Ideas for Madden 09 and the future

So this has nothing to do with fantasy sports but I thought I would open up the site to a more well rounded audience. I have a few ideas on how to improve the Madden NFL video games in the future.

I would like to see a training mode implemented. What I mean is that your players improve from training and game experience so that your team is getting better and your players develop in a natural way. EA Sports has already done this with Fifa 2008. It has growth mode and is a favorite of users. Even more than just training individuals on your team would be training your whole team in the offense you want to run and defensive schemes for the upcoming week. This would allow your team chemistry to improve and for you to game plan for each opponent every week. Imagine training your team in the zone blitz to confuse a rookie QB or training the cover two for a high flying offense you dont want to get beat by. The training of individual players and your schemes would coincide. The depth that this would bring the game would really be great and if someone didnt want to do this they could just turn it off.

The draft needs to be updated. You have to make it more exciting. The talent levels have to be deeper and you have to have some sleepers. Potential can be a huge part of it and could go along with the training option to develop your young superstars. To make the draft better you have to have more trades and mock draft beforehand. Scouting prospects shouldnt be tedious. You should have a scouting firm and they look at as many players as they see fit. If they miss someone too bad. They will make up a draft board based on your input of what you like in a position and what you need. You can decide to take the best player available or reach for a need.

The blocking in the game has got to get better. Your oline should not ignore the guy right in front of him. Fullbacks should have more intelligence and should be trained and learn your running style to block better.

QBs have to have their feet planted and be looking forward to complete a pass. Anyone can run backward and then just lob it deep and a good WR will catch it. That is terrible. A pocket QB should stay in the pocket.

I want to see WRs get free from corners by making moves or the Defense messing up. What I mean is that a WR with speed should be able to blow by a slower corner with no help or a CB that is low in awareness thinks he has help but doesn't and lets a WR go. This would be a lot more real and would make defenses adjust to the top WR talent. This would also work in zones that were played by teams not strong in the zone.

One play should never work more than 5 times in a game. A defense should be able to adjust. Now if you are mixing up the look at the line or change the players/formation enough than maybe or if the defense is terrible but the defensive AI has got to get better.

Please make the playbooks deeper. I have seen the same plays since the beginning of time in madden. Please make it deeper.

That is all for now. Please comment and let me know what you think. I love madden and have owned every game ever made and will continue to do so. I just want a better product and the training thing is the key.