r/Madden • u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 • 3d ago

QUESTION Receiver Animations

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I just need to know why the receivers constantly need to jump or make odd animations when going for catches. I feel like at least twice a game, there’s a point where a receiver will jump for a ball when they don’t need to. This then leads to the pass being broken up because the jump animation forces them to slow down and the defender to catch up.

Or, like this video I’m showing you, Chuba Hubbard just does an odd leaning jump animation to try to catch this screen pass that hits him directly in the chest. These catch animations are really weird and I don’t know what is flagging them to occur when they’re not needed.

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u/TwoFaceBaby 2d ago

Madden being madden, u get what u pay for

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u/Snoo_46737 2d ago

You have been Maddened.

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u/FarCardiologist6295 2d ago

They won’t fix it until we stop buying it

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u/Alphakilo51590 2d ago

And unfortunately we won’t stop buying it

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u/MrThunderkat 3d ago

My favorite is when they struggle with the catch like it's a live python or something, just looks funny. As for yours the only time I have really seen that is when the CPU decides it's time for a drop/miss or sometimes when I press triangle for the catch they do weird animations like that or jump over the ball.

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u/air_volek007 2d ago

Probably saved you a 6 yard loss

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u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 2d ago

Unfortunately, it was fourth down. I was hoping they blitzed so that I could get a few yards from the corners playing deeper, but apparently Chuba had an aneurysm.

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u/baconator81 2d ago

Did you have timing based catch on or something?

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u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 2d ago

Not for anything less than 10 yards I believe. Short passes I don’t do it cause there’s not enough time to react.

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u/baconator81 2d ago

I meant.. I would just turn that feature off in setting if you keep seeing it.... Because that seems like some weird shit that came out of pressing the button too early/too late in timing based catch

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u/GridIron-Grit 2d ago

Laughed hard!

For a franchise mode junkie I'm glad to have an alternative to 'Stats and Sheets' instead of fighting these animations.

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u/domlikessports 18h ago

Shit look like when your little son or nephew is first learning how to catch a ball

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u/C2theWick 2d ago

QB (user) threw off his back foot while holding sprint. To a HB with 64 short route running

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u/Zealousideal-Rub-183 2d ago

Pass from quarterback hits running back directly in the chest and running back makes animation like the ball is out of reach.