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Official Madden '10 Xbox 360 Online Franchise: A World Without Favre

Wellington

BAAAALLLINNN'
AstroLad said:
Isn't the average for RBs in this league like 6.0 YPC or something? I don't think they need any more help in my experience.
During the playoffs, Felix Jones averaged 7.3 YPC, and that's against Viking and Eagles D. It's clear to me that we still need boosts to the running game. 6.0 YPC is unrealistic.
 

LiveWire

Member
AstroLad said:
Isn't the average for RBs in this league like 6.0 YPC or something? I don't think they need any more help in my experience.

This has more to do with PRO-TAK (or 99 SPD rookies) than anything else.
 

Mrbob

Member
storybook77 said:
I'll be glad for the change of the DEs and DTs for that matter, who just magically get rid of their blockers right as I'm about to pass by. Always pissed me off when I had the corner but then suddenly my OT lets go of the DE and he's got a free shot at my RB.

This can be an issue running up the middle. I guess this is why people do tosses. The toss itself wouldn't be an issue if Madden intelligently let you switch manual control to the closest linebacker, but more times than not it switches you to the wrong defender. I've seen my linebacking core get sucked up into blocks on tosses countless times as the running back hits the edge and gets a huge gain, and it is done by the user control. They move up slightly to pull the linebackers into the blockers, then move down and around.

As others have seen too, the other issue is a running back being able to break free of a massive gang tackle.
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
I need to try more tosses, because against the CPU, they can be as disaster filled, as trying to run up the middle is (to me). On tosses, DB's and LB's can just "glitch" through the TE or the Guard's that are pulling that direction, usually tackling for a loss or no gain.

Up the Middle, there's a high % of DT's that just eat up the Guards at the same time as handoffs. Sooo many runs are stop as soon as you actually get control of the RB (to me).
 

TheCrow

Member
sableholic said:
I think I played him on his campus connection. We kept getting disconnected at the start. I friend requested him and set it as a preferred player and stopped picking a alternate uniform
all of which probably had nothing to do with it
and all of a sudden it worked.

Man college has changed since I graduated (couple years ago), the internet there was blazing fast. Then again I went to a tech school (RIT) and they were part of the internet 2 consortium.

Yeah, I was at college when we played. I think the reason it actually worked was that I pulled an all nighter and played you at 7 AM cst. Fewer people on the connection.

Next weekend I should be able get in a game at home, maybe two.
nah :(
 

Fifty

Member
Striker said:
Hope Fifty says something today. Haven't seen him much on XBL, AIM, or here. I can play tonight after 11:30 PM EST if you are around, Fifty.

I could only play at exactly 11:30 eastern. I have to be asleep by 1 am latest.

Daw, I can play anytime before that. PM me.

I can relinquish control of the Texans if people want, but since I can only control one team at any given moment, and Matrix wanted me to use his team, I'm still using both, in my head at least.

I don't mean to be a dick, but it's SO MUCH easier to just PM the person you're playing with, than having to sort through the thread looking, for your name, when you're already busy. Two people said they haven't seen me posting in the thread recently..If either had PMed me instead of wondering where I went, they'd have got a reply by now.
I've played countless league games, and for 90% of them I'm the first person to initiate contact, and I do so via a PM..it seems to work well.
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
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Someone felt they could improve upon the Original...well..it's faster!
 

GCQuinton

Member
Sinistar, I've been waiting in the lobby for about 30 minutes now and you haven't showed up so I'm heading off for now. I should be able to get back on and play until around 10 EST so PM or IM me (Wsv77 2K3 on AIM) when you're around.
 

AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
Wait you waited half an hour in Madden for a scheduled meetup? I'd wait like five minutes and post I'm playing the CPU dude late

Are we even vancin tonight? doesn't look like it although I know I'm the only one who even cares :lol
 

Rorschach

Member
Lonestar said:
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Someone felt they could improve upon the Original...well..it's faster!
Yeah, I told Wellington it was too slow and it should be sped up, but I was just giving him that other gif as an example. Didn't know he was gonna post it. :p

AstroLad said:
Wait you waited half an hour in Madden for a scheduled meetup? I'd wait like five minutes and post I'm playing the CPU dude late
Seriously. That's messed up.
Are we even vancin tonight? doesn't look like it although I know I'm the only one who even cares :lol
Luckily, the MLB league is postponed until November, so I'm interested again! LET'S DO THIS!
 

GCQuinton

Member
AstroLad said:
Wait you waited half an hour in Madden for a scheduled meetup? I'd wait like five minutes and post I'm playing the CPU dude late

Are we even vancin tonight? doesn't look like it although I know I'm the only one who even cares :lol
It was on in the background while I was doing other stuff, but yeah I did wait longer than I usually would have for someone to show up.
 

DCX

DCX
not for nothing, i'm out of town from Friday 7am til like Monday night. So i rather the league advance before i leave. Will it, nope.

DCX
 

Smokey

Member
Fifty said:
I could only play at exactly 11:30 eastern. I have to be asleep by 1 am latest.

Daw, I can play anytime before that. PM me.

I can relinquish control of the Texans if people want, but since I can only control one team at any given moment, and Matrix wanted me to use his team, I'm still using both, in my head at least.


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Wellington

BAAAALLLINNN'
Rorschach said:
Yeah, I told Wellington it was too slow and it should be sped up, but I was just giving him that other gif as an example. Didn't know he was gonna post it. :p
Dude, I'm Hispanic, you know how we are.
Lazy!
:lol
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
Sim the ravens and anyone else, we need to get this going. If I get pressure for not playing so we can advance after only two days, why not after five days?
 

Nightz

Member
Lonestar said:
Sim the ravens and anyone else, we need to get this going. If I get pressure for not playing so we can advance after only two days, why not after five days?
Because it's our commishes holding up the league?
 

Rorschach

Member
FMT isn't "holding us up." He ok'd me to fill in if he was holding us up, but he's not yet.

Wellington said:
Dude, I'm Hispanic, you know how we are.
Lazy!
:lol
That's rac...bah I can't find the gif. I'm gonna go take a nap.
 

Rorschach

Member
Nightz said:
All three of them have unplayed games. >_>

Edit: Ok, FMT gets a pass!
Fiddy checked in up above and is playing 2 days in 2 games. I think DM should play the cpu or ask for a fill in.

It's too bad we didn't take advantage of Boob's bye, but it can't be helped. :(
 

daw840

Member
GG Fifty. The end was making me nervous. Hell of a shootout though. I couldn't believe the shit that happened at the beginning of the 2nd half though, fucking crazy.
 

Fifty

Member
If the point of the game wasn't to win, but to produce close and ridiculously entertaining games, I'd be the league champion. Shame about the not winning part.
 

Fifty

Member
I was never THAT good. I would win maybe one playoff game at best, and make it in as a wildcard. I'm happy to be below average now, as long as the games are entertaining and I'm progressing the league. My life isn't defined by my Madden performance.
 

Wellington

BAAAALLLINNN'
Great, FMT is on by "next week" anyway. :lol When do you come off of your travel schedule?

Crow, will you be home this weekend to beat down DM? I need it for MTC since I plan on losing to him "next week".

GAF Madden topic!!

"Wise fwom youw gwave"

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AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
well we know fifty is playing tonight so that's one
i'm guessing dm can just boot sinistro at this point. don't even know what's going on with that game.
 

GCQuinton

Member
AstroLad said:
well we know fifty is playing tonight so that's one
i'm guessing dm can just boot sinistro at this point. don't even know what's going on with that game.

You and me both. At this point, my record
of playing games on time, but seriously, thanks for highlighting and reading this
speaks for itself. I got a "I wuz drunk lolz" IM from him last night and I haven't heard from him since.
 

Lonestar

I joined for Erin Brockovich discussion
GCQuinton said:
You and me both. At this point, my record
of playing games on time, but seriously, thanks for highlighting and reading this
speaks for itself. I got a "I wuz drunk lolz" IM from him last night and I haven't heard from him since.

:lol
 

Wellington

BAAAALLLINNN'
GCQuinton said:
You and me both. At this point, my record
of playing games on time, but seriously, thanks for highlighting and reading this
speaks for itself. I got a "I wuz drunk lolz" IM from him last night and I haven't heard from him since.
:lol Got me too.
 

CB3

intangibles, motherfucker
GCQ ill be busy friday and saturday. so its either tonight if we advance or we gotta wait till sunday. i was hoping we would be advanced by now
 

BigAT

Member
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Let Quinton play the CPU, DM is doing the same, Browns/Ravens is being played tonight, then Rors and Denogg get it on.

ADVANCE TONIGHT
 

GCQuinton

Member
CB3 said:
GCQ ill be busy friday and saturday. so its either tonight if we advance or we gotta wait till sunday. i was hoping we would be advanced by now

If we advance tonight, just let me know. I should be able to go just about anytime before 11 EST.
 

DMczaf

Member
Crap, I've prided myself over having 0 CPU games in this franchise!

Even though it will probably cost me the division in the end, I'd rather play a human!
 

DCX

DCX
DMczaf said:
Crap, I've prided myself over having 0 CPU games in this franchise!

Even though it will probably cost me the division in the end, I'd rather play a human!
play Rors, done deal.

DCX
 

BigAT

Member
DMczaf said:
Crap, I've prided myself over having 0 CPU games in this franchise!

Even though it will probably cost me the division in the end, I'd rather play a human!
If you want a fill-in I will be around tonight.
 
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