While this might sound like wishful thinking, the company has reportedly hired Mark Turmell, the creator of NBA Jam, NFL Blitz and Smash TV.

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All of his hits were made at a time when technology was either very basic (as in the case of Smash TV and NBA Jam) or just beginning to evolve (as in the case of the three-dimensional NFL Blitz).

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But one of the truths of the modern NFL is that great offenses depend on how well the blockers can comprehend complex blitz schemes.

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