How EA Sports Fails To Simulate Football - ep 8: Practice

EA Sports football games rush through the week of preparation in order to get straight to the Sunday action. But as any football coach will tell you, games aren't won on Sunday; they are won on Monday through Friday. In this video, I discuss how Madden fails to simulate weekly practices, and offer my suggestions for how EA could improve this aspect of the game to offer more meaningful decisions to the player. If you like this video and would like to see see the next video early, please consider supporting the creation of new content on Patreon at:   / megabearsfan   And be sure to vote in the Entry Survey to tell me that this video encouraged you to contribute:   / patron-entry-63693643   or check out my personal blog: http://www.MegaBearsFan.net and my random ramblings on Twitter:   / megabearsfan   TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 01:14 Skill Trainer 11:03 Bad practice 14:20 Weekly Training without the "week" 20:18 Put the "week" back in "weekly training" 21:45 Suggestion: Monday scouting 23:59 Suggestion: Tuesday gameplanning 32:51 Suggestion: Wednesday and Thursday practice 35:04 Suggestion: Friday special teams 38:21 Outro LINKS / SOURCES: "Latest NFL Injury News: Jayden Daniels is 'week to week', Brandon Aiyuk feared to have Torn ACL" by CBS Sports:    • Latest NFL Injury News: Jayden Daniels is ...   "Breece Hall DOUBTFUL vs. Dolphins, Malik Nabers questionable & MORE | Fantasy Football Injury Report" by CBS Sports:    • Breece Hall DOUBTFUL vs. Dolphins, Malik N...   "How The Eagles Develop Players | Unscripted Ep. 5" by Philadelphia Eagles:    • How The Eagles Develop Players | Unscripte...   "A Week in the Life of The Philadelphia Eagles | Unscripted Ep. 7" by Philadelphia Eagles:    • A Week in the Life of The Philadelphia Eag...   "Week in the Life of Eagles vs. Cowboys | Unscripted Ep. 8" by Philadelphia Eagles:    • Week in the Life of Eagles vs. Cowboys | U...   "A Week In The Life Of The Philadelphia Bulldogs | Unscripted Ep. 10" by Philadelphia Eagles:    • A Week In The Life Of The Philadelphia Bul...   "Gruden Teaches Mariota 'Spider 2 Y Banana'" by William Wallace:    • Gruden Teaches Mariota 'Spider 2 Y Banana'   "LA Rams' Sean McVay: A Day With NFL's Youngest Coach Making His Mark | MMQB | Sports Illustrated" by Sports Illustrated:    • LA Rams' Sean McVay: A Day With NFL's Youn...   "Tom Brady tells Bill Belichick how to play Ed Reed" by Jimmy Moss:    • Tom Brady tells Bill Belichick how to play...   "Special Teams Drill" by Cheesehead TV:    • Special Teams Drill   "Special Teams Drills 3 on 3 SZ" by Karl Maslowski:    • Special Teams Drills   3 on 3 SZ   "Alabama Football Fall Camp Practice Highlights: Day 1" by Alabama Crimson Tide:    • Nick Saban at Fall Camp (2023) | Alabama F...   "Oklahoma Football: Spring Practice (3-10-25)" by John Hoover Media:    • Oklahoma Football: Spring Practice (3-10-25)   "Latest NFL News: Nick Chubb SET to return, WHY the Browns sent Amari Cooper to the Bills" by CBS Sports:    • Latest NFL News: Nick Chubb SET to return,...   2024 Linemen Penalties: https://www.pro-football-reference.co... "The Equalizer" by Sam Spence, remixed by Da Riffs, copyright NFL Films. "So Close The Ring" by David Robidoux, copyright NFL Films. "Astronauts March" by Sam Spence, copyright NFL Films. NFL PrimeTime musical tracks, copyright ESPN. Madden 2007 theme, copyright EA Sports. Clips from Hard Knocks, copyright HBO. Clip from Undeniable with Joe Buck, copyright Audience Network. Clips from Inside the Den, copyright Detroit Lions. Clips from "Joe Namath - A Football Life", copyright NFL Films.