kaotikords's posts

timosuomi said:

is it smart to use csonka captain though if i dont have deion and the dolphins corners are struggling

ramz0010 said:

i have around 600k, trying to get my coin count up cause blitz is soon

Martyr1968 said:

Certain traits are huge though......drops open passes, what pass rush moves a guy uses, plays ball in air (even overriding in coaching adjustments does not change this as much as one would think), clutch - especially on QBs, etc.  I mean, if you are down 3 and have the ball with 2 minutes left , you're really gonna qant a QB with the clutch trait, It affects his accuracy, various other things on him, it affects O line blocking, etc.

Martyr1968 said:

Good stuff kaotic...

I will humbly add:

IBL represents blocking in space as well...so a pulling guard or a TE or FB on the move making a block...anyone for that matter....but it is generally when a player is moving in open space to make a block that this matters. BCV doesn't matter as long as you are controlling the ballcarrier. Play rec reads run vs pass but also whether it is a deep pass, short pass, sweep vs inside run, etc. It can impact the first step of a DB for example.

Awareness affects the offensive player's ability to detect the defender....for example on an O lineman, if there's a blitzing LB, an O lineman with higher awareness is  more likely to react to this more quickly.

Pursuit is, like kaotic said, the angle a defender takes to the ballcarrier. It also controls (along with play rec) how quickly the defender recognizes where the ball is and heads that way

PAC this year does help feeeze the pass rush and can negate certain pass rush abilities....however if there is a blitzer or overload and someone isn't picked up, this can be a quick sack on your QB

Hope this helps

Martyr1968 said:

And same w Elway vs Rodgers. First, Elway gets 99 THP....but forgetting that, and the AP savings, running ability, etc.....there are factors. traits, and animations built into these cards that we don't see on the face of the cards.

Example, I like throwing outs at the first down marker when my opponent plays off or over the top coverage. It's not often used but I do it a lot and it frustrates the heck out of people. So I will smart route Moss or Julio, or Carmichael even on the short side, on an out . 3rd and 5, I run a 5.2 yard out. On the break, if the CB is playing behind even a step, I zip a bullet pass to the sideline.  Elway's release and velocity are so fast that ball gets there right on time. Unless the CB and defense are set up a very specific way this is unstoppable. Yet when I used A-Rod, half the time that ball was a yard deeper than Elway throws it. And I had those throws picked , out of bounds, or off target a lot of the time.

In theory with the same abilities, Elway and Rodgers should make the eaxct same throw, the same arc, same ball path and position. But they didn't. And I tried this like 20 times with Rodgers.

It's the same with certain cards. Threshholds go out the window. Stats go out the window. Some cards just play different. You know this and anyone that has played Madden for a while knows it. Donald , LT, these cards are unstoppable.  Even LT's 89 played better than almost all my pass rushers that had better threshholds. Monk doesn't drop a ball. B Dawk always seems to make a big hit. Both Woodsons are great examples. Bettis plays above his stats.....Look at Surtain. Great stats but last yr and this year, the card just doesn't animate.

I don't put a ton of stock in threshholds. For me it is size, traits, and just how the card feels in game...it is why I get every card I can and try them out. Sometimes I am surprised and sometimes disappointed. I actually am loving Chinn as a user which I did not think would happen. I built Emmet Smith thinking he'd be great but that card was awful.