Madden NFL 21
Lamar Jackson is the Madden NFL 21 Cover Athlete
Baltimore Ravens quarterback, Lamar Jackson has announced he is the cover athlete of Madden NFL 21. After passing for over 3,000 yards and 36 touchdowns (with only 6 INT’s) last season, along with over 1,200 yards and another 7 touchdowns on the ground, it isn’t much of a surprise the 2019 NFL MVP was chosen.
Lamar says he'll be on the cover of Madden: pic.twitter.com/bPtzFBIlVI
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 21, 2020
After starting the season in Madden NFL 20 with an overall 76 rating, Lamar quickly shot up the rating scale and ended the season with an overall 92 rating.
While Madden NFL 20 cover athlete Patrick Mahomes did get hurt last year and missed a few games, most fans don’t consider it a curse. Lamar feels the same way…
“Patrick Mahomes is on the front and he won [Super Bowl] MVP. I want that curse. I hope that’s a curse.”
While EA Sports and the Madden NFL 21 team haven’t officially announced Lamar as the cover athlete, their Twitter response sealed the deal.
When the @Ravens leak your Cover Athlete…😑 pic.twitter.com/qO5I90YxNE
— Madden NFL 20 #StayandPlay (@EAMaddenNFL) April 21, 2020
Leading up to the draft last year, EA revealed Patrick Mahomes as the cover athlete of Madden NFL 20. With the NFL draft scheduled for April 23 this year, we will most likely see some features and a trailer released fairly soon, along with the official cover of Madden NFL 21, featuring Lamar Jackson.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/21/lamar-jackson-says-hes-on-the-cover-of-the-next-madden-game/
Big Back of the Box feature for sure
Really hoping for a "Start before the 2020 Draft" option in Franchise.
Also - EA just confirmed Lamar on the cover.
WOuld like to see the game play cleaned up. I feel there are too many spoons stirring the pot. We have different game modes, game styles and skill levels and each seems to play differently from an AI perspective. The CPU plays differently once a user action is detected, and another level of game play mix entering an already complex mix of coding.
I would like some points cleaned up, or made options in M21 from a learning standpoint. Bring back the consistent showing of previous play art after each play in games versus CPU; this is important from a learning perspective to know what was called.
Slow down the snap rate of the CPU offense to give us users who like to read and adjust their defense, time to make adjustments. This is again a part of using Play Now to become better at the game, while also making the defense more rewarding to play as a user and coach.
Tone down the tips pass to interception ratio.
Tone down the blockshed rate for the elite pass rushers on the CPU team, OR make those same pass rushers as effective when on the user team.
MORE feedback. A lot of frustration and confusion could be reduced if onscreen feedback was increased. We have some feedback for pass types and pass situations, but every other area of the game play is left without feedback to assist in explaining what is being witnessed on field. The lighting up of the "X" factor was a nice visual feedback in assisting the user to when a blockshed was coming fast.
I fear M21 will be another game where elite QBs are passed over for a handful of rushing Qbs. Another year of God mode Michael Vick yet Super Bowl winners such as Brady, Montana and Aikman are virtually useless.
Unless pandemic causes delay, I expect them to follow same format to where most of info will be revealed inn late April and May and rest of info will be dropped at E3/IGN. But I wonder how next gen will affect it. I would imagine, they'll reveal info as normal and show current gen photos at first. Then at June IGN reveal, they'll start showing next gen visuals
To add to this, CPU defense against running QBs still needs a lot of help.
It's still way too easy to break any defense on any game difficulty by calling four verts and just taking off with the QB.
Really hoping for a "Start before the 2020 Draft" option in Franchise.
Also - EA just confirmed Lamar on the cover.
In addition to the new stadiums, I'd appreciate if Tiburon took a page from MLB The Show's playbook and kept recently vacated stadiums in the game. In MLBTS, for instance, Turner Field was kept in the game as Old Atlanta after the Braves moved to Truist Park. In an ideal world, Madden NFL 21 would keep Dignity Health Sports Park, the LA Coliseum, and the Oakland Coliseum.
Hopefully EA also release some early info in coming days
Hopefully EA also release some early info in coming days
I figured that. Even Lamar was kind of hesitant to confirm it .
Even though it was obvious choice and recent leak last month, that was some thing that was supposed to be announced on draft day
The curse was just one of his many miraculous comebacks he led this season.
Really hoping for a "Start before the 2020 Draft" option in Franchise.
Also - EA just confirmed Lamar on the cover.
But I am still having a blast with my Jets franchise this year (6 seasons and counting, playing every game). M20 makes you build your team like never before (except for O-line depth), it will be very hard for me to leave it behind...