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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Aug 30, 2007 11:26:02 GMT -5
My attempt to put the thread back on its track has failed horribly.  Well, fortunately you know someone who can just delete the extraneous crap. Let's keep this about Madden, guys, not about personal animosities. EDIT: Although I guess team rivalries are ok. But you know what I meant. |
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Post by BDS on Aug 30, 2007 11:27:56 GMT -5
EDIT: Although I guess team rivalries are ok. But you know what I meant. The Patriots suck! |
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 11:45:48 GMT -5
Lions win 24 - 21 in rainy Chicago.
Kevin Jones finishes with 64 yards on 27 attempts with 1 TD.
Kitna finishes with 202 yards, 2 TD's and 0 INT.
Calvin Johnson with 137 yards and 2 TD catches. Both on play action plays.
Lions win.
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 11:48:33 GMT -5
Wow fans...
next game is Broncos (7 - 0) at Lions (6 - 1) GOTW.
here we go...
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Post by BDS on Aug 30, 2007 11:53:15 GMT -5
Calvin Johnson with 137 yards and 2 TD catches. Both on play action plays. I love play action passing ... I just always seem to call it against the blitz and get destroyed. |
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 12:52:27 GMT -5
Ok let's just say I did not win that game. Broncos move to dominating 8 - 0 and the Lions fall to 6 - 2.
Good news is up next is 1 - 7 Arizona.
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Post by krisosk on Aug 30, 2007 13:02:46 GMT -5
Even though Bulger is having a MISERABLE year statistically, I just wanna make clear a few things...
-I'm winning my games. I'm 7-3 or something like that (even though the 'Hawks are 10-0).
-Stephen Jackson is DOMINATING opponents. The ONLY go-to, guarantee passing plays I have are little dumps to Jackson out of the backfield.
-I know how to read a defense (for the most part). I played football for 7 years growing up and have watched it for as long as I can remember...so lessons on the sport are not really helpful here. Remember, Madden is a video game. A good, but not even great one, at that.
-I'm nasty on defense. Ty Hill and Will Witherspoon are #'s 2-4 respectively for Defensive Player of the Year.
My real problem is the way that a random CPU controlled LB in the game will react with superhuman awareness, hands, and speed to snag a well thrown albeit slightly forced pass over the middle. Short out passes, and even sometimes slants are like 50-50 in getting picked...and most of the time returned for a defensive touchdown. It's annoying, and it's ruining my boys QB rating... that's all.
Thanks to Dragon Breath, Holland, and BDS for the tips.
I'll let you know how it goes.
~ :-Xsk
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Post by Wildfire on Aug 30, 2007 13:14:53 GMT -5
What Osk said about pics, combined with the fact the running sounds like its still neigh impossible (Swarm mentioned he was HAPPY about 27 carries for 64 yards... which is like 2.3 per carry) is precisely why I don't like Madden.. I haven't bought it in a LONG time ('02 is the one I have), but those are the EXACT issues I had with that version...that and the fact that there were a few offensive plays that would work a good 80-90 % of the time, while the others were pretty much garbage, regardless of what the defense was doing.
Admittedly, I never felt like I had the hang of the passing thing.. and perhaps playing more would have changed my mind (I played about a season and a quarter.. I went 10-6 with the Eagles, and didn't make the playoffs due to some glitch in the tie breaker logic) IIRC, McNabb finished the season in the 40% range for Completions, but with something like 14-15 yards per pass.
I find it hard to believe that 'reading the defense' in a video game is effective, until its to the extent that you know what defense the computer picked by where the guys are, and can call a play that always works against that defense.... I would think that sorta think wouldn't be viable anymore, with so many more options than, say 1997, when you knew how the play was gonna go before the snap.
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 13:47:32 GMT -5
anyways...
Lions 10 Cardinals 7 at the half.
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Post by Aquinas on Aug 30, 2007 13:48:52 GMT -5
anyways... Lions 10 Cardinals 7 at the half. Time to put those pesky Cards away. They are hanging in there too long! |
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 13:51:02 GMT -5
anyways... Lions 10 Cardinals 7 at the half. Time to put those pesky Cards away. They are hanging in there too long! I have the cpu AI up 4 notches which makes every game very hard...don't ask about the Broncos game.  |
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Post by Chris Ingersoll on Aug 30, 2007 14:05:16 GMT -5
anyways... Lions 10 Cardinals 7 at the half. Time to put those pesky Cards away. They are hanging in there too long! Not being a huge sports fan, I momentarily forgot that the Cardinals were Arizona's NFL team and thought that Swarm had found a way to have football v. baseball games. >_< Also, thread cleaned up again.  |
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Post by BDS on Aug 30, 2007 14:06:52 GMT -5
I would pay thousands of dollars to see the Detroit Lions play the St. Louis Cardinals in a football game.
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 14:07:58 GMT -5
Lions win! 24 - 14
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Post by Aquinas on Aug 30, 2007 14:08:41 GMT -5
I would pay thousands of dollars to see the Detroit Lions play the St. Louis Cardinals in a football game. If he got tackled hard, I wonder if Puljos would fly into 'roid rage? |
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Post by dukedave on Aug 30, 2007 14:12:24 GMT -5
Time to put those pesky Cards away. They are hanging in there too long! Not being a huge sports fan, I momentarily forgot that the Cardinals were Arizona's NFL team and thought that Swarm had found a way to have football v. baseball games. >_< Also, thread cleaned up again. On the plus side, neither feud with Swarm was with Chris. Now that in itself is an accomplishment. Back on subject, this is the first Madden I haven'y bought in probably the entire history of Madden. I was bored by the last version and decided against it this year. |
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Post by Aquinas on Aug 30, 2007 14:14:54 GMT -5
Not being a huge sports fan, I momentarily forgot that the Cardinals were Arizona's NFL team and thought that Swarm had found a way to have football v. baseball games. >_< Also, thread cleaned up again. On the plus side, neither feud with Swarm was with Chris. Now that in itself is an accomplishment. Back on subject, this is the first Madden I haven'y bought in probably the entire history of Madden. I was bored by the last version and decided against it this year. I just buy it every year because I play the hell out of it through football season, and I guess updated rosters are worth it alone. I'll defer reviews on current-gen consoles to the other guys, since I'm on the lowly original Xbox....but not surprisingly, this year's version for that is no better than last year's. |
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Post by Swarm on Aug 30, 2007 22:47:30 GMT -5
9 - 3 going into week 14 vs. Dallas Kitna: 184 of 271 for 3,226 yds, 26 TD 8 INT Jones: 140 att. 726 yds. 7 TD Bell: 91 att. 384 yds. 3 TD 12 Rec 183 yds. 2 TD Calvin Johnson 49 Rec 1,365 yds. 10 TD Roy Williams 38 rec, 1,198 yds. 10 TD Dewayne White 17 sacks One more win and we clinch the division.  |
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Post by sickman on Aug 31, 2007 1:38:00 GMT -5
Holy crap you must go deep alot.
Averaging over 5 yrds a carry with Jones is nice though.
BTW; how are the Bears doing in your season?
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Post by Swarm on Aug 31, 2007 6:02:41 GMT -5
BTW; how are the Bears doing in your season? Not real hot. I think they are 5 - 7. Sexy Rexy went down early (week 2 I think ) and they started out slow. They were tough both times I played them...Benson is having a big year despite their problems at QB |
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