

Extended the distance that a Deep Third can look inside when anticipating Deep Crossing routes coming from the opposite side of the field.Tuning to allow faster top-end strafe speed for defenders in Deep Zone.Tuning to improve ‘turn and run’ to better anticipate vertical speed threats.Added Gen 5-specific Change of Direction animations to locomotion which will improve a defender’s ability to transition from strafe to run quicker and smoother to help defenders get into position to play the ball quicker.This change prevents defenders getting faked out during this early segment of the route. There was significant separation resulting from this release and cut when close to the line of scrimmage. Tuning to fakeout logic on Inside Release Post Routes (S-Posts).

Updated the facing direction of Deep Zone players so they’ll face the ball rather than just the line of scrimmage, which will help Deep Zone defenders turn in the appropriate direction when covering deep routes.Tuning to Deep Zone logic in Cover 1 to react quicker to Deep Over, Post, and any other deep crossing routes.Tuning to Deep Zone defender logic to focus more on deep threats in their zone and less on shorter routes approaching their zones.Second set of post-launch Franchise updates.PC and XB1 Online Franchises are now ungated.

Of note, Cloud Franchises are currently gated, as the team addresses an issue. The latest Madden NFL 21 patch is available now on all consoles and PC, featuring improvements for franchise mode, zone coverage and more.
