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Official Madden '10 Xbox 360 Online Franchise: A World Without Favre
- Thread starter FrenchMovieTheme
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Just trying to emulate FMT's favorite player. Brett "can't make up my mind" Farve.
Fucking LOL. HAHAHA.
That's some good negotiating right thar!
Damn IT!
LiveWire said:
Fucking LOL. HAHAHA.
That's some good negotiating right thar!
Nightz said:Couldn't keep away, could you?I think you lost one of the Williams brothers to retirement though.
Damn IT!
Wellington
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I'm sure Livewire would listen to trade proposals. Maybe you can get Brian Orakpo this time. He hasn't been traded lately.Smokey said:
There must be some USC LB hate in the air. Clay Matthews dropped two points for absolutely no reason as well (26 years old, A potential, played every game).Matrix said:
I personally got fucked by progression really badly. Despite making a very conscious effort to get younger on that side of the ball, my starting defense lost one starter to retirement and as a unit, REGRESSED 10 POINTS TOTAL. This is a starting defense that was top 5 in the league in points allowed per game and had just two players over the age of 30. In addition to the already noted ridiculous regression of Clay Matthews, BJ Raji (age 26 with A POT) lost two points as well despite starting the entire season.
I had four draft picks of the first 45 players taken in the draft last season. Three of those players started immediately and the other saw significant action. The total progression for those 4 rookies was...3 points. Thank god my sixth CB with C potential that didn't see a single snap of defense progressed 4 points though.
Not even close to what I was expecting from the offseason...
Wellington
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Clint Sintim was also an LB in that draft class (early second rounder) and went down 2 points OVR as well.
WTF, is this just one big coincidence or have we been punked?
WTF, is this just one big coincidence or have we been punked?
Progression is a mess, good production and potential is meaningless. Both my A Potential guards went down 2 points, my B Pot RT that I drafted went up 6 after giving up the most sacks on the squad.
Seems like a bunch of players from the '09 Draft Class with A Pot went down 2 points for no real reason. At least Cary fucking Harris went from a 66 to a 74 in 3 seasons! Take that Alain!
My squad in general is a mess. Was banking on production + progression getting fringe guys with B potential into the 80's and all they did was regress after having career years.
Seems like a bunch of players from the '09 Draft Class with A Pot went down 2 points for no real reason. At least Cary fucking Harris went from a 66 to a 74 in 3 seasons! Take that Alain!
My squad in general is a mess. Was banking on production + progression getting fringe guys with B potential into the 80's and all they did was regress after having career years.
It's time for another episode of "How Elite is Your Team." You know the rules: which team has the most players over 80?
Arizona [15]
Atlanta [20]
Baltimore [21]
Buffalo [15]
Carolina [16]
Chicago [17]
Cinnci [20]
Cleveland [18]
Dallas [21]
Denver [21]
Detroit [15]
Green Bay [18]
Houston [14]
Indianapolis [19]
Jacksonville [18]
Kansas City [15]
Miami [21]
Minnesota [18]
New England [22]
New Orleans [17]
New York Giants [25]
New York Jets [18]
Oakland [19]
Philadelphia [22]
Pittsburgh [20]
San Diego [21]
San Francisco [19]
Seattle [24]
St. Louis [13]
Tampa Bay [15]
Tennesee [21]
Washington [15]
Playoff Teams in italics.
Winner and still champion in bold.
Arizona [15]
Atlanta [20]
Baltimore [21]
Buffalo [15]
Carolina [16]
Chicago [17]
Cinnci [20]
Cleveland [18]
Dallas [21]
Denver [21]
Detroit [15]
Green Bay [18]
Houston [14]
Indianapolis [19]
Jacksonville [18]
Kansas City [15]
Miami [21]
Minnesota [18]
New England [22]
New Orleans [17]
New York Giants [25]
New York Jets [18]
Oakland [19]
Philadelphia [22]
Pittsburgh [20]
San Diego [21]
San Francisco [19]
Seattle [24]
St. Louis [13]
Tampa Bay [15]
Tennesee [21]
Washington [15]
Playoff Teams in italics.
Winner and still champion in bold.
Wellington
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Wellington from last night said:
I'm sorry I am continually bringing in new talent and developing them, how else can I compete with teams that are already stacked?
Last season I progressed even more guys into the 80s, Atkinson, Beatty, Beckum, Sintim, Bradley, Terrell Thomas, and Brown.
sableholic
Member
Wellington said:
You progressed them? Hasn't that whole logic already been proven false. Performance seemingly has nothing to do with it.
Just out of curiosity how many 80 + guys did you start with?
Thought I had tanked better than the twelfth pick.
But, hey, when you face 10 playoff teams, you're bound to lose some games.
Guess with Zep going back to the Rams, his offer of 3rd and 7th picks for the Dark Lord of Darkness is no longer in the works.
But, hey, when you face 10 playoff teams, you're bound to lose some games.
Guess with Zep going back to the Rams, his offer of 3rd and 7th picks for the Dark Lord of Darkness is no longer in the works.
Wellington
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To an extent.sableholic said:
I benched 81 rated S Michael Johnson in favor of rook Davion Kelly this year.
Year 1 I benched Danny Clark (76 at the time) in favor of Clint Sintim (74 I think).
I play Brown over Bradshaw at RB.
I cut Shaun O'Hara in favor of Atkinson (O'Hara was 86 I think so it's a wash). I also cut McKenzie in favor of Beatty (McKenzie was also over 80).
Guys that I lost that were up over 80:
O'Hara
McKenzie
Fred Robbins
Osi
And maybe Rocky Bernard, but I don't remember if he was 79 or 80. Let's say 80 for arguments sake.
Under my tutelage, guys that have gone up over 80 with me are:
Kelly
Bradshaw
Brown
Sintim
Bradley
Atkinson
DeOssie
T Thomas
Beckum
Beatty
Hakeem Nicks
M. Johnson
Wellington
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OK, well they all played except for DeOssie. :/bluemax said:
Wellington
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We apparently didn't have anything to do with it homeboy. :|Rorschach said:Moving on up! I went from second to last to middle of the road.
Progression skillz!!!
[edit] Btw, it's 18, not 19!
[edit2]13 pre-progression and McFadden was out!
My progression skillz > wellie's!!!
I know. I was being facetious. The only way we did was through our drafts (a couple of my 80s are from draft 1), but even that's a crap shoot (see: Alain Jackson vs Patrick Lopez).Wellington said:
I will note, however, that my guys progressed differently in the dummy league. For example, Murphy is much better and DHB isn't nearly as good as in the alt league. Schilens in dummy is much better. Some guys progressed/regressed exactly the same, though, with much different stats. Who knows how this shit works.
Wellington
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I hope they switch to quarterly or at least bi-yearly progress next year.
sableholic
Member
CB3 said:
Exactly, that's all I'm trying to say. People saying that they did it all or that it was because of something they did just seems silly to me because its such a crap shoot. I had guys who never played a snap going up multiple points. I had my rookie wr who had 1000+ receiving yards go up only 1 pt. It's a crap shoot and really has nothing to do with the owner at all, I'm not saying that to offend anyone and not saying someone didn't make a good decision playing x person. I'm just saying it's clearly not based on stats, potential (see A rated Rocky McIntosh), playing time, or anything logical.
For those not following the trade thread:
SPORTSCENTER UPDATE
3:20 PM Eastern on ESPN 980 Radio
"Breaking news out of Washington today as trade talks have reached their peak. The developing story from sources inside both organizations claim that the Redskins and Chargers have agreed in principle to terms of a trade deal which is likely to be finalized and announced later this afternoon."
SPORTSCENTER UPDATE
3:20 PM Eastern on ESPN 980 Radio
"Breaking news out of Washington today as trade talks have reached their peak. The developing story from sources inside both organizations claim that the Redskins and Chargers have agreed in principle to terms of a trade deal which is likely to be finalized and announced later this afternoon."
Wellington
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The problem is no one cares.LiveWire said:
Wellington
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Hmmmm let me put 2 and 2 together....Rorschach said:Biggers was a 4th or 5th round CB I picked up with crappy potential that didn't play a snap in season 1 and has gone up 6 points each season.
Yeah, leagues not very fun when an OLB drafted in the 1st draft, who was probably the 3rd or 4th best OLB available at pick #20ish, is the EXACT SAME PLAYER now, as he was then. Lee Carter....Perpetual 76 rated OLB. Rookie Season: 43 tackles, 3 sacks, 8 INT's Sophmore Season: 53 Tackles, 2 Sacks, 3 INT's, 2 FF
Result: 0 Improvements across the board.
Guess I'm lucky he didn't decline :lol
Result: 0 Improvements across the board.
Guess I'm lucky he didn't decline :lol
sableholic
Member
Trasher said:Just wanted to give you guys this update from Ramirez. His newborn son finally gets to go home!
Great news! thanks for the update