Ranking old maddens: Where do they stand in your view?
I've only been on console since 16, so that's as far back as I'll go.
Madden 19 - my best year, consistently did 16-18 wins in WL towards the end of the year, despite only playing 25 games a handful of times. Everything had a counter towards the end of the year, even crossing routes. Felt like playing chess. Loved it. Run game, especially inside zone, was UP, but that's okay IMO. Still had plenty of success with I form and PH Juice. Spin move OP though, but could be contained.
Madden 18 - Best year for defense. Really allowed you to see whose offense could play and not. Unrealistic break on ball mechanics, but nonetheless pretty good. Spin move pretty OP, Harvest Barry was a game-changer with no superstar x factor crap needed.
Madden 20 - Superstars make this move down a bit. Random crap (spec catches, fumbles, the like) cranked up to 11. Run pursuit awful. Retains m much from madden 19 however and man coverage is actually decent now.
I've only been on console since 16, so that's as far back as I'll go.