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[quote name='Scotts85']Things.[/QUOTE]
Thanks again for the compliments, both in regards to skill and class, I appreciate both a lot.

Big game for my defense, not just in keeping the Saints limited for most of the game, but they put up 14 points of their own. The game started out quite nicely for me, with Josh Sneed valiantly coming back from an injury* he suffered on the kickoff and snagging an INT that he took back for a TD.

*Muscle cramps? For real? GET BACK OUT ON THE FIELD!

The biggest play of the game likely came on a fantastic individual effort by Justin Tuck. He not only had the awareness to sniff out a screen pass, but also the athleticism to pick off the pass and return it for a TD. I don't know if you can tell from the highlight below, but if he doesn't get that ball it's serious trouble for me. There's a single defender (with two linemen to take him out) and then a scary amount of green for Reggie Bush.
http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/20811631

Again, GG Scott. Not that you need me to come to your defense or anything, but you didn't do anything exploitative (or even remotely close) with your defensive line play.
 
Venom played the role of practice squad this afternoon, throwing Ray Rice and the Ravens at me a few times and none of them were really pretty on my part. The Ravens D is just TOUGH. I'm jumping on Live in a minute though to play vs Deuce and a chance to make this a New York vs New York Super Bowl a reality. The pressure is on!
 
[quote name='ubernes']Venom played the role of practice squad this afternoon, throwing Ray Rice and the Ravens at me a few times and none of them were really pretty on my part. The Ravens D is just TOUGH. I'm jumping on Live in a minute though to play vs Deuce and a chance to make this a New York vs New York Super Bowl a reality. The pressure is on![/QUOTE]

Haha the Practice Squad that causes 10 Interceptions and Scores 41 Points ;)
 
[quote name='BigAT']
By the way, I always forget to mention this, but your avatar/tag is one of my favorite moments from the Battlestar finale.

And my nominations are the same as my final votes.[/QUOTE]

Any interest in defending the Ray Rice pick? Not that I'm only interested in pimping my players, but his numbers aren't even in the same zip code as Johnson's, so I'm curious to hear a dissenting opinion.

And yeah, it's a beautiful moment. Definitely one of my favorites of the whole series. My cat is named Gaius Baltar btw. :D
 
i aint nominate Ray but if i had to put forth an argument, it'd be that he was the quintessential running back in the league(in my biased opinion lol)... if u look at the games, our D usually shut down the opponent's offense and Ray Rice kept our offense on the field. we didnt have too many high scoring games just cuz Ray Rice made it so that Joe Flacco never really had to win a game on his own.
 
[quote name='Deuce20602']i aint nominate Ray but if i had to put forth an argument, it'd be that he was the quintessential running back in the league(in my biased opinion lol)... if u look at the games, our D usually shut down the opponent's offense and Ray Rice kept our offense on the field. we didnt have too many high scoring games just cuz Ray Rice made it so that Joe Flacco never really had to win a game on his own.[/QUOTE]

It's not like you couldn't make the same argument for the Titans though. They allowed fewer points than the Ravens did so it's not like CJ was just putting up points in high-scoring slugfests. He also put up the stats he put up (almost 3000 total yards, 24 tds) in only 14 games. I just don't really see any realistic rationale for anyone else. That's not to take anything away from Rice who had a great year, but I don't really see the argument.

Congrats on the win, btw.
 
You got what you wanted, BV. Ravens trounced me. GG Deuce.

With that said, I think I'm retiring from Madden 10. After putting X amount of hours into this game, I realize I'm never going to be better than 2nd best in the AFC. Clearly winning the Super Bowl isn't the only point of playing Madden, the whole season was fun and I'm glad I put in the time to run this 3rd season on CAG for Madden 10. I just can't justify playing another 16 weeks, mostly against the CPU, only to get to the AFC Championship game and get run over. I wouldn't mind doing a user playoffs or something, but I can't put in this much time again with the same results.

As far as the actual game went, I was gift wrapped a 14-0 lead. Running back the opening kick off and then pick sixing (Cromartie's 8th of the year, 2nd in the playoffs) the Ravens. The problem was my defense didn't do jack the whole time. I got lucky with the pick because he was already in my redzone. Afterwards he scored, then kicked a FG, then I got picked right before the half and he scored again. It was only 17-14 but I was defeated. My offense, as I said, couldn't do anything. When it did it ended with his DBs flying across the field for a pick.

Like I said, gg. But I don't think I can take another 16 weeks of this.
 
[quote name='bvharris']Any interest in defending the Ray Rice pick? Not that I'm only interested in pimping my players, but his numbers aren't even in the same zip code as Johnson's, so I'm curious to hear a dissenting opinion.

And yeah, it's a beautiful moment. Definitely one of my favorites of the whole series. My cat is named Gaius Baltar btw. :D[/QUOTE]

I'm an alumnus of Rutgers and had the pleasure of watching him run in person for three years. His numbers were good enough to let my clear bias take over. :D
 
hopefully, i can win this super bowl, then i'll most likely be off madden til 11 hits stores... great season everybody.

back to back AFC Champs... all i need is a "ring" to validate my success
 
[quote name='Deuce20602']are we advancing tonight?[/QUOTE]

Oh crap, yeah, I'll do that now.

edit: Advanced. I hope the Ravens team plane crashes on the way to the Super Bowl site. I mean... GL.
 
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[quote name='Deuce20602']BigAT, when u wanna get this over with?[/QUOTE]

We can do it now if you want. We can see if I've burned off all of my skill with my two playoff games already today. I'll be on Live.
 
[quote name='bvharris']So the sense I'm getting is we're not gonna be doing another season? That's a shame, I'd definitely be up for another.[/QUOTE]

I don't think we'll have enough people. I'm definitely not the only one out for another season or else I might feel more obligated to stay. My biggest concern is just getting burned out by Madden and once I get into season 1 of Madden 11 I'm going to be dead. I need to recharge.
 
[quote name='ubernes']I don't think we'll have enough people. I'm definitely not the only one out for another season or else I might feel more obligated to stay. My biggest concern is just getting burned out by Madden and once I get into season 1 of Madden 11 I'm going to be dead. I need to recharge.[/QUOTE]

Makes sense. Seems like a lot of people are out, and it's only a couple of months until Madden 11 anyway.

Anyone who wants to play the occasional scrimmage between now and then, hit me up anytime.
 
once again... i killed myself in the super bowl... BigAT played a near perfect game and i couldnt have choked on a bigger stage. Congrats to the Giants and BigAT, and until Madden 2011, i'm out :)
 
I'm exhausted from playing/recapping today, so I'm going to keep this one brief.

My defense showed up big time, once again. The Ravens were shut down nearly completely with the exception of a kind of flukely TD run by Ray Rice. In fact, if you take that run out of the equation for a moment, the Ravens offense was kept to:

J. Flacco - 1 of 11, 13 yards, 3 INT
R. Rice - 6 attempts, 5 yards, 0.83 YPC

Brandon Jacobs had a huge game as well. While his number might not seem ridiculous on paper (21 attempts, 80 yards, 3.8 YPC, 2 TDs), every yard he gained was hugely important. I stuck with the ground game for the most part, the Ravens pass defense frightened me to be honest.

GG Deuce

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Congrats BigAT. Running definitely seemed like the least painful of the 'pick your poison' options when it comes to the Ravens. I actually just went back to look at the box score and saw that I was pretty successful running, but only did it 4 times. Oops.

Again, I want to say thank you to everyone who participated in this league and/or any of the earlier seasons on CAG. While Azu and then myself did a great job to keep things moving along, every owner here made it that much easier for us to do so. I don't think there's anyone who I would not look forward to playing with in another league come Madden 11. (Well, besides the Ravens, haha).

With all that said, I would be more than happy to run the league for Madden 11 in a couple months. And it sounds like most of you will be back and ready to play again once that time comes. I'll try to have a thread going a couple weeks (or more) before the game is released so we can do sign ups for 11. I'll also try to PM you guys before the thread is made so you guys can have priority to call your previously owned teams, or even switch if you'd like. Please feel to PM me though if I happen to forget and Madden 11 begins to creep up on us.

I'm going to move onto MLB 2k10 as far as sports games go. I've been neglecting it with the start of this league. So if anyone else has that game and ever wants to play, hit me on PM here or on XBL.

And PS: Let's get those votes in for the league end awards. We all put in time nominating and BV did a great job compiling all that for us, so let's get voting. I'll have my votes in sometime tomorrow.
 
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I'll keep voting on the awards open through Saturday night. So far only two people (including me) have voted, which will make for some boring awards.
 
MVP:
Chris Johnson, RB, Titans – Crazy numbers - there was an "I" in this team.

Best QB:
Vince Young, QB, Titans - better numbers and rushing TDs put him over Brees

Best RB:
Chris Johnson, RB, Titans – Crazy numbers - there was an "I" in this team.

Best WR:
Calvin Johnson, WR, Lions – Most Catches and Yards, thus the word "receiver"

Offensive ROY:
Jamarion Bellows, WR, Titans

Defensive MVP:
Charles Grant, LE, Saints – Huge numbers in each category, great season

Defensive ROY:
Davon Morrison, FS, 49ers

Coach/Owner of the Year:
BigAT - SuperBowl Champ and went half the season without his starting QB(which I "knocked the **** out"
 
[quote name='itlnstln']
Coach/Owner of the Year:
BigAT - SuperBowl Champ and went half the season without his starting QB(which I "knocked the **** out"[/QUOTE]

Just to clarify, all votes should be based on the regular season only, especially for players but try not to take BigAT's Super Bowl win into account either.

[quote name='itlnstln']
Best WR:
Calvin Johnson, WR, Lions – Most Catches and Yards, thus the word "receiver"
[/QUOTE]

He had 4 more catches and like 120 more yards than Bellows.. But something in the area of 19 fewer TDs. :D
 
My vote:
MVP: Drew Brees
Best QB: Drew Brees
Best RB: Chris Johnson
Best WR: Calvin Johnson
Offensive ROY: Jamarron Bellows
Defensive MVP: Brian Urlacher
Defensive ROY: Davon Morisson
Coach/Owner of the Year: ubernes
 
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Thanks for the congrats gents.

I agree this is a good time to put things on hold for the league. You want to anticipate and be excited for the Madden 11 league, not be sick of the game before it even comes out because we just finished up a season of Madden 10.

Maybe we can do a small tournament sometime between now and August. I think it would be a good way to get some more Madden in at some point without getting burnt out for '11.
 
[quote name='BigAT']
Maybe we can do a small tournament sometime between now and August. I think it would be a good way to get some more Madden in at some point without getting burnt out for '11.[/QUOTE]

I'd be down for that.

So who is planning to keep their same teams in the new league?

I've really enjoyed playing as the Titans, but there are a few other teams I think it would be fun to try. Might even be blasphemous and switch over to the Colts.

I won't be taking the Pats, despite them being my favorite team. I hate playing as them since their running game is so mediocre. I spend every Sunday during the season watching Maroney dance around at the line of scrimmage before falling down, don't need to see it in Madden. :D
 
Oh, and does anyone know if Madden 11 will have the option of doing a fantasy draft for Online Leagues? (Maybe 10 has this as well, not sure)

It might be fun for at least one iteration of the league (though probably not the first season) to do that and see how it ends up.
 
I'll definitely be keeping the Jets. Looking forward to an improved Sanchez and Greene and the addition of LT and Holmes. Hopefully they'll have the rookie Wilson as the nickel back and kick returner so he can make his case for ROY.
 
My votes...
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MVP:
Drew Brees, QB, Saints

Best QB:
Vince Young, QB, Titans

Best RB:
Chris Johnson, RB, Titans

Best WR:
Jamarion Bellows, WR, Titans

(really wanted to vote Calvin, bc Bellows and the Titans were clearly stat whoring this category, but couldn't)

Offensive ROY:
Jamarion Bellows, WR, Titans


Defensive MVP:
Charles Grant, LE, Saints – 62 tackles, 4 INT, 1TD, 45 (???) Sacks, 5 FF, 2 FR

(another stat whore)


Defensive ROY:
Davon Morrison, FS, 49ers
Coach/Owner of the Year:
BigAT
 
[quote name='ubernes']
Best WR:
Jamarion Bellows, WR, Titans

(really wanted to vote Calvin, bc Bellows and the Titans were clearly stat whoring this category, but couldn't)
[/QUOTE]

Seriously? What are you basing that on? Yes, Bellows' stats were awesome, but it's not like I was throwing to him on every play: He had under 5 catches a game. Yes, he tied the NFL record for receiving TDs. That's not stat whoring, it's called a red zone threat. It's not like Grant who had exactly double the previous NFL record for sacks.
 
[quote name='bvharris']Oh, and does anyone know if Madden 11 will have the option of doing a fantasy draft for Online Leagues? (Maybe 10 has this as well, not sure)

It might be fun for at least one iteration of the league (though probably not the first season) to do that and see how it ends up.[/QUOTE]
There is indeed a fantasy draft now. It takes an insane amount of time, but I can be really fun if people move quickly.
I'd be up for a mini-tournament of sorts if it was soon, my XBL 1-month expires on the 22nd and I don't plan on renewing until next year, if ever.
 
[quote name='bvharris']Seriously? What are you basing that on? Yes, Bellows' stats were awesome, but it's not like I was throwing to him on every play: He had under 5 catches a game. Yes, he tied the NFL record for receiving TDs. That's not stat whoring, it's called a red zone threat. It's not like Grant who had exactly double the previous NFL record for sacks.[/QUOTE]

Basing it on the fact that every game you played was 70-7. I don't mind really, but it sort of takes the fun out of the end of season awards when it's obvious accumulating stats was on your mind (and maybe the Saints in regards to their DE) than anyone else in the league. So yes, I would say that can be qualified as stat whoring. Again, don't really care, it doesn't change the success of the league itself in any way, but it makes the season awards a pointless exercise for the most part.
 
[quote name='ubernes']Basing it on the fact that every game you played was 70-7. I don't mind really, but it sort of takes the fun out of the end of season awards when it's obvious accumulating stats was on your mind (and maybe the Saints in regards to their DE) than anyone else in the league. So yes, I would say that can be qualified as stat whoring. Again, don't really care, it doesn't change the success of the league itself in any way, but it makes the season awards a pointless exercise for the most part.[/QUOTE]

If you think end of season awards are pointless, we don't have to do them. I just thought it would be a fun idea.

If accumulating stats were on my mind, I would have kept Young and Johnson in the games in which they didn't play a snap. The stats are the result of the fact that I play very well against the CPU, I don't deny that.

You're entitled to your opinion I suppose.
 
Whoops forgot about the voting. Here are mine:
MVP: Chris Johnson - I don't really feel the need to justify this
Best QB: Drew Brees - Most yards/TDs and seemed to spread the ball to a lot of different receivers
Best RB: Chris Johnson
Best WR: Jamarion Bellows
Offensive ROY: Jamarion Bellows
Defensive MVP: Patrick Willis - seemed like a really versatile player involved in coverage (7 ints) as well as blitzing (10 sacks), and tied for most tackles among human players.
Defensive ROY: Davon Morrison
Coach/Owner of the Year: Really tough call here...I'd have to give the edge to Ubernes for having a really impressive season on top of having to run everything as well.

I don't mean for you to take offense to anything I say bvharris, but I just had some thoughts on this thing. I do like the idea of having these awards at the end of the season and agree that it could be a fun thing but it detracts from the whole experience if you criticize people's choices sometimes. We can all obviously see that your players had some extremely impressive stats over the course of the season, but if someone votes for another player for whatever reason, they shouldn't necessarily have to justify that choice. Most of the time these kinds of things are done anonymously so that people won't be judged for their votes. In any kind of ballot or voting process in general, no one is ever asked to provide a reason why they chose someone. If someone votes for a different player than yours in certain categories, I noticed you usually ask them to explain why, which sometimes (to me) comes off as a bit hostile or at least judgmental. Worst-case scenario you come away with zero meaningless awards for this meaningless league and go back to your life forgetting about it the next day. Sure, I'd feel pretty good if Urlacher won Defensive MVP but I don't think it would impact my life outside of the first 5 minutes after I found out. Again, I don't mean to come off as hostile or anything, I just wanted to give my 2 cents.
 
[quote name='MasterAwesome']
I don't mean for you to take offense to anything I say bvharris, but I just had some thoughts on this thing. I do like the idea of having these awards at the end of the season and agree that it could be a fun thing but it detracts from the whole experience if you criticize people's choices sometimes. We can all obviously see that your players had some extremely impressive stats over the course of the season, but if someone votes for another player for whatever reason, they shouldn't necessarily have to justify that choice. Most of the time these kinds of things are done anonymously so that people won't be judged for their votes. In any kind of ballot or voting process in general, no one is ever asked to provide a reason why they chose someone. If someone votes for a different player than yours in certain categories, I noticed you usually ask them to explain why, which sometimes (to me) comes off as a bit hostile or at least judgmental. Worst-case scenario you come away with zero meaningless awards for this meaningless league and go back to your life forgetting about it the next day. Sure, I'd feel pretty good if Urlacher won Defensive MVP but I don't think it would impact my life outside of the first 5 minutes after I found out. Again, I don't mean to come off as hostile or anything, I just wanted to give my 2 cents.[/QUOTE]

I don't take offense. I said when I suggested doing this that it was to foster discussion about people's picks, that's the reason we're not voting unanimously. Nobody has to participate. Plus, we're not handing out any hardware here. I know it seems like I'm taking it super seriously, but the only reason I care at all is because I was trying to organize it. Trust me, I take no validation from it one way or the other. For the record, MVP ballots are usually not secret in most sports, and lists of who voted for who are regularly available. And yes, that too fosters discussion - that's the idea.

I want to discuss not criticize, I'm sorry if it came off differently. I won't lie, I did take umbrage at ubernes' implication, but that's only because I'm a sort of Madden purist myself who wants to have it replicate football as closely as possible. I could have easily put up far gaudier stats than I did.
 
My final votes are the same as my nominations, wherever those may be.

Also, for a tournament idea:
I'd imagine we get 8 (maybe 12 or 16 or so) people that would be up for a quick tournament.
Say if there are 8 people, we take the 8 NFL teams with the worst ratings (Rams, Lions, Chiefs, etc) and see how the Madden elite play with terrible teams.
Or we could do the 8 (or 12, or 16 or whatever) BEST NFL teams.
Just some ideas.
(I want the Chiefs if we're doing the worst :) )
 
Haha BV, I used Sammy Morris and he is 10x better at trucking and such. I might switch up my team as well, get a new franchise experience.
 
[quote name='venom']Haha BV, I used Sammy Morris and he is 10x better at trucking and such. I might switch up my team as well, get a new franchise experience.[/QUOTE]

No doubt, but I'm all about speed and elusiveness in my running backs. I think I might have been spoiled too much by Johnson to deal with anyone else. Maybe Adrian Peterson would do. :D
 
MVP: Drew Brees
Best QB: Drew Brees
Best RB: Chris Johnson
Best WR: Jamarron Bellows
Offensive ROY: Jamarron Bellows
Defensive MVP: Patrick Willis
Defensive ROY: Davon Morisson
Coach/Owner of the Year: ubernes

And I wasn't stat whoring with Grant. I can't help jumping the CPU's extremely obvious snap count and facing nothing but pass plays after I go up by several scores.
 
[quote name='Azumangaman']My final votes are the same as my nominations, wherever those may be.

Also, for a tournament idea:
I'd imagine we get 8 (maybe 12 or 16 or so) people that would be up for a quick tournament.
Say if there are 8 people, we take the 8 NFL teams with the worst ratings (Rams, Lions, Chiefs, etc) and see how the Madden elite play with terrible teams.
Or we could do the 8 (or 12, or 16 or whatever) BEST NFL teams.
Just some ideas.
(I want the Chiefs if we're doing the worst :) )[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't mind doing that. I'd take LA Raiders, they must be among the worst. Or the Bills.
 
I don't know if I'm part of this "Madden elite" you speak of, but I'm definitely down to do that. I'd prefer either the Redskins or Rams...maybe the Rams a little more, I'd probably end up working Steven Jackson to the brink of death over the course of the season.
 
Okay, since Azu's XBL expires in less than 2 weeks let's get this started! Here I thought I put Madden on the shelf for good, but apparently not. I'm going to compile a list of available teams. I'll make it 12, and if we have less than 12 than we'll have leftovers. If we have more, I'll add more teams in the mix.

If we have an odd number of teams, I'll make a play in game. The seeds and all that (including the play in game) will be done via names out of a hat. Teams come on first come, first serve. The first team you claimed already will be yours. (Azu the Chiefs, Me the Bills, and MasterAwesome the Rams). Feel free to make a claim while I'm loading up Xbox and compiling the official list, you should know who is on it.
 
Let's see, who else sucks...

I guess I'll go local and take the Redskins.

Edit: If by some miracle the Redskins aren't one of the worst 12 teams in the league (it occurred to me that if the latest rosters include McNabb, they might not be), I'll take the Jags.
 
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