kam Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Updated my roster with the new FAs and the Skins are pretty good the off is 88 and the Def is 85 with an OV 86. Portis is a beast 135 yds a game avg, Brunnel is ok I prefer PR. On D Springs is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Dude, I've been getting nothing but burnt with Springs on my team. For some odd reason Champ always got picks. But Springs does nothing but get burnt. If I try and go into a bump and run coverage. The opposing WR's just blow right by him. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by brookboyz25 Dude, I've been getting nothing but burnt with Springs on my team. For some odd reason Champ always got picks. But Springs does nothing but get burnt. If I try and go into a bump and run coverage. The opposing WR's just blow right by him. Very strange. Don't bump, play straight up and cross you fingers. I run a 4-6 and blitz on 1st and 3rd downs. The DL is pretty decent they get a little more pressure on the QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeNoRevs Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 if you really really wanna bring pressure on the QB, do this pick your blitz package, either the Nickle or the Quater defence try to do a run "playmaker" as soon as the ball is snapped, the DL will haul ass up the field, putting great pressure on the qb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 See, I play the 4-3 defense. Probably the crappiest defense on Madden. I'll trying playing with the 4-6. And I'll try to put the Playmaker on as well. See what I come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Anyone know when the Madden-online roster updates will start to happen???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by RedskinsNation Anyone know when the Madden-online roster updates will start to happen???????? After the draft way after. Last year it was like June or July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Springs has gotten me 3 picks in only 2 games - More than Champ ever did. And believe it or not Daniels has already gotten a few sacks with Griffin lined up next to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Can't throw the long ball as well to Coles with Brunell as I did with Ramsey though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsNation Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by portis26 After the draft way after. Last year it was like June or July. Yeah, that makes sense...do you play online?? If so is your handle the same or different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwninja420 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Prefer Ramsey. Perhaps im just bias. Having fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 What defense are you playing Skinderella? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 4-3 for a weaker team but balanced if I play a powerhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 All bets are off when you play online - I use 46 or balanced and put Arrington on the line as a DE and Smith as a DT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 [i play All-Madden, with only two adjustments to the sliders (make the run and pass blocking slightly better). If you're a decent player and play on a lesser setting, you're going to get several picks and fumbles every game, and have ridiculous offensive stats.] I've done the same thing, putting the new FAs in (plus Wistrom and Deon Grant, because I think we'll get at least one of those) and moving LaVar to weakside. Lost one game with Brunell at QB (at Denver, 27-24, Brunell got picked on final drive), won one game with PR at QB (at Dallas, 35-21). The trick to using Springs, I've found, is sticking him in zone or soft coverage, and staying away from bump and run, where he will get burnt (so does Smoot, for that matter). But there are a couple defensive plays where he's very good, especially in 3-3-5 and Nickel blitz packages - every time I ran those, he either swatted away the pass or picked it off. He had one pick overturned by a penalty in the Denver game, and two picks of Quincy Carter in Dallas. Oh, and Deon Grant is a huge improvement over Bowen in the game. He almost never gets beat, and has much better Awareness. Portis is great, but it's tough to run (I use Denver's playbook) behind Johnson, who's a lackluster blocker. The best way to get him yards is misdirection or plays where you're passing to him in the flat. BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Skinderella Springs has gotten me 3 picks in only 2 games - More than Champ ever did. And believe it or not Daniels has already gotten a few sacks with Griffin lined up next to him. Daniels is surprisingly good for me, too. Much better burst than Wynn. BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 With Roland in nickle and 4-3 I was getting picks. I was burnt using springs also til I switched to the 4-6 and had some success with portis in a 3 WR set but you have to audible and no huddle ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINtil8tin Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 And is it me or does Brunell throw alot more interceptions than Ramsey? I play All Madden too and while he has his moments of efficiency - I still get picked off alot. He had 4 ints my last game (still won in OT though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDSKNFN_48 Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Hell how is it that you guys can trade for all the FA's we picked up. I have to trade just about everyone just to get Portis from Denver. Is there a way to do this???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 You can do any trades by going to "Rosters" off of the features page from the main menu, before loading a franchise. Other teams will always accept, and then save the rosters as a new file when you're done and start a franchise to take the team in as it is. I just traded Sultan for Portis, and that was that. Though I also try to get other teams depth charts and do their trades so it's more realistic... The other way you can do it is this, if you've already started a franchise and don't want to screw it up. Frequently other franchises will be unwilling to trade even mid-range players without massive compensation (I remember one game when the Colts were demanding a first round pick for Brandon Stokley - ridiculous), and this is a way to get around that. It sounds a little complicated, but it's actually a simple way to make realistic trades happen (like Champ for Portis) without disrupting the flow of the game. Go to the create player screen in your franchise, and create a player (I create a DT friend of mine from William and Mary, Larry Pendleton) who is completely zeroed out - he's down to 12 on the total ranking. After you've created him, go to your roster screen and sign him to a minimal contract. Then go back to the create player screen and go to "Adjust Properties." Max him out until he's a 99 ranking. His contract will stay the same, and now he's the top player on your team. Now go back to the roster screen, and you can trade him for just about anybody - say, him and Champ for Clinton Portis (in my franchise, Denver won't trade the two straight up). Do this, but also attach a lesser player (in this case, whoever the lowest ranked Denver player is - we'll call him The Gimp) to the trade, so you get Clinton and The Gimp, while Denver gets Champ and the created player. Now go BACK to the created player screen, and adjust your created dude's properties back down to twelve. His contract will remain the same, because he's already signed, and now Denver will want to unload him. Go back to Rosters, and trade The Gimp back to Denver for your created player (Pendleton), who you can stash at the bottom of the depth chart. Now your rosters are almost entirely the same, without any significant cap penalties. Use the created guy again in any offseason when the simulated franchises are being jerks about trading. BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam Posted March 4, 2004 Author Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by Skinderella And is it me or does Brunell throw alot more interceptions than Ramsey? I play All Madden too and while he has his moments of efficiency - I still get picked off alot. He had 4 ints my last game (still won in OT though) Yeah he throws alot for me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAC Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 At my Madden site all of the talk is about how great the Redskins will be in Madden next year. Be prepared to see a lot of bandwagon Redskins users online for 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 BD, before I created a Franchise I tried to do what you said. I tried just trading Champ for Portis straight up and it rejected me. I think it said that the trade is rejected because I wouldn't have enought CB's. Now that I think about it...I could of just signed a damn FA and did the trade and it would of worked out. Dammit I'm ignorant!! :dunce: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlobberKnockinFootball Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Oh, is it me? Or does Samuels get constantly burned if there is just a half decent pass rusher lining up across from him? Almost every passing play his ass is always getting toasted and I'm getting sacked for 20 yard loss. Anyone else having this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAC Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 Originally posted by brookboyz25 Oh, is it me? Or does Samuels get constantly burned if there is just a half decent pass rusher lining up across from him? Almost every passing play his ass is always getting toasted and I'm getting sacked for 20 yard loss. Anyone else having this problem? You're probably dropping back too fast. Take your time dropping back until Samuels has a chance to engage the DE and you will find he's pretty effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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