Nor did I feel I could. Defenses rarely feature motion before the snap. Compare this with NFL2K1 on the Dreamcast, where the secondary adjusts to the receivers' locations at the line of scrimmage. And I could still exploit the secondary at the All-Madden level on short passes. There are plenty of holes in Madden 2001.
Money plays abound in the passing game.
While they aren't the big gainers, the short passing game is too effective to make this game a classic. Sure Madden 2001 plays well, but it falls short of being a true simulation. It needs a few tweaks here and there to be the best. It's already there with the player control, which has been substantially enhanced. You can no longer spin or juke on a dime.