Originally Posted by sprice8688 do u guys realize how different this madden will be without potentials... any player with the proper work can become an animal

Will make scouting players for the draft so important

Originally Posted by theredworm Will make scouting players for the draft so important

but u know how theres always that beast wr whose speed is a 99 but hes a c pot... thats gone now lol depending on how hard it is to build points with practice it will be awesome to improve players already on ur team along with rookies that are great but have a lowered overall due to piss poor awareness or route running

This is what we're leaning towards in terms of league settings:

Salary Cap: On
Skill level: All-Pro
Quarter Length: 5 Minutes
Accelerated Clock: Off
Minimum Play Clock Time: Off
Game Speed: Normal
Player Progression Frequency: Every Four Weeks
Coach Firing: On (If you get fired, you can just make a new coach and rejoin as the same team)
Game Play Tuning: Yes (This will allow us to adjust sliders as we go)
Injury: On
Pre-Existing Injury: Off
Trade Deadline: On
Trade Type: Enable All (we need to figure out how to still have commish review though)
Strategy Pad Quick Links: On
Strategy Pad Display: Off
Auto Strafe: Off
Auto Spring: Off
Pre-Snap Menu: Off
Coaching Tips: Off
Player Names: On (These ones can all be set individually by the player as well)
Fill Roster: Off
Re-Sign Players: Off
Progress Players: Off (which means it will be done manually)
Sign Offseason Free Agents: Off

League Type: Coaches Only
Maximum Users: 32
Public/Private: Private
Legend: No

why have coach firing on if you are going to hurt those players (they will lose xp on the coach they used) so those players fall more behind the good players

Originally Posted by sprice8688 but u know how theres always that beast wr whose speed is a 99 but hes a c pot... thats gone now lol depending on how hard it is to build points with practice it will be awesome to improve players already on ur team along with rookies that are great but have a lowered overall due to piss poor awareness or route running

but different ratings are different for teams, everyone is going to be going after players that fit their system well, not just the one stud

Originally Posted by theredworm why have coach firing on if you are going to hurt those players (they will lose xp on the coach they used) so those players fall more behind the good players

Fair point. We thought it would make for a fun dynamic, but it's true that we don't want to do anything which will increase the gap between the best players and everyone else. I'm not sure how easy or hard it is for a coach to actually get fired though, or how much impact coach XP has on actual gameplay.

None of this is set in stone yet.

Originally Posted by bvharris Fair point. We thought it would make for a fun dynamic, but it's true that we don't want to do anything which will increase the gap between the best players and everyone else. I'm not sure how easy or hard it is for a coach to actually get fired though, or how much impact coach XP has on actual gameplay. None of this is set in stone yet.

I like the idea of "being on the hot seat" but if I have to restart my coach and lose what progress, if I can just resign with the same team then I say fire my ass

so my wife has her first ultrasound scheduled, of course it's on the 28th......

Originally Posted by theredworm so my wife has her first ultrasound scheduled, of course it's on the 28th......

Buy her a "Happy Ultrasound Day" gift. I'm sure she would like a copy of madden.

I'm provably reading it wrong but you're turning free agency off? Or is that for CPU only?

Originally Posted by theredworm but different ratings are different for teams, everyone is going to be going after players that fit their system well, not just the one stud

ive read only a little on what u guys post about this.... how do u know what fits ur teams system?

Originally Posted by staticz I'm provably reading it wrong but you're turning free agency off? Or is that for CPU only?

We're not turning it off. The title of the setting is a little misleading, that just means the game doesn't automatically sign free agents. I think it's similar to the auto-roster settings that offline franchise has always had, we're just turning that off so it's all manual.

Originally Posted by sprice8688 ive read only a little on what u guys post about this.... how do u know what fits ur teams system?

Look at the connected careers manual I posted a little while back

Originally Posted by sprice8688 ive read only a little on what u guys post about this.... how do u know what fits ur teams system?

Your team and Jim Schwartz already have a set offense and defensive system that you should buy into or face the consequenses........


On that note, BV (and everyone), should we have the option to chuck our coach, and make a new one with the system we would prefer.

If you have a 4-3 defense, Spread offense team. But want a 3-4, Ground and Pound (or whatever) , wouldn't it be reasonable to be able to fire your coach when we start and create a custom coach and system for you?

And I realize, if one did that the players on the roster wouldn't fit great, but we have 3-5 seasons ahead and it would be nice not to be stuck in a spread offense if you don't like it.

(This is all just an example, I don't intend on firing Andy and I'm gonna give the spread offence a shot)

And if firings can't be done manually, forget everything I just said.

We can rule that everyone creates a coach or use the coach in place. It wouldn't require firing, it'd be determined when you boot up the connected career. Just like the NCAA dynasty.

What Ramesu said. I think the expectation would be that everyone would create their own coach, in which case you can use whatever playbook/system you want and then find the players who fit that system. That's my understanding anyway.

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Okay sounds good.

But obviously it would be in most peoples best interest to keep they're system. For example javing the Philly defensive roster run a 3-4 would just be silly.

Originally Posted by LVPatriots Okay sounds good. But obviously it would be in most peoples best interest to keep they're system. For example javing the Philly defensive roster run a 3-4 would just be silly.

I like to run both 3-4 and 4-3, so I plan on working on my roster with that in mind. I've got some good edge rushers, so I should have at least some flexibility from the outset.

I really like that you can't just plug anybody in anywhere though, it was way too easy to run a 3-4 in the past without a true nose tackle.

Originally Posted by bvharris I like to run both 3-4 and 4-3, so I plan on working on my roster with that in mind. I've got some good edge rushers, so I should have at least some flexibility from the outset. I really like that you can't just plug anybody in anywhere though, it was way too easy to run a 3-4 in the past without a true nose tackle.

shit i had 2 great nose tackles and lv and blade ran all over me... plus both regressed ... that was rediculous

Originally Posted by sprice8688 shit i had 2 great nose tackles and lv and blade ran all over me... plus both regressed ... that was rediculous

If you mean Suh and Fairley, I don't think either would be considered a nose tackle... The Lions run a 4-3 pretty much exclusively, don't they?