What is "Open"

Quote from LightningPenguin >> Any time the defense is on zone coverage lol

 ^^ funny and true lol

Quote from Ccrane9 >> Jimmy Graham is always open

 Pics or it didn't happen :lol:

wow it's surprisingly hard to define. I guess it would be if the receiver can get a few yards after contact without being touched, if there's no-one near him or if he can make the catch without having someone with a chance of contact, deflection or pick.

Jimmy Graham is always open

Quote from LightningPenguin >> Any time the defense is on zone coverage lol

Quote from tfunk116 >> When a receiver can make a catch and run for a few yards without contact. Which does not in any way prevent drops lolol

You two guys got jokes! Haha

That's harder to define than I thought it would be lol. Sometimes it's pretty obvious especially on crossing routes and HB routes.  For other routes it kinda depends on the play call and coverage.   "Open" also means two different things when playing level versus all madden head to head.

Depends on the play. Some times a receiver seems “covered” but I know they’ll catch it every time on that play. Then on others. Nobody is within 5 yards and like 3 guys close in.

When a receiver can make a catch and run for a few yards without contact. Which does not in any way prevent drops lolol

If the receiver can get a clean reception without contact he is wide open. This usually happens when he gets space from his man, or when defense is just not covering him specifically. For instance, when defense plays zone cvg, most of the times receivers get wide open on curl outside routes, on plays like wr te corner, pa deep attack, spread fl drag, curl flats, quick slants, pin deep... 

On plays like fb flare, bunch z cross in, bunch z spot, double hitch, etc, depending on the defensive formation and its coverage (some blitz plays, short cvg) the receiver's route is not being covered and you can just throw a rainbow. Now, if safety is pursuing the receiver from the inside (cover 1 and sometimes cover 2, for instance) you can roll out to the right with qb and bullet him as soon as receiver is running facing the flag. If user handles timing correctly, receiver is still wide open. 1 on 1 situations sometimes have a very high completion percentage, but I wouldn't say receiver is "wide open" during that specific scenarios.

Any time the defense is on zone coverage lol

When there is no defender around my WR, I spoke to a few people in my league and it's a common thing to drop passes with Spread FL Drag on 3rd and 4th downs. Open is I can catch the ball and run 5+ yards before being tackled, open in when I have 3-4 second to pass to my WR. Open is when I have no pressure before throwing my pass.

So I just wanted to get everyone's thought on this.

When do you consider a receiver to be open?

Is it different for different positions? (WR, TE, HB, FB... etc.)

Looking forward to seeing what everyone thinks!