt argue with the guy.maybe you all can lift some ideas from 2k through youtube.lets face it,they gave u all a run for your money.for the record,i did not buy 2k but there approach was pretty good

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  power move and finesse move is simply 2 restricting.i want freedom to do perform my own block shedding moves.LB button gives u a spin in a random direction and the power move is unpredictable 2.i have tried 2 shed blocks 2 stop a ball carrier and spinned or power moved in the wrong direction and there is nothing i can do about it.there needs 2 b a speed rush and the ability to pick and execute your own moves and or side 2 do them on.i am a firm believer that games are won and lost in the trenches.this is football EA.its in the game

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  i dont care bout all the modes.i want the whole in game expeerience 2 be breath- taking.i don care about a madden moment.mini games,practice and in-game is all u need for now.once the in-game experience is flawless then i might care about a franchise mode and commentary and so on.it should look jus like sunday.

• TheWR said February 10, 2009

  make players on the sidelines interact with the coaches....maybe if there were coaches on the sideline always:P

  better comments for the comentators so their not repetitif

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  the physics need a lot of work.i have seen jumpballs where the defender misses the swat in the air and then lays a big hit on the reciever all in 1 motion.this was all in the air.WHAT?!. the db should then switch 2 an animation where he is trying 2 rip the ball out or pull on the WR arm down.he should land again 2 make a tackle or smoothly drag the WR down in an interrupted animation but instead there is a huge glich..I watched this on youtube where brian dawkins jumps 2 swat,misses and all in the same motion in the air, flip around to the other side of the reciever and jar the ball loose wit a big hit. I know it sounds crazy bcuz it is.when reciever and dbs run at full speed,their jumps should be more horizontal and when there is a jumpball they should go vertical.it should b contact between reciever and db far down the field as possible.also there is not a catch animation where the reciever shows the qb his number and jump but catches the ball in the gut to seal off defender.chad johnson does this all the time.and, i bet after this past superbowl,the two feet in-bounds catch on the toes will be getting more attention and emphasizes more in the game.

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  get rid of rewinds, and madden momments,and backtrack so u have more room to add things for in-game play. those features are a waste of data. i need a fully immersive and realistic gameplay experience.virtusl trainer is optional.i like it but i wont miss it.keep the pass and run commit and stop the qb sneak up the middle and the fb dive cuz its too effective.add shading and reciever/db battling for position.add speed rush on the outside and double blocking.add jump the snap and reduce instant replay time.take away power and finesse move and give us full control of our Dlineman.kill the leadblocking and make it so players can push eachother backwards.add pulling on jerseys, more penalties and helmets coming off.have more serious injuries carted off the field.keep the substitution in playcallin screen.more bobbled catches and missed balls and throws.users should be able to juke pass rushers with the qb.give every1 a line of sight to stop unlikely interceptions, catches, and blocks.balls should not be seen if the Wr has not turned his head 2 the qb.scrap the outside stadium scenes and jus go straight 2 the field and kill the glitches etc.this is the formula for success

• clwalton21 said February 10, 2009

  i hate when the person u throw the screen 2 comes back 2 the qb or gets stuck in cut animations when u are jus tryin to immediately get up the field.also when the screen man gets stuck in cut animations and ends up running backwards be4 running forward.O and dont let this happen in the snow,he is going to slip and fall 4 a loss of yards

• Breaking Thumbs said February 10, 2009

  THE BEST MADDEN AND NCAA 2010 SUGGESTIONS YOU WILL FIND!!!!!LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO HIRE ME EA...............

  1.) THE ABILITY TO MAKE ANY PASS PLAY WITH A RB, A PLAY ACTION PLAY. Basically, PLAY ACTION HOT ROUTE.

  2.) WHEN PLAYING AGAINST SOMEONE IN PERSON NOT ONLINE, WHEN THE GAME IS PAUSED, SPLIT THE SCREEN SO BOTH PLAYERS CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS

  3. ONLINE, BE ABLE TO SET SCENARIOS FOR EXHIBITION RANKED GAMES (ESPECIALLY IN NCAA) LIKE BOWL GAMES, PLAY-OFF GAMES SUPER BOWL ETC. TIME, WEATHER AND VENUE

  4.) NCAA SHOULDN'T BE SO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM MADDEN, BASICALLY THE SAME GAME WITH A LITTLE LESS DEFENSE. BUT 2009 NCAA WAS WAY TOO "OFFENSIVE". RIDICULOUS!!

  5.) REMOVE THAT SLOW STUMBLE THE RB's do on sweeps

  6.) GET MORE IN GAME ANNOUNCERS FROM DIFFERENT NETWORKS AND PRESENTATIONS

  7.) MORE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM SCENERY

  8.) GIVE NCAA THE SAME POST GAME HIGHTLIGHTS AS MADDEN

  9.) ON POST GAME HIGHLIGHTS, ALWAYS BE ABLE TO SHOW THE "ACTUAL GAME VIEW FROM WHEN IT HAPPENED ON ANY PLAY, NOT JUST THE 5 they select at the end.

  10.) PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, ADD SPECTATOR MODE WHERE ONE OR MORE PERSONS COULD LOOK IN ON A GAME THAT IS BEING PLAYED BY TWO OTHER USERS.

  11.) KICK RETURNS NEED TO BE EASIER IN MADDEN

  12.) BRING BACK OFFENSIVE WR STRAFE OR SQUARE UP TO THE BALL

  13.) BRING CO-OP MODE TO ONLINE

  14.) DRAW PLAY ACTION IN ALL PLAY BOOKS

  15.) OFFER A GLOBAL STYLE PLAY BOOK

  16.) OFFER PLAY BOOKS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS GAME, LIKE SEATTLE'S WILL PROBABLY BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE MIKE HOLMGREN IS RETIRING. OFFER SEATTLE PLAY BOOK 09' IN THE 2010 GAME AND OTHERS.

  AND PLEASE NCAA CREW, MAKE NCAA CHALLENGE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE NOT JUST STUDENTS

  Nathan, BREAKING THUMBS, njnjsr@aol.com

• Bluphoenix34 said February 11, 2009

  I have been playing football games since 10 Yard Fight. I have been Married to Madden since 1989. Bring Back All-Madden Hardcore oline games. You had it in Ray Lewis Covered game that was 05 correct? When Im at home I play All-Madden. Online I would like to as well. Can we make that happen? Please, Please, Please! So called "Great Players" play on all-pro. I challenge them to a game on All-Madden then they get Destroyed. Make this happen..... keep up the good work!

• kamgodfrey said February 11, 2009

  in superstar have the ability to win the madden cover with an action picture of you and that years madden game, have award ceremonies for awards like super bowl MVP or pro bowl MVP or breaking game, season, and carrer records, and be able to use kickers in supersstar and pick your jersey number.

• bornwalkin said February 11, 2009

  Bring back historic teams, show teams ratings in sections (offense, defense, special teams),  have a thing where we can design our plays import them into a playbook and use them on or offline, and please get rid of chris collinsworth and bring back madden and micheals, i mean you call the game madden at least have him announce it. and we need to have more defensive things added to madden, and make the audible system the way they had it ncaa, i could go on but just stick to the basics to start,  don't ruin the gameplay!!!!!

• dreadhawk36 said February 12, 2009

  We need to see the return of the online franchise mode. 32 owners…trades…importing draft classes.

  We should be able to keep a team and watch them grow and have progression as the season(s) go on.

  Online franchise mode….something like the Ps2 version….but better….come on EA

• bradkaz96 said February 12, 2009

  As some of the people on this forum know I have been running one of the best online madden leagues since online first hit the ps2, a few people from my league have already posted on here. Ok here is what we as a community are looking for.

  1. Online Franchise - Lets get an online franchise mode that gives full admin over the entire thing to the commissioner of the league. have it run just like an offline franchise only each team is controlled by an actual user that can be removed/replaced by a commissioner due to inactivity to keep things moving at a steady pace. Let us (comissioners) set deadlines and advance weeks/sim unplayed games. The Merge game option on the Ps2 was even workable until we found out it didn't work for 3 straight years. That allowed us to play unranked games with our franchise teams that we built to our liking. I think its time EA gives the hardcore simulation style gamers a treat, we have been faithful to this franchise and praying every year that something in this area will be addressed. If anything you have gone backwards in this area during NextGen.

  2. Online league stat tracking -  For years we have been using 3rd party websites and manually inputting stats or paying people to do it that have failed to deliver what we have paid them to do(simsports.net). Make it so stats are recoded for these online league games to eliminate the need for the 3rd party sites, were even willing to pay for room on a server to make this happen since were already paying the other sites anyways. Im sure alot of leagues would feel the same way.

  3. Connections - How is it even possible for the connection between 2 people to be lost so frequently? If were all using high spped internet this should only be an issue when a player quits or turns off his system. How is it I can play Call of Duty with 12 people in a room at all times and never drop out of a game but I cant stay directly connected to a single opponent for 45 minutes?

  Thank you for posting this blog and I hope some of these things get addressed. Have a nice day.

• kamgodfrey said February 12, 2009

  in the historic teams try to have real players or at least numbers. i played with the 80 something 49ers on the ps2 in madden 07 where montana should be there was number 9 or instaed of rice it was like number 17.

• kamgodfrey said February 12, 2009

  helmets should come off and if you jump the snap count you should be able to dive over the middle to get a tackle, sack, blocked FG, etc...

• bobbydrake22 said February 13, 2009

  superstar mode should be more indepth, and I heard you guys have the rights to Espn that would be cool if that were used in Franchise and superstar mode. And, if your a big star in Superstar mode there should be an update on your stats before game or interview something.

• Icekid26 said February 13, 2009

  in franchise mode i think you guys should bring back the radio talk show, it was really cool when on madden 06(i think thats when ya had it). also on ceartin injuries the cart should come  out. in superstar mode i think you guys should bring back the houses, and we should be able to change our numbers and hairstyles. yuo guys should also let our superstars get injured to make it more realstic, and it would be cool if we can make our own endzone celebrations, and when we win the superbowl either in franchise or superstars we should see more like players running around jumping etc. also have like a top 10 plays of the week and have more trick plays, and in superstar when the play goes bad our superstar should'nt be peanlized by losing points if it wasn't our faults  

• TheWR said February 13, 2009

  In superstar mode, bring the comentators back.

  and in general wehen a catchis caught out of bounds or if the player is pushed out of bounds make the people on the side fall ...for example like the photagraphers

• TheWR said February 13, 2009

  also in superstar mode...when your player becomes captain...atleast put the C on his jersey

• kamgodfrey said February 13, 2009

  you do already get a c on your jersey i have a 10th year team captain on the chargers right now.

• BiggCountry41 said February 13, 2009

  i just have a few problems that would like fixed....

  1. Please have recievers run a good fade route. if they are a larry fitz or T.O. or plaxico they should have an advantage by running a fade route over the corner. also there needs to be more jumping for the ball by the receiver

  2. If u r gonna have steve smith as fast as u say he is. then make him able to outrun defenders. everytime i notice a short receiver like smith with great speed. they can never get open and i mean NEVER. u made the game benefit all the big receivers and not the little man.

  3. Special teams need some work. kickoff isnt the issue. its the punting. punt coverage is horrendous. its practically non existent. everytime i punt, the return team averages 30 plus yds. so those are my main concerns for madden 10

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  individual bump and run coverage back please.where are the options.why am i restricted to all out bump n run coverage or nothing.

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  special teams should get down the field faster or the ball hang in the air longer.when im online playing someone,they return the ball up aound the 35 easily.doesnt happen much in real life.even the computergets up around the 28.its impossible to stop a return arounf the 20 because your team isnt down there yet.special teams defense is non-existent.the average kick return is between the 20 and 25 in my experience.good coverage on a kick return usually is making a tackle around the 15 to 20.thx

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  im asking for a speed rush again.my OLBs and DEs get no sacks during a game but they r usually the sack leaders.James Harrison usually gets off the line so fast the he is engaged on his side by the tackle.Harrison, Ware,freeney etc never put pressure on the qb in madden because everyone bull-rushes in madden.this is unrealistic.these guys are usually at the qbs ankles on every play.i think its should be one whole animation that is interupted when necessary.I want Harrison 2 run around to the side of the qb because its more accurate.those players who use the scramble and throw strategy will have to be more careful if the DEs and OLBs got deeper in the pocket.the pocket on madden is 2 straight.it should curve more for a real life experience.Qbs are always worried about speed rushers and how the grab jersey and strip the ball from the QB

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  PA should give everyone a line of sight.im so sick of the magnetized blocking.how does a right tackle block a blitzer who penetrated from the opposite side of the line.his back was turned the whole time!

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  i didnt play 2k5 but i been studying it on youtube.flatout they got you guys beat on realism.doesnt hurt to copy with all do respect

• clwalton21 said February 14, 2009

  i didnt play 2k5 but i been studying it on youtube.flatout they got you guys beat on realism.doesnt hurt to copy with all do respect

• kaotiksportsfan said February 14, 2009

  With the news La has accepted the rights for a new stadium i would like to be able to create a team without having to take out a team. Also it would be a big improvement to add some stuff back to the superstar mode.

• Steelers4545 said February 14, 2009

  Yes take a page from 2k5.  I like the intro before a game starts. Gets you pumped up.  

  More turf interaction.  sack QB in rain in a puddle and water splash. Chucks of mudd on real grass.  

  We need better cuts in routes.  they still round off and look unreal.

  if defense over persues they still can spin around and recover.  thats not real.  

  The QB sneak works everytime in 09.  Get on the 1 yard line and its gold.  There should be a play to stop it or make the success rate less.  I hate the QB sneak but use it because it works every time and I mean every time.

  Head Coach and Madden should be combined in one game. It doesnt have to be two games.  I will never buy head coach again.  its nothing without madden.  

• bfreezy said February 14, 2009

  The new feature PA excites me,like really excites me because its much needed.Every player on the field,every ref,cheerleaders effected by PA is going to be awesome.It kind of answers every problem with the game as far as physics vs. player speed vs. realism factors.The PA feature is the feature that will take madden there,that next level.You guys say real as the Nfl,thats the angle to come from when making this madden,4.3 speed on a 40 yrd dash has to be more like 5. something when you factor in having to twist your body arch your back turn your head focus on the ball,catch the ball.So having a ball travel realistically in the air and a player track it WR and CB makes for a nice pass-catch game where stick skills is the factor which separates success from failure.My issues with the passing yall seem to be on it and i just love that,so as of after posting this comment I aint gonna complain no more.But if you guys want more to work on well heres a few things:

  1.make the lateral a three button combo like L2+R2+triangle so its hard to do so the only time it laterals is when you meant it.One button is not error proof.Also make X the speed burst button again,R2 is just weird.

  2.Strafe for Wr, Strafe for Cb,make it and even playing field of course but with different footing skills for each player of course

  3.Custom created playbooks offline/online,give hardcore strategist a change to use yall wonderful yet forgotten important playbook creator.For the crybabys that dont have enough football knowledge to create playbooks from scratch give them the option to only play against opponents with madden created playbooks.If you guys cant do that then at least let us make our playbooks from plays from all the teams and save them as a user playbook that can be used online.

  4.Bring back: formation shifts,the QB light- but dont show it,reward accuracy for users who use it due to the safeties being lured away,L1 and R1 as pressure sensitive jukes,kick return where everybody blocks a man and its up to the kicker to stop you,(3 and 4 men shouldnt be running 40 yards upfield and not blocking),and last but not least a successful stiff arm

  I guess I could think of more things,but truly if you guys dont change none of the good qualities of 2009,implement yall PA,and fix these few other things i just named,that would make me one satisfied Madden customer.No better yet a Madden addict,lol

  Thanks for yall work

• kamgodfrey said February 15, 2009

  also you should get rid of backtrack to make room for more data.

• kamgodfrey said February 15, 2009

  speed is an issue. in superstar when you are a db, the qb never throws the ball in the direction of the reciever you are covering unless you are 10 yards away, when using a de you never are able to get around or through the off. tacks. before the qb throws it the only way i got sacks was to line up on the other side and go around, in addition to having to work for depth chart postions you should have to work for team captain satus, when retiring there should be a award cut scene like retireing your jersey or something like that, trades should be more in depth in franch. and superstar, there should be suspensions and other penalties for certain choices in franch. and superstar, and in superstar if you dont follow the coaches plays, or run your routes ir stray off task you should be penalized by your team, in franch. be able to move a team without making a new team name, uniform, etc... , also the shrine idea in my earlier post would be cool in superstar.

• Jey1 said February 15, 2009

  1.) Will the challenge system get some attention. Were you are able to pick the sitaution that you are challenging for. (ie WR's stepping out of bounds). I have lost games were the WR runs out of bounds comes back in to catch the pass. In the NFL thats an incomplete pass, In Madden its a completed pass. And if you challenge it's you lose the challenge.

  2.) Will the computer finally move their WR around in different formation. Or will they ever use packages or offense or defense.

  3.) Will we be able to have games plans on the NexGen Systems. (ie place #1 DB on #1WR as on PS2)

  4.) I would like to disguise my defense the same way you can on PS2. (ie if playing zone the defender still runs with the WR when in motion and everyone else adjust the zone.

  5.) The ability to put safeties in the box without playing press coverage on the outside.

  6.) the ability to play press coverage on just one side of the field. Can also the ability to control how far of the WR DB's play. The ability to play inside or outside shoulder. If you are going to steal features from 2K mightes as well you them all.

  7.) Fix the challenge system it really really bad.

• Jey1 said February 15, 2009

  Super Star mode!!

  This mode needs to be addressed seriously, why do you come out of college if you create a new super star. Do poorly at the workouts and you still qualify as a starter. Even if you are drafted in the 5th round. I was drafted in the 5th round by the Broncos, my rating was a 66 overall and I was the #1 CB and they put Champ on the bench as a #3 DB. I should been either the nickel back or dime back. Just because im a DB I should still be able to try out for Special Teams.

• footballdude9009 said February 15, 2009

  you need to put the players running out of the tunnel like in 08 and more dances in the endzone  inthe super bowl at the end of the game where the awards are handed out the coach and the super bowl mvp need to be on the stand like in real life. zach

• footballdude9009 said February 15, 2009

  bring back jump snap countbefore play. zach

• Suddendeath428 said February 15, 2009

  hey so i live and breath this game. i just had a couple questions.... will you be putting the option of creating a playbook and creating a play back in in madden 10?

• skillyskat said February 16, 2009

  I love playing madden. one thing needed in madden10 would be more in deph offensive plays and playcalling like wildcat formation and option plays..

  another thing is being able to change your # in superstar mode b/c its not fun playing with an ugly number on your chest.. It would also be cool to have different announcers voices instead of madden and the other guy, i wonna hear some moose and goose lol.. The most important thing would be ***more realistic line play*** , i hate playing with my de and seeing him fall to the ground like a punk and there needs to be a bigger selection of finesse and power moves.. AND TAKE OUT REWIND.  

  THANKS

• kamgodfrey said February 16, 2009

  yes put in playbook and play creation

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  deeper cuts by both the db and wr and better man defense

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  authentic dropbacks and release points and mimic the way the qb hold the ball while in the pocket

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  some way to get out of that ankle dive tackle.its impossible to evade

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  authentic running styles with everyplayer on the field maybe

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  more variety of player models

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  smart players should read something on every play even if its just one route or blocking assignment etc...with 5 minute quarters,my smart player only reads maybe 2 plays.on the other hand the other player would simply change the assignment and or reset play to shake the read.also smart players can read whole plays once they see it twice or three times.sound good?it might force more variety on both sides

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  please allow a new animation for a speed rush and or make it posible for OLB or DEs 2 put more pressure on the QB.they hardly ever get sacks by themselves and they are usually the sack leaders in real life.

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  players should be able to be pushed backwards and forwards.every1 on madden blocks in 1 spot.how come albert haynesworth can be held in 1 spot?have u seen him? he is a monster! why dont WRs, TE, FB, and lineman keep blocking all the way up the field.Y isnt there double team blocking?Y cant we chose our own moves while rushing the quarterback?y do the blockers seem like magnets?these are just questions for the trenches

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  y are all the passes batted straight into the ground.the tips should be determined by real time physics and y is it that tips balls are so hard to catch?

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  all pro 2k8 football had realistic pass rush and blocking system.they also had their outside pass rushers SPEED RUSH AROUND THE OFFENSIVE TACKLE.im still studying the 2k games on youtube and EA is behind

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  2k sports defense is swarms the ball carrier better

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  qbs should throw the ball away in bounds 2...even when goin down.with a speed rush added,maybe we can have qbs arm hit as they are passing.that will open up a challenge on whether the qb arm was moving forward

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  all pro football has a signal stealer feature where u can try and steal signals from the coach and if your succesful u can get a glimpse of the opposing teams play...thats brilliant.thats so realistic...wouldnt hurt if the smart players could do something like that thats how 1 can imply that they other team really studied game footage.then the announcer can say something after u read so many plays.He can say something like the steelers came well prepared for 2days game.or maybe when the offense or defense select a play,three plays then pop up on your screen like multiple choice and u can get a glimpse if u guess right.that would be so cool for in -game play

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  all pro also has a reach feature while tackling or engaged.thats super realistic.they also have AI players on the sideline who will come out on the field and talk trash,slow u down when u run out of bounds,coaches that follow the plays down the field,the chaingang dodges incoming dangers,camera men,cheerleaders,etc...thats amazing!!!!come on EA

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  please no more straight blocking lines.More realistic pocket.DEs and OLBs should go around the OTs

• XXResultsXX said February 16, 2009

  I am glad to hear you guys are adding more for features to the franchise mode but i havent heard alot about the online mode. I thing EA sports designer should take out the strafe or rocket catch because if someone knows how to do that they most likely win. You guys should have a way to stop the rocket or take it out all together. Alot of people stopped playing online because everyone started doing to the strafe or rocket catch.

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  keep the movement on the field i luv it.i like that players move around.OLBs who line up at the scrimage should stay in a upright pass rusher stance.its jus more realistic.U guys could also bring the home field advantage from recent college games into the pros where the users can pump up the crowd and the stadium shakes and the opposing users play art gets all out of whack.the players should look make hand gestures signaling that they cant hear.now thats a breathe of fresh air.might force some time outs.that would get me pumped

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  the rocket catch is completely unfair.can u guys do anything to stop it

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  on all-pro they actually talk out the coin toss like saying "we want the ball" or "heads" in response to the ref...thats great.come on ea.i never even played that game and im impressed.madden is past-time.improve it at all cost!

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  u guys better start copying or improving existing gameplay from 2k cuz they got the secondary making contact wit the reciever going down the field and its smoothe.Dont have too much pride! make a better game.

• clwalton21 said February 16, 2009

  i play madden very often already.if u guys put in all the stuff i suggested.i would be glued 2 madden everyday.i would play like its my religion!the realism needs 2 go 2 completely new levels

• VeNGeNCex said February 17, 2009

  1) When there is 40 seconds or less in the fourth quarter, the oppisite team has no T.O. left and it's 1st-3rd down and you QB kneel it you should Have the game end right there, Instead of waiting for the clock to hit 0. It makes it look way more realistic.

  2) At the end of the game have them walk out onto the field and handshake each other. and add in soem people with Cameras and stuff.

  3) When a ball is thrown right to a defender and they put their hands up and it hits them and they just drop it, That needs to be fixed

  4) When there is a defender right in front of the reciever and the ball is thrown and the defender dose nothing he should swat it or somthing. It's very frustrating.

  5) For instance when there is a long run or long field goal you should show the player and coach facial reactions. On a reply or on teh field goals after it's kicked slow it down and switch to the players and coachs then go back to teh ball all slow. it brings a more intese eliment to the game!

  Thanks for reading!

  -Nick

• xxSouthMphsxx said February 17, 2009

  On the xbox live can you make it where we can watch our friends games instaed of the gamecast. On the player have them wearing towels lik in real life.

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  throwing on the should have a rating.not every qb can throw on the run...players that drop back twenty yards should be penalized meaning the y cant throw the ball all the way down the field...maybe make where users have to step in to their throw for a quality bomb

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  deeper cuts moves for the recievers and defensive backs

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  more intense celebrations between plays

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  how come there isnt technology where muscles retract and vice versa? people create player models that are defined but the muscles dont move.the muscles are designed like they are just pasted

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  it would be a nice idea to have the coaches meet in the middle of the field after games with a bunch o f people around them

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  players should really be intense after a big play like brian dawkins or shawn merriman

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  how come grass doesnt rip up when the players run around.their cleets should tear the field up the more the game progresses.O and bring out the captain patches

• clwalton21 said February 17, 2009

  towels and hand-warmers...and playcall bands if they are not there yet

• Beckster_G34 said February 17, 2009

  I agree with just about all your guys suggestions, I would like to see more time spent on the little things such as jerseys and more features for create a player, ex. hair, towels, etc. I am a Bears fan (and I've notice this with other teams too) but the Bears staium is (Soldier Field) not Chicago Stadium. Getting the correct info on stadiums and teams would be nice.

• Beckster_G34 said February 17, 2009

  Also I am still noticing that a lot of team's jersey selections aren't accurrate to what they really are. Has anyone else noticed that they spend way to much time on certain teams and others have jerseys that they didn't even wear that year.

  Ex. Teams like the Falcons, Saints, and Eagles have about 5 or 6 variant jersey's.

  Being a Bears fan, I wait every year for them to make the correct update on their jerseys. MADDEN 09 did not feature the **BEARS ALL WHITE JERSEYS** (White jersey/pants) There was even a picture of Devin Hester on Madden 09 wearing THE WHITE/White jersey's. But for some reason they had the weird throwbacks from like 94 with the pinstripes that they havent worn in years. The Bears have also worn their **ALL BLUE JERSEYS** (blue jersey/blue pants) at least once a year and I haven't see that option on Madden for years either.

  I would also suggest maybe making a feature to wear you can mix and match home and away pants to create your own custom variant for games. This may save some time in creating WHOLE NEW JERSEYS and just let the player make their own customizable jersey. This goes for all teams.

  IF ANYONE ELSE HAS NOTICED THESE THINGS I WOULD LIKE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS

• GEO973 said February 17, 2009

  it's the samll details that make a game more realistic. Here are some things I want to see back in the game....

  1.bring back Owner mode.

  2.Make ESPN intergration worth the money you guys are paying them.

  3.what happen to the post -game show with Chris Berman complete with hightlights and stats. This is what I SEE ON SUNDAYS

  4.Please Please make the superbowl feel like a superbowl game not just another game.

  5. Revamp the announcers....they same the same things over and over.

  6. intergrate the drat process from NFL HeadCoach into madden.

• NEZ3000 said February 18, 2009

  HEY MADDEN PRODUCERS! LETS SEE SOME FULL FEATURES LIKE WE SEE IN REAL LIFE NFL, THATS WHY WE BUY THE GAME. EXAMPLE SHOW THE TOWELS HANGING, REFS IN THE MIX, BETTER DRAFT PRESENTATION,LETS GET THE CROWD INVOLVED LIKE NCAA09. TAKE IT BACK TO OLD SCHOOL AND WHEN SOMEONE GET HURT BRING THE TRAINERS OUT AND LET THE PLAYERS LIMP OFF THE FIELD,SERIOUS INJURY BRING THE AMBULANCE TRUCK(SEGA GENESIS DAYS.)TRUST ME EVERYONE WILL LOVE IT.MORE REAL LIFE FUMBLING, NOT ENOUGH OF IT.

                                 THANKS. NEZ3000

• yungkhurse2 said February 18, 2009

  I AGREE PPL...LETS GET SUM BETTER PLAYER MODLES ON TH3 FIELD & SIDELINES, HAVE TOWELS HANGING FROM JERSEYS, BETTER FANS (NOT JUS WAVING HANDS AROUND), REFS & CHAIN GUYS ON THE FIELD, ACTUAL COACHES ON TH3 SIDELINES, & HAVING YOUR TEAM MATES GRAB IF U RUN OUTTA BOUNDS I DON'T EVER WANNA HAVE TO GO THRU MY TEAMMATES WEN RUNNING OUT & THEY SHUD DO ALIL MORE OTHER THEN JUS CLAPPING ( HAVE EM SMACK YO HELMENT WEN U SCORE A TOUCH DOWN OR DRINKIN GATORADE, OR GOIN OVER PLAYS WITH COORDINATORS) & WAAAAY BETTER COMMENTARY ON MADDEN 09 THEY NEVER CALL THE PLAYERS BY THERE NAME ALL I HEAR IS THAT GUY IS SO FAST HOW ABOUT SAYIN THAT GUYS NAME...TO MAKE IT SHORT TAKE A LOOONG LOOK @ A GAME ON SUNDAY & THROW TH@T IN MADDEN BECAUSE THAT'S FOOTBALL!! & I KNOW U GUYS KAN DO IT....TH@T GOES FOR NCAA FOOTBALL AS WELL.

• kamgodfrey said February 18, 2009

  make something special for when you retire. be able to create your face,hair,etc..

• Beckster_G34 said February 19, 2009

  They should use the exact sidelines like on Headcoach where everyone is walking around, talking, getting drinks. And whatever happened to the meat wagon. When a player gets seriously injured the cart aqnd trainers come and get him, and cart him off the field. Also ACCURATE JERSEYS for teams. I miss the WHITE PANTS, WHITE JERSEY for the CHICAGO BEARS. They have continually worn this jersey combo year after year and I think the last time I saw it was like Madden 2005 or even before that.  The Falcons can have like 7 variants but they can't even put 4 of the correct jersey/pants for the BEARS.

  HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THE JERSEYS AREN't EVEN ACCURATE?

  Ex. Bears all White Jersey that they wear every year.

• kamgodfrey said February 19, 2009

  on the jerseys where are the broncos orange on orange uniforms. in superstar be able to take over a players career besides rookies like in ncaa 09.

• jpacman said February 19, 2009

  I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT STAT TRACKING AND OTHER JUNK LIKE THAT...........please fix the coverage system, it is horrible!!!! To see a LB keep up with a WR and have the LB or DB that is 5 yards behind the reciever jump up and bat the ball down is ridiculous!! Whats the point of trying to create a mismatch if there is no such thing in '09??? Also there is only about 4-5 QB's in the league that can throw on the run accurately...Mcnabb, Romo, Roethlisberger, Cassel, and Garrard. To see Peyton Manning who cant throw a peanut through a Soccer goal on the run completing passes when running away from a DE is crap!! I love the game but those things just irritate the heck out of me, and I am SURE I am not the only one. There is an average of 1-2 Int's per game in the real NFL but in '09 you have LB's doing 1 handed interceptions and CB's and Safeties have glue on their hands.....there is a reason they play defense not offense, they don't have the greatest hands, they drop more than they catch but in '09 they will catch 9 out of 10 balls anywhere near them when in real life they will more likely drop 9 out of 10. Also the man coverage system needs to be tuned a bit. Why is it when playing man coverage even when playing press it is impossible to stop the slant route??? B.S.!!!  Lastly, the goal line offense and defense needs to be tuned, why is it impossible to stop the QB sneak for anything less than 1-2 yards no matter what defense is played??? In real life the QB ducks his head behind the O-linemen and hopes to get 1-2 inches, but in '09 he will scamper into the end zone untouched from the 1 yard line??? More B.S.!!!! PLEASE fix these issues and legions of fans will thank you. 1 last thing, can we have a challenge system thats allows us to pick what we want to challenge, the current one is crap! Thanks for the hard work guys.

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  pile ups on fumbles and more gangtacklers where they push the pile backwards and the offensive guys try and push it forward.get like half the teams involved in the pile action

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  rebuild everything even if its the same animation u guys used 5 years straight...make the animation better this time around

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  i would like to be rewarded if i push QBs out the pocket who cant throw on the run.besides that every qb on madden throws like peyton.I should tell the difference.i also wanna really hear the equipment collide on tackles its kind of low even when i turn the FX up.also,maybe u guys can make animations for the injuries.offensive lineman can get their leg rolled on etc...the qb sneaks should have whole new animations seperate from all the others where the big try and push him in.too many times players just walk in the in zone on this play.make rbs interact with the lineman better when he runs into them.have players unstrap there helmets after every play.

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  instead of having the screen with the facts on it before the game,make it a pregame report or something

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  there is a bullet pass and a lob pass but where is the pass in between? i need a touch pass in between  for certain routes like a post between the cover 2 or the deep out over the flat defender.the bullet comes in too low and the lob pass takes too long to get there on both routes.its also hard trying to throw hitches or comebacks over the flat defender... thx

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  on a real QB contain assignment,players fake a speed rush then stay lightly engaged in running lanes to keep QBs in the pocket.the qb contain now consists of the player running real wide and just standing there with no animation.a QB contain has to be hidden to be effective

• clwalton21 said February 20, 2009

  few more animations for near fights on the field.there is only 1 animation for this where a player gets pushed and then looks for a whistle from ther refs.have face mugs and or players getting seperated from one another after trash talking face to face

• TheWR said February 20, 2009

  the ref only shows up for penalties..get himon the feild at all times

• TheWR said February 20, 2009

  Yah more near fights and what not......and in superstar, when you become captain, atleast put the C with the **** on his jersey.

  make more realistic in superstar...like get a paychek at every end of games, get fines for exagerated celbration or fights etc.

• Hey-You-There- said February 22, 2009

  HERES SOME MINOR IDEAS THAT I THICK WILL MAKE MIN0R THINGS BETTER

  1)BRING BACK THE APERTMENT ON SUPERSTAR MODE

  2) THE PLAYER SHOULD BE IN HOUSES OR APARTMENTS DEPENDING ON THEIR CONTRACT

  3) WHEN U MAKE A STADIUM PLZ ALLOW US TO MAKE LUXURY BOXES ALL AROUND THE STADIUM AND BE ABLE TO CHOOSE HOW MANY LEVELS AND ON THE LEVELS U SHOULD CHOOSE A STAND, SUITE,OR PRESS ON THE LEVELS.

  4)ALLOW US TO CHOOSE THE KIND OF LUXURY SUITES, PRESS,OUTDOOR, CLUB,OR SEATS.

  ALSO THE SUITE GRAPICS ARE NOT VERY GOOD THERE LIKE TEEXTURES I DONT UNDERSTAD WHY U WONT JUST DO WHAT NHL 09 DID WITH THERE SUITES U CAN SEE THE PEOPLE IN THEM

• GmanSpeaks said February 23, 2009

  I agree with the jump  ball addition... Also alternate team color gloves and eyeblack/nose strips (think Ray Lewis)... how about QB specific throwing motions... Tony Romo doesnt throw the ball like Peyton Manning..

• LEATH3Rneck1371 said February 24, 2009

  Here is a quick and easy idea that would drastically improve the realism and give Madden 10 that "Authentic  NFL" experience and feel..How about bringing back a feature that was in Madden 93'..That is, a sports ticker on the bottom of the screen during games during  a franchise. This could easily be down by coding the stat and simulation engine to simulate all the weeks games right before the user actually plays his or her game...the engine then randomly chooses a few times during the game to save the score variable from the simulated games...once the user is in their game and they reach the triggering time stamp that the engine chose to record the score variables from the other games..it simply dumps that variable into the ticker thus creating a truly simulated live score ticker for franchise play...in other words

  USER STARTS FRANCHISE

  User makes weekly games schedule screen

  User selects their weekly game and advances to controller select and game options screen

  User starts game (at this time the stat engine simulates the rest of the weeks games, excluding Monday night football) (the engine also has recorded the score at a few random points during a typical  5 min quarter game)(i call these "s.s.p" or score sim points) (each ssp is the same for every game that week, for example; 1:34 minutes into the 1rst quarter, and 3:34 minutes into the 3rd quarter)

  User arrives at ssp in their own user game

  Engine dumps variable from ssp's into ticker

  VOILA!!

  ohh BTW I need a job EA!!!! haha :)

• storm7100 said February 24, 2009

  Every Sunday when I watch NFL games, the defensive coaches match personnel that is onfield for the offense.  If the offense comes out in a three receiver, one running back set, the defense may have a nickel or dime set on the field.  On that note, I suggest that the defense be allowed to only select certain defensive sets based upon the offensive lineup. This change will make online players start reading plays and adding realism to their playcalling.  Too many time, I line up in a running site, the defense sends out a dime package and I'm unable to get yards beacuse the offensive line doesn't hold blocks or doesn't pancake the smaller defensive backs.  Come on EA make the game fun and enjoyable based upon realism that will last for 12 months; as opposed to only 30 days!

• storm7100 said February 24, 2009

  Definitely let me see an online players history before I commit to playing someone.  I'd like to see a players ball control time, hurry up percentage, QB scramble percentage, etc.  As the online pre-game shows now, it's horrible!

• storm7100 said February 24, 2009

  I agree with Knoq17 on item #5.  

  5) Slow down the speed of players pre-snap, not when sent in motion, but when audibling to different formations or flipping plays. That will stop the cheesing. Some come to the line of scrimmage and just keep audibling and flipping until they create crashing of defenders, mismatches, and defender user-error. The occurrence of the aforemention is fine, but the offense shouldn't be able to just run around until it happens. At least, slow the offensive changes down to be homogenous with motion.

  Yep, slow down the pre-snap player speed so that online players can not send 1/2 their team in motion looking for a pre-snap mismatch or defensive error.  I've seen so much running around, the playes should be fatigued prior to the snamp of the ball.  Too make matters worse, the online players keep running players in motion play after play after play.  Come on EA, I don't see this on Sundays, so let's take it out of the game.

• wolfey4 said February 25, 2009

  Bottom Line... FRANCHISE MODE NEEDS TO BE UPDATED FOR ONCE! It's probably my favorite part of the game and it hasn't been changed for the better in years.

  1) Certain players should work better in certain systems. Dwight Freeney is not going to make a good DE in a 3-4 defense. Or visa Versa, a fast DT would make a could DE in a 3-4

  Same as changing a QB from team to team, it takes time to learn new offenses, and that should be reflected in the game stats

  2) More possibility of converting players t new positions, i.e. Devin Hester CB to WR.... or John Lynch S to OLB.... or Deon Sanders type guys playing CB and WR very well.... QB busts to Receiver such as Brad Smith..... should be more opportunity to find guys like that

  3) Also as stated above earlier no account in taken for weight height etc... in madden..... at one point when they were still in the game SS Donavon Darius 82 OVR could be converted to a 99 OVR DE.... the MLB Jerremiah Trotter MLB 77 OVR could be converted to a 99 OVR DT... some of these stats are completely improbable and made it impossibly easy to turn a team around in franchse mode..... i took the detroit lions and made them superbowl champs without playing one game by doing things like this, and i did it on the first season

  4) in Franchise mode their should be a training facility, or you should be able to have your teams as offenses and defenses focus on certain aspects.... like in EA's NHL games, you can have the team focus one strength training for the month etc... and decide which areas you want ur team to improve on as a whole

  5) momentum should count for something when your on a winning streak

  6) A Coaches inspirational qualities should have some merit in the game

  7) GM's should be able to be hired to improve your teams rebuilding potential...... likein NHL, some GM's are better at making trades, some for signing people for cheaper, others for signing coaches cheaper etc...

  8) Also with NHL you could purchasde sprecific equipment that would improve players stats, something like this would be mainly used in superstar mode to put some of the salary you earn to use because currently it has none..... better gloves make you catch better, better shoes make you run or cut faster, better thigh and knee pads reduce injury, better shoulder pads make you hit harder, better helmets give you better ball carrier vision etc.....As well you should be able to purchase the random things for your home that the real pros have, hyperbolic chambers etc... Just put some or ANY practical use to the money you earn as a superstar

  9) Coaches developement should be improved, if i promote a defense coodinator to Head Coach, his knowledge about offense should improve over the years he is head coach, or if i make him offensive coordination it should improv his knowledge of the offense even if he's terrible for a few years..... in essence you should be able to engineer a perfect coach if you have the patience

  10) Contracts should be able to be signed for more then 7 years at a time, probably around 10

  11) salary cap should be adjustable, most of us would like to play with salary cap as a challenge, but u should be able to set it if u want to give yoursef a little more cap room for the league

  12) also bring back the "Remove Cap Penalties feature" but maybe to use it it would cost you a draft pick of a certain round depending on how much cap penalties are being removed

  13) should be able to take risks on people deciding to come out of retirement and give it another shot ( Look at the guy on the cover of 09 for god sakes)

  14) should have practical application for stadium upgrades... restaurants you put in you can see at the end of the year if they are adding money to your franchise or loosing it for you.... give it a SIMS esc type feel, add more depth to franhcise mode

  15) make three way trades possible

  16) definately bring back unrestricted free agents and player attidudes holdouts, suspensions

  17) Give player hero or goat ratings, in that certain players stats improve when the games on the line, others get worse

  18) Ex-Players turned coaches, should know more then just their own position..... Ray Lewis plays in the league for 15 years he's going to know more about defense then just the MLB position

  19) Add assistant coaches, QB coaches, strength and conditioning coaches

  20) Team Chemistry is a MUST!

  21) Collingsworth is terrible, you have to find somebody else

  22) One player such as Ray Lewis or Peyton Manning or Brian Urlacher should increase everybody's skill and moral significantly

  23) Draft if TERRIBLE it's only every full of QB's and CB's in the first round, and any HB or DE that are in the top ten are usually 78 OVR or 81 the best

  24) Should allow for more game changing type of players, i.e. Tim Teebow, Michael Vick, Adalius Thomas who played everything from Saferty, to corner, to DE to LB for the Ravens..... need to find a way to introduce hybrid guys like that, freakish athletes that just need some developement

  25) if your playing franchise for enough years on Madden teas should fold, expansion teams should be introduced the league should grow

  26) Players should get worse as they get older, or slower etc... but more intelligent

  27) Weather should matter, a team in GB should automatically have a reduced "high-octane" pass offense in winter months, but big muscular brusing running backs should have increased stats in such conditions

  28) You should be able to start a Franchise in a specific year..... I.E. starting it in 1990 so you get all the same draft classes that came out from then on, makes the game much more appealing because it is very easily to quickly lose interest in franchise mode when every recognizable player it the NFL has retired besides a few kickers

  29) FINALLY, for the love of all that is holy, EA you HAVE to update your franchise mode it has fallen far far behind, and for many people including myself it's the best part of the game, and should be what hooks people on madden for long periods of time!

• wolfey4 said February 25, 2009

  ADD FEATURES TO FRANCHISE MODE PLEASE PLEASE GOD GIVE IT MORE DEPTH, I GET BORED AFTER 5 SEASONS WHEN EVERYONE IS RETIRED!! HIRE YOUR GM AND YOUR PR PERSON, WR COACHES DB COACHES..... RIGHT NOW FRANCHISE MODE IS VERY VERY SHALLOW IN TERMS OF CONTENT. LOOK AT THE POLLS MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE PLAY FRANCHISE OR DYNASTY MODE, SOMETIMES WE JUST SIM THROUGH ALL THE GAMES TO PLAY GM AND SEE HOW WELL WE CAN REBUILD A FRNACHISE. SO KEEPING THE GAME FEATURES THE SAME THE LAST THREE YEARS BUT CHANGING ACTUAL GAMEPLAY DOESNT HELP ALL OF US. SURE I PLAY THE ACTUAL GAME A LOT, BUT I ALSO REALLLY LIKE THE BUSINESS ASPECT OF THE NFL AND RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOTHING TO IT IN FRANCHISE. PLEASE HELP!!!

• wolfey4 said February 25, 2009

  SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENTICE PEOPLE OUT OF RETIREMENT WITH MONEY ETC... AND ALSO ENTICE THEM TO STAY IN THE LEAGUE. SORT OF LIKE IN NCAA YOU CAN TRY AND CONCINVE THEM TO TAKE ANOTHER YEAR IN COLLEGE..... AND WILDCAT FORMATION SHOULD BE IN..... AS WELL AS MORE TRICK PLAYS, MAYBE THEY HAVE A LOW PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS, BUT WHEN THEY WORK THEY SHOULD WORK BIG!! NOTHING MORE SATISFYING THEN A SUCCESSFUL TRICK PLAY THAT CHANGES THE GAME OUTCOME IN THE DYING SECONDS..... BOISE STATE PEOPLE, THERE IS A REASON PEOPLE LOVED THAT GAME SO MUCH!

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  IN THE COACHING SECTION OF FRANCHISE THERE NEED TO BE MORE OPTIONS FOR PLAYERS TENDENCIES (I.E. RUN STOP COVERAGE FOR LB'S) WHAT ABOUT 3-4 LLINEBACKERS??? I WANT PASS RUSH TO BE A STRATEGY..... AS WELL YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE AGGRESSION OF EACH POSITION, KIND OF LIKE U CONTROL THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH POSITION, I WANT CONSERVATIVE DB'S BUT  VEERY AGRESSIVE OLB'S

• kamgodfrey said February 26, 2009

  i agree with what wolfey said but  superstar needs alot of work to. i think beswides online, fanchise and superstar need work. i posted good i guess suggestions earlier.

• jimmy247 said February 26, 2009

  I still hope you guys are reading all of this, and still taking some suggestions.

  Like most people commenting, I've been with the madden franchise for years, since around 94 or 95 when madden started getting hot, and I've been all the way thru PS, PS2 and now PS3. Last year, I was ready to sign the divorce papers.

  Madden 09 for PS3 was horrendous. I traded it in. For one, the gameplay was ridiculous. The opposing qb always had an 80 % completion rate or better, my defenders couldn't stop a darn thing. The A.I. Rb's trucked the **** out of my defenders. And what really upset me the most was franchise mode. Coming from an A- franchise mode in madden 08 PS2 to a D- in 09 on the PS3 made me sick to my stomach. Hardly any depth, and what depth it had (like scouting potential college players for draft purposes during the season) didn't mean squat. There were no bonuses for scouting them a set number of times. Everything was mundane. So, here is my wishlist...

  1. Please improve franchise mode. It is awesome to hear some guys from head coach 09 are helping in this area because they did great for things like free agaency, scouting and drafting, and ratings based on systems for head coach, I want to see this stuff in franchise mode. Also, give us soem more realism, like being able to trade for draft picks in later years, having more interaction with our players. Give us some cutscenes when we draft somebody, ifwe have a high pick or something. Be able to ask some possible draftees out to lunch, or startworking on contracts earlier than the initial draft. Have mel kiper give us some predictions, have espn there, also, in free agaency lets be able to call agents and tell them we are interested in there guys or not, same thing as i said earlier be able ask them to come into town, etc.

  2. Presentation! You guys implemented a few new ideas like going over plays and saying what the qb SHOULD have done but we want other things like pregame talk, halftime talk, post game talk. I don't wnat to hear some one liner either like "if the second half is as entertaining as the first, I can't wait". No, I want them saying "The first half of this game was a barn burner. Ladanian is having a heck of a game right now, and Peyton Manning is absolutely lighting up this San Diego secondary. What do you think are some key factors going into this second half, Chris?" And then Chris gives  a little analysis. Make it so people who just want to play can skip this with a button push, and others like myself can watch this beautiful cutscene play out.

  3. I like what people were saying about superstar mode. The mini-drills aint fun at all. Let us buy a house, or cars or something. Do something better with practice because as someone else said i just skip to the next week. Make interviews happen more often, sports illustrated and usa today covers and articles about you or ur team, give us some more substance like that.

  4. AND DONT ADD EASY PLAY BULLCRAP. The junkies that love this franchise are what keep in going year in and year out, give us what we want!

  It sounds like you guys have a great idea in listening to the hearts of your fans, I really like that personal bond you guys are trying to have with gamers. It shows how much you do care about the game and our needs. So, thanks a lot, I wish you all the best and I hope madden 10 is DOPE

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO START FRNACHISE MODE IN A CERTAIN YEAR... SAY 1999 AND DRAFT AND SEE ALL THE PLAYERS THAT CAME INTO THE LEAGUE IN THOSE YEARS.... I WANNA DRAFT RAY LEWIS AS A ROOKIE

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  HOW MANY ROOKIE CORNERS SIGN 6 YAR DEALS THAT IN THE SIXTH YEAR PAY THEM $14 MILLION? UNREALISTIC ROOKIE SALARIES IN SOME POSITIONS

  AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRADE PLAYERS AFTER YOUR DRAFT THEM BEFORE YOU SIGN THEM... ELI MANNING PHILIP RIVERS? IF THE DRAFT IF FULL OF ALLL QB'S AND CB'S IN THE TOP 15 AND I AM SET AT THE TWO POSITIONS, I WANNA DRAFT THE BEST QB ON THE BOARD AND TRADE HIM FOR POSITIONS I REALLY NEED TO TEAMS THAT REALLY NEED QB'S

  GAME NEEDS MORE POTENTIAL FOR OUTSTANDING SEASONS, STATS ARE ALWAYS THE SAME.... I'VE SIMMED THROUGH A LOT OF FRANCHISE SEASONS, AND THE BEST STATS IVE EVER SEEN FOR SACKS FOR EXAMPLE IS 14... AND I'D SAY IVE SIMMED THROUGH UPWARDS OF 500 OR 600 SEASONS..... DEMARCUS WARE 20 SACK SEASON SHOULD BE POSSIBLE

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  OTHER PLAYERS SHOULD HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT ON EACH OTHER!!

  IF I HAVE 3 SHUTDOWN 90+ CB'S AND AMAZING SAFETIES MY DL AND LB SACK NUMBERS SHOULD GO UP, COERAGE SACKS DONT EXIST IN MADDEN FRANCHISE... BLOCK SHEDDING SHOULD GO UP OR SOMETHING ON YOUR RUCHERS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS ADVANTAGE WHEN SIMMMING

  SAME AS IF YOU HAVE GIANT 350 POUND DT'S AS OPPOSED TO SMALLER FAST ONES..... IF I PUT THAT MUCH BEEF IN THE INTERIOR LINE YOUR RUSHING DEFENSE SHOULD BE BETTER.... WHERE AS RIGHT NOW ITS ENTIRELY BASED ON THE OVERALL RATING OF EACH D-LINEMAN..... IF I HAD DWIGHT FREENEY'S ACROSS MY D-LINE THEY MAY ALL STILL BE RATED 95 BUT YOUR RUSHING DEFENSE IS GOING TO BE TERRIBLE!! TAKE SIZE INTO CONSIDERATION.

  AND LIKE MY COMMENT ABOUT CB'S AND DL/LB'S AND HWO THEIR STATS SHOULD AFFECT EACH OTHER, THE SAME RULES SHOULD APPPLY WITH DL, AGAIN IF I HAVE HUGE DL-MEN OR AMAZING DL-MEN WHO REQUIRE DOUBLE TEAMS CONSTANTLY THAT SHOULD BE SHOWN IN MY LB PERFORMANCE...... LOOOK AT RAY LEWIS, HE'S ABLE TO SNIFF OUT RUN PLAYS BECAUSE HE'S AN AMAZING PLAYER YES, BUT ALSO BECAUSE HE HAS KELLY GREG, HALOTI NGATA, AND BANNAN EATING UP POTENTIAL BLOCKERS FOR HIM.... HERE'S THE FORMULA ON HOW PLAYERS SHOULD AFFECT EACH OTHER

  BIG DL = BETTER RUSH DEFENSE & BETTER LB PERFORMANCE

  FAST DL = BETTER CB PERFORMANCE OR COVERAGE PERFORMANCE IN GENERAL (DUE TO THE SHORTENED PERIOD OF TIME A QB WOULD HAVE TO wait for a receiver to get open)

  ALL THESE SUGGESTIONS APPLY TO FRANCHISE WHEN YOUR SIMMING GAMES, BECAUSE WITHIN A GAME THE DIFFERENCES DO SHOW TO SOME DEGREE

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  MAYBE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION IN FRANCHISE?

  CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT STATS BUT TEAMS TRAVELLING 2 TIME ZONES FOR A GAME WERE LIKE 1-23

  ALSO ON THAT NOTE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PAY MORE OR LESS MONEY A YEAR FOR YOUR TEAMS TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS.... IF YOUR TEAMIS BROKE YOU SEND THEM ON A BUS, IF YOU HAVE MONEY SEND THEM ON A PLANE... IF YOUR LOADED SEND THEM ON A LUXERY PLANE... AND EACH DIFFERENT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AFFECTS THERE PLAY DURING THAT WEEK, MAYBE EVERYBODY'S SPEED GOES DOWN 1 POINT CUZ THEY HAD A LONG TIRING BUS RIDE

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO START A FRANCHISE FROM LIKE ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES, WHERE YOU WORK WITH BAD PLAYERS BAD COACHES AND BAD FACILITIES AND SLOWLY GAIN PRESTIGE THROUGH WINS AND HIRING OF RETIRED NFL HEROS WHO ARE TOO OVER THE HILL FOR NSL BUT DO WELL IN YOUR LEAGUE.... BUILD UP FRANCHISE AWARENESS AND EVENTUALLY GET ACCEPTED INTO THE NFL AS A FRANCHISE TEAMS, WITH BONUS FIRST ROUND PICKS, TAKE PLAYERS FROM OTHER TEAMS ETC... LIKE REAL FREE AGENCY

  I WANT MORE POTENTIAL FOR GUYS TO PLAY INTO THEIR 40'S.... VINNY TESTAVERDE EFFECT....AGAIN THEY GET WORSE BUT EVERY SO OFTEN YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUY THAT CAN PLAY A LONG TIME IN THE NFL....JERRY RICE 20 YEARS.... STUFF LIKE THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN SCOUTING REPORTS FOR THE DRAFT.... VERY DURABLE HAS A GREAT CHANCE AT LONGEVITY IN THE LEAGUE.... YOU SHOULD MAKE IT A STAT FOR PLAYERS, A HIDDEN STAT BECAUSE IT WOULD SPOIL THE FUN IF YOU KNEW WHO FOR SURE WOULD PLAY A LONG TIME.... BUT A STAT NONE THE LESS

  I FIND FRANCHISE MODE AS A WHOLE IN 09 AND THE PREVIOUS YEARS.... TO BE WAY TO PREDEICTABLE, I WANT 20 YEAR RECIEVERS ONCE EVERY 10 FRANCHISE YEARS, I WANT 22 SACK SEASONS I WANT 5000 YARD PASSING SEASONS....DONT GET ME WRONG, I'D BE UPSET IF IT HAPENED CONSISTANTLY BUT IT WOULD BE AMAZING TO HIT THE JACKPOT AND FIND A GUY LIKE THAT ONCE IN A DECADE

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  I WANT DOUBLE TEAM BLOCKS ON THE O-LINE.....RIGHT NOW WHEN YOUR DROPPING BACK TO PASS AND HAVE 2 OR 3 RUSHING YOU THEY ARE BLOCKED EACH BY ONE PERSON, WHILE THE OTHER 3 LINEMEN JUST STAND IN SPACE WAITING FOR AN UN-ENGAGED RUSHER TO COME NEAR THEM... NOT REALISTIC

  LOOK AT THE VIKINGS... IF THEY RUSH 4 AND I HAVE TO CHOOSE WHO I WANT MY EXTRA O-LINEMAN TO BLOCK, IS IT GOING TO BE RAY EDWARDS OR JARED ALLEN.... DO THE MATH

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DOUBLE A RUSHER THE SAME WAY YOU SPOTLIGHT A RECEIVER WHEN YOUR ON DEFENSE..... JUST MKE IT MORE OF A RISK REWARD WHEN YOU DO IT..... IF I SPOTLIGHT JARED ALLEN AND TWO OF MY BLOCKERS COMMIT TO HIM, A BLITZING LB IS GOING TO HAVE A BETTER SHOT AT GETTING THROUGH ON ALLEN'S SIDE

  RB SHOULD ALSO HAVE MORE SPECIFIC BLOCKING ASSIGNMENTS IN THE PASS GAME.... IT SHOULDNT JUST BE BLOCK LEFT OR BLOCK RIGHT....... IT SHOULD BE BLCOK THIS PERSON, OR BLOCK INSIDE RUSH, OR BLOCK OUTSIDE RUSH.....WATCH THE LB'S OR WATCH THE DL

  AND DELAY ROUTES BY RB'S OR TE'S SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE AUDIBLED WHILE STAYING DELAY ROUTES

  THERE SHOULD BE ROUTE ADUIBLE OPTIONS FOR RECEIVERS AS A GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE

  IT'S 4TH AND 8..... I HAVE 2 POSTS, AN OUT, AND A CURL

  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL THE CURL AND THE POSTS TO MAKE THEIR CUT AT THE FIRST DOWN MARKER....SIMPLE STUFF THAT ANY REAL NFL RECEIVER WOULD KNOW TO DO AUTOMATICALLY, CANT BE DONE IN THE GAME

  AND ANOTHER THING, YOU THROW THE BALL TEN YARDS ON 4TH AND 9 ON A CURL.... THEN YOUR RECEIVER BREAKS TACKLES BACKWARDS BECAUSE THATS THE WAY HES FACING AND LOOSES 5 YARDS BEFORE HE IS FINALLY TAKEN DOWN AND YOU DONT GET THE FIRST DOWN... THE COMPUTER BREAKS TACKLES BACKWARDS AND ITS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL. RECEIVER A.I. NEEDS MORE FEILD AWARENESS

  AND THE "X" OR "SQUARE" BUTTON SHOULD ALWAYS CAUSE A BALLL CARRIER TO DIVE FOR FIRST DOWN MARKERS OR THE ENDZONE... FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU HIT DIVE NEAR THE CORNER OF THE ENDZONE YOUR PLAYERS DIVES AND REACHES TO MAKE IT IN THE VERY EDGE OF THE ENDZONE BEFORE GOING OUT OF BOUNDS.... WHY DOESNT THIS APPLY FOR FIRST DOWNS? AT LEAST IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS.... WHEN I NEED 2 YARDS FOR A FIRST DOWN ON 4TH, I DONT WANT THE SAME STOMACH FLAT TO THE GROUND BASIC BELLY SLOP DIVE....I WANT THE ENDZONE DIVE WHERE THE PLAYERS JUMPS HIGH TWISTING AND TURNING IN THE AIR TO BREAK THE PLAIN

  IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS, A FEW YEARS BAK MICHAEL VICK HAD A QB BOOTLEG AND DOVE OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 1 YARDS LINE WITH HIS BODY, BUT REACHED HIS HAD OVER THE PLANE OF THE ENDZONE ON HIS WAY OUT OF BOUNDS.....IF YOU HIT DIVE IN THE SAME SITUATION IN MADDEN YOU'D BE OUT AT THE 1.....THIS TYPE OF DIVE NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE GAME SOMEHOW

• wolfey4 said February 26, 2009

  NEED A FRANCHISE OPTION THAT GIVES YOU THE ROSTERS AS OF FEBRUARY 26, 2009

  SO THAT YOU AS A GM CAN MAKE ALL THE FREE AGENCY DECISIONS ETC... THAT CURRENT GM'S ARE ABOUT TO MAKE TONIGHT...... THE 2010 FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS FEBRUARY 26... SO SHOULD THE 2010 SEASON WHEN YOUR PLAY IN FRANCHISE MODE

• nk-00 said February 26, 2009

  authentic QB throwing motions... Tony Romo and Phillip Rivers dont throw like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady... Customizable Eye Black and Nose strips(Think Ray Lewis)and 2nd team color gloves and wristbands/sleeves... the Dolphins dont wear green gloves they wear orange as do the broncos, giants wear red gloves on the road and with alternate jersey, the titans, bills and patriots wear red gloves alot, its 2010 next gen lets make it happen...

• GmanSpeaks said February 26, 2009

  well said nk-00!!!

• lplc said February 27, 2009

  madden 10 needs pregame shows halftime highlight shows and postgame interviews with the player of the game. madden also needs more nfl detail like during the playoffs have the wildcard weekend on the field and have the superbowl with more animation like the real superbowl. actually need to have the player you draft come to the podeum with the team cap awesome!!!! madden really needs more tv feel like on sundays like if the 49ers is broadcast on Fox or Cbs Nbc or nfl network feel. to understand look at Espn nfl 2k5 the best football game ever if madden follows the the game will be great

• tcbeo1hr said February 27, 2009

  I have a suggestion about online play.

  If you are trying to make the game more realistic there has to be a way to stop the BS. Quick example would be the game just started and you stop the opp. on their own 35 and it's 4th and 10 (or more) and they go for it!

  NO NFL team or game would do that.

  What about the "gimmick" plays...trying limiting the number of times the SAME play can be run a quarter/half/ or game.

  My last suggestion would be what about making the AI call penalties more, especially on plays where the QB is running around for more then 5 seconds.

  In a real game 85% of the time Off. holding is going on or def holding something

  Just make it more realistic please.

• Team_USR said February 28, 2009

  u know how the camera view shows the fans in the older madden game cheering all the way in the front rows. well i think u should have that view arund the whole stadium instead of just the front row.  

  and u have to make the sid line players look alot more realisic. like worming, talking to their coaches, and the actual sub with the players.

  and u can do somethin funny that happens in real life sometime. u can make the players that has the ball, that tries to juke a player break their own ankles instead of the defender for trying too hard

• Team_USR said February 28, 2009

  sorry i ment,,,, like worming UP, talking to their coaches, the players being subed in and out of the game.

  i just want to  say that the u should be able to tackle every player on the feild, even your own. because it happens all the time in real life. like in real life a defender goes after a receiver that just caught the ball and is runing down field and the defender runs full speed to lay a big hit but hits his own teammate and is out for the count.

  and just the hit stick it self on the opponent, for ext.... a QB does a screen play  to  the WR, but the CB see's it, and runs back down feild and sends the WR to wonder land. these are the hits im looking for.

  and injures has got to have a reason. like a player can't be hit in the legs and it shows that he strained his arm. what kind of crap is that.

  and the feild needs work. like if it raining and their's a puddle u should see the splash especially in a big puddle when the players go to fall down. if i was yall i would look at a lot of football films.

  one more thing,  the fans got to look more real and we got to be able to hear cheering and booing, see them cheering, see them booing. the fans is all about feelings. in MADDEN 10, let us feel the fans feel the game because it was weak in 09

• wolfey4 said February 28, 2009

  very beginning intro to the game needs to come back!

  what happened to the sick open scene before you get to the main menu that had highlights and sound-bites from the year before, huge hits etc.... dont show any of the computer crap, you see enough of that in the same, show real game highlights etc.... stuff that inspires you and gets you excited to play the game... hire NFL films, let them do something for the game!

  madden moents should also have a real highlight you can see of that moment and how it happened

  WHEN SOMEBODY ONLINE QUITS, ITS A AUTOMATIC VICTORY!!! THATS THE WAY IT IS IN EVERY OTHER GAME SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME, WHY NOT THIS ONE?

  free agents should be better... the second a team releases a player or he doesnt get signed in the offseason (in real life) his madden stats drop 20 points..... i player doesnt automatically suck because they r a free agent.

  take out user controlled celebrations, they r stupid, having to run to a specific blue box to celebrate? aeful idea... if you want user controlled celebrations then make it the A, B, X, Y buttons.... not some random blue box

  maybe have a user designed celebration for superstar mode, make it your signature celebration..... should have celebrations for sacks ect... as well

  need defenseive calls that can stop WR bubble screens and QB sneak...... you can know those two plays r comming all day and still not be able to stop them

  QB's ARE TOO FAST!! HOW MANY QB'S CAN DO A 15 STEP DROP AND NEVER GET CAUGHT BY A DE?! PEOPLE TAKE UNREALISTIC DROP BACKS AND CANT BE CAUGHT, AND BY THE TIME SOMEBODY IS CLOSE A RECEIVER IS OPEN, NOT REALISTIC... AT THE VERY LEAST SHOU SHOULD MAKE THEM SLOWER WHILE RUNNING BACKWARDS

  I WANNA KICKOFF RETURN LEFT AND RIGHT NOT JUST MIDDLE, AND I WANT TO SQUIB KICK, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO ONSIDE KICK TO THE WEAK SIDE

  SHOULD BE AN ONLINE OPTION FOR ONLY TEAMS THAT YOU'VE ASSEMBLED IN FRANCHISE MODE.....1 NETWORK FOR CURRENT FRANCHISES THAT YOU TOOK OVER FOR, AND 1 FOR FRANCHISES CREATED THROUGH THE FANTASY DRAFT

  should be all decade teams in franchise.... like the guy above said there needs to be realistic hall of fame guys, should show a ceremony, have some sort of tally for teams and how many hall of fame players they have

  ring thing is stupid, remove it

  making a player a captain should have some sort of implication for their stats, maybe raise awareness, or make a leadership stat and the higher it is the better the ppl around your r, and when your not on the feild as a captain the team does worse

• cbwinebaugh said March 01, 2009

  well im a madden junkie and would like to see a change to career mode... franchise mode is my fav. because of the camera setting .. you know. camera is allways behind the offense. why cant the be an option in career mode?

  also make a coach mode where if you play poorly you get fired and if you continue to play well other teams want to sign you.

  I played the first version of head coach and wasn't impressed. guess i'm a first impression kind of person and haven't even given it a second chance.

  cant wait to here more about madden 10.

• cbwinebaugh said March 01, 2009

  one thing i forgot to add.... the pro bowl...why in 09 do the players not wear their team helmets?

• wolfey4 said March 01, 2009

  fresh legs should make a much bigger difference in the game..... look at the giants DL roster so far... they have essentially 2 starting DL's.... should give an indication on how effective a DL rotation is, and how much of an advantage fresh legs are

• kamgodfrey said March 01, 2009

  i made a qb in superstar. he was 20 years pro and never made captain. i won every kind of award, had good influence and played for the cardinals for 18 years and the HB who was 3 years pro got captain.

• kamgodfrey said March 01, 2009

  can someone please tell me how to become team captain in madden 09

• Inside EA said March 02, 2009

  Hello Madden, EA, and NFL faithful - welcome back to another weekly update provided by yours truly, Ian

• Inside EA said March 02, 2009

  Hello Madden, EA, and NFL faithful - welcome back to another weekly update provided by yours truly, Ian

• HOBIE22 said March 02, 2009

  Are you going to do anything about how long it takes the computer to kick an extra point or FG and when they punt and the clock is stoped and it takes more then ten seconds to kick the ball it gets really annoying and how the computer wastes time when they are in a hurry up mode they waste a bunch of time to get up to the line then they call a timeout just a waste of time.

• bigc_behere said March 02, 2009

  hey guys, i been a maddenholic and dont plan on quitin. i play superstar mode a lot and its fun but it could be better. when i finish can i get an induction ceremony a ring or somethin real big to show what i've accomplished. i would like to navigate myself around the sideline whaen not on the field and have the sideline interactive. i wanna actually go thru my pregame warmups. make practice more than practice. go to position drills individual workouts film study press conferences. make me feel like i'm actually the player. let me actually get ready b4 the draft insiead of 3 quick days of a drills. workin out contracts seems a bit "i got u this much for this long now take it". lets me and my agent fight for those big dollars, take s pay cut or hold out. my agent feels useless. everytime i go to his office everything i have to pick from is negative. give me some positive choices. and bring back the apartment but make it interactive like in def jam icon. and let me CREATE how i look(hair, facial hair, TATOOS, eyes, etc.)

  bring the combine to the game. go on your positions day and pick the drills u want to participate in: 40 yard-dash, vertical jump, broad jump, 3 cone, gauntlet, bench press and the other position specific drills. have set controls for each drill. NOTE: have the DBs use the strafe at an angle to show hip movement and have someway to charge up for jumping drills.

  it was great to see different sock lengths in the ncaa football 09 but can we bring that to the pros with different sock types instead. and can we see a greater variety of accesories(cleats(more brands and colors) gloves(nfl street 2 and 3) towels, facemasks, helmets,eye black, skull caps, arm band placement(position on the arm) and exterior medical braces for injuries.

  more interaction between players and coaches on the sidelines(cutscenes possibly) realtime injuries and a more variety of injuries and help the man off the field( broken collarbones dont limp off the field. and can we do a better job on running animations because they looked somewhat robotic to me and make the cuts more fluid when running. watchin devin hester run a kick back shows a great sign of breaking arm tackles and makin people miss.

  thats all i have for right now but i know madden 10 is gonna blow peoples minds.

• ready2go101 said March 03, 2009

  As a long time madden player there is a few things I would like to see.

  1. Make trading players from one team to another more realistic. It should be harder to make certain trades.

  2. Make it possible to have a three team trade.

  3. In super star mode I should be able to negotiate my contract. The amount of years, guaranteed money, and total possible money.

  4. Bring back the QB vision, or atleast make it a user option. It made the game more realistic.

  5. Make free agency more competitive.

  6. Make it harder to trade and bring in players to your team in franchise mode.

  7. Make a practice squad on franchise mode.

  8. Keep the madden moments on madden 2010.

  9. Make pregame a little more fun by adding in keys to the game, or key players for the game.

  10. I should be able to create my own play book.

• kamgodfrey said March 03, 2009

  I have a few additions:

  1. Refs on the field. and the head coach and off. and def. coordinators. also maybe the players were kinda like obsticles and relistic. if the other team catches a ball and runs in the the other teams ut they react to one another.

  2. hand warmers and towles

  3. when playing superstar, in accessories be able to pick jersey number

  4. video clips and more hall of famers in the hall of fame list. in the other games there isnt marino, elway, steve young, aikman, emmit smith, etc... also have a nother list in the player management for nfl greats who havent made the hall of fame.

  5.in franchise, be able fire or hire coaches in mid season. start doing certain off-season tasks in the regular season. or maybe face real dilemas like locker room chemistry, player holding out for more money, `franchiises maybe going bankrupt, CPU franchises going bankrupt or moving the team somewhere else, etc... also maybe notifications of injuries, or being on the track to going over the salary cap, or maybe having season goals like aquiring certain players, relesing players.

  6. keep madden moments.

  7. when in superstar be able to create a kicker or punter.

  8. in superstar dont always be first string. make it so you have to work up the depth chart like in ncaa.

  9.when resigning contract in superstar off-season more contract offers. or pick the team you want to play for but have to do a team training activity to earn a contract offer.(you know how many times i want to sign with the niners but dont get an offer).

  10. when drafted in superstar have a chance to deny a contract with the team that drafted you so you can get contracts with other teams. maybe have a page in the superstar menu showing what your team, coaches, and fans think of you.

  11. to tie in with the last two requests, when requesting a trade have a list of teams that are interested in trading for you. also include the depth chart levels so you have to work up the chart.

  12. more relistic tackles and player movement. cut moves in all directions not just left and right. maybe be able to commit unsportsman like conduct penalties like doing touchdown celebrations. also be able to commit unnesescary roughness penalties.

  13. more relistic injuries, like if you hurdle over a can and he catches you on the leg and if you flipp and land on your neck your neck should get messed up. or if you are a blitzing linebacker and hit a QB in the back his back gets messed up. or you superstar can get sevre injuries like the rest. carrer ending, etc...

  14. maybe slow down time when a defender is about to hit a reciever whose in the middle of catching in and have a chance to target an area and to land a devestating hit.

  15. also like in ncaa maybe take over the carrer of an existing nfl player.

  16. maybe ESPN ties into the game, maybe pre and post game shows or halftime shows with the CBS, ESPN First Take, or FOX crew. with pre and post game analysis on what will happen how key players have done so far in the season or game.

  17. more relistic catches, a way to make a spectacular catch manully, if the db in behind you make it so the dont almost teleport  to you and intercept it,  on a lob pass have a little jump ball mini game to try and grab the lob pass on defense or offense. also in superstar when doing man or zone coverage the AI QB never throws it towards you.

  18. have a special play for returning FG.

  19. have penalties for doing unnesessary hurry ups, onside kicks, RB direct snaps if not on 4th down, and remove the cheat play that you can use with the tampa playbook.

  20. the game reconizing brothers or key players going head to head in games( the mannings, thomas and julius jones, etc...)

  these are my requests i hope mine sumarrize other peoples requests.

  also id like a feature to play the NFL's most historic games. in the pro bowl

  players used thier team helmets like in madden 07 for the ps2 and in real life.

  also id like if you relocate a team in franchise you can still be that team

  instead of having to make a new team name and uniforms. also the crowd could be

  more relistic and commentary during the play like when on a break away run the

  commentator would say he could go all the way. also breaking tackels when gripped

  by a tackler, two really good features would be to add the wild cat formation, and when playing superstar or franchise, in the game you get notifications of breaking records and after the game an award ceremony where the game ball is presented to the record breker, but to tie into that in superstar you should have a carrer shrine with game balls, lombardi trophies, pro bowl trophies, jersey of teams played for, like every time you switch teams your old team jersey is in the shrine, and MVP, offensive player of the year, rookie of the year, etc... trophies.

  when playing in rain the helmet doesnt get muddy or your body doesnt. but the clothes do. make everything react to the wheather like th clothes

  Be able to retire and only be allowed to come out of retirement once by a certain deadline.

  also plays where the QB laterles the ball the the HB and the HB can choose to throw it. there should be a button so you press it to go into throwing mode and tap it again it goes into scramble mode.

  also these changes should be the same for all systems. not select features for select systems.

  yeah the game should reconize repeting superbowl teams, repeating pro bowlers, repeating MVPs and stuff to that natur. like in one of my eairlier comments, reconize like  when the mannings play each other or maybe LT and Michael Turner, how Turner came out of LT's shadow and had a spectacular season. if someone gets injured during the game it should have a cut scene report where it says the status of the players injury, in the pregame show it should go to the locker room and talk about fake quotes and responses coaches give, and in franchise you should start from the previous seasons draft(like if you control the dolphins instead of drafting long make it so you can draft mcfadden), and be able to put draft prospects through work outs and be able to look at stats from the senior bowl. another thing wood be if the seasonal awards were more in depth like ncaa. like have all nfl, or all american awards. more emotion in the players faces and players recaction to the game situation. and when players get elected to the hall of fame at the end of seasons there should be an award ceremony. another cool feature would be a virtual hall of fame. some of the smaller things are the things that matter.

  its should be like you are an actual superstar in the superstar mode. i want to see more cathes like santonio holmes's catch by dragging your feet. the challanges need to be better. they arent that accurate. but it would be really cool to be able to use kickers and punters in superstar. the 3 drills to determine a skill level are very boring and need to be revamp.

  yeah show the jersey while you are picking it so you know what you are wearing. also be able to pick what jersey you want to use in superstar mode i want to use the powder blues and falcons blck on black.

  helmets should come off on hard hits and if you jump the snap count you should be able to dive over the middle to get a tackle, sack, blocked FG, etc...

  in superstar have the ability to win the madden cover with an action picture of you and that years madden game, have award ceremonies for awards like super bowl MVP or pro bowl MVP or breaking game, season, and carrer records, and be able to use kickers in superstar and pick your jersey number in superstar.

  make it easier to be team captain maybe meet requirments like years on team or stats.

  uniforms need readjusting, the broncos uniform is blue and orange jersey and white and orange pants. in madden 09 jersey and pants are blue and orange. dont make qb's look like such twigs, like cutler, keep supersim, and PLEASE PUT KICKERS, PUNTERS, THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE JERSEY NUMBER AND GAME JERSEYS, AND MORE CHOICES FOR ACCESORIES. EXAMPLE WHEN 49ERS BE ABLE TO CHOOSE GOLD OR RED OR ETC... GLOVES, SHOES, ETC... CONTRACT AND ETC NEED UPGRADES. WHEN DOING BECH PRESS YOUR GUY MAKES SOUND BUT NO EXPRESSIONS AND WHEN YOU RACK THE BAR HIS HEAD GOES THROUGH THE BENCH YOU ARE LAYING ON. BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN FACE INSTEAD OF USING A PRESET AND THAT FACE SHOULD BE THE PIC. NEXT TO YOUR NAME AND INFO INSTAED OF A BLANK SPACE AND USE THE PIC FOR HALL OF FAME PIC. THINK OF MLB 07 THE SHOW WITH THE DEFAULT FACE FOR OTHER PLAYERS.

  TRICK PLAYS, PLAY CREATION, UPGRADED FRANCHISE MAKE IT SEEM LIKE REAL LIFE.

• kamgodfrey said March 03, 2009

  ALSO CREATE A STADIUM NEEDS MORE DEPTH AND PRE, POST AND HALF SHOWS, SPECIAL CUT SCENES FOR INJURY UPDATES, ETC. NO MATTER WHAT MODE SHOW AN XRAY OR MRI OR CT SCAN OF THE INJURY LIKE IN BLITZ 2 BUT NOT SO GORY.

• kamgodfrey said March 03, 2009

  TEAM HELMETS IN PRO BOWL.

• wolfey4 said March 04, 2009

  man its not about the little details, its about the actual game features.... all madden has been doing in the last 3 years is changing the little details, and they get away with it because some people are satisfied with being able to have the teams 3rd color on their gloves in superstar.... change the game, not the visual details.... u can change visual details in fifteen minutes, do it at the end if you have extra time, until then add new game modes, and make them really in depth and thorough... give us a game you cant put down, not one that is the same every time u pick it up

  people like to feel like they r accomplishing things, and right now there is nothing in this game that you cant do, or beat in an afternoon.... if i played madden for a month or a day, i can still be virtually at the same point... there r no long term goals in madden that make u want to keep playing until youve beaten it or completed it.... madden moments is the one slight exception to this

• kamgodfrey said March 04, 2009

  those were only some of my suggestions. i had earlier posts. those are what a lot and i mean alot of people cared about. as the game goes the db/wr system needs to be changed, visuals on the field, throwing motions, catches need to be more relistic, franchise needs to be more in depth like real life, in franchise the draft should be better like being able to run prospects through workouts see results from the senior game, etc... put besides some in game details, franchise superstar need extras.

• kamgodfrey said March 04, 2009

  make the hall of famers more in depth. add steve young and other not in there. try to keep up to date on stats. also in superstar mode, in the 2012 season it doesnt count the last couple of games and you dont get stats. i will finish the season 7-5 and not have all games, it also is on many other madeen games not just mine.

• kamgodfrey said March 04, 2009

  one of the bigest things is the pre, post, half, etc... shows. cutscenes for injuries, reports, etc...

• CB21 said March 07, 2009

  Hi guys,

  Just a quick thing; would love to see more of the "head coach" thing in madden 10 for us European fans. (head coach 09 isn't released here)

  Maybe the choise to sim the games as a coach like in head coach. In other words, deeper francise mode.

  /Johan (Sweden)

• chainsawgrin said March 09, 2009

  Maybe take a look at what NHL 09 did with 6 on 6 online play where every player actually plays his specific position. I know most people don't want to play as a punter or a lineman, but you could restrict playable positions to say QB RB WR's and TE on offense and LB's and DB's on defense you could even make the players rotate positions so everyone gets a chance to play at the position they want.  I have very limited knowledge in the way video games are made, but if NHL 09 could pull off a feature like this I don't see any reason why it can't be implemented in Madden.

• chainsawgrin said March 09, 2009

  Sideline awareness for receivers is still very frustrating in my opinion, in real world NFL most receivers will do everything in there power to get two feet in after catching the ball near the sidelines, in Madden it seems that the receiver either catches the ball out of bounds outright or runs out of bounds directly after catching the ball. Nothing makes me want to chuck my controller more than passing to my RB in the flats or a WR in a quick out that results in a loss of yards because they just don't seem to know where the sideline is.  The WR position in Superstar mode is another area that could use some tweaking in my opinion.  Like better cut/catch animations and controls.  It seems theres only one cut move available to player controlled WR's and the catch animation is always a gimpy little hop with a quick outstrethcing of one arm, this is especially true on deep routes.  An addition of maybe a stutter step or double move cut action would be sweet.  Also the QB AI kinda stinks when it comes to actually throwing the ball to your superstar reciever, if your running a route that requires multiple cuts a vast majority  of the time the QB will sling the ball at you right after you make the first cut move, and again on deep routes the ball placement is terrible most of the time (if you even get thrown to at all) most times the QB rifles the ball directly at your back as apposed to leading your WR and letting you try and catch the ball from underneath or make a diving play.  One last thing I just remembered, the sprint button.  As soon as you press the sprint button (especially during running plays)  it seems the entire defense miraculosly sheds every block and instantly runs just as fast as your ball carrier resulting in instant doom, I mean I can't count how many times I've ran a dive or off tackle run play and a hole big enough for a freight train opens up only to have half the defense collapse upon me as soon as I try to juice through or when I'm running a sweep or toss play and I gain the edge with nothing but open field ahead of me as soon as I hit sprint I'm instantly muckled from behind by a DL or LB (most times both).  So just to recap my gripes: 1. sideline awareness 2. Superstar WR route running/catching, QB AI 3. Sprint=Doom.  It's good to know you guys are taking a fresh approach to this comming installment of Madden and I'm looking forward to hearing about more improvements and features.  Thanks guys!

• kamgodfrey said March 11, 2009

  i think the 6 vs 6 idead is a really good one. like the QB, HB, 2 WR, TE, and the 6th can use the 3rd reciever, FB, or O lineman. On defense, everybody could use what they wanted because there are so many positions. or 2 people control the lineman, 2 control the linebackers, and 2 control the secondary. on kicking the QB should also use the kicker and woever is the HB should use the punter. the recievers should be in control of the kick/punt return. game chat should only be on the team so the opponets cant ear. depending on players playing it should influence the swith so others can play other positions. if 4 vs 4, it should switch at each quarter. etc...

• JSquiddy75 said March 12, 2009

  If possible make it more realistic when u want an interview u get it instead of jus saying that it happened...have a thing set up like sportscenter or something...i just feel that this is lacking and with all technology and money these days im sure there can be more added to this.

• JSquiddy75 said March 12, 2009

  oh ya, when are "INFLUENCING" your players, u need to make stay there through the game or something it is so annoying to keep having to do that...jus screw over the legend if need be.  and more celebrations needed...ie chad johnson cell phone

• wolfey4 said March 16, 2009

  realistic trading block for computers.... i go through the computer trading blocks and they are looking to trade 87 OVR tight ends for a 99OVR quarterback.... makes no sense

• kamgodfrey said March 17, 2009

  yeah the game wont accept a trade, patrick willis for matt cassel and whoever.

• kamgodfrey said March 18, 2009

  be able to ad more than 3 players in a single trade and have multiple team trades.

• kamgodfrey said March 20, 2009

  the trading thing is screwed. last night i had to trade derek anderson and a 2nd and 3rd round pick for matt cassel in the 1st season of the franchise.

• IceInTheseVeins said March 23, 2009

  Hey, I didn't know where else to post this but all of this stuff sounds great! But the trade thing is screwed up real bad, so fix the trading system, when importing a draft class, have the players look like they do in NCAA, I keep importing my draft class and they come out with chicken legs, no chest and baby arms, but then these oversized heads. The player development in franchise mode needs to be fixed, ummm I would like all helmets and all facemasks, that would be so nice, I don't know why but the game just looks more real if I see a guy dressed and looking the same way he does in real life, like when I see Peyton Manning wearing the huge 3 bar QB Kordell Stewart/Dan Marino facemask in the game and then just wearing that small little Revolution in real life, it just doesn't feel right. I think with all the wildcat formations it needs to be in the game to make teams like the Dolphins a little more effective, even though I use the Steelers. All the coaches on the sidelines and refs on the field need to happen, when I make a remarkable play to win the game I want to see Tomlin smacking Roethlisberger on the head in pure joy like I do on in real life. Also, don't just have random fat players and skinny players onthe sideline, have the actual bench players and stuff walking the sidelines, and have players on the field walk off the field and show it. QB sneak needs to be fixed, I can't tell you how many times I've done a QB sneak on 4th and 1 and ran for 6 yards with ease to just get jacked and not fumble the ball, it just doesn't make sense. Keep the spotlight in the endzone, maybe add a few more, but please don't devote time to endzone celebrations, there are so many more pressing needs that taking time to better the endzone dances doesn't make sense to me or any other serious Madden fan.

  Everything you're all doing though sounds amazing, and I'm pulling for you guys to make this as good as it sounds.

• wolfey4 said March 31, 2009

  why is it that in offseason mode when it get to the resigning screen, u resign whatever playsers u want to keep, and leave the rest unsigned because u want them of ur team, but then when u advance to free agency the computer has automatically resigned most of them?! i want to CUT players myself, and no matter how i change the setting the computer resigns my rejects

• kamgodfrey said March 31, 2009

  YEAH EVEN WHEN SETTING THE SETTINGS IN THE BEGINING IT STILL FILLS YOUR ROSTER AND RESIGHNS ON ITS OWN. ALSO WHY WHEN COACHES ARE IN CONTRACTES THEY JUST AUTOMATICALY LEAVE  AT THE END OF A SEASON.

• TheFeda said April 01, 2009

  What i want in madden 2010 is for the college draft class in ncaa football to represent my ratings more closely.  i made jason smith and eugene monroe studs on the o-line and bj raji the best DT, yet jason smith was a 62 in madden as a rookie and the other two were decent.  it isnt fun making draft classes when there seems to be very little correlation to ncaa.  also, i made heyward bey a 98 in speed and he was an 89 in the pros. what?! when the season is over i like doing things like this to make the upcoming draft more interesting, but if the ratings aren't going to carry over it makes it kind of lame.

• wolfey4 said April 02, 2009

  why when im returning a kickoff do i have 6 blockers downfield doing absolutely nothing? not realistic, blockers dont just run straight down feild until some1 runs into them, theey find some1 to block.... and i want to be able to return kicks left and right

• greatspartan101 said April 02, 2009

  I don't know if I'm in the right place to mention this, but I think it would be preety cool to have the quarterback or another chosen captain talking to a reporter before and after the game. You wouldn't have to hear them talking, just see some facial and bodily expressions that indicate a conversation. Also, the head coaches of both teams should walk onto the field, congratulating the victorius coach. Losing teams should walk off the field disappointed, and victorious teams should be seem celebrating. Also, PLEASE bring back the team intros from Madden 08, just tweak them a little

• wolfey4 said April 02, 2009

  draw plays are awful... they gain no yards almost every time, and they are so easy for a user to see coming

  also, CPU defenders bite on play action, but they really dont bite on draws

• wolfey4 said April 02, 2009

  i want all the draft picks to be divided properly in the new madden...... i want the bears to have the broncos first round 2010 pick in the draft that they traded away for cutler today!

• kamgodfrey said April 03, 2009

  i want to be able to ad more than 3 in a trad like the cutler trade 2 for 4. but maybe be able to trade 5 to six at a time. also be able to trade the next years draft choices and be able to convince players out of retirment.

• wolfey4 said April 04, 2009

  repeating yourself again kamgodfrey lol

  WHEN SOMEBODY QUITS ON RANKED ONLINE MATCH, ITS A WIN! you should not have to play the entire game to get a win, its a waste of time, i didnt pay for x-box live to pla the computer

  also when players get season ending injuries etc... they should get carried off in stretchers

  and when a player is hurt you should be able to put them in and risk them getting hurt worse but maybe by change they make it without making the injury worse..... for example, JASON TAYLOR, TONY GONZALEZ, PAT WILLIAMS etc... would all risk career ending injuries if it meant playing and possibly winnig in the Superbowl, which is a reason i said players should have HEART ratings like in Fight Night... selfish guys like chad johnson or T.O. would be low heart rating and would never risk their health for the team

• kamgodfrey said April 05, 2009

  of course i repeat myself these are suggestions. and the more people that say this they will hopefully put it  in.

• wolfey4 said April 06, 2009

  more people arent saying it, your saying it....twice

  Off the feild issues should become a factor in franchise... look at all the stuff nfl teams have had to deal with over the last few years.... should put in scouting reportts during the draft that a player may have questionable character etc... and have something where u have to decide what to do with a troublesom player, and if u let it slide to much the teams character overall goes down because they know they can get away with it..... where on the other hand if ur too strict players arent interested in re-signing, or morale goes down, players stop playing as hard etc...

• kamgodfrey said April 06, 2009

  i mean isnt it good to repeat because you are right. people arent adressing important issues that you, me, and others need to.

• wolfey4 said April 09, 2009

  WHEN IM PLAYING A FRIEND ON THE PLAY NOW FEATURE AND I GET A TD, STOP MAKING THE "ASK MADDEN" SCREEN COME UP AFTER A TD, OR ON 4TH DOWNS!! ITS HARD TO DO A FAKE PUNT/FEILD GOAL WHEN U HAVE TO EXIT A SCREEN FULL OF FEILD GOAL PLAYS, GO TO SPECIAL TEAMS, THEN TRY TO CONVINCE THEM ITS NOT A FAKE.... MAKES NO SENSE

  ALSO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO HURRY UP TO GO FOR A 2PT CONVERSION

  SOMETIMES WHEN I GET TACKLED OR FORCED OUT OF BOUNDS THE ANNOUNCER WILL SAY "AND HE GETS KNOCKED OUT OF BOUNDS" BUT THE CLOCK WILL KEEP RUNNING

  NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR OWN PLAYS/ HAVE MORE PLAYS THAT CAN AFFECTIVELY ATTACK THE COVER THREE, SPECIFICALLY THE AREA BEHIND FLAT ZONE, AND INFRONT OF DEEP ZONE WITHOUT GETTIN PICKED ALL THE TIME

  NEED MORE DEFENSIVE COVERAGES THAT ARE MAN ON THE TWO WIDEOUTS AND ZONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FEILD IN THE HOOK TO CURL ZONES... IT IS WWWWAAAAYYYY TO EASY TO THROW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FEILD, AND TOO HARD TO THROW OUTSIDE

  IN PLAY TYPES SCREEN U NEED A CLOCK MANAGEMENT SECTION THAT ONLY HAS PLAYS THAT ARE GOOD FOR SAVING THE CLOCK.... I.E. OUTS ETC... AND OTHER BOUNDRY TYPE ROUTES.

  NEED MORE TRICK PLAYS FOR EACH TEAM THAT CAN BE USED EFFECTIVELY, ESPECIALLY FLEE FLICKER TYPE PLAYS WHICH ARE TERRIBLE IN '09.... TEAMS EITHER DONT BITE AT ALL ON THE RUN FAKE, OR THEY BITE BIG TIME AND HIT THE RB BEFORE HE CAN TOSS IT BACK TO THE QB

  NEED TO BE ABLE TO ROUTE AUDIBLE INTO DEE OUTS ETC... OR HITCH ROUTES...... AND ROUTES LIKE CURLS SHOULD ALL HAVE 1ST DOWN MARKER AWARENESS SO THAT HEY DONT START THE CURL TILL AFTER THE FIRST DOWN LINE AS THEY DO IN THE NFL ON 4TH DOWNS

  TOO MANY BACKWARDS BROKEN TACKLES THAT LOSE YARDS INSTEAD OF GAINING THEM

  MORE TACKLES ETC... IN THE FIRST ROUND NOT JUST QB'S AND CB'S.... ONLY 9 COMBINED QB'S, WR'S, AND CB'S WILL PROBABLY BE TAKEN IN THE FIRST ROUND IN THIS DRAFT, WHICH IS BARELY MORE THEN THE NUMBER OF JUST TACKLES THAT WILL BE TAKEN.... MAKE IT LIKE THAT IN THE GAME

  I WANT THE EFFECTS  OF HAVING A TWO HEADED MONSTER TYPE RUNNING GAME TO BE FELT... I WANNA BE ABLE TO LEAN ON YOU WITH BRANDON JACOBS OR MARION BARBER ALL DAY, THEN RUN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVELY WITH BRADSHAW OR FELIX JONES IN THE 3RD AND 4TH QUARTER

  PUT THE WILDCAT FORMATION IN

  MORE/BETTTER ALTERNATE JERSEY'S LIKE THE BRONCOS MODERN ORANGE INSTEAD F JUST THE CLASSIC

  PUT IN PRO-BOWL TEAMS JUST LIKE U HAVE ALL-STAR TEAMS IN NHL GAMES

  HAVE HOME FEILD ADVANTAGE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

  HAVE OFFENSIVE LINE CHEMISTRY WHERE THE LONGER THEY HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AS A UNIT THE HIGHER THEIR STATS GO UP AND THEIR PERFORMANCE AS A COMPLETE LINE

  HAVE GUYS PLAY BETTER ON CONTRACT YEARS

  BRING BACK RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

  HAVE REAL STUFF HAPPEN TO STADIUMS OR STATES THAT EFFECTS THE TEAMS ECONOMY, LIKE KATRINA, OR A BAD RECORD KILLS ATTENDENCE... RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT MY ADENTENCE IS LIKE OR HOW MUCH MONEY I GET FROM IT.... I WANNA SET TICKET PRICES ETC...

  THANKSGIVING DAY GAMES NEED TO BE PLAYED... HOLIDAYS SHOULD BE GIVEN SOME RECOGNITION DEPENDING ON THE DATE OF THE FOOTBALL GAMES.... FANS SHOULD WEAR SANTA HATS IN DECEMBER ETC...

  TEAMS SHOULD CALL YOU FOR PROPOSED TRADES... MATT CASSEL AND JAY CUTLER SITUATION RING A BELL?

  SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SPECIFIC PLAYER AUDIBLES WHERE U CAN TELL A SINGLE PLAYER TO GO INTO MAN COVERAGE

  SHOULD SHOW HIGHLIGHT REELS OF PROSPECTS LEADING UP TO THE DRAFT SO ITS LIKE U SCOUTED THE TOP PICKS

  I WANT TO FIND MORE VALUE IN THE 2ND AND 3RD ROUNDS

  COACHING STAFF PERSONEL NEED TO AVE MORE OF AN EFFECT ON THE TEAM

  MADDEN MOMENTS NEED A RESTART OPTION SO U DONT NEED TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SELECTION SCREEN WHEN U MESS UP A 4 MINUTE MADDEN MOMENT IN THE FIRST 15 SECONDS

• wolfey4 said April 09, 2009

  FRANCHISE MODE STATS:

  AARON KAMPMAN 11 SACKS

  KEVIN WILLIAMS 5 SACKS

  TOMMIE HARRIS 3 SACKS

  JULIUS PEPPERS 5 SACKS

  ED REED 2 INT'S/ 1 TD

  TROY POLAMALU 2 INT'S/ 0 TD'S

  THESE STATS ARE NOT REFLECTIVE AT ALL... WITH THIS DL I SHOULD HAVE 5 PICKS WITH BOTH THESE SAFETIES, AND AT LEAST 3 TD'S... AND WITH THESE SAFETIES + TERRENCE NEWMAN AND ANTONIO CROMARTIE... THIS DL SHOULD HAVE WAY MORE SACKS, ONE OF THESE DE'S SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 15 SACKS....ESPECIALLY WHEN I SET THE ENTIRE DL TO FULL PASS RUSH

• wolfey4 said April 10, 2009

  LITTLE LOB FADE ROUTES TO THE CORNER OF THE ENDZONE ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO THROW.... ROUTES LIKE SANTONIO HOLMES RAN FOR THE WINNING TD IN THE SUPERBOWL

  ALSO ITS JUST A GUESSING GAME WHEN THROWING A SLANT ROUTE TO AN OUTSIDE RECEIVER, YOU CANT SEE WETHER HES INSIDE THE COVERAGE OR NOT UNTIL ITS TOO LATE, OR UNLESS U WAIT A LONG TIME FOR HIM TO COME TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN, THEN ITS NP LONGER A QUICK PASS

  I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SDEE MY OUTSIDE RECEIVERS RIGHT FROM THE SNAP OF THE BALL,THE ONLY ROUTES WIDEOUTS CATCH ARE INSIDE ROUTES AND LONG BOMBS, BECAUSE THOSE R THE ONLY TIMES U CAN SEE HOW THEY R BEING COVERED

  IF I GO QUARTER DEFENSE AND HE ONLY HAS 2 RECEIEVER, ONE OF WHICH IS RAQNDY MOSS, I WANNA BE ABLE TO TAKE MY TWO EXTRA CORNERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND HAVE THEM ALL COVER RANDY MOSS, TRIPLE COVERAGE, I PLAYED A GUY WHO THREW TO RANDY MOSS DEEP ON A PLAY-ACTION PLAY EVERY TIME, I WANNA ENSURE I CAN STACK MY COVERAGE HOWEVER I WANT

• kamgodfrey said April 10, 2009

  sometimes on superstar the camera messes up and only points at one area so you have no idea where you are going.

• kamgodfrey said April 21, 2009

  i will say it again. update hall of fame, accurate players on classic tems.

• DreDuBBcms said April 24, 2009

  Added "pop" animations where say a LB will hit a WR as he comes across the middle through his zone

  -shouldn't LB's with average-great awareness be able to do that?

  I've seen LB's miss WR's and TE's in their area before.Most recent,Falcons & Cards.It was the game-turner.

• oldschool46 said April 24, 2009

  how about real defensive line alignments? do you guys know what techniques are? head up on the guard is a 2 tech, tackle 4 tech, center 0 shade, guard inside eye 1 tech, outside eye 3 tech so on and so on.

  when you are in a 40 front you should have a 5, 3, 1, and 5. 30 front 5, 0, 5. any coach or player could tell you that.

  dl should protect gaps, and draw double teams.

  cpu AI should be linked to scouting report. AI should play percentages vs. you. If you hit the flat on 3rd down the defense should adjust so next time on 3rd down they play percentages of defending the flat.

• kamgodfrey said April 25, 2009

  in superstar and franchise drafting should be more relistic. like when ou make a pick a little cinematic comes on with roger goodell or someone saying, with the ___ pick in the ______ draft the ______ select _____. but fill in the blanks like in real life and also add the college they went to. so as an example it should say, with the 10th pick in the 2009 NFL draft the sanfrancisco 49ers select Michael Cractree from Texas Tech University. And posibly make it so it shows the the draft pick come on the stage with the hat and recieve the draft jersey. Your superstar would come on stage in superstar mode or the player pick in franchise.

• kamgodfrey said April 25, 2009

  also drafting in franchise should be more in depth like haveing scout opinions, mock draft by the CPU, and maybe ave todd mcshay and mel kiper insertting opinions. in superstar you should be able to be drafted in the first or second round depending how you do on the IQ test and individual workouts.

• kamgodfrey said April 25, 2009

  make interviews more better. lol. make it seem like a real interview.

• wolfey4 said April 26, 2009

  kamgofrey with more useless input... u havent had a new/interesting comment in 2 months... and i definately agree with old school

• kamgodfrey said April 26, 2009

  Just let me post. i believe if i post something more my point is getting across better. i really love madden games and i want the next one to be the best. i have run out of ideas so im posting my old ones only reason i havent posted on other possibilities because like ten people already have. About a quarter of my ideas, no one has posted or said anyhting about. and others I made my ideas more detailed. i dont know why you are the only one writing every 2 weeks that my input is useless.I have posted about my recent posts but they were vague. these are more detailed. this is a free place to blog on great ideas and you have had many but please stop with the negative comments. if someone is tired of my posts i will hear it from ian or someother person in charge of the blog.

• wolfey4 said April 26, 2009

  i told u before, i have no problem with some of your ideas, its the ideas you post about dumb crap like having red tipped cleats on the bottom of the cardinals shoes, those r the ones that bug me because thats the only thing they have been doing for 3 years to change the game year to year, and i want them to make real changes not useless ones that make things different enough to claim there has been a big change.... if your gonna repeat ideas repeat the good gameplay and game mode ideas, not stuff that really changes nothing... thats all im sayin man

• wolfey4 said April 26, 2009

  i think you gotta put something in the game that gives players different ratings....

  EX.

  Pat White lining up as a traditional QB he may be 61 OVR and peyton manning is 99

  but pat white in wild-cat is a 92 OVR and manning is a 15 OVR lol

  so you need to put in situational ratings i think, brandon jacobs from a goal line formation would be a 98, and reggie bush would be a 70... so i think based on formationas and situations and offensive/defensive schemes should make players better or worse depending on the formation

• kamgodfrey said April 26, 2009

  i never said anything like "that dumb crap" you said. the only thing ive said to that afect was that uniforms should be accurate and handwarmers and towels to look more relistic. i havent said anyhting about shoes or gloves or etc... that is stupid stuff that that takes space so whatever

• wolfey4 said April 28, 2009

  kamgodfrey said:

  "in superstar have the ability to win the madden cover with an action picture of you and that years madden game"

  nuff said

• kamgodfrey said April 28, 2009

  yeah see i said nothing about uniforms. you may not care but winning madden covers and stuff like like would be cool. you are sad. but it is sad you have search through all my posts to find something you dont agree with. i incorperated all my gameplay ideas and imm just throwing others out there. but you want to be whatever you are being, i guess you dont have a life if all you want to do is to nit pick and search the posts to go out of your way to be an ***hole. so there now it's nuff said.

• kamgodfrey said April 28, 2009

  i just dont get why it bugs you if it really does that bad you need help.

• wolfey4 said April 29, 2009

  hahaha ok buddy, u enjoy ur cute outfit version of madden and ill take the good gameplay version

• kamgodfrey said April 29, 2009

  there again shows your ability to be a dumbass. i've done gameplay ideads. so i will enjoy my complete madden game you enjoy your gameplay only madden game.

• kamgodfrey said April 30, 2009

  but whateer im done  fighting you make your posts and i will make mine.

• kamgodfrey said April 30, 2009

  typo i meant whatever

• wolfey4 said May 10, 2009

  ONE POTENTIAL ISSUE, BUT MORE OF A QUESTION I GUESS..; WHEN U RELEASED THE ROOKIE STATS YOU HAD SAID THE FOR QB'S THE THROWING ON THE RUN STAT IS BASED ON THEIR SPEED (AT LEAST PARTIALLY) WHICH TO ME DOESNT SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE USED AT ALL TO DETERMINE THROWING ON THE RUN.... PEYTON MANNING IS SLOW AS DIRT BUT WHEN HES RUNNING HES STILL DEADLY ACCURATE.... MICHAEL VICK WAS FAST AS HELL, BUT WAS STILL EXTREMELY INACCURATE.

  SPEED SHOULDNT MATTER BECAUSE IN THE GAME YOU CANT SPRINT ANY FASTER WITH UR QB THEN THE STATS LET YOU, SO MANNINGS TOP SPEED IS VERY SLOW, WHICH STANDS TO REASON THAT HED BE EVEN BETTER AT THROWING ON THE RUN BECAUSE HES NOT MOVING VERY FAST WHEN HE THROWS

• wolfey4 said May 12, 2009

  Why when i wanna train a kickers kick power in training camp does it make me do the bench press challenge?

• wolfey4 said May 12, 2009

  blitzes have like a 5% success rate against CPU, best case scenario its an incomplete even against rookie or bad qb's

• kamgodfrey said May 13, 2009

  running styles need to be improved. rbs look like retards when sprinting down field.

• wolfey4 said May 25, 2009

  the video showing run blocking on an outside run (May 25th) as soon as the runner gets outside the let tackle... the LG, LT, and C all give their guys a shove and let their feet go completely dead not even attempting to seal their guy inside or at least cut him as he gets too far outside to attempt a seal block... little unrealistic, hence the play gets stopped for a big loss

• wolfey4 said May 25, 2009

  LT should be driving his feet forcing ware as far up the feild as possible, not just disengaging and looking for sombody inside to give a shove to after their already out of the play

• wolfey4 said August 15, 2009

  GAME IS EXACTLY THE SAME...AGAIN!!

  Only difference is a little bit of gameplay and a diff look

• wolfey4 said September 09, 2009

  how do you not change franchise at all besides player progression when your polls told u that 60% of madden players play mainly franchise?