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Madden NFL 17 Interview with Rex Dickson (SimFBallCritic)

12:37 AM - May 13, 2016 by jpdavis82

SimFBallCritic has posted an interview with Rex Dickson, Creative Director for Madden NFL 17. Below are a few notes from the interview, but make sure you listen to the full interview here.

The first trailer is not for our community and he explains why...
Several major changes this year, as he describes them, major bomb drops are coming...
Lots of new announcements are on the way, including Developer blogs...
Clint has an 8 page blog on the improvements to the ground game...
Zone blocking and gap play will fundamentally alters the entire running game...
Lots of discussion/blogs/etc. coming in the next 2 to 3 weeks...

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# 41 jpdavis82 @ 05/13/16 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas


	Watching that trailer reminded me and made me wonder what ever happened to the authentic QB cadences. I remember two years ago Alex Smith and a bunch of other starters had their cadences in and that last year it seemed like that number dropped greatly and a lot of guys lost there's and I'm not sure why.

Some of the qb's still have them I know Rodgers does

# 42 Senator Palmer @ 05/13/16 07:32 PM

Major bombs still to be dropped?
Several major system changes?

I enjoyed the heck out of Madden 16 more than I had any Madden in a long time, but if this right here hints at something like actual line stunts and being able to call them independently of coverage for Madden 17, I just might be ready to sign over my first-born to somebody.

# 43 jpdavis82 @ 05/13/16 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Senator Palmer


	Major bombs still to be dropped? Several major system changes? I enjoyed the heck out of Madden 16 more than I had any Madden in a long time, but if this right here hints at something like actual line stunts and being able to call them independently of coverage for Madden 17, I just might be ready to sign over my first-born to somebody.

We already know we're getting gap assignments and new zone coverages based on the up to date NFL. To me that's potentially a huge win.

# 44 Senator Palmer @ 05/13/16 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jpdavis82


	We already know we're getting gap assignments and new zone coverages based on the up to date NFL. To me that's potentially a huge win.

And these two things alone would be enough for me to geek out over Madden 17... gap assignments especially since I've been begging for them for almost 10 years, but if I ever got that in an updated Madden AND access to authentic defensive line stunts AND could combo them up with different coverages, I just might locked myself in the house, disconnect the phone, and cut off every person in my life. I'd turn into a straight up shut-in.

# 45 DaSmerg @ 05/14/16 01:02 AM

Always interesting, this time of the Madden release year...see what could be.

I want to both thank and congratulate the SS crew for tirelessly keeping that flame alive and continuing to give a flesh and blood voice.

I am always excited for Madden this time of year. It's really great to hear from the devs as we get these peaks. Rex sounds authentic from that interview.

As a long time Madden fan, from the days of the very first release...I temper this with the reality of having been here for every single Madden release...till it's shown to all work at release as the box describes, it's all just new Madden promises and new Madden release hype to this customer.

I look forward to being pleasantly surprised with more Madden 17 news.

P.S. the situation Rex outlined at the beginning, politely describing the working intra-relationship with "Marketing" sounds really dysfunctional. Life in corporations huh?

# 46 jpdavis82 @ 05/14/16 01:45 PM

Clint just tweeted this about league settings

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# 47 Toupal @ 05/14/16 03:35 PM

Rex sounded about as angry and frustrated as I did after finding out that custom draft classes or player editing in CFM wouldn't be in madden 16.

# 48 SIR924 @ 05/16/16 11:07 AM

It's really good to know, there is much more than that trailer, I couldn't understand why they would put a trailer out with some of the stuff still showing that has been a negative to the game. (such as players walking and looking at the play, when its clearly not over). Can't wait to hear what are some of the major announcements.

# 49 SolidSquid @ 05/16/16 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Brightline


	I really appreciate the candor from him but I also hope he didn't get into trouble for it.

Eh I doubt it. The game has to be marketed to two very different groups of people. The people like us who go on forums to talk about the game and the casual players. The casual players won't even know who Rex Dickson or why what he said about the trailer in this interview matters.

# 50 SincerelYourz @ 05/16/16 08:24 PM

im hype

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