CAGLS: Madden 13 Gentlemen's League - We Finished! Thanks for Playing!

[quote name='Steggy']Not a problem. Preferably I would want to trade Jennings before I trade Rodgers, since he should inevitably leave after this season. Also, I would prefer to develop the Packers offense of young receivers that have primetime potential. Also, just like in real life, the packers running game is abysmal. So I am trying to improve that facet for a more well rounded team.[/QUOTE]

Just give it to Cobb every play, almost worked out on sunday
 
Just an FYI for anyone looking to trade for skins players. I'm always open to trade talks but keep In mind that Jim Mara made up rules in the offseason to punish the skins cap space this year and next which looks to be in the game. Looks like 5mil penalty this year and 8mil next year.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']Highlight him and press down on the d-pad.[/QUOTE]

Thanks. I'm used to NCAA 13's controls scheme...still getting used to Madden's.
 
hey N8 so just got the final word im for sure getting back september 22nd or 23rd. but anyways just seeing if u have picked a start date and whether or not ur doing preseason and if u are doing preseason how long u would think it would take. becuz if week 1 isnt over by the time i get back i would like if the person im playing would wait for me to get back instead of just playing the computer. well N8 if u could plz PM me this info as for i cant keep up with the league while im here Pms are the best way of information for me plz and thank u
 
Aaaaand as of 6:45 AM EST there's a 12MB title update and a roster update (Roster-CUSTOM), but STILL no Connected Careers roster update :mad:
 
n8, I like the way you've got the league roster set up in the OP.. You mind if I borrow that format and use it in the other league?
 
[quote name='bvharris']n8, I like the way you've got the league roster set up in the OP.. You mind if I borrow that format and use it in the other league?[/QUOTE]

Not at all. Feel free. It's not like I have it trademarked, haha. I'm sure we both borrow ideas from each other. I'm following right along with your guys' reasoning for waiting on the 53 man roster update to get started, and I tend to agree as well.
 
Just to make an official statement on it, I completely agree with the thoughts that were expressed in the other league on waiting on the 53 man roster update, which will be released on Friday, before we get started. In addition to the extraneous players, one example of an inaccuracy with the current roster was Vontae Davis still being on the Dolphins.

Plus, the patch just came out today (still don't think anyone knows exactly what it fixed though). So, at least that'll give people a couple days to see what's different and figure out if it affects their gameplay style at all. We're almost there, guys. I appreciate everyone's patience. I know it probably feels like forever, but this really seems to be the nature of sports games these days. For the first month, we're basically just beta testing.

As for preseason, I would like to get through it reasonably quickly. Since we'll be starting with 53 players roster cuts should be unnecessary (unless the game auto-generates players just for preseason). And honestly, I don't think the games are as vitally important as practicing with your team, progressing players, etc. So, I'm hoping we can take no more than 2-3 days for each week of preseason. We'll try to play it by ear a bit, but we won't be waiting around on people either.

tl:dr - League will be set up and invites will be sent out on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH!!! :bouncy:
 
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tl:dr - League will be set up and invites will be sent out on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH!!! :bouncy:[/QUOTE]

According to fero, the roster will actually be Saturday morning. :cry:
 
[quote name='jza1218']Do we have to actually have to play preseason games?[/QUOTE]

If injuries are turned off, simulating is fine to me. But if injuries are on, i'd like to play them so i could avoid having my starters play the entire preseason game(i believe there is a glitch where if the game is simulated it plays your starters the entire time).
 
[quote name='theredworm']The game auto subs out starters after the first quarter.[/QUOTE]

Only if you play the game. If you check the stats on simulated games, it only shows your starters as being played. maybe they fixed it in the update, i'll check now.
 
[quote name='theredworm']Oh I never simmed games.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's why if we plan on simming through the preseason, i believe that injuries should be turned off. And i just tested it with a new online franchise and it's still the same for me, Rodgers was 23/30 and the backup qb's didn't throw any passes.
 
[quote name='bvharris']jza, your sig is brilliant. That was my favorite moment of 2012 sports, by far.[/QUOTE]

It was pretty awesome. All it needed was Connery saying "You're the man now dog!" to make it perfect.
 
[quote name='Chetty12']Yeah, that's why if we plan on simming through the preseason, i believe that injuries should be turned off. [/QUOTE]

That's what we plan to do in the other league. I'm actually going to turn them off altogether for the preseason if it's allowed. It might be a bit unrealistic, but I don't think anybody wants to get derailed by injuries in a preseason game.
 
[quote name='jza1218']Do we have to actually have to play preseason games?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Chetty12']If injuries are turned off, simulating is fine to me. But if injuries are on, i'd like to play them so i could avoid having my starters play the entire preseason game(i believe there is a glitch where if the game is simulated it plays your starters the entire time).[/QUOTE]

If most people want injuries turned off and the option of allowing the CPU to play their preseason game for them, I guess we can do that...ONLY if the game really doesn't sub as they should for a preseason game. To me, that would have to be the sticking point since just the chance of a preseason injury is the same as the chance of a regular season injury. So, to say one is more "unfair" than the other is kind of hypocritical. But if it's a matter of the game functioning properly, then yeah, we have to adjust.
 
[quote name='bvharris']According to fero, the roster will actually be Saturday morning. :cry:[/QUOTE]

First it was "mid-week", then Friday, now Saturday. For fucks sake EA, not another season of this, I can't take it :roll:
 
hell ya i will be back in time for week one then of the regular season on september 22nd or 23rd
 
[quote name='hammurabi1337']First it was "mid-week", then Friday, now Saturday. For fucks sake EA, not another season of this, I can't take it :roll:[/QUOTE]

Apparently EA is running things on "Valve time" these days.

If the league is up Friday, I may not be able to accept the invite immediately due to work. Should have things ready by Saturday evening though.
 
Played a few games with the Browns last night. Man they're terrible. Lol.

Brandon Weeden is actually a hell of a QB tho, he can make every throw and is pretty accurate. I can't get my run game started with Trent Richardson at all tho, going to have to figure that out. Josh Cribbs has been the standout player for me. Ben Watson drops every single pass I throw to him, even while wide open.

I also noticed a lot of players use the Ravens online, that might be the reason my run game can't get started also.

I had an overtime thriller against a guy using the Cowboys. He missed three kicks in the game including a 51 yarder as time expired in regulation and a 50 yarder in overtime after I turned the ball over on an interception. Both kicks would've won it for him. I eventually won with a 38 yard kick.
 
I'll be availablle tonite if anyone wants to get a scrimmage in against the Texans. Message me on here so I'll get the email on my phone.

Xbl is Docb9110
 
Had another thriller against the Cowboys earlier today. Going to go on now and try to get a couple games in. Having a lot of fun playing online this year. Even if I am using the Browns. Lol
 
Anyone else feel like we should start doing a check in to find out who still doesn't have the game or who has stopped coming to the forum? I'd hate to see everyone get excited about starting the league this weekend just to wait two more weeks for everyone to start signing up._
 
Cowboys here. Got the game and awaiting getting my ass handed to me online. ;)

oh and fsecreast, I feel your pain. I played as the Browns this past weekend vs. a friend of mine. Holy crap, they are terrible.
 
[quote name='Chetty12']Anyone else feel like we should start doing a check in to find out who still doesn't have the game or who has stopped coming to the forum? I'd hate to see everyone get excited about starting the league this weekend just to wait two more weeks for everyone to start signing up._[/QUOTE]

A check in definitely isn't a bad idea, but I'll be sending out PM's to everybody when I create the league too to make sure everyone is aware that we're getting started. Anyone who doesn't have the game yet or may have lost interest already, we'll just have to move on without. Really no way of preventing that. Again, just the nature of online leagues. Hopefully that won't even be an issue, and we do have a couple people on the waiting list as well.
 
I will never understand why Ea's sports servers suck so much. How can Halo or Gears or any other shooter have mostly seemless gameflow with lag here and there with numerous amount of people. Yet in Madden or Nhl 2 people can't play against eachother without it messing up.
 
Just to borrow the conversation going on in the other league, there was an issue last year with people using the hot swap method to sub QB's in and out without any warning to the opponent. This was basically done to use an accurate QB on passing plays and a fast QB for QB runs. This was quickly deemed as being a cheap tactic.

An argument was made of "Just pay attention to the QB's jersey number!", but what that doesn't account for is that in real life, the coach sees what personnel his opponent has on the field BEFORE making his play call. In Madden, you're left with audibling and trying to adjust individual coverage all before the ball is snapped.

The policy that was used was that you could only swap out a QB at the beginning of a drive, UNLESS you paused the game and sent your opponent a message saying "subbing QB". Since the game doesn't do any better of a job this year of notifying people of personnel changes before they pick their defensive play, I think we should continue with the same policy. This may seem like a hassle, but if it's such a vital part of your strategy to change out your QB in the middle of a drive, then you'll have to get used to it.

Wildcat formations are excluded from this rule since the game does show "Wildcat" when one of those plays is selected. I'll get this info added to the rules section of the OP. If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask.
 
Ok, put an asterisk by everybody's name who has checked in (I'm extending "checking in" to also include anyone who has posted in the thread since I announced us as starting on Friday). There were a few who posted right before I made that post, so I'm sure they'll be fine too. Just trying to keep track of who is aware that we should be starting tomorrow right now.

And like I said, once I get the league set up and invites sent out, I'll also send a round of PM's on here to give everyone a heads up as well. The quicker everybody gets joined, the quicker we can start playing!
 
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