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[quote=Mattyk;659753]Vikings (me)
Cowboys (D'Boyz)
Ravens (Ruhskins)
Titans (Skinny Tee)[/quote]

Yup the Bengals magical run is over.

I'd played Skinny a couple times outside the franchise and he's really good. Knew it would be a very tough matchup. I played pretty close to my A game and still came up a little short. But I'll keep my head up for keeping the game close, and I still had a chance to steal the win up until the last play of the game.

Anyways that was a lot of fun. I got to play head-to-head against of bunch of you, and you all have good solid games, no glitches or cheap plays. All in all it was a lot of fun.

Good luck to the 4 finalists. Let me know when the next season starts, I'm ready!!

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I am sad I sold my copy.

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[quote=mredskins;659773]Nomad knocked out? I thought he was tearing it up.[/quote]

Be default, my XBOX 360 blew out as I was on completing my 16-0 season, so techinally I haven't lost any games..... I have to wait until we start Season Two, so I can get back on the grind, so I will be practicing planning a new game plan.....

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Skinny Tee, I'm usually available to play at night after 10pm (ET) so let me know what day works for you.

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I just got embarassed by Ruhskins and the Ravens. Wish I could have at least made a showing but alas...I didn't. I feel like I let my team down because they had the goods but I made many mistakes that were capitalized on by the great Ravens defense.

Hats off to Ruhskins and his competitive team. They deserve to be in the Super Bowl. Cherish your time there though because next season will be around before one knows it and I always learn from mistakes. Nevermore will you beat me like that again : )

Good luck...see everyone next season. To anyone interested in joining we have lots of teams available so don't feel left out.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;659962]I just got embarassed by Ruhskins and the Ravens. Wish I could have at least made a showing but alas...I didn't. I feel like I let my team down because they had the goods but I made many mistakes that were capitalized on by the great Ravens defense.

Hats off to Ruhskins and his competitive team. They deserve to be in the Super Bowl. Cherish your time there though because next season will be around before one knows it and I always learn from mistakes. Nevermore will you beat me like that again : )

Good luck...see everyone next season. To anyone interested in joining we have lots of teams available so don't feel left out.[/quote]

Good game Skinny Tee. You had a good running game with Chris Johnson, and it kept me on my toes during the first half. I look forward to playing the NFC winner in the Super Bowl...and to enjoy all of this before Nomad comes backs and kicks all of our asses next season.

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[quote=Ruhskins;659966]Good game Skinny Tee. You had a good running game with Chris Johnson, and it kept me on my toes during the first half. I look forward to playing the NFC winner in the Super Bowl...and to enjoy all of this before Nomad comes backs and kicks all of our asses next season.[/quote]

LMAO..... NAW BRUH looks like you the man now, I give props where props are due, You in it, you deserve to be..... I am looking forward to coming back real soon, You guys are great to play with, a lil shit talking, but for the most part everyone, respects everyone, But I won't lie and say I feel a lil cheated, my MF game, crapped out on me, but everything is everything, I plan on putting a hurting on the league again next year.....

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I gotta say, I don't have an XBL but, this thread has gotten me as close to buying one as I ever have been. You guys put on a great season for us lowly onlookers. Looking forward to blow by blow details of your SB (maybe as much as the real one LOL)

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;660008]I gotta say, I don't have an XBL but, this thread has gotten me as close to buying one as I ever have been. You guys put on a great season for us lowly onlookers. Looking forward to blow by blow details of your SB (maybe as much as the real one LOL)[/quote]

We'll probably get the next season rolling in 2 weeks, so think about it, seriously it's been fun

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So the Ravens are officially in the SB with a convincing 38-7 win over the Titans. Gotta say I didn't see a blowout coming in that one, thought it would be a tight game. But we all know how Madden goes sometimes, a game can get away from you pretty easily against top competition.

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[quote=Mattyk;660014]So the Ravens are officially in the SB with a convincing 38-7 win over the Titans. Gotta say I didn't see a blowout coming in that one, thought it would be a tight game. But we all know how Madden goes sometimes, a game can get away from you pretty easily against top competition.[/quote]

Vince Young (AKA, me) threw 5 INTs. He could have thrown 2 more if they weren't dropped by the defenders. Ruhskins has some good defense but there are cracks that I didn't exploit the way I should have. He covers the middle of the field great and a lot of my clutch passing plays are across the middle, hence the INTs.

My kicker also had a fractured toe that was suffered during a simulated game. Something I didn't know about until I started coming up way short on kicks from 50 yards during the game. That's a lesson for everyone to play their games on time : )

Great game by Ruhskins, he's a good team with a great game.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;660022]Vince Young (AKA, me) threw 5 INTs. He could have thrown 2 more if they weren't dropped by the defenders. Ruhskins has some good defense but there are cracks that I didn't exploit the way I should have. He covers the middle of the field great and a lot of my clutch passing plays are across the middle, hence the INTs.

My kicker also had a fractured toe that was suffered during a simulated game. Something I didn't know about until I started coming up way short on kicks from 50 yards during the game. That's a lesson for everyone to play their games on time : )

Great game by Ruhskins, he's a good team with a great game.[/quote]

WOW!

I have to say I'm quite shocked. Not that Ruhskins isn't good (he definitely is), just can't believe the score. But like Matty said sometimes the game can get out of hand quick, and usually when turnovers are involved.

Congrats Ruh, you are making the AFC North very proud. Bengal nation will be behind you for the bowl...

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I'm coming out next season like The 2007 Pats, gunning bigtime, I plan on lighting up the league, but I can say as a spectator, I am enjoying you guys, play the game, I didn't see a blowout between the Titans and Ravens either..... I plan on picking up where I left off, without any loses, I can say that sitting here, made me realize that, even I have some holes in my game that I plan on fixing..... Matty I think I would have gave you a better game than the CPU did, so next season, I look to recking Sh*t!!!!!!

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[quote=Nomad;660165]I'm coming out next season like The 2007 Pats,[/quote]

You mean you will lose in the Super Bowl?? :laughing-

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[quote=CrazyCanuck;660177]You mean you will lose in the Super Bowl?? :laughing-[/quote]

We Shall See?

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The SB matchup is set

Ravens vs. Cowboys

Good luck guys, let's get the game in by Sunday night at the latest, then we can start getting ready for season 2.

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Not to detract from the upcoming SB but let's start talking season 2.

-Do we want to determine the team selection draft based on reverse order of finish, or a random draft order?

-If we do reserve order of finish, where do we put in the new guys? I know we'll have at least one new guy, a buddy of mine is going to play.

-Do we want to place any limits on the teams we can take? Say like the top 4 finishers have to take a team rated 80 or below?

-Do we let the SB winner keep his team to try to defend his title?

Let me know your thoughts.

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[quote=Mattyk;660334]Not to detract from the upcoming SB but let's start talking season 2.

-Do we want to determine the team selection draft based on reverse order of finish, or a random draft order?

-If we do reserve order of finish, where do we put in the new guys? I know we'll have at least one new guy, a buddy of mine is going to play.

-Do we want to place any limits on the teams we can take? Say like the top 4 finishers have to take a team rated 80 or below?

-Do we let the SB winner keep his team to try to defend his title?

Let me know your thoughts.[/quote]

The New guy should pick middle of the pack, so if we have 8 he picks forth nine he picks fifth, the winner of the Superbowl should have the luxury of keeping his team, or picking a team with similar rating or lower, as far as draft of pick order.

Whoever didn't make the playoffs pick first then the next guy, ect., ect., Which leave's me Matty, which I decided that I will let you the Commish Chose where I pick at in the order, since tech. I wasn't in the playoffs, due to system shutdown, and that if I was there was no reason to believe I would have made it out the first round either..... So that would Tech. put me like 2nd or 3rd. anyway, and Matty since your the Commish, another thing, let's use orginal order rosters, like before updates, that way everyone, gets a clean and fair shake at picking a decent team no matter if we go 80 and below or any team..... Thats just what I think.

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Can't wait for next season.

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[quote=Nomad;660429]The New guy should pick middle of the pack, so if we have 8 he picks forth nine he picks fifth, the winner of the Superbowl should have the luxury of keeping his team, or picking a team with similar rating or lower, as far as draft of pick order.

Whoever didn't make the playoffs pick first then the next guy, ect., ect., Which leave's me Matty, which I decided that I will let you the Commish Chose where I pick at in the order, since tech. I wasn't in the playoffs, due to system shutdown, and that if I was there was no reason to believe I would have made it out the first round either..... So that would Tech. put me like 2nd or 3rd. anyway, and Matty since your the Commish, another thing, let's use orginal order rosters, like before updates, that way everyone, gets a clean and fair shake at picking a decent team no matter if we go 80 and below or any team..... Thats just what I think.[/quote]

Yeah no problem tossing the new guys in somewhere in the middle, fair enough. I would say we can toss you in there with the new guys, but let the true new guys pick ahead of you.

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I also want to keep it as even as possible as far as the conferences go. I thought it worked out great this year with how both champioship games came down to actual players going at it, rather than someone playing the COMP for the right to go to the SB. Perhaps we'll designate picks as AFC or NFC and alternate down the line.

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[quote=Mattyk;660649]I also want to keep it as even as possible as far as the conferences go. I thought it worked out great this year with how both champioship games came down to actual players going at it, rather than someone playing the COMP for the right to go to the SB. Perhaps we'll designate picks as AFC or NFC and alternate down the line.[/quote]

My suggestions:

- Reverse draft order is fine.

- I first thought limiting everyone to teams 80 and lower would keep things closer for the "rookies". But now I think it might be the opposite. Think of it this way - if you were to play someone really bad at Madden would they have a better chance with a Jax vs. Houston or with a Pitt vs. NEng. I'd say the latter. Maybe new guys can pick over 80 and the returning guys under 80? Matt can decide, anything is fine with me.

- Same amount of teams in each conference.

- I still say we force teams into certain divisions, so we can all be guaranteed at least a few head-to-head games. So with 8 teams we'd put 4 in each conference with division pairs. So maybe 2 guys get the NFC North, 2 guys get NFC South, 2 guys in AFC East, and 2 guys in AFC West (for example).

- Play at least 2 games per week. I think this was key in keeping the interest level up. Matt did a great job advancing the weeks and keeping us on the ball.

- Maybe a prize to the winner? I think any cash prize is a bad idea cuz you dont want guys getting too serious, but maybe a champion t-shirt or hat or something. Id gladly donate a few bucks towards the madden prize fund.

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I was thinking the top 4 teams have to take a team 80 or under, well top 4 less the SB winner. SB winner keeps his team to try to repeat. I'll put a rules proposal together and post it, if anyone has any serious issues with it we can of course address it. Thanks for the feedback so far and if anyone has anything else to add feel free.

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I think I want to get in. I need to buy a new copy though.

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Check out ebay maybe you can find a used copy

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Already bidded. $35.

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Alright here's what I've drawn up so far:

Warpath Madden League

[B][U]Game settings[/U][/B]
Difficulty: All-Pro
Quarter length: 7 minutes
Injuries: On
Fatigue: On

[B][U]Game rules[/U][/B]
- There will generally be 3-4 days to play your game, with the goal of the league playing at least 2 games per week.

- Simulated games should not exceed 3 total games per season per player. Any player who exceeds the 3 game limit will be booted from the league.

- When there is a player head to head matchup, both parties must do their best to work out a time to play the game. If the weekly deadline for the game passes a brief 1 day extension may be granted on a case by case basis. Otherwise the game will be simulated.

- Games started per week should not exceed 1. It is understood that technical issues arise at times and as such this will be monitored on a case by case basis. If you do need to start a game again for any reason, please report your reason on the forum.

- 4th down: You may go for it on 4th down under the following conditions:

*You are past your own 40 yard line with 1 yard or less to go.
*Past the 50 yard line regardless of distance.
*Trailing in the 3rd quarter by more than 14.
*IN THE 4TH QUARTER YOU MAY GO FOR IT AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF FIELD POSITION, DISTANCE, OR POINTS BEHIND.

- Onside kicks are only allowed if trailing in the 4th quarter.

- On defense you may not move players in to unrealistic positions (D-lineman off the LOS, out of the screen, etc). Also, do not manually move multiple players in order to setup unrealistic "nano" blitzes. All shifts/stunts/coverage audiles built into the game are allowed.

[B][U]Team draft[/U][/B]
- Order is based on previous season winning %, worst to first. Super Bowl winner drafts last, Super Bowl loser drafts next to last. Tie breakers are decided by division record, then conference record. Any new players will be placed in the middle rounds to be determined by the total number of players.

- Playoff teams are then ordered by how they performed in the playoffs. The conference championship losers receive the third and fourth to last selections. Next are the teams who lost in the divisional round, followed by the teams who lost in the wild card round. Each team is ordered within this primary order by their regular-season record.

- The top 4 teams as determined by their order of finish in the playoffs will be required to select a new team with an overall team rating of 80 or below. The Super Bowl winner has the option to keep his team for one additional season to defend his title. If the Super Bowl winner elects to give up his team, he must select a new team with an overall rating of 80 or below. A back to back Super Bowl winner will be required to give up his team and select a new one with an overall team rating of 80 or below.

- In order to keep an even amount of players in each conference, depending on the first choice in the draft, the next player will then have to choose from the opposite conference and the picks will alternate AFC/NFC on down the line.

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[quote=Mattyk;660630]Yeah no problem tossing the new guys in somewhere in the middle, fair enough. I would say we can toss you in there with the new guys, but let the true new guys pick ahead of you.[/quote]



I said I would let you chose, and that's fair enough on my part, I will not disagree with that, how about just using the orginal roster's like they do in Madden Tourney's no updated one's just the orginal madden roster, like I said it makes everything more balance, guys won't be picking just on updates, they be getting the week 1 orginal roster's. Matty does' that mean since I finish in the bottom of the league, due to my unfortunate situation, I get to pick a team with rating of 80 and above?

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[quote=mredskins;660691]I think I want to get in. I need to buy a new copy though.[/quote]

Hey Buddy just a suggestion, you can go to your local BB and rent it, and get the code off the back of the guide, that usually on the inside of the dispaly box, or just ask them if you can have a guide book in with your rental. if you did keep it, they will only charge you the value of it right now, so if it's selling for 35 used in the store, that's all they will charge you.

Oh yeah welcome to the Madden league!

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[quote=Nomad;660721]I said I would let you chose, and that's fair enough on my part, I will not disagree with that, how about just using the orginal roster's like they do in Madden Tourney's no updated one's just the orginal madden roster, like I said it makes everything more balance, guys won't be picking just on updates, they be getting the week 1 orginal roster's. Matty does' that mean since I finish in the bottom of the league, due to my unfortunate situation, I get to pick a team with rating of 80 and above?[/quote]

How do I get to choose which roster to use?

Why does it matter if we use the latest update vs. the original?

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[quote=Mattyk;660720]Alright here's what I've drawn up so far:

Warpath Madden League

[B][U]Game settings[/U][/B]
Difficulty: All-Pro
Quarter length: 7 minutes
Injuries: On
Fatigue: On

[B][U]Game rules[/U][/B]
- There will generally be 3-4 days to play your game, with the goal of the league playing at least 2 games per week.

- Simulated games should not exceed 3 total games per season per player. Any player who exceeds the 3 game limit will be booted from the league.

- When there is a player head to head matchup, both parties must do their best to work out a time to play the game. If the weekly deadline for the game passes a brief 1 day extension may be granted on a case by case basis. Otherwise the game will be simulated.

- Games started per week should not exceed 1. It is understood that technical issues arise at times and as such this will be monitored on a case by case basis. If you do need to start a game again for any reason, please report your reason on the forum.

- 4th down: You may go for it on 4th down under the following conditions:

*You are past your own 40 yard line with 1 yard or less to go.
*Past the 50 yard line regardless of distance.
*Trailing in the 3rd quarter by more than 14.
*IN THE 4TH QUARTER YOU MAY GO FOR IT AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF FIELD POSITION, DISTANCE, OR POINTS BEHIND.

- Onside kicks are only allowed if trailing in the 4th quarter.

- On defense you may not move players in to unrealistic positions (D-lineman off the LOS, out of the screen, etc). Also, do not manually move multiple players in order to setup unrealistic "nano" blitzes. All shifts/stunts/coverage audiles built into the game are allowed.

[B][U]Team draft[/U][/B]
- Order is based on previous season winning %, worst to first. Super Bowl winner drafts last, Super Bowl loser drafts next to last. Tie breakers are decided by division record, then conference record. Any new players will be placed in the middle rounds to be determined by the total number of players.

- Playoff teams are then ordered by how they performed in the playoffs. The conference championship losers receive the third and fourth to last selections. Next are the teams who lost in the divisional round, followed by the teams who lost in the wild card round. Each team is ordered within this primary order by their regular-season record.

- The top 4 teams as determined by their order of finish in the playoffs will be required to select a new team with an overall team rating of 80 or below. The Super Bowl winner has the option to keep his team for one additional season to defend his title. If the Super Bowl winner elects to give up his team, he must select a new team with an overall rating of 80 or below. A back to back Super Bowl winner will be required to give up his team and select a new one with an overall team rating of 80 or below.

- In order to keep an even amount of players in each conference, depending on the first choice in the draft, the next player will then have to choose from the opposite conference and the picks will alternate AFC/NFC on down the line.[/quote]

I like everything matty, EXCEPT, 4th down plays, anything 4 and 2 and less should be able to go for it, I dont wanna punt on a 4th and 1 or 4th and inches, that should be determine by the player, because it's puts a high limit on, when you will need to punt and to many restrictions', also, moving players out of position, well, I don't know about that one either, not to call out Monkfan, but I thought he had a great stragety by putting orakpo on the DL and freelancing him around, even a player like dwight freeny. Idk who used nano's, but I dont think anyone did in the league this year, nano's are very easy to counter, but I think for the most part everyone played fair and a straight game. I just think with to many rules, it's put a restriction on what you can do, plus in the heat of the moment, you 4th and 5 just on the skirt of the 50, depending on how i've been moving the ball, I may wanna take that chance, but thats just me. The great thing about winning the Superbowl, is repeating, and I think that person should be able to keep repeating until someone knock them off, even if it mean's they change teams, but with a equal rating.....

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[quote=Mattyk;660724]How do I get to choose which roster to use?

Why does it matter if we use the latest update vs. the original?[/quote]

It doesn't Matty, I just thought, you have orginal, less people would not be so ampt to dip into free agency to fill alot of needs, with orginals, alot of the roster is filled, even with 3rd and 4th stringers, and the way you do it, is go into your memory, erase the downloaded roster and online roster, go into league with orginal rosters, or u can use the one, you used last time.

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[quote=Mattyk;660720] - 4th down: You may go for it on 4th down under the following conditions:

*You are past your own 40 yard line with 1 yard or less to go.
*Past the 50 yard line regardless of distance.
*Trailing in the 3rd quarter by more than 14.
*IN THE 4TH QUARTER YOU MAY GO FOR IT AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF FIELD POSITION, DISTANCE, OR POINTS BEHIND.[/quote]

These rules all look good to me. But can we change *You are past your own 40 yard line with 1 yard or less to go.* to *You are past your own 40 yard line with [B]3 yards or less to go[/B].*

I end up trying at least a couple 4th downs every game, but they would all adhere to your rules above (which are good). The only one is the first one. If I'm on my own 45, 4th and 3 or less I will usually go for it.

It's not to be a cheapskate but it's more my style of play. Often if Im 3rd and 10 Ill purposely try to complete like an 8 yard pass, cuz Im confident I can get the last 2 yards on 4th.

Anyways no big deal either way, wont have a big affect on my game.

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I'm all for changing up the 4th down stuff, I just think something should be in place to help keep things a little more realistic.

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[quote=Mattyk;660742]I'm all for changing up the 4th down stuff, I just think something should be in place to help keep things a little more realistic.[/quote]


I like having specific rules in place but anything that alters the legal gameplay of any player shouldn't be considered.

Going for it on 4th down is the weakest thing you can do, I agree, but unfortunately it's something you just can't crack down on. Any person who does so is just severely handicapping their team so that is punishment enough.

If it's legal on the field then it shouldn't have to be penalized outside of the rules of the game.

...that's my contention.

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[quote=Mattyk;660720]- [B][I][COLOR="DarkRed"]On defense you may not move players in to unrealistic positions (D-lineman off the LOS, out of the screen, etc)[/COLOR][/I][/B]. Also, do not manually move multiple players in order to setup unrealistic "nano" blitzes. All shifts/stunts/coverage audiles built into the game are allowed.[/quote]

I just noticed this rule.

Due to conflict of interest I will yield my opinion on this as I am probably the biggest offender of this rule and perhaps the reason why it's currently listed.

I do feel, as I said before, if someone is moronic enough to do these things during gameplay then they leave themselves open to many other weaknesses thus, penalizing themselves without us having to over-govern ourselves.

For instance, when I pull a D-linemen off the LOS and back into coverage, pre-snap, that leaves a huge gap on the D-Line for the opposing team to run clearly through. All one would need to do is do a run play to the side of the vacated defenseman.

While developing my game it was evident to me that very rarely do people run heavy or even run half the time. Most human opponents thrive off the passing game and pass on almost every down, thus me having to adapt by dropping back an extra D-linemen in coverage.


My feeling is that if your opponent doesn't exploit your weaknesses then what would traditionally be a weakness is now a strength.


I'm fine with whatever rules are made or changed...I just like matching up against other human players.

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[quote=Mattyk;660742]I'm all for changing up the 4th down stuff, I just think something should be in place to help keep things a little more realistic.[/quote]

I'm fine with keeping the rules the way you have it. I like playing a somewhat realistic game. This is one of the reasons why I dislike those people that play with the scrambling QBs ALL THE TIME (and I'm glad no one that I've played so far has done this in this league and I thank you all for it). While everyone wants to win, it just takes away from the game when people win on fluke plays and glitches and whatnot.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;660841]I just noticed this rule.

Due to conflict of interest I will yield my opinion on this as I am probably the biggest offender of this rule [B]and perhaps the reason why it's currently listed.[/B]

I do feel, as I said before, if someone is moronic enough to do these things during gameplay then they leave themselves open to many other weaknesses thus, penalizing themselves without us having to over-govern ourselves.

For instance, when I pull a D-linemen off the LOS and back into coverage, pre-snap, that leaves a huge gap on the D-Line for the opposing team to run clearly through. All one would need to do is do a run play to the side of the vacated defenseman.

While developing my game it was evident to me that very rarely do people run heavy or even run half the time. Most human opponents thrive off the passing game and pass on almost every down, thus me having to adapt by dropping back an extra D-linemen in coverage.


My feeling is that if your opponent doesn't exploit your weaknesses then what would traditionally be a weakness is now a strength.


I'm fine with whatever rules are made or changed...I just like matching up against other human players.[/quote]

I haven't heard any complaints from anyone so rest assured this isn't directed at you. Do you run nano blitzes?

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[quote=Mattyk;660886]I haven't heard any complaints from anyone so rest assured this isn't directed at you. Do you run nano blitzes?[/quote]

No...I don't know any. I used to about 4 Madden's ago but I haven't come across any for this year's.

I do control a D-Lineman out of regular formation and bring him back into coverage, pre-snap, when I believe it's going to be a passing play...which is most of the time against human players.

A lot of human players don't find the run game exciting enough to develop their game around it or mix it in more than they do. It's odd too because I'll find out they pass almost every down and end up stopping their offense cold. Then I'll look at the stats at the end of the game and see that when they rushed they averaged 5+ yards a carry.


That's a first down every two carries...why wouldn't you rush if you were that successful on the ground. Some people just don't have the patience for the strategy of football.

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The point of the rule is to get rid of nano blitzes, but nobody does them so it's just a precautionary rule more than anything.