I thought the theme for Madden '06 was "The Year of the Quarterback"? Running game is good and defense is great. Finally defensive pass interference! Am I the only one hwo has jumped right into All-Madden mode? Not completing a lot a passes and throwing some really erratic ones. Buttons have changed on defense (XBox) although you can go to controller select and change 'em to Madden '05 (one quirk), NFL Street (why?), or "Hardcore" (whatever that means). Where's playmaker when running or returning punts/kicks, or scrambling with the QB? Animations are as tight as ever. Lots of details. I'm impressed.
Jason Campbell, Lemar Marshall, Matt Bowen and Carlos Rodgers play better than I expected. Any one notice that Cooley has a 81 rating as FB versus 78(?) as TE? Antonio Brown is a free agent. 4-3 defense doesn't include 3-4 sets at all, but does include 3-2-6 formation which is very effective. Culpepper, Farve, and P. Manning 'see' the field better than any other QBs. I don't want to put this down.
