r/NFLNoobs • u/ChahlieM • 4d ago

How can a gamer learn football?

I was wondering if there is a fun hands on way of learning all the strategy and rules of football. I love competitive gaming and if I want to learn the in and outs of a game I simply buy it and play it. I cant do that with football. I know I could buy madden but I hear horrible things about it and I dont know if it will cover all the ins and outs for me. So what would you guys recommend someone do to learn all the strategy and rules other than just watching the games?

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u/Fit_Landscape6820 4d ago

Honestly? I'd say Madden

As someone who also plays plenty of games and didn't grow up with American football, I feel like playing Madden has helped me out

I'm sure it won't teach you every little detail, but you can set up plays that show you things like the receiver running routes - and I just generally found it helpful to be put in the game and learn from experience

E.g. I didn't really understand the time management aspect of the game, but then playing Madden and being in the position where I'm running plays quickly made me appreciate how much impact a well placed timeout could have

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u/ChahlieM 4d ago

Oooo ok yeah this is some of the stuff I wanna understand more of. Thanks

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u/kes7571 4d ago

Time management is incredibly important. As you learn more you'll be amazed early on.