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Official Xbox 360 Madden '12 Online Franchise Thread: Dream Team Edition
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storybook77
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bluemax said:
Madden gave you a fumble too. Bradford fumbles, OL comes over to recover, tries to dive on top of ball, but he's on the wrong side of the QBs body. So I had to helplessly watch as your guy comes over, picks up, and scores. My lineman was still on the ground, resting apparently.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
What's the status on these last two games? Bucs/Jags, Broncos/Bears. Let's advance this shit tonight.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Wellington said:
Vances tonight at 9 pm pst
Striker said:
Haha nah, I'm slowly actually becoming a Jake Locker fan. I think I'm getting better with him every game...he should probably be an 85 next season. I think. I would like to use my first rounder on some secondary help but who knows what'll happen. Probably will just end up taking best available
I'll take Colt off your hands as my backup, can't get enough Longhorns on the team
The Albatross
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CB3 said:
This
And lol.
storybook77 said:
True, I certainly benefited from some Madden BS as well.
Here's the aforementioned Bubble Screen fumble:
http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/100314733
Since the audio doesn't seem to work, when I watched the highlight after the game the whistle actually blows after the ball hits the ground for the first time, and yet Al Harris keeps going and picks it up.
ph33nix said:
You are currently tied for the 6th pick. I listed the whole standings on the previous page. Its gonna be hard for you to jump higher because of the tie.
daw840 said:
Personally I hope my predictions are wrong!
storybook77
Member
bluemax said:
Yea, I was shocked. I had turned away from the screen and then heard the announcer say something about a recovery and was like oh shit, the game must've considered that a lateral.
storybook77 said:
Yeah, I ran the same play in my previous game but completed it and afterwards it considered it a run play not a pass.
I was more annoyed by the whistle, everyone stopping then Al Harris scooping it. It sucked cause I had a good rhythm going on that drive, oh well. Was still a fun game.
ph33nix said:
Sure but if Livewire, myself and Striker all lose out we still stay on top of you. You can certainly get a top 5 pick still, you're just at a slight disadvantage because you had to go and get a tie!
FrenchMovieTheme
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Ill be home at bout 9:30 pst tonight, so slight delay! And i can play tonight ram
DCX said:
Your Redzone TD% is 45%, bottom 3 in the league (Bluemax 42%, Livewire 32%). Given our game, you run a lot of screens and hitches, both effective at moving the chains, but woefully impotent in the redzone.
So it's not that you lose games late in the fourth, but rather, you only get 42% of the points that you should on a given drive (3 points, instead of 7). In your case it's not about closing games, it's about failing to open them.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
In B4 "I allow a lot of long TDs" /eeyoreLukeSmith said:
I really hope I get to play Rors in the playoffs. That would require that I A) Make the playoffs and B) Make the second round (I will of course be the worst seed)
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Not so my man, when Ram wins you will play Rors (after you beat AFC East guy by 50).LukeSmith said:
I was starting to panic, maybe my D is not as good as I once thought, but turns out I have played 5 of the top 10 offenses in the league. Don't feel so bad now.
DCX
DCX
Makes sense. My offense should put away teams rather than involved in close games in the fourth. Things I have to get better at.LukeSmith said:
Your Redzone TD% is 45%, bottom 3 in the league (Bluemax 42%, Livewire 32%). Given our game, you run a lot of screens and hitches, both effective at moving the chains, but woefully impotent in the redzone.
So it's not that you lose games late in the fourth, but rather, you only get 42% of the points that you should on a given drive (3 points, instead of 7). In your case it's not about closing games, it's about failing to open them.
DCX
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
You need a good redzone target, maybe a stud TE.DCX said:
LukeSmith said:
Your Redzone TD% is 45%, bottom 3 in the league (Bluemax 42%, Livewire 32%). Given our game, you run a lot of screens and hitches, both effective at moving the chains, but woefully impotent in the redzone.
So it's not that you lose games late in the fourth, but rather, you only get 42% of the points that you should on a given drive (3 points, instead of 7). In your case it's not about closing games, it's about failing to open them.
What pains me the most is my lack of rushing TDs. I don't know if my run calls in the RZ are just uncreative or if people sell out against the run on me knowing that I am a terrible passer. Probably the latter.
DCX said:
This season you traded:
- A quality LB (for a 2nd rounder from a team that will finish with a bottom 6 / round pick)
- An all world, but expensive 43 defensive end for a second rounder (again, from a team that will finish with a bottom 6-8 /round)
- An elite Tight End and pure redzone threat, the fulcrum of an offense that has two big fucking outside threats for what?
- Cut a shutdown Cornerback for cap space
Cap hit or not, you mortgaged this season to prepare for a future, but a future that in no way shape or form you can replace with a pair of second round picks. You basically signed yourself up for 2 years of heartbreak when you could've just signed yourself up for 1 (next season), because with Peterson, Abraham, Dunta you shaved talent from each of the three levels on defense, and on offense took away the middle of the field.
No world exists where you can look at the gaps and go "My team is better now than when I got them."
I'd like to take over Front Office management for the Atlanta Falcons. DCX can stay on as coach, but ownership has asked me to come forward and try and make some amends.
LiveWire said:
Via Free Agency, I somehow doubt you want to eat that contract
We're still mid-season, but I'm always looking to make a couple of key moves in the offseason. If folks see someone on my roster they are interested in, lemme know.
I'm willing to throw in my contract restructure for next year if you want a deal tweaked to frontload salary money to you for a given player.
I'm willing to throw in my contract restructure for next year if you want a deal tweaked to frontload salary money to you for a given player.
LukeSmith said:
In DCX's defense the way the draft looks he could grab guys in the mid/upper 70s with B or A POT with all those 2nd round picks.
On the other hand his team was built to win THIS SEASON and the NFC playoff field is pretty weak outside of FMT. So he disassembled a team that could've earned a first round bye for a some sort of plan that could pan out in 3 seasons if we are still playing this game.