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Wellington
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maynerd said:
In Madden the AI follows the man, not the ball. So if it's man to man coverage, I could just lob up a ball, switch to the receiver, run around in a circle to get the defender into a bad position, catch the ball and easily score. Or, I could control the receiver and manually jump up to get the ball myself, cutting off the DB. Either way the AI can't make up for it, and even a human controlled player can't make up for the cut off/jump.
dskillzhtown
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Wellington said:
On a past 1up yours show, Garnett said that it was the "Year of the WR" in Madden with all new WR mechanics.
Also, 2005 was when they upped the defense with defensive playmaker and the hit stick and Ray Lewis was on the cover. If it is Chad Johnson, I fear the worst. I thought maybe they'd re-introduce playmaker control or more intelligent route running, but Chad Johnson only runs 1 route! XDWellington said:
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dskillzhtown said:
Guess that confirms it.
Suck it down 1up! Breaking news from the Wellster without ties to you!
MrBob am cry:
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has vowed to never play again for the Chicago Bears.
"I am now prepared to sit out the year if the Bears don't trade me or release me," Briggs told Glazer. "I've played my last snap for them. I'll never play another down for Chicago again."
Though one of the primary reasons for the decisions is the team's refusal to try to sign him to a long-term deal, Briggs also said that he's ready to step out of the shadows of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher and be "the guy" somewhere else.
"I've talked to Brian about it," said Briggs. "I'm a competitor and I want the same thing he has. I've learned a lot from Brian as a player and a leader and I eventually want to be 'the man' somewhere. I want to be like him and have everything put on me too. Obviously I'll never be able to do that there."
If Briggs sits out the entire season, his rights will remain with the Bears, and they will be able to slap the franchise on him again.
Our take? Briggs is trying to create sufficient acrimony in the relationship so that the Bears will decide that it makes no sense to hold onto his rights -- and thus work out a trade. The problem is that, by going public with his intent to never play for the Bears again, the team necessarily has less leverage for a trade.
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that Bears linebacker Lance Briggs has vowed to never play again for the Chicago Bears.
"I am now prepared to sit out the year if the Bears don't trade me or release me," Briggs told Glazer. "I've played my last snap for them. I'll never play another down for Chicago again."
Though one of the primary reasons for the decisions is the team's refusal to try to sign him to a long-term deal, Briggs also said that he's ready to step out of the shadows of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher and be "the guy" somewhere else.
"I've talked to Brian about it," said Briggs. "I'm a competitor and I want the same thing he has. I've learned a lot from Brian as a player and a leader and I eventually want to be 'the man' somewhere. I want to be like him and have everything put on me too. Obviously I'll never be able to do that there."
If Briggs sits out the entire season, his rights will remain with the Bears, and they will be able to slap the franchise on him again.
Our take? Briggs is trying to create sufficient acrimony in the relationship so that the Bears will decide that it makes no sense to hold onto his rights -- and thus work out a trade. The problem is that, by going public with his intent to never play for the Bears again, the team necessarily has less leverage for a trade.
Rorschach said:
I agree with Briggs. Being that the NFL has 53 guys per team its not realistic for them to offer garuanteed contracts, which gives the teams most of the leverage. A guy can play great and bust his ass, only to get cut days before cashing in a roster bonus, its not fair, so I have no qualms with a player trying to look out for himself.
effzee said:
We just saved lots of cap room by him not signing with us. Im quite happy with the way it turned out. Why pay a player like him that much when he hasnt proved anything, when you could draft a MLB in the 4/5th and pay him much less, with much greater up-side
FrenchMovieTheme
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lance briggs can't play in the 3-4 defense, so we don't need or want him in san francisco. he can rot in hell for all i care. unless he decides he's man enough to play in san fran, then i might entertain giving a 3rd rounder for him. MIGHT.
dskillzhtown
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ColdBlooded33 said:it wont be CJ, he was already on this last year:
That doesn't matter. Steve Francis was on March Madness one year and then NBA Live a couple of years later.
Oh yeah baby HUGE signing!..ok not really.
And not a moment too soon!
Seahawks tight end Stevens arrested in Scottsdale
And not a moment too soon!
Seahawks tight end Stevens arrested in Scottsdale
Matrix, even with all the Bears problems, the team is still leagues better than the Texans!
Oh dont doubt sexy tyme at all! He will be the reason the Bears get back to the Super Bowl in '08 and win it!
Oh and if you want to listen to Briggs cry go here:
www.670thescore.com
Check out the interview in the podcast section on the right side.
Oh and EA needs the year of WE FIXED THE DAMN GAME in next gen madden. :/
Oh dont doubt sexy tyme at all! He will be the reason the Bears get back to the Super Bowl in '08 and win it!
Oh and if you want to listen to Briggs cry go here:
www.670thescore.com
Check out the interview in the podcast section on the right side.
Oh and EA needs the year of WE FIXED THE DAMN GAME in next gen madden. :/
soulja224466
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Striker said:
the boy just cant make up his mind can he :lol
Rorschach said:I've been asking for that (well, for ddr endzone) for 4 Maddens in a row
In NCAA 06 I think it was, there was a button modifier for doing different celebrations as you were about to score and then another one for after you scored. You could even go over the top and risk unsportsman like conduct penalties. I think you could also trigger it for things like post sack and what not.
Also, I hope this is the final nail in the coffin for Stevens. I never liked him to start with but he's been given way too many chances. Time to cut him loose.
http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/12/shaun-alexander-was-the-24-year-old-virgin/
"24? Psh...lightweight"
"24? Psh...lightweight"
when it comes to Kase, expect a guy who blows on coverage but can get decent INTs. he should be your nickel back, as he's only really good for passing downs. faster WRs burn him up easy, but he's still really good at getting picks. If he's ever matched up against someone man to man, unless it's a short pass his guy will get open easily. Also, his career INT numbers are probably a bit inflated, because for the most part he got them against guys who throw lots of picks anyway, or in situations where QBs were unusually bad at throwing picks.
I would be disappointed that the bengals got rid of him, but that probably just means they're going to go with an all around better DB in the draft.
I would be disappointed that the bengals got rid of him, but that probably just means they're going to go with an all around better DB in the draft.
Wellington
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Man if I was a star football player in college and the pros... I cannot believe this about SA.
He was a very nice guy though.
He was a very nice guy though.
Wellington
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Slo said:
Is the Madden Curse somehow retroactive? That's the only way I can believe this.
soulja224466
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Zep, the lions signed travis fisher
so long SUCKAAAA :lol
worst.CB.ever.
so long SUCKAAAA :lol
worst.CB.ever.
Meier said:I could go for some Lance Briggs on the Bucs.Of course, they'd probably want this year's 1st and I dunno if that's wise to give up.
trading a top 3 pick is tough (specially when there's some real studs in the draft). I don't know if you guys will do this move because calvin johnson seems like he could be the real thing, and that's really hard to pass up; but if he gets picked up earlier, maybe the bucs pull the trigger then?
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