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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.

Live Madden NFL TWIM Tonight at 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT + Special Announcement

ZFarls — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:09:55 +0000

JOIN US FOR “THIS WEEK IN MADDEN NFL” LIVE “This Week In Madden NFL” (TWIM) begins tonight at 8:30PM EDT (5:30PM PDT).

Streaming live video by Ustream

Here’s the link to view the show: http://www.primamadden.com/twimshow

Tonight, SGibs and ZFarls are back with another episode of “This Week in Madden NFL”. ZFarls and SGibs will be releasing the Mini Playbook Vol. #4 on TWIM this week!

The “Tournament Run Defense – The Secret of the Bear” will be available during the show for purchase and will be unlocked for all our Winner’s Kit users!

On the agenda for tonight: Base defense – Start improving now for Madden NFL 13 TE’s running wild – Revisiting the problem A-Gap pressure – Fair or foul? Stopping those painful quick throws Empty set or 4 WR looks? Keys to both! Remember, you can ask questions live in the ustream chat or by using the hashtag #TWIM on twitter.

Game of the Week Both ZFarls and SGibs get into action and use their favorite teams in honor of the NFL Championship weekend. You may remember Farls and Gibs making proclamations to use their favorite teams (Giants and Patriots) all season long. Tonight, you will get a look at what could have been! Tune into see 2 great matchups as they preview the big games on Sunday!

Surf on over to http://www.primamadden.com/twimshow at 8:30 EDT (5:30 PDT) to catch all the action. If you have questions for the show, there is still time to ask away! Use the hashtag #TWIM on twitter or call the show at 508-318-TWIM (4243). Also, the Lightning Round is back with 2 more chances to win playbooks from www.primamadden.com! Looking forward to seeing you there,

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!

This Week In Madden – Show 67 Archive!

ZFarls — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:57:37 +0000

Tonight, SGibs and ZFarls are back with another episode of “This Week in Madden NFL”. TWIM is the preeminent show for all the tips, tricks and plays to help you dominate Madden NFL 12.

On the agenda for tonight:

NFL Passing Frenzy – stopping the 5 Wide Attack
Risk/Reward – blowing up runs in the backfield
13 & 3 – New England scheme from Shotgun Normal Flex
Checking the Weight of Run Formations Auto-Motion – friend or foe?
B-Gap Pressure – do you need it in Madden NFL 12?

Check out the Archive Here

ZFarls Vs GoVols and SGibs Vs Jerms

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!

This Week In Madden – Show 66 – Tonight at 8:30 Est!

ZFarls — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:03:35 +0000

Tune in tonight at 8:30 EST! TWIM goes live on www.primamadden.com
Topics include
The Best 2 back tandem In Madden NFL 12!
Finding a quick scheme for a perfect two minute drill
Best formations to smash zone with just one adjustment!
How to close out games with a 4 minute offense
Learn to maximize your depth chart in late game situations

ZFarls and SGibs once again opened up the tournaments on both Xbox and
PS3! There was some fierce competition as many gamers wanted a shot to
battle in the “GOTW” Check out the brackets below and make sure to
watch and sign up for your chance to be in the spotlight!

http://challonge.com/ps3twim66

http://challonge.com/360twim66

Shopmaster and VGRavenManiac will be in action tonight
See everyone in the chat!