CAG League Sports: Madden 12 "JV League" - We Finished 3 Seasons! Thanks Everybody!!!

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CAGiversary!
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Hello, everyone! This is an idea that was kicked around a bit and it seemed like there was a decent amount of interest in it. So, let's give it a shot.

League Info
Not to take anything away from the Official Madden League, this league is aimed at players who have struggled to compete in that league and are really still learning the game. If you had a better than .500 record, can tell me how to hot route your right cornerback into man coverage, and cover the field like a hawk with your MLB, then you're probably too advanced for this league.

If you had a record under .500, got blown out in several of your games, and can't for the life of you figure out how to stop Jamaal Charles, then you're in the right place. Yeah, I'm calling this a "JV League" with no shame at all. Why? Because some people are just gods at Madden, and if you're not at that level yet, taking 52-3 beatings by them isn't go to help you improve that much. The idea here is for people of a similar skill level to push each other and improve together. And who knows, maybe when things are said and done some of us will "graduate" to play with the Varsity squad again. There's just no reason we all can't have fun in the meantime.

So, if this is something you think you'd be a good fit for, please feel free to sign up below. Many of the rules from the other league will carry over to this one and there won't be any drastic changes. We will have a lottery for team selections, so there's no need to post your team choice. Just your XBL gamertag will be fine. Thanks!


Basic Rules
1. Respect your opponent! This league is meant to be fun and competitive, but going out of your way to show up your opponent will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to:

*Showboating/flipping/cartwheeling into endzone - Diving for the goalline on a close play where you might actually be tackled is playing smart. But somersaulting into the endzone on a long run/pass/interception/fumble is showboating. Your opponent knows you're about to score. You don't need to rub it in.

*Running along the goalline horizontally as you're about to score - This should go without saying, but as long as we're covering showboating, let's address this too. Obviously, this would be considered rubbing it in. Just run the ball in the endzone, take your 6 points, and continue on with the game.

*Shake/nano blitzing - It's fine to shift your line (even multiple times if the offense is shifting back) or to move a defender to line up differently. But aggressively waggling multiple players back and forth before a play starts is trying to abuse an exploit. DO NOT do this.

2. Play fair and make decisions like a real NFL coach. This isn't to say never go for it on 4th down, but make sure that the situation calls for it. Yes, some coaches will chance it deep in an opponent's territory and try to punch it in rather than taking a field goal. That's a judgment call. Going for a 4th and 2 at your own 25 yd line is not.

*Quick subbing QBs IS NOT allowed (ex. 1st down: Flacco, 2nd down: Taylor, 3rd down: Flacco). If you want to change QBs you may do so at the beginning of an offensive series, or by pausing the game and sending a "subbing QB" message to your opponent.

*taking your kick returner and running him into the endzone and then back up, so he'll already be at full speed when he catches the ball IS NOT allowed.

3. DO NOT sign any free agents. We'll have a set time where everyone can pick up a free agent player if they would like to (probably around week 5).

4. Remember all trades must be proposed in the thread for evaluation from the community. If you want to save yourself some time (and probably some arguing), it would also be wise to post your reasoning for why the deal makes sense for you. When posting trades, please include the position of each player involved, their current rating, their age, and their potential.

Trades will be limited according to the following trade cap:
5 trades per season, 3 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 2 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player

*trading players on your secondary team IS NOT allowed

*the trading deadline will be Week 10. trading after Week 10 is not allowed

5. Communicate. We're going to have to rely on each other to keep this thing going. Make yourself available to your opponent. Keep up with the thread, respond to PM's, and speak up if you ever have a problem or even an idea to improve things. We're here to compete, but we're also here to help each other get better.

6. Have fun!



EA League Website
http://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/onlinefranchise/individualFranchise/fId/358674

MyLeagueManager Website (Stats, Power Rankings, Players of the Week, etc.)
http://myleaguemanager.net/apps/acceptInvite.cfm?lid=LG3286_&uid=5906&lname=CAGLS%20JV%20League


League News


Week 8 Summary

Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Green Bay Packers
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Denver Broncos
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. New York Giants

Offensive Player of the Week
Adrian Peterson, MIN - 24 att, 363 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
LaRon Landry, WAS - 9 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF


Old News
Week 7 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Minnesota Vikings
2. Green Bay Packers
3. Denver Broncos
4. Chicago Bears
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Jonathan Stewart, DAL - 14 att, 170 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Brent Grimes, ATL - 6 tackles, 2 INTs

Week 6 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Green Bay Packers
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Denver Broncos
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. New York Giants


Offensive Player of the Week
Asa Fanning, NO - 18 att, 287 yds, 3 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
Aaron Curry, SEA - 11 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF


Week 5 Summary
Offensive Player of the Week
Greg Jennings, GB - 20 rec, 352 yds, 5 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
Jerod Mayo, NE - 5 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 FF


Week 4 Summary
Offensive Player of the Week
Adrian Peterson, MIN - 21 att, 323 yds, 3 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
Tyvon Branch, OAK - 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT


Week 3 Summary
Offensive Player of the Week
Greg Jennings, GB - 15 rec, 230 yds, 3 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
Ikeem Smith, NYG - 8 tackles, 6 sacks


Week 2 Summary
Offensive Player of the Week
Adrian Peterson, MIN - 32 att, 195 yds, 4 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
LaMarr Woodley, PIT - 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT

Week 1 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Minnesota Vikings
3. Baltimore Ravens
4. Denver Broncos
5. Indianapolis Colts


Offensive Player of the Week
Miles Austin, DAL - 10 rec, 361 yds, 5 TDs


Defensive Player of the Week
Marvin Austin, NYG - 4 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 FF

Season 2 Summary
Week 17 Summary
Standings
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Offensive Player of the Week
Reggie Bush, MIA - 11 att, 130 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Jamar Chaney, PHI - 12 tackles, 2 sacks

Week 16 Summary
Offensive Player of the Week
Torry Sanders, NE - 8 rec, 192 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Earl Thomas, SEA - 6 tackles, 2 INTs

Week 15 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. New England Patriots
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Jamaal Charles, KC - 29 att, 244 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Moise Fokou, PHI - 12 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF

Week 14 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. New England Patriots
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Carolina Panthers
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive Player of the Week
Mike Tolbert, SD - 18 carries, 260 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Chris Hope, TEN - 6 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF

Week 13 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Kansas City Chiefs
2. New England Patriots
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Ray Rice, BAL - 28 att, 225 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Tyvon Branch, OAK - 7 tackles, 4 sacks

Week 12 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Carolina Panthers
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. New England Patriots
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. Atlanta Falcons

Offensive Player of the Week
Reggie Bush, MIA - 7 att, 169 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Shaun Rogers, DEN - 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF


Week 11 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Carolina Panthers
3. New England Patriots
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Cleveland Browns

Offensive Player of the Week
Noel Devine, CAR - 17 att, 241 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Kenny Phillips, NYG - 5 tackles, 2 INTs

Week 10 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Indianapolis Colts
3. Carolina Panthers
4. New England Patriots
5. Atlanta Falcons

Offensive Player of the Week
Steve Smith, PHI - 3 rec, 160 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Rahim Moore, DEN - 4 tackles, 4 INTs

Week 9 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Carolina Panthers
4. New England Patriots
5. Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive Player of the Week
Jason Avant, PHI - 6 rec, 152 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Cameron Jordan, NO - 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF

Week 8 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Atlanta Falcons

Offensive Player of the Week
Jahvid Best, DET - 23 att, 246 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
TJ Ward, CLE - 11 tackles, 2 FF

Week 7 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Carolina Panthers
5. Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive Player of the Week
Adrian Peterson, MIN - 27 att, 293 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
TJ Ward, CLE - 8 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF

Week 6 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Noel Devine, CAR - 17 att, 288 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Gerald McCoy, TB - 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT

Week 5 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Houston Texans
5. Cleveland Browns

Offensive Player of the Week
Darren McFadden, OAK - 13 att, 202 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
David Hawthorne, SEA - 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, 2 FF

Week 4 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Carolina Panthers
4. Dallas Cowboys
5. Green Bay Packers

Offensive Player of the Week
Brandon Pettigrew, DET - 11 rec, 220 yds, 5 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Patrick Willis, SF - 7 tackles, 1 INT, 2 FF

Week 3 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Cleveland Browns

Offensive Player of the Week
Noel Devine, CAR - 8 att, 176 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the week
Mason Foster, TB - 7 tackles, 2 INTs

Week 2 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Cleveland Browns
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Player of the Week
Noel Devine, CAR - 17 att, 190 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Ricky Brown, OAK - 7 tackles, 4 sacks

Week 1 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. Cleveland Browns
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Vincent Jackson - 10 rec, 208 yds, 5 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Brandon Flowers - 5 tackles, 3 INTs, 1 FF

Season 1 Summary
Week 17 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Denver Broncos

Offensive Player of the Week
Ahmad Bradshaw - 12 att, 208 yds, 1 TD

Defensive Player of the Week
Karlos Dansby - 12 tackles, 2 sacks

Week 16 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Green Bay Packers
5. Denver Broncos

Offensive Player of the Week
Ray Rice - 9 att, 180 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Ray Lewis - 11 tackles, 2 FF

Week 15 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Green Bay Packers
5. New York Jets

Offensive Player of the Week
Arian Foster - 16 att, 225 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
DeAngelo Hall - 8 tackles, 1 INT

Week 14 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Denver Broncos
5. Green Bay Packers

Offensive Player of the Week
Matt Forte - 19 att, 140 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
E.J. Henderson - 6 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF

Week 13 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Denver Broncos
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. New York Jets

Offensive Player of the Week
Ricky Williams - 20 att, 202 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Bernard Pollard - 5 tackles, 2 INTs, 1 FF

Week 12 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Atlanta Falcons
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Denver Broncos
5. Arizona Cardinals

Offensive Player of the Week
Steven Jackson - 11 att, 173 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Brian Urlacher - 5 tackles, 2 INTs

Week 11 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Denver Broncos
5. Arizona Cardinals

Offensive Player of the Week
Jamaal Charles - 17 att, 205 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Abram Elam - 4 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT

Week 10 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Kansas City Chiefs
4. Philadelphia Eagles
5. New York Jets

Offensive Player of the Week
Frank Gore - 24 att, 206 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Quentin Groves - 11 tackles, 1 INT

Week 9 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
*Due to a problem with myleaguemanager.net, we do not have power rankings for Week 9.

Offensive Player of the Week
Darren McFadden - 23 att, 213 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
James Laurinaitis - 7 tackles, 1 INT

Week 8 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Denver Broncos
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. New Orleans Saints

Offensive Player of the Week
Chris Johnson - 16 att, 169 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Chad Greenway - 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT

Week 7 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. Denver Broncos
3. St. Louis Rams
4. Kansas City Chiefs
5. Buffalo Bills

Offensive Player of the Week
Maurice Jones-Drew - 26 att, 205 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Muhammad Wilkerson - 7 tackles, 5 sacks

Week 6 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. Denver Broncos
4. Buffalo Bills
5. Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive Player of the Week
Jahvid Best - 18 att, 392 yds, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Jonathan Goff - 5 tackles, 2 FF

Week 5 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Arizona Cardinals
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Denver Broncos
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. Buffalo Bills

Offensive Player of the Week
LeGarrette Blount - 6 att, 181 yds, 2 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
James Harrison - 5 tackles, 3 FF

Week 4 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. St. Louis Rams
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Denver Broncos
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Offensive Player of the Week
LaDainian Tomlinson - 21 att, 241 yds, 5 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Sheldon Brown - 5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF

Week 3 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Denver Broncos
2. St. Louis Rams
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. New Orleans Saints

Offensive Player of the Week
Jahvid Best - 26 carries, 228 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Bannan - 6 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 FF

Week 2 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. Denver Broncos
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Atlanta Falcons
5. St. Louis Rams

Offensive Player of the Week
Jahvid Best - 29 att, 376 yards, 4 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Justin Bannan - 6 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 FF

Week 1 Summary
Standings
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Power Rankings
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. Atlanta Falcons
3. San Francisco 49ers
4. Arizona Cardinals
5. Dallas Cowboys

Offensive Player of the Week
Jahvid Best - 13 att, 203 yds, 3 TDs

Defensive Player of the Week
Patrick Willis - 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT

Team Selection Lottery
All right, here we go guys! Time to pick our teams! Lyric, you're on the clock!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c67uTXgxjnw
List (for people who don't feel like watching a 3 minute video)
1. lyric706
2. pitfallharry219
3. DarkTower80
4. Vulcan2422
5. AVJtony831
6. hostyl1
7. TheSportsGamer23
8. docb9110
9. KasterDB
10. jza1218
11. Superstar
12. n8rockerasu
13. Blade3D
14. Hell Monkey
15. G33
16. Yanksfan


Members

Team | CAG Name (click to send private message) | XBL Gamertag | Time Zone | Availability
(teams in all caps are available to new members)

AFC EAST
BUFFALO BILLS | *OPEN*
MIAMI DOLPHINS | *OPEN*
New England Patriots XXX | Superstar | sgmsuperstar | ???
NEW YORK JETS | *OPEN*

AFC NORTH
BALTIMORE RAVENS | *OPEN*
CINCINATTI BENGALS | *OPEN*
Cleveland Browns | Ultimate Matt X | Ultimate Matt X | EST
PITTSBURGH STEELERS | *OPEN*

AFC SOUTH
Houston Texans XX | docb9110 | docb9110 | CST
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | *OPEN*
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | *OPEN*
TENNESSEE TITANS | *OPEN*

AFC WEST
Denver Broncos | KasterDB | KasterDB | EST
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | *OPEN*
OAKLAND RAIDERS | *OPEN*
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS | *OPEN*

NFC EAST
Dallas Cowboys | DVO21 | DVO21 | ???
New York Giants X | LVPatriots | MurdaModeLV | PST | anytime after 5:00pm PST on weekdays and all times on the weekends
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES | *OPEN*
WASHINGTON REDSKINS | *OPEN*

NFC NORTH
CHICAGO BEARS | *OPEN*
DETROIT LIONS | *OPEN*
Green Bay Packers X | pitfallharry219 | pitfallharry219 | EST
Minnesota Vikings XXX | campbellbj1 | campbellbj1 | CST

NFC SOUTH
ATLANTA FALCONS | *OPEN*
CAROLINA PANTHERS | *OPEN*
New Orleans Saints | n8rockerasu | n8rocker82 | CST | Weekdays - 5PM CST - 9PM CST/Weekends - anytime
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS | *OPEN*

NFC WEST
ARIZONA CARDINALS | *OPEN*
San Francisco 49ers | *OPEN*
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS | *OPEN*
St. Louis Rams X | lyric706 | Doctor Worm | EST

*X = number of games missed. XXX = no playoffs


Trade Block

New England Patriots | Superstar | sgmsuperstar | ???
The Patriots are looking for a star wide out and a shut down corner. There are a few players i wouldn't trade, but I'll consider any offer. I'm slightly interested in draft picks, but I'd rather get players.

Denver Broncos | KasterDB | KasterDB | EST
QB Kyle Orton - B POT, 82 OVR, 84/85 THP/THA, age 30
WR Brandon Lloyd - A POT, 88 OVR, age 31
OLB DJ Williams - B (can't remember, not at my xbox at the moment) POT, 89 OVR, age 30

WANTS:
FB
TE
OL (especially Center)
MLB
SS
CB

Fair warning: It's incredibly unlikely I will part with Bailey, Miller, or Dumervil. Carry on!

Dallas Cowboys | DVO21 | DVO21 | ???
DeMarco Murray, RB, 81 OVR, age 25, POT B

MLB Sean Lee overall 76 age 26 pot A should progress pretty well and become a dominate force as a mlb anyone interested let me know thru PM

wants are 1st round pick i might even go 2nd rounder but really want a 1st rounder

New York Giants | LVPatriots | MurdaModeLV | PST
Giants are looking to trade "Elite" quarterback and family retard Eli Manning for a speedy quarterback and whatever else can even out the deal.

New Orleans Saints | n8rockerasu | n8rocker82 | CST
These are the players I'm looking to move. There are others I'd probably be willing to trade, so if there's anyone anybody is curious about, feel free to inquire. Draft picks are always available as well.

RB - Pierre Thomas, 78 ovr, 26 yrs old, B pot.

Looking for DE, LOLB, ROLB


Transactions

Season 1
12/12/11
Carolina Panthers
3rd round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Houston Texans
Steve Slaton, RB, 72 OVR, Age 25, POT C

Dallas Cowboys
Dez Bryant, WR, 83 OVR, Age 23, POT A
1st round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Houston Texans
Arian Foster, RB, 92 OVR, Age 26, POT A

12/13/11
Cincinnati Bengals release Brian Leonard, HB
Cincinnati Bengals sign Mark Tauscher, RT

Cincinnati Bengals
Jordan Shipley, WR, 74 OVR, Age 25, POT A

FOR

Dallas Cowboys
Felix Jones, RB, 81 OVR, Age 25, POT B

Tennessee Titans release Ken Amato, MLB
Tennessee Titans sign Shaun O'Hara, C

New Orleans Saints
Jonathan Vilma, MLB, 91 OVR, Age 29, POT A
Robert Meachem, WR, 77 OVR, Age 27, POT B

FOR

Detroit Lions
Calvin Johnson Jr., WR, 93 OVR, Age 26, POT A

New Orleans Saints
Mark Ingram, RB, 79 OVR, Age 21, POT A
3rd round draft pick (2012)

FOR

New York Jets
Bart Scott, MLB, 90 OVR, Age 31, POT A

Denver Broncos
Eric Decker, WR 72 OVR, Age 25, POT B

FOR

Dallas Cowboys
3rd round draft pick (2012)

12/14/11
Baltimore Ravens release Morgan Cox, LE
Baltimore Ravens sign Clifton Ryan, DT

Houston Texans release Trindon Holliday, WR
Houston Texans sign Lofa Tatupu, MLB

Denver Broncos
Willis McGahee, HB, 79 OVR, Age 30, POT C
3rd round draft pick (2012)

FOR

New Orleans Saints
Shaun Rogers, DT, 86 OVR, Age 32, POT B

Cincinnati Bengals
Cedric Benson, HB, 81 OVR, Age 28, POT B

FOR

Houston Texans
Kevin Walter, WR, 78 OVR, Age 30, POT B

New England Patriots release Danny Aiken, TE
New England Patriots sign Chinedum Ndukwe, SS

New York Jets release Tanner Purdum, TE
New York Jets sign Flozell Adams, RT

Detroit Lions release Don Muhlbach, TE
Detroit Lions sign Lousaka Polite, FB

Carolina Panthers release Ben Hartsock, TE
Carolina Panthers sign Noel Devine, HB

St. Louis Rams release Jacob McQuaide, TE
St. Louis Rams sign Terrell Owens, WR

Green Bay Packers release Robert Francois, MLB
Green Bay Packers sign Antwan Odom, RE

Dallas Cowboys release L.P. Ladouceur, LE
Dallas Cowboys sign Vince Manuwai, LG

Denver Broncos release Manny Ramirez, C
Denver Broncos sign Donnie Avery, WR

New Orleans Saints release Justin Drescher, LOLB
New Orleans Saints sign Keith Bulluck, ROLB

12/15/11
San Francisco 49ers release Xavier Omon, HB
San Francisco 49ers sign Leonard Davis, RG

12/16/11
Cleveland Browns release Tyler Clutts, FB
Cleveland Browns sign Leonard Weaver, FB

12/23/11
Denver Broncos sign Clinton Portis, RB (injury replacement)

12/27/11
Detroit Lions
Corey Williams, DT, 86 OVR, Age 31, POT B
2nd round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Houston Texans
Jonathan Joseph, CB, 89 OVR, Age 27, POT A

Season 2
2/13/12
Detroit Lions
1st round draft pick (2012)
5th round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Houston Texans
2nd round draft pick (HOU) (2012)
2nd round draft pick (DET) (2012)

Detroit Lions
Mikel Leshoure, RB, 72 OVR, Age 21, POT A


FOR

Dallas Cowboys
Jordan Shipley, WR, 74 OVR, Age 25, POT A

2/16/12
Dallas Cowboys
Arian Foster, RB, 92 OVR, Age 26, POT A

FOR

Houston Texans
1st round draft pick (HOU) (2012)
1st round draft pick (DAL) (2012)

AND

Dallas Cowboys
1st round draft pick (DAL) (2012)
2nd round draft pick (2012)
5th round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Cleveland Browns
1st round draft pick (2012)

Atlanta Falcons
Dunta Robinson, CB, 89 OVR, Age 29, POT B
3rd round draft pick (2012)

FOR

Houston Texans
Brian Cushing, MLB, 86 OVR, Age 24, POT A

2/18/12
New York Giants
Eli Manning, QB, 89 OVR, Age 32, POT A

FOR

Tennessee Titans
1st round draft pick (2012)

2/20/12
Green Bay Packers
James Jones, WR, 76 OVR, Age 29, POT B

FOR

Atlanta Falcons
Kroy Biermann, RE, 80 OVR, Age 28, POT B

Detroit Lions
Kyle Vanden Bosch, RE, 76 OVR, Age 33, POT B

FOR

Atlanta Falcons
Joe Hawley, C, 76 OVR, Age 23, POT C

2/26/12
Dallas Cowboys
Mike Jenkins, CB, 78 OVR, Age 28, POT B
Tashard Choice, HB, 72 OVR, Age 29, POT C
2nd round draft pick (2013)

FOR

Carolina Panthers
Jonathan Stewart, HB, 87 OVR, Age 26, POT A

Philadelphia Eagles
Laquon Charles, CB 84 OVR, Age 22, POT A

FOR

Dallas Cowboys
1st round draft pick (2013)
3rd round draft pick (2013)
4th round draft pick (2013)

3/5/12
Denver Broncos
Brandon Lloyd, WR 87 OVR, Age 32, POT A
2nd round draft pick (2013)


FOR

Detroit Lions
Eric Wright, CB 78 OVR, Age 28, POT B
1st round draft pick (2013)
4th round draft pick (2013)

3/6/12
Detroit Lions release Maurice Stovall, WR
Detroit Lions sign Perrish Cox, CB

Denver Broncos release Chris Harris, CB
Denver Broncos sign Max Starks, LT

Seattle Seahawks release Michael Coe, CB
Seattle Seahawks sign Maurice Leggett, CB

St. Louis Rams release Austin Pettis, WR
St. Louis Rams sign Kawika Mitchell, ROLB

3/7/12
Minnesota Vikings release Ryan D'Imperio, FB
Minnesota Vikings sign Jeremy Ware, CB

Cleveland Browns release Richmond McGee, P
Cleveland Browns sign Everette Brown, RE

New Orleans Saints release Johnathon Amaya, SS
New Orleans Saints sign Curtis Marsh, CB

New England Patriots release Connor Ramsey, LT
New England Patriots sign Stylez White, RE

3/8/12
Houston Texans release Bryan Braman, ROLB
Houston Texans sign Daniel Muir, DT

Dallas Cowboys release Kevin Kowalski, C
Dallas Cowboys sign Geoff Hangartner, C

New York Giants release Sage Rosenfels, QB
New York Giants sign Troy Smith, QB

Buffalo Bills release Reggie Torbor, MLB
Buffalo Bills sign Mario Henderson, RT

Atlanta Falcons release Reggie Kelly, TE
Atlanta Falcons sign Rudy Niswanger, C
 
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[quote name='Blade3D']When would this start? I plan on getting Madden 12 on BF.[/QUOTE]

Preferably soon (maybe like a week or so...depending on how sign ups go), as a few of the players will be coming over from the other league and they're on week 17 now. I seriously doubt we'll fill up all the teams though, so you should be able to join at any time. Since the league's primary focus is on helping each other improve, with competitiveness being a secondary focus, you shouldn't be handicapped too badly by getting a late start. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.
 
I'm interested in the league as I also plan on getting Madden 12 on BF. Would like the raiders if possible ( saw that it would be a lottery but just throwing that out there) :) and if this league does take off since I don't see much interest so far. If it's just a few people, then feel free to kick me out since I don't think it would be the same amount of fun if there are many games against the cpu. But if it does gain interest, then keep me on as the raiders

edit: gamertag is avergara4 and I'm in PST
 
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I am definitely interested and feel I would fall into this category. I am in EST. If we can start calling out for teams, I would like the Packers.
 
Count me in. Even though we aren't picking teams - I'd love the Cowboys :p

xbox live gamertag : sgmsuperstar
 
Nice to see us with 9 interested players already. I really doubt we'll get a full 32 team league. HOWEVER, I had thought of a possible solution for this so nobody gets stuck playing the CPU all the time. Since the other league makes great use of subs anyway, a similar concept would probably work here with empty teams. Now, we can either just do a regular "who wants to sub?" for the CPU games each week OR we can assign 1-2 "extra" teams to each player as secondary teams.

I realize that giving each player 2-3 teams would create more of a commitment, but it would be a way to get around playing the CPU. The only problem I could see with this is that it would be possible for one person the make the Super Bowl with both of their teams. So, that's definitely something to think about. At the least we could just do standard subbing for any open games...or even just play the CPU. Whatever the majority wants, but I want to decide before we get things started so a standard can be set. Feel free to voice your opinion on that one.
 
I am fine with carrying multiple teams each. How difficult is it to reassign teams in an online franchise? Someone could post that they want to play their league game around 'x' time and if any of us is available, we could hop on and play their opposing team so they don't have to play CPU. If I am free, I know I would do so.
 
It's actually not difficult at all. And if we're talking about subbing for empty teams, it can be done all by the player filling in. All you'd have to do is leave the Franchise and then rejoin as the team you're filling in for (then when you're done, you do the same thing to rejoin as your regular team). This might be a good reason to not specifically assign teams as then anybody could fill in.

The way the other league did it was to try to have someone with a similar record sub, but since we're trying to have an entire league of similarly skilled players, that might not be as big of an issue. Obviously, we wouldn't want the same person subbing all the time, but we SHOULD have a decent amount of flexibility so that shouldn't be necessary.

I do want to make sure we keep track of it in the thread though. So, in your scenario, someone scheduled to play a CPU team would post in the thread when they'd like to play their game, then somebody would post that they can play at that time and volunteer to fill in. I doubt it will be as flawless as having 32 separate people playing (though that's rarely flawless either), but if we communicate, it should work just fine.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']It's actually not difficult at all. And if we're talking about subbing for empty teams, it can be done all by the player filling in. All you'd have to do is leave the Franchise and then rejoin as the team you're filling in for (then when you're done, you do the same thing to rejoin as your regular team). This might be a good reason to not specifically assign teams as then anybody could fill in.

The way the other league did it was to try to have someone with a similar record sub, but since we're trying to have an entire league of similarly skilled players, that might not be as big of an issue. Obviously, we wouldn't want the same person subbing all the time, but we SHOULD have a decent amount of flexibility so that shouldn't be necessary.

I do want to make sure we keep track of it in the thread though. So, in your scenario, someone scheduled to play a CPU team would post in the thread when they'd like to play their game, then somebody would post that they can play at that time and volunteer to fill in. I doubt it will be as flawless as having 32 separate people playing (though that's rarely flawless either), but if we communicate, it should work just fine.[/QUOTE]

I would be willling to take 2 teams permanently. Preferably one in the AFC and then one in the NFC so it makes it a bit more fair in my opinion.
 
[quote name='AJVtony831']I would be willling to take 2 teams permanently. Preferably one in the AFC and then one in the NFC so it makes it a bit more fair in my opinion.[/QUOTE]

If we take 2 teams I think this is how it should be anyway.
 
I would definitely be interested into joining the league..Been awhile since I played a Madden game consistently..

Wont be buying the game until Black Friday though
 
Wow, really picking up in here now. That's nice to see. I'm all for everybody being able to have their favorite team, but it just felt hypocritical to create a league based on fairness and equality and then let people just have "dibs" on the best teams. A team lottery seems the most fair thing to everyone.

As for everyone having two permanent teams, I like this idea in theory. It just gets a little sketchy if one player emerges as the most "advanced", and then both his AFC and NFC team are dominating, and he winds up having to face himself in the Super Bowl. I worry that that would kill the fun a little bit. But if it's what the majority wants, we can definitely do two permanent teams. Just want to point out potential problems ahead of time.
 
I would think that we could pick AFC or NFC first in a team lottery, then do the other in reverse order. I think this would be the most fair if we are going to have 2 teams.
 
Speaking of dibs, if we're calling them, I'd like the Broncos and/or not SD, KC, and OAK. But yeah, this sounds fun.

I'm in EST.
 
This sounds like fun. I *used* to be good at Madden (circa Madden 98), but I'm at best 'average' nowadays (can beat people who dont play regularly, get killed by the online vets). I'm not sure I understand the 'team lottery' though. I mean would it be truly random like you'd have two hats: 1st w/ gamertags, 2nd w/ teams. You'd pull out a GT (hostyl1) and then pull out a team (Ravens) and that's how they'd be assigned? Or were you thinking like a draft where you pull only GTs (hostyl1) and then I'm allowed to pick my own team (Bears)?

In case you didnt notice, those are the AFC and NFC teams I'd prefer :drool:

Either way, I'm down (already have game in hand). GT: hostyl1, Eastern Time Zone.
 
[quote name='hostyl1']This sounds like fun. I *used* to be good at Madden (circa Madden 98), but I'm at best 'average' nowadays (can beat people who dont play regularly, get killed by the online vets). I'm not sure I understand the 'team lottery' though. I mean would it be truly random like you'd have two hats: 1st w/ gamertags, 2nd w/ teams. You'd pull out a GT (hostyl1) and then pull out a team (Ravens) and that's how they'd be assigned? Or were you thinking like a draft where you pull only GTs (hostyl1) and then I'm allowed to pick my own team (Bears)?

In case you didnt notice, those are the AFC and NFC teams I'd prefer :drool:

Either way, I'm down (already have game in hand). GT: hostyl1, Eastern Time Zone.[/QUOTE]

That's a good question. Yeah, it will be more like a draft lottery. The league members will be randomly selected and then teams will be chosen based on that order. I just didn't want all of the good teams to be taken before most people even knew about this league.
 
All right, we've got 14 interested players so far. That means two more and we'd be able to fill the entire league with everybody taking two teams each. That's pretty awesome. Black Friday is a little over a week away, so as long as everybody who plans on getting the game is pretty certain they'll get it, I wouldn't have a problem including them in the team selection lottery (assuming we get two more people to sign up in the next day or so).

It seems like more people are interested in the two team format than are concerned about one person reaching the Super Bowl with both of his teams, so we can at least try that out for one season and see how it works.

What do people think of the suggestion for going in the reverse order for the 2nd round? (ie. 1st round: 1 to 16. 2nd round: 16 to 1). I guess that way, whoever gets the Packers is also most likely getting the Colts, lol.
 
[quote name='KasterDB']How would the draft lottery be done?[/QUOTE]

I've got a draft lottery program on my computer that will do all the work. It's got some nice presentation and everything. Kinda makes it feel like a real lottery. Each member has a ball with their name on it, it randomly selects one and then scrolls the order. Highly sophisticated stuff here. :)
 
My friend just signed up but he can't post yet (2 day wait), he is docb9110 (username here) and he would like in. Also, would we have a rule that you can't trade between your 2 teams? That way people couldn't just stack one team.
 
[quote name='Blade3D']My friend just signed up but he can't post yet (2 day wait), he is docb9110 (username here) and he would like in. Also, would we have a rule that you can't trade between your 2 teams? That way people couldn't just stack one team.[/QUOTE]

Great! All trade proposals must be posted in this thread before being approved. So, that will prevent people from just murdering their roster and making lopsided deals. There will also probably be some kind of limit on number of trades and skill level of the players involved. The Official Madden league had some trade limits, but they were very lenient and weren't really mentioned until most of the trades had been completed.

Many teams ended up looking nothing like how they started. Some of the players that were traded included Drew Brees, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Julius Peppers, Asante Samuel, etc...often going to the top teams in the league as well. It just all became a bit much. Peterson and Samuel went to the Patriots...in the same season, a fact that makes me think their trade system was too lenient. This was the system they had in place.

Trade Cap: 6 trades per season, 4 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 2 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player

But I would propose these small changes:

Trade Cap: 4 trades per season, 2 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 2 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player

This way, you could still move guys and even unload a guy like Drew Brees, but you would basically be done trading for the year (you could still make 3 low level trades). The idea here is that if you really want to make a huge move, it's going to limit the moves you can make the rest of the season. Alternatively, rather than trading the best player on your team, you could trade two guys in the 80s. Hopefully this adds a little more strategy to it, and it doesn't become the crazy arms race that the other league started having.

Everybody feel free to post feedback on this. We're definitely going to have a solid rule structure, and try to keep things fair and fun for everybody. I just haven't hashed them all out yet, but I'll get a basic list posted soon. At least we don't have to worry about the FG block/QB Sneak turbo glitch anymore, haha.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']Great! All trade proposals must be posted in this thread before being approved. So, that will prevent people from just murdering their roster and making lopsided deals. There will also probably be some kind of limit on number of trades and skill level of the players involved. The Official Madden league had some trade limits, but they were very lenient and weren't really mentioned until most of the trades had been completed.

Many teams ended up looking nothing like how they started. Some of the players that were traded included Drew Brees, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Julius Peppers, Asante Samuel, etc...often going to the top teams in the league as well. It just all became a bit much. Peterson and Samuel went to the Patriots...in the same season, a fact that makes me think their trade system was too lenient. This was the system they had in place.

Trade Cap: 6 trades per season, 4 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 2 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player

But I would propose these small changes:

Trade Cap: 4 trades per season, 2 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 2 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player

This way, you could still move guys and even unload a guy like Drew Brees, but you would basically be done trading for the year (you could still make 3 low level trades). The idea here is that if you really want to make a huge move, it's going to limit the moves you can make the rest of the season. Alternatively, rather than trading the best player on your team, you could trade two guys in the 80s. Hopefully this adds a little more strategy to it, and it doesn't become the crazy arms race that the other league started having.

Everybody feel free to post feedback on this. We're definitely going to have a solid rule structure, and try to keep things fair and fun for everybody. I just haven't hashed them all out yet, but I'll get a basic list posted soon. At least we don't have to worry about the FG block/QB Sneak turbo glitch anymore, haha.[/QUOTE]

Yeah you aren't kidding! Good luck in this league though. I hope it works out.
 
[quote name='Doomtime']Yeah you aren't kidding! Good luck in this league though. I hope it works out.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, Doom! Nice of you to keep up with us here.
 
I agree with the limitations and also feel they should encompass the offseason as well.

Also, since our owners are pretty much set, any reason to not move forward with the lottery and get some Week 1 matchups under way this weekend/following week? I know not everyone has it yet, but it seems like they will by next Friday. If 2 people that would be set for Week 1 already have the game and want to play, they may as well do so now rather than wait for a holiday weekend to schedule.

Edit - Nevermind. Seems I miscounted our number.
 
[quote name='jza1218']I think the trade limit works well, but what about in the off-season? Is there a limit then?[/QUOTE]

Hmm...that's tough. I'm not against trading. I just really don't want to see what happened in the official league happen here. People were trading more because they felt they had to to keep up rather than because they actually NEEDED improvements. If you've got a specific idea in mind, as always, I'm open to suggestions.

[quote name='Yanksfan']I agree with the limitations and also feel they should encompass the offseason as well.

Also, since our owners are pretty much set, any reason to not move forward with the lottery and get some Week 1 matchups under way this weekend/following week? I know not everyone has it yet, but it seems like they will by next Friday. If 2 people that would be set for Week 1 already have the game and want to play, they may as well do so now rather than wait for a holiday weekend to schedule.

Edit - Nevermind. Seems I miscounted our number.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, counting everybody on the waiting list (which I'm slightly reluctant to do because of how these things tend to go), we're at 15. I'm right there with you about being anxious to get started though. I wouldn't be opposed to doing the lottery soon, but if we do it without a 16th person, it probably means we're not getting one since they'd be stuck with the last two teams picked. I'm hoping we can get things moving by the end of this weekend though.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']Hmm...that's tough. I'm not against trading. I just really don't want to see what happened in the official league happen here. People were trading more because they felt they had to to keep up rather than because they actually NEEDED improvements. If you've got a specific idea in mind, as always, I'm open to suggestions.
[/quote]

Well, we could do a separate offseason trade limit. 3 trades max, trading a 90+ player or a first-rounder counts as two trades.

One other issue, and maybe I missed something, but is each person going to be responsible for playing two games each "week" of the season? Cause that's going to be tough.
 
[quote name='jza1218']Well, we could do a separate offseason trade limit. 3 trades max, trading a 90+ player or a first-rounder counts as two trades.[/QUOTE]

Ehh...I'm torn on this one. I'm pretty sure the other league counts offseason trades as part of their total. So, if we went with 3 more trades, plus allowing another 90+ player to be traded, that would basically put us up to 7 total trades allowed, including 2 involving 90+ players each season...which is more trading than the other league has. Honestly, the biggest thing I want to avoid is the situation of the Pats acquiring both Peterson AND Samuel in one season, which would never happen in a million years in my opinion.

What happens far more often in the NFL are smaller moves for older players who have worn out their welcome or young guys who haven't yet reached their potential. You rarely EVER see star players in their prime getting shipped off. Really, we need to decide what a reasonable number of trades for a team to make in one season is, and see if we can find a middle ground. I'd like to allow room for the smaller moves so teams can round out their roster, but prevent people from throwing around big time stars like it's nothing. Let's keep brainstorming on it and see if we can bang something out that makes everyone happy.

[quote name='jza1218']One other issue, and maybe I missed something, but is each person going to be responsible for playing two games each "week" of the season? Cause that's going to be tough.[/QUOTE]

When the topic was raised of avoiding having to play the CPU, it seemed like several people liked the idea of controlling multiple teams (1 AFC / 1 NFC). At least that way, there would be specific people to contact for each game. I suppose if anybody isn't available to play the game for their second team, we could just get a sub in the traditional sense. Nothing is really written in stone. Just trying to find the most sensible way of handling the open teams.
 
Did a bit more research on the trade issue. I only compiled the list for the AFC, but these are the trades that took place over the past two seasons. A couple teams have made 5-6 trades in a season, but most of these were for low-mid range guys. The biggest stars on this list are probably Brandon Marshall, Antonio Cromartie, and Carson Palmer.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MQWzRaqwGJ3QXn_tSf-QL_xdHChg5DcE7Fz7H0Fybdc/edit

What about upping the number of trades to 5 and the core players traded maximum to 3, but have it include the offseason? This way, you could trade 1 90+ guy, 1 80s guy/1st rd pick, and then make 3 smaller trades in a complete season. Or, you could trade 2 80s guys, a 1st rd pick, and make 2 smaller trades. Lots of possibilities...except for trading 2 90+ guys, which I think is too much. I just want to make sure the trading still feels limited so people really have to think hard about the moves they make.
 
This maybe?

Trade Cap: 4 trades per season, 5 core players traded away max
90+ Player = 3 core players
80-89 Player = 1 core player
1st round pick = 1 core player
 
All right. It looks like we have 16 interested players. I'm hoping everyone who has mentioned getting the game next week will do so and we won't have to find any replacements.

Something was mentioned to me tonight on the subject of everyone having two teams, and I think it's a good idea, as it addresses several potential issues (getting games played in a timely manner, keeping everyone from getting burnt out, and having one person with two teams in the Super Bowl).

The idea was that we all still have our main team that we wish to play with, and we each have a secondary team. HOWEVER, the only time you will actually play as your secondary team is if they are scheduled to face a human opponent. So, if two secondary teams are scheduled to play each other, the game would just be simmed. The thought behind this is that it will keep us moving quicker if everyone doesn't have to worry about scheduling two games every 3-4 days. It may happen from time to time, but it won't be every single week for every person.

I realize that most everyone is probably excited and wants to play a lot, but it makes more sense to put that effort into one team, get through multiple seasons, and build that team through trades and drafts than to struggle to get through one season trying to manage two teams. This really combines the best of both worlds of a standard subbing system, but one with a structure of knowing who you're going to play in advance.

I hope this is agreeable to everyone. I'll be getting the team selection lottery set up tomorrow, and after that we can begin picking teams. If anyone has any questions in the meantime, feel free to ask! Thanks, guys!

EDIT - Two more things about secondary teams.
1. You cannot trade players on your secondary team.
2. Your cannot choose a secondary team that is on your main team's schedule (Madden uses the real schedule for the 2011 season, so just use that as a reference when choosing your secondary team).
 
I guess we will just choose who are secondary team is after the draft? Also, I don't like having no trades for our secondary team, I just think we shouldn't be able to trade with our main team. I really wanted to play my secondary team, and maybe some people don't, but this seems to really limit there role.
 
It does. But that's kind of the point. Everyone controlling two teams wasn't really so everybody could HAVE two teams. It was just to make sure nobody got stuck playing the CPU. Your focus should be on your main team. You've just gotta think about it long term. If we want to have any hope of playing multiple seasons (which is the only way things like trading prospects or draft picks would even matter) is by advancing the league every 3-4 days. With one team alone, that's 2 games in a 7 day week.

Playing every game for a secondary team ups that commitment to 3-4 games in a 7 day week. Not everybody has that much free time. If we don't scale it back a bit, we're going to lose people. Yeah, we could just advance the weeks slower, but that would just make it take longer to get through the season, thus hurting your main team if people get burnt out or lose interest.

The only thought behind not allowing trades with your secondary team is in case anyone else wants to join the league (all of the secondary teams will be available). I don't know how appealing it would be for them to come in and take over a team that has been broken apart already. I'm open to discussion of this issue though. Ultimately, just try to remember none of this is going to apply to your main team. These secondary teams aren't really OURS. We're just filling in.
 
[quote name='Blade3D']Ahhh ok, I get it, that's fine with me. I was thinking we would be playing both teams how we normally would.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's a little confusing, but it should work out for the best. Building up your main team should be everybody's focus.

I'm working on having the team selection lottery done tonight, guys. Trying to get this done around college football, UFC 139, and an 8 months pregnant wife, haha. It aint easy! :)
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']Yeah, it's a little confusing, but it should work out for the best. Building up your main team should be everybody's focus.

I'm working on having the team selection lottery done tonight, guys. Trying to get this done around college football, UFC 139, and an 8 months pregnant wife, haha. It aint easy! :)[/QUOTE]

I remember the 8-month pregnant wife, and no it's not.
 
Team selection lottery is finally up! Check it out in the OP! Hopefully we can get this done quickly. I'd like to have all teams picked within a couple days at most.
 
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