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I do have 2 questions LtJustice Michael Overman

1. Is FG accuracy/power really set to "0"
2. In regards to player movement, I'm often tempted to call the occasional safety blitz, but I never do because of the rule we have in place. Is it possible to limit the FS/SS movement to the rules stated:

2. (cont...) ...with the exception of a safety blitz? Perhaps if we bring our safety up to LB level (and only to, and NOT past the LB level), we absolutely must commit the S to the blitz. Otherwise, it would be pointless to call the S blitz from 12 yards deep as the S would barely get to the LOS by the time a receiver is open and the pass is thrown, thus creating a disadvantage to calling that play. I'd just like to be able to use the S blitz finally, because with the previous and current rules, we're unable to without getting absolutely torched.

It's cool either way, I just thought I'd ask.

1. Yes
2. I'll defer to Jim

I've used the safety blitz and usually the safety (not manually controlled) makes his way to at least the LB level on his own.. for those that want to manually control the S to get to that point... will probably open up another can of worms

1. Thank you, I thought it could have been a typo, but makes sense with how ridiculously easy kicking a FG is.
2. 10-4

Hmmmm...I never thought of controlling a different position for a S blitz. That might be worth looking into. I think it kind of makes sense to let the S walk up and do his thing himself. I guess I'm just the poor SOB that uses his safety exclusively and gets the shaft on this play selection. I suspect Jim won't want to tweak that rule to avoid opening the aforementioned can o' worms, and I wouldn't blame him one bit.

I do have 1 question now that i think about it. Why is the 1-5-5 still prohibited? Does it still confuse the AI too much? I ask because the playbook i'm currently using has the 1-5-5 and if it's banned i will need to find a more useful playbook.

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As you stated yourself TJ, FGs are ridiculously easy. We tried to make them a little more of a challenge, but it wasn't working. We finally went all the way to zero and it made a little bit of difference. If we could go negative, we would. lol

Jon's response was perfect, I love when community works together . We won't be amending the rule, but what he said about switching off to allow the safety to move is the same thing I do as well.

I'll be perfectly honest Curtis, that's probably the one thing I didn't go over with a fine toothed comb as far as the rules go. I didn't give the 1-5-5 much thought and just assumed it was still broken. I am open to doing some testing on it and reevaluating if necessary.

It's no big deal as I can just find another playbook. I will say it doesn't seem as overpowered as previous versions but i don't blitz much out of it.

OK, sorry to ask questions further on this topic: At the point that the safety has crept up on his own, are we allowed to switch to the safety after he has stopped moving up, or do we need to refrain from using him for that play once he has set up in his "blitzing" position.

Thanks in advance.

I always find it more effective in a blitz situation to allow the safety to do his own thing and control a LB on the other side of the play.

Is the WR motion still an issue as well? I thought they had taken care of that in the game...

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It is perfectly fine to switch to that player. I have also seen it where if you don't do anything to move your player after breaking the huddle, they will sometimes make those pre-play adjustments anyway, even if they are selected.

Motion can still be an issue. There is also the lobby tactic of motioning a WR behind the line as an extra blocker.

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2 questions

Not sure I read it correct.

1. Play Action on 3rd downs. So we can run play action as long as it is under 10yds or less?

2. Free Agents. To start the season, there will be a lot of great FA. Will you hold a 1rd draft for all the best players?

And we all know the after the huddle how the movement is compared to manually moving a player.. I still control the blitzer... I just let madden handle the pre-snap after coming out of the huddle.. Same thing with Lbs that come to the LOS when a blitz is called..

Thank you for clarifying, I just want to err on the side of caution.

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1. correct

2. Waivers system will be used during the pre-season (all 4 weeks = one phase) and the first two weeks of the regular season. Each team will have an opportunity to claim up to four FA's through waivers during the pre-season, week 1, and week 2. Check out the FREE AGENCY rules.