elmango30 said:Hitting the receiver in stride is different from hitting the receiver. Receiver in stride is a pass lead, hitting the receiver is neutral. Forcing people to do something more skillful than pressing a button to get the ball where they want it is both more realistic and better for a comp game. The only argument against it is that you want the ball to be placed perfectly to catch and run by just pressing a button and I think it’s better if it’s a skill based spectrum
You're disregarding literally everything about Madden's passing system from when I starting playing 18 years ago.
Kaepernick's best offensive ability as a passer was to throw bullets on comebacks and hooks because he was primarily scouted as a pitching talent. The dude could throw dimes if he didn't have to make reads and throw with anticipation. (The Cardinals figured that out, and squatted on those routes to the tune of four interceptions in one game, including two pick-sixes on consecutive drives.) If passing worked the way you described it, people throwing with neutral stick position would be able to complete passes only to those routes.
Neutral stick position does not tell the quarterback to throw to where the receiver is. No matter how many words you use, that's not how the game has been working.
