[Yamer]

So I bought the Madden game for the first time in 8 years (mostly because NHL 15 is such a bomb and I needed something to do on the Xbox One) with fond memories of simpler times in my head. I can't believe how far this game has come, and you pretty much have to be a football expert to play it. Problem is I hardly know dick-all about football...just the basics that allow a casual fan to understand and follow a game.

I tried to go through the Skill Tutorial thing, but the instructions talk like you're a seasoned football fan with a keen knowledge of all the terminology. I don't understand it all. So I jumped into a few games to get a better idea of it, but I'm completely lost. I'm simply choosing Coach/Community suggested plays with no slight clue on what they mean (man, zone, dime, etc.). On offense, when I pick a passing play, I'm just praying I do things right because I know nothing of timing, routes, anything like that. Any lob pass I make, no matter how open the guy is when I pass, is interception fodder. Running plays hardly ever gain me more than a handful of yards and I feel blessed I even get that. As for defence, I don't have the slightest idea what I should be doing...so I just let the CPU do everything (again choosing what seems like the same small selection of suggested plays)...which, of course, makes half of the game useless as a gamer.

Right now it all just feels automatic and confusing. I'm not knocking the game...it looks and feels fantastic. I just wish I knew how to enjoy it properly.

So I guess what I'm asking is if anyone knows where a casual fan can go to learn more about the game of football and get a grasp on the mechanics and subtleties of the modern Madden franchise? I'm not feeling the tutorials/Skills thing is doing a good enough job for newbs like myself as it clearly talks and guides over my head.

Thanks in advance.