Madden 11 Positional Tendencies

Thanks to Pastapadre for this.

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In the revealing of QB ratings from earlier today I also
discovered what appears to be a new addition for Madden 11. There is now
a tendency listed for the players along with their ratings. The only
two QBs that had this area visible in the images were Peyton Manning and
Vince Young. Manning was listed as “Pocket” and Young as “Scrambling”.

Presumably Manning will operate more effectively in the pocket and
stay there while Young would be more likely to take off and run or roll
out in the passing game. Now, I don’t want to jump the gun too much on
this as the possibility remains that this is a QB specific feature. Even
if that was the case it would still have significant impact. Going up
against the CPU has led to the
complaint over the years that the AI generally plays the same way
regardless of team or player with the result a stale experience
providing limited variety and challenge.
Tendencies would be extremely valuable at other positions though as
well. Is a RB more likely to cut a run to the outside or run straight
downhill? Is a safety more likely to go for the INT or the big hit?
Differentiating the players, beyond just their ratings, could be
achieved through tendencies.
This brings me to a random thought on just one way tendencies could
improve the game. I’ve always taken issue with the frequency of dropped
INTs. Defensive players will far too often drop balls that hit them
right in the hands, and it is frustrating to be a victim of lost
opportunity. This has primarily been done to avoid the inevitable
double-digit INTs games from happening. If there was a tendency like the
one above for defensive backs there could be players lining up hits
instead, or that find themselves simply out of position from being in
the spot to make those picks based on a combination of their tendency,
skill set, and awareness.

yeah its truethey dnt play like the real life counter parts. i did a test. i put a kicker in at qb for the chargers n he was still making the most accurate throws it was unbelievable. madden is ridiculous at times.