Watched a ton of Zan's stream today. Gotta give up to these 2 for finding this as it gives me motivation to start playing again. Tested it out on my own and without a doubt this is a game changer for people who want to pass. Go put Pass Block Elite on a center with 90+ awareness and enjoy passing again!
And for those of you who are wondering why this is working, just going to quote the blocking blog before madden 18 came out:
But there’s a catch. Any offensive lineman will tell you that the unit is only as good as it’s center. Thus, the Center’s awareness rating counts 2X relative to everybody else, and his rating will modify the total average up or down by replacing the AWR rating of the lowest rated lineman in the unit. If you want your O-line to play together and recognize those heaters in protection, you’re going to want to make sure you have that critical cog in the middle who can get his linemates on the same page.
Having Pass Block Elite at Center has inherently boosted the entire oline even with ability pass rushers in front of them. You will gain more time in the pocket. Now you still need to adjust for send 7/8 contain blitzes. Regardless of what's thrown at you the added time you gain is so worth the superstar ability slot. This is what Protected should have been, but I can settle with using a slot for an oline ability if I get time to pass.
Watched a ton of Zan's stream today. Gotta give up to these 2 for finding this as it gives me motivation to start playing again. Tested it out on my own and without a doubt this is a game changer for people who want to pass. Go put Pass Block Elite on a center with 90+ awareness and enjoy passing again!
And for those of you who are wondering why this is working, just going to quote the blocking blog before madden 18 came out:
Having Pass Block Elite at Center has inherently boosted the entire oline even with ability pass rushers in front of them. You will gain more time in the pocket. Now you still need to adjust for send 7/8 contain blitzes. Regardless of what's thrown at you the added time you gain is so worth the superstar ability slot. This is what Protected should have been, but I can settle with using a slot for an oline ability if I get time to pass.