A couple of weeks back I talked about real life imitating Madden and vice-versa.  You'd think I'd take my own advice and apply some of the hard learned lessons I see watching football on Sundays.  But like so many real life NFL teams before me, I didn't respect Devin Hester's abilities enough not to kick to him.. and I paid for it dearly.

I've shared some of my Madden league difficulties this year.  Despite the fact that I'll likely finish 11-5 and win my division, I have not been able to win a game against a human opponent in league play.  My game against the Chicago Bears was my last regular season opportunity and Devin Hester played a big part in my demise. 

I'll give myself some credit.  After watching Hester run past my entire special teams unit on the first punt of the game I didn't kick the ball to him again.  But by then it was too late.  I got down 14-0 quickly and couldn't find enough offense to get back into it.  I'm now 0-5 against human opponents, while being undefeated against the CPU.

My last three games are against the Giants, Vikings, and Cowboys, all of which are controlled by the computer.  And while I'm happy that I'll probably beat all three and host a playoff game after winning the division, I have to ask myself whether or not I stand a chance of being successful when I have to pick up the sticks against my next human opponent.

So this week I'm asking the Madden community to help me out.  I'm comfortable with my strategy and gameplanning, but I can't seem to get out of this slump.  Send me your own experiences with recovering from a Madden slump and I'll share them here on the site.  Maybe they'll help me get back on track  As always, I can be reached at footballcommunity@ea.com    

 See you next week!

-Raczilla