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Exactly. I'm not calling Joe a racist. I'm white. I live in America. I know I've passively benefited from the color of my skin. Being a passive participant of institutionalized racism doesn't make someone an overt racist. My point to Joe is that the idea of reparations for Black Americans shouldn't be considered "theft", it should be considered leveling the playing field. One look at the generational wealth of Black Americans vs White Americans is very telling.

There's a very simple test for it that I've made JUST for big brains like you: 1. Do you live in the USA? 2. Are you white? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you have undoubtedly benefited from institutionalized racism in your lifetime.

You think this somehow precludes you from having received any benefits from institutionalized racism in this country? Good God you are a simpleton.

It's actually from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This should be good.

Yep! In Franchise mode, if you got Gold on All-Madden level, you could add 7 points to that player's attributes (lineman could improve strength or blocking, receivers could improve catching, jumping, and acceleration, etc.).

Madden 2005 was a great version of Madden. The franchise mode was very fleshed out. The default settings on the sliders didn't lead to very realistic games or statlines, but you could adjust the sliders accordingly to better mimic RL conditions. It had an option for Coach Mode where you could call the plays and manage the front office if that's what you preferred. It does have some major pitfalls (can't trade next year's draft picks, no compensatory picks, certain positions aren't optimized for skill progression as it exists, player stat ranges from AI-generated drafts do not follow any kind of standard distribution, draft scouting does not accurately forecast player stats with any degree of reliability), but overall it's one of the best Madden's ever made. And it was made at a time when Madden was facing competition. Go figure. If you want a true football "simulation" the best game out there is probably Front Office Football.

Oh snap they have different route trees?! I never knew that.

Yup, I noticed the lower case L instead of a lower case I in the name. Definitely bogus.

I think Gugny feels like it's sink or swim, and if certain people are easily taken advantage of for profit, it's not a problem because it's not his problem. If it doesn't affect him personally, he doesn't feel a sense of responsibility to those that are easily taken advantage of. Just a hunch.

Thanks bud! Makes sense.

For someone who doesn't bet, what does the second number mean? The one with the + or - sign.

Too soon.

I know this isn't fully equatable... but I have over 70 seasons worth of game experience on Madden and much of that on its highest difficulty level. Over the past 15 years, I can say with certainty that my ability to read defenses, find open receivers, understand coverage shells, understand passing concepts, know when to throw with touch vs zip, and all other "mental" aspects of quarterbacking have improved markedly with time. Again, I know it's just a video game, but a read is a read, a progression is a progression, etc... just because I don't have the physical ability to play in the NFL doesn't mean I can't get a good grasp on the mental part of it with enough experience. The point is, processing the field is something that can get better with time and practice if you have the underlying mental capacity for it. Eventually, if you do have that mental capacity, at some point the lightbulb will go on and things do start to slow down. It's just like learning something new at work: first you are a little slow because you are concentrating on every new detail, but as you become familiar with the new task you can put some of those details in the back of your head on autopilot while you use most of your focus on the critical details. I fully believe that Josh does have that ability, and with time and practice he will become better at reading defenses, finding open receivers, and throwing good passes with more consistency than we've seen. In fact it's remarkable that he's as far along as he already is considering how little exposure to football he's had comparatively speaking. I'd be more concerned if he had more football experience under his belt but was only as far along as he currently is.

My sentiments exactly.

That was my bad. I wasn't aware of the pre-snap lineup. I know what a wheel route is, I was just assuming that's what the FB ran. The reason why DiMarco ran a go route is because of how the EP offense works. It blends formation audibles with specific personnel to create mismatches. DiMarco was meant to draw double coverage on his go route in order to open up Brown to single coverage (and it worked). The key to the EP is a QB who can quickly recognize and exploit the matchup problems that arise from how a given play is called. Josh is only getting better at that. This is his make or break year with this offense.

Tbf, wheel routes run by FBs are never a primary target on a given play. For example, if a linebacker chooses to blitz upon reading a certain protection, that might give the FB a chance to run the route uncovered. Certain zone coverage shells will also have soft spots for a receiver running a wheel route. If DiMarco was doubled covered and Allen threw the ball to him, that's not DiMarco's fault or Daboll's fault (at least I assume Daboll wouldn't have a FB as his primary read). That has nothing to do with whether or not DiMarco should have been on the field and everything to do with Allen making a poor decision.

Because some people here are convinced that the media is the arm of one group (the Democrats) that is actively trying to control the masses and the country by subverting democracy. They claim this media is continuing on their crusade to discredit the president at every turn during the pandemic, as they believe that these reports are simply "fake news" meant to keep the sheep in their pens. But this whole worldview breaks down when one points out that the former leader of the Democratic party (aka the party that controls the media narrative) was himself the victim of fake news at multiple points during his presidency. At least I assume that's what @ExiledInIllinois's point was.

Video says he's 6'2''.

You're the one criticizing the ACA. By your own logic, you're the one who needs to THINK about an alternative instead of just attacking.

Ah yes, I forgot how we went to the playoffs under Bledsoe and Fitz. Oh wait...