Originally Posted by billymcdugal if it would make things easier, I could switch to the dolphins (not sure if the Cardinals would be more appealing to someone to join) and then I could be closer to my Bills.

I was under the impression users switching teams wasn't really allowed

Originally Posted by Wpark83 Eh, money's money, right? What else am I gonna do with it haha.

Originally Posted by DVO21 well as long as u stay around for more than 1 season it really shouldnt turn into an issue at all. but if u leave half way thru or right after people are going to be pretty mad. but i do like the win now style ur bring to ur team. its kinda wut im gonig for with the bengals

Originally Posted by Wpark83 No, I certainly won't be jumping ship at all.

So much for that. How screwed are the Dolphins on those ridiculous FA contracts he gave to Jennings and Wallace?

Originally Posted by GamerDude316 I was under the impression users switching teams wasn't really allowed

oh i know under most circumstances, i guess its whether or not he would rather have me switch (if it even would make a difference) or if he'd rather stick with what we have and not worry about having 2 open teams. just figured I'd throw it out there since I'm an afc east guy myself. mostly im hoping to be able to hang out with lebron.

That's sad, seemed like a genuinely good dude and we had two good games. The AFC East awaits a new challenger.

Originally Posted by pitfallharry219 So much for that. How screwed are the Dolphins on those ridiculous FA contracts he gave to Jennings and Wallace?

Guess he should have signed a TE

Originally Posted by Dark Rider I also agree that Tight Ends are an over powered weapon, but not unbeatable. I have one of the best Linebacker cores in the league, and I would almost never put a Linebacker in man coverage with a Tight End. You have to put a Cornerback or Safety on them. If I see Tamme in man coverage with Johnathan Vilma, you better bet I am going to throw it to him. Also, you guys better be hoping I get Bush back soon so I can stop passing.

I think even that is a stretch. Most safeties in the game don't even have the man coverage to stick with the TEs (especially when they do those cute little head fakes on zig zag patterns). This is where EA's stupidity of taking out defensive assignments comes in. The reason I went out and got the top CBs I did was so when I'm getting burned by pass happy teams, I can run a Quarters defense and blanket the hell out of them. If I'm playing "do anything to stop the pass" defense, you shouldn't be finding "open" guys with three defenders around them.

This worked against DVO and staticz (teams who have exceptional WRs)...but teams who want to milk the TEs, the game will either stick my 3rd safety on the TE (whose man coverage is terrible) while putting my 3rd or 4th CB on the RB. Sure, I can change it myself...but how much time before the snap are you going to give me? Trust me, I'm going to continue to work on it. But to pretend that it's not a stupid loophole that should have been able to be solved by pausing the game and assigning Cortland Finnegan to Tamme is absurd. The more limited your opponent's tool bag, the higher your chances for success. That's all it is. "Defensive coordinators" are gimped.

Originally Posted by billymcdugal if it would make things easier, I could switch to the dolphins (not sure if the Cardinals would be more appealing to someone to join) and then I could be closer to my Bills.

Yeah, that's definitely not happening, lol. I appreciate the offer, but you've played too many games with the Cardinals to consider allowing it. The less shaking things up we have at this point, the better off we'll be.

Originally Posted by pitfallharry219 So much for that. How screwed are the Dolphins on those ridiculous FA contracts he gave to Jennings and Wallace?

Yeah...that part of it sucks. That's why sometimes I wish EA would have just left things the way they were. Adding finances just ramps up everyone's responsibility so much. It's not like I can force people to sign a contract to play for 5 seasons. And I can't blame people for getting burned out. It's just a lose-lose all the way around.

Originally Posted by staticz Guess he should have signed a TE

Ha...sadly, there's a good amount of truth to that. That's why I got superstar Tom Crabtree. I had a reliable source tell me he was Michael Crabtree's brother, so it seemed like a sound investment. Then I saw his picture... I think I was duped.

To whoever plays the Falcons send me a pm! (Cant get on the xbox atm) I'm good for tomorrow morning or Thurs night

Well if any kind of list of guys that could be restricted in free agency is made Alex Mack is probably the only guy on my team I'd like on it. The others I think are all up to me, but he was already not negotiating by the time I took over. There may be some others I have to check on though.

Yup...I'm definitely on a break from this game. Hopefully nobody needs jack shit for awhile, because I could seriously give a flying right now.

But what if I wanted a flying ?

Originally Posted by slofton But what if I wanted a flying ?

You'll have to check your nearest street corner.

Originally Posted by slofton But what if I wanted a flying ?

My new business is actually a flying cart. I can wheel it around cities and sell on corners. Very successful so far.

Originally Posted by n8rockerasu Yup...I'm definitely on a break from this game. Hopefully nobody needs jack shit for awhile, because I could seriously give a flying right now.

If it makes you feel any better, Cool I am regularly beats the crap out of me. Just be thankful he's not in your division.

Originally Posted by Dark Rider My new business is actually a flying cart. I can wheel it around cities and sell on corners. Very successful so far. .

Jaaaackpot!

Originally Posted by Dark Rider If it makes you feel any better, Cool I am regularly beats the crap out of me. Just be thankful he's not in your division.

Well, I felt like the game was pretty even until I came up on the bad side of two pretty big plays. I had a 3rd and 10 when I found Kendall Wright wide open on the left side of the field. Locker throws a perfect pass and Wright just drops it. He probably could have ran at least 20 yards after the catch had he not been a damned idiot. Then, on my next drive, I run a play action, and Jared Cook just gets absolutely mauled by two defenders as he's running his route (definitely more than 5 yards down the field) and the ball ends up getting intercepted.

I swear, it looked like Cook was hip tossed a good 2-3 yards there was so much contact. I was so dumbstruck by the play, I messaged Cool I Am to comment on the lack of pass interference. It's just the same old Madden sometimes. When the game wants you to lose, you lose. There's no sense complaining about it. It's just the way this game is and I can at least recognize it for what it is. It just also makes me want to drastically cut back the amount of time I put into it. So, yeah...this is definitely the time of the year when I scale back and ask that people be more self-relient (ie. if you can't play your game, put yourself on autopilot). Hopefully, this will refresh me to keep things going in future seasons. Just right now, I'm frustrated beyond words.

ya you just have those games madden is out to get you. My last ranked game I play I had four fumbles in a half. FOUR. It was so stupid but I'm at the point where I know madden just likes to screw you over sometimes and you have to roll with it.

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Colts over the Bucs 21-11. Couldnt get my offense going at all and couldnt stop the Colts WR's, my CBs apparently took the week off. Colts got a big lead in the 2nd quarter with a long passing TD and a Robert Mathis leaping INT for 6, and it was more than enough to hold on. On top of that, my starting OLB Erin Henderson got hurt for the year.

I do have a question about onside kicks though. How early in the 4th is too early for one? I was down 21-3 and scored a TD, converted the 2 to make it 21-11 with a little over 3 minutes left. I was really tempted to go for the on-side kick to try and keep momentum but didnt wanna come across as a dick. Was that too early or would I have been right to try for one there?

You should have went for the onside kick, especially after reading the fact that your CBs were having a hard time containing his WRs. 3 minutes isn't uncalled for.

Does the CPU beat anybody else in practice. Lol smh

Originally Posted by GpNinja Does the CPU beat anybody else in practice. Lol smh

Yes. And always by lob balls down the field that my defenders decide they just want to miss.

Lions Vikings hopefully going down tonight.