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Madden NFL 12 Daily #209 Patriots Giant Loss

ZFarls — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:37:32 +0000

Gibs heartbreak & Zfarls jubilation. Stay tuned why Gibs is excited for the NYC Virgin Gaming Tournament!

I’m heartbroken. Such a difficult loss to stomach. It hurts because we played well. It hurts because the Giants played better. It hurts because we didn’t lose this game, the Giants won this game. You can pin point specific plays all you want but fact of the matter is that Eli Manning is without a doubt one of the best QBs in the game. His composure and big play ability in the 4th quarter is what scares me most moving forward.

Can’t wait for the combine, can’t wait for the draft, and can’t wait for the NFL 2012 Season.

-Gibs

5 Players To Watch In Super Bowl 46!

ZFarls — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:51:31 +0000

Here are the top 5 Players who will determine who wins on Sunday in Superbowl XLVI – The Rematch between the New York Giants and New England Patriots!

Honorable Mention – Chris Canty (Stay in Base Run D) Tynes (Touchbacks) Wilfork (Shutdown Giants Run) Chung (Force a Turnover) Ballard (Split the middle vs Cover 2)

5. Victor Cruz

Cruz has taken the 3rd down role occupied by Steve Smith last season and in Super Bowl 42. He has 7 TD’s with his team trailing and 9 plays of 40+ yards! Welker works the middle for New England, Cruz however, has breakaway speed and can go the distance on any play. Cruz will either make a huge drop or a huge run after the catch, one of these could be the factor either way!

4. Rob Ninkovich
The Patriots lost their best pass rusher to injury during the season when DE Andre Carter went down. New England is now blitzing more than most people realize and a big key is LB Rob Ninkovich. While Manning does a good job reading the defense pre-snap, the Patriots hope to bring pressure and fool the mediocre Giants line. San Francisco had success with LB Aldon Smith and NE will look to do the same.

3. Antrell Rolle

The Patriots Offense has moved to a fast paced horizontal passing attack. Safety Antrell Rolle will come down and play some man to man against WR Wes Welker over the middle. If he can hang with him, that leave an extra defender to match up against the talented TE’s. This allows Deon Grant and Kenny Phillips to occupy the middle and punish receivers who attack it.

2. Rob Gronkowski

With Gronkowski’s injured ankle, the Patriots may not be able to run the hurry up personnel that makes them dynamic. Aaron Hernandez isn’t the blocker that Gronk is, and his shift to TE means means a bigger role for unproven Underwood or Ochocinco at WR. Gronk’s 15 Catches and 3 TD’s in the playoffs are huge and his range allows Brady a great safety valve. He is expected to play, but the Giants will look to test him early with bumps and chips at the line.

1. Tom Brady/Eli Manning

With a win, Brady catapults to the time of the all-time QB discussion list. Eli Manning with a win, ascends into a true top tier and would even have an advantage over his Hall Of Fame Brother, Peyton! These two won’t be on the field together, but they are the biggest factors in their teams winning. If Brady can stay on his feet or if Manning can make another miracle play, both teams will position themselves to win. NFL is a QB league and here are two of the best back at it!

#Rematch

NFL Championship Round Madden Notes – Pats Vs Giants Rematch!

ZFarls — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:14:46 +0000

The Patriots and Giants will once again be playing for the NFL Championship, it will be a rematch of Superbowl 42.

The Patriots were propelled into the game by a late miss by Ravens Kicker Billy Cundiff. While the Giants used a few 49ers special teams mishaps to win in overtime.

Madden NFL Notes on the games.

TE Vernon Davis is one of the fastest players at his position, he was able to outrun 2 safeties on his way to a big play.

QB Alex Smith ran the read option for a few positive plays, this should be added to Madden 13 with Newton and Tebow also using it.

Eli Manning unleased over 50 passes and completed over 30 of them, both franchise records.

WR Victor Cruz had a great day over the middle of the field and had crucial 3rd down conversions.

Alex Smith only hit 1 WR for a pass and was 1-11 on 3rd down conversions. The 1 conversion came on a hail mary type throw at the end of the game.

Eli Manning was sacked multiple times by a fierce 49ers rush. DE Justin Smith and LB Aldon Smith had great games!

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Ravens Vs Patriots – Ravens don’t go for a 51 yard FG with 2:50 left in the game, this would be almost automatic in Madden.

Ravens got the ball back and with 28 Seconds left, Lee Evans dropped a TD Pass when Sterling Moore knocked it away.

Billy Cundiff missed a FG with 11 seconds left in the game that would have tied the game from only 31 yards away.

Tom Brady threw 2 INT’s in the game, but did an amazing job sneaking in a TD at the goal line.

TE Rob Gronkowski was injured at the end of the 3rd quarter, but did return and looks like he will play in the Super Bowl.

Baltimore had extremely poor clock management at the end of the game and didn’t even use all their T.O.’s

New England used WR Julian Edelman on Offense (28 Plays) and Defense (28 Plays) he was covering Boldin on the final drive down the field.

RB Danny Woodhead had a big fumbled on a kick return and his carry rating will likely take a hit.

Vince Wilfork had a tremendous game and will likely get a ratings boost. TE Aaron Hernandez was very elusive after the catch.

Brandon Spikes showed he can play in pass coverage too with a great Int.

NFL Wildcard Playoff Preview!

ZFarls — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:12:53 +0000

Lions At Saints
This game is predicted to be a shootout on all levels! This usually forces me to make a contrarian pick and say something like Saints 21 Lions 17. However, I still think this game will be a shootout most are predicting. Even if one team gets out to a MONSTER lead, the other team can throw all day long and will rack up yards and points getting back into the game.
If any offense was going to stall out, I think it could be the Saints in this game. They have had an amazing 8 game rhythm but every now and then will lay and egg. (Bucs game)
Detroit has also been hot, while the dome will be loud, they are used to playing indoors and can play fast.
Saints 38 – Lions 34

Steelers At Broncos

While most think the Steelers will come in and win in a blowout, they have many factors going against them. Big Ben is banged up and RB Rashard Mendenhall is out. Safety Ryan Clark can’t play due to a medical issue with altitude (Game at Mile High) I expect Denver to play better than the past 2-3 weeks have shown and keep this one close. Pitt can throw the ball better than most recognize, but a hobbled Big Ben and a rowdy crowd will keep this one close! So am I picking Tebow…Negative
Steelers 16
Broncos 11
Falcons At Giants
The Giants host a home playoff game for the first time in their new stadium. I will be heading down to the game and am excited to see how loud the crowd will be on Sunday! Atlanta is a very consistent team who has beaten everyone they were supposed to. They haven’t knocked off anyone great or shocked people this season but NYG will have to bring their A-Game. They need the team that beat Dallas and almost upset GB, not the team that lost to Washington twice. The Falcons will get their points vs G-Men secondary but only if the keep Ryan upright. New York will need to test the ground game but be ready to open up the attack if it fails like it has most of the season.
My completely biased pick and what I want to happen…
Giants 27
Falcons 23

Bengals At Texans
The Bengals backed into the playoffs with a loss to Baltimore last week, however they did have a great amount of unsuspected success with a 2 rookies playing big roles. AJ Green and Andy Dalton will have to come up big though for them to stand a chance next week. Houston starts a rookie in TJ Yates at QB, but he has great support from 2 big runners. He also gets back WR Andre Johnson and an offense tailor made to work for him. The Texans are playing their first ever playoff game and its at home. I can’t pick against them! Bengals haven’t beat enough good teams yet, but they looks scary in the future!
Texans 20 Bengals 16

Here is a video breakdown of Farls and SGibs breaking down some of the matchups!

Mad-Den TV Show #196 Dallas Cowboys Base Play

ZFarls — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:51:23 +0000

Gibs is back to break down the Dallas Cowboys playbook. A two week break for the Holiday Special shows stalled the Dallas breakdown but its back at all full force.

Today Gibs breaks down the Gun Doubles FL Middle and gives you a bunch of setups to run this “base play”.

Mad-Den TV Show #195 Nicks Buffalo Bills Full Scheme

ZFarls — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:49:16 +0000

Nick aka RavenManiac gives us a great scheme from the buffalo playbook! Click the link below to access the Google Document!

Thanks Nick!

Madden TV Show #194 TWIM 66 GOTW Revisited

ZFarls — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:38:28 +0000

How could Zfarls have won this game against @Shopmaster?

His run defense failed him and it was because of “sloppy” adjustments. Lets take a look at what the demise of Zfarls was during the TWIM 66 GOTW!

Mad-Den TV Show #193 Holiday Special: Pat Defending 5 WR

ZFarls — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:36:35 +0000

Pat: Truegamer4ever has been asking for a breakdown on how to defend a 5 WR offensive attack. In todays show we break down how we LOVE to bring heavy pressure against 5 WR sets.

The big weakness of these formations is its inability to pick up pressure!

Mad-Den TV Show #192 Holiday Special: Chris Singleback Ace Twins Scheme

ZFarls — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:00:28 +0000

My play is out of the Vikings playbook.
I come out in
SINGLE BACK ACE TWINS
FLOOD

When I come out I look first for man or zone. If man I will audible to custom audible curl flat. I hot route TE(Shiancoe) to slant right. if he is covered I look back for WR(jenkins on curl) if he is covered I look for TE(Rudolpf, madden Gem at 6’6″). Usually I can hit Shiancoe in flat
If Def is in Zone I look for inside WR(Harvin) on the out if team has def player covering that zone area I look for Shiancoe over the middle
If Def doesn’t have a Left of screen LB/DB over the LT I will audible to run (which is inside zone) towards the RG. I will read MLB if he goes towards RG I look to cut back with Peterson. almost always 4-5 yards.
If I can read a Cover 2 zone I will audible to PA Pass (which is PA FL stretch). Harvin I will say is open 90 % of the time over the middle. with the vikings line sometimes I cancel PA if I think it is a blitz.
If I read a blitz I look to audible to deep pass (which is Smash) if LB/DB blitz from LOS, I look to hit Rudolph immediately. Rudolph’s height helps. I watch for a safety or lineman dropping to area. if they do I look for Harvin on corner route, it that looks bad I try to hit Jenkins on curl route in the flats.

3 headed running out of this formation.
I put HB toss in my custom audible, inside zone is already an audible in this formation. I will select HB counter than audible as I read the DEF or have a feel if the player I am playing is trying to stop inside runs.

Thank-you,
Chris “Waldoghost”

Will you be adding the Singleback Ace Twins to your custom playbook?

1 for yes
10 for no

Mad-Den TV Show #191 Holiday Special: Blaine Nickel 335 Blitz

ZFarls — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:58:36 +0000

Blaine sent in a blitz so good and quick we had to get it on the show. What I love about this play is that it requires two QUICK & EASY setups!

Thanks Blaine!

SS Mike Blitz

Formation: 335 nickel

Playbook: 4-3

Setup:
1. Show blitz
2. Move SS down a little bit so he doesn’t move by himself
3. Reblitz ROLB. ( i press Right Bumper than left on the RS )
4. User FS and cover running back or their first read.

Thanks, HousiN. My xbl GT is lxl HousiN lxl

Will you be using Blaines blitz? Leave comments below.

1 for “i will never use this”
10 for “I will add this right now!”