Madden 12 League-OFFICIAL CAG LEAGUE-Week 3 live. Deadline Monday night.

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My problem with interceptions is when I'm down early in the game and I force throws into double, triple, and quadruple coverage. I have absolutely zero patience and cannot stay calm and collected when I'm down, so it only gets worse throughout the game. I hardly ever stage comebacks for that reason.

Although Flacco just went 6 for 18 for 80 yards, 0 TDs, and 2 INTs in a game I just won 33-0, so I guess I'm also just bad at passing too :( And that was WITH Anquan Boldin (although he didn't catch a pass)...it'll only get worse from here on out!

And I'm pretty sure at least 80% of interceptions I've thrown throughout my Madden '12 career (every franchise, every ranked match, etc.) have been picked off by a linebacker. Whether it's those stupid 0.01 second reaction time interceptions that are basically at the line of scrimmage or just throwing it short to the middle of the field in zone coverage, those linebackers get me every time...
 
[quote name='MasterAwesome']My problem with interceptions is when I'm down early in the game and I force throws into double, triple, and quadruple coverage. I have absolutely zero patience and cannot stay calm and collected when I'm down, so it only gets worse throughout the game. I hardly ever stage comebacks for that reason.

Although Flacco just went 6 for 18 for 80 yards, 0 TDs, and 2 INTs in a game I just won 33-0, so I guess I'm also just bad at passing too :( And that was WITH Anquan Boldin (although he didn't catch a pass)...it'll only get worse from here on out![/QUOTE]

That sounds like good news to me!
 
[quote name='bvharris']It's improved in some areas, but I think the defensive balance swung too far the other way. Safeties should not be able to react to the ball in the air if they're running the other direction with their back to the play. Nor should MLBs be as good as they are at picking off passes.

I think a happy medium between the defensive AI in last year's game and this year's would be ideal.[/QUOTE]

Not just picking off passes, I see too many LB leap three feet in the air to knock down a pass to a receiver 5-10 yards past them. Once in a while sure, but it happens way too often IMO.
 
[quote name='Deuce20602']whoa.... who beat the Niners?[/QUOTE]


Sprice Beat me it helped get me back focused on improving on the game , It was quite the nailbitter , mistakes were made by both teams but Sprice won the turnover battle and I can't expect to win when I lose the turnover battle smh. I saw myself going about 12 and 4 this season so Im right on track lol.
 
I am currently in the market for fast bum cornerbacks , ovr doesn't matter or age, Please send me PM's with any players you think would fit this criteria ?
 
I don't think the Falcons will be trading anymore this year, and I am officially taking Matt Ryan off the board. Sorry people that pm'd me, maybe next year?
 
Same (assuming ubernes approves the Asante deal). I'm at the core cap anyway, so at most I'll do some marginal trades around the edges for depth.

The deadline will be the end of Week 10, btw.
 
Looks like the trades have really chilled out. Beside Tavaris Jackson (can I still trade him?) I'm happy with my team, time to fight for a playoff spot :D
 
[quote name='Doomtime']Improved zone is awesome this year. No longer does the defense fail to react to slant routes.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, but linebackers jump ridiculously high and have insane hands (often making leaping, twisting, over-the-shoulder catches). And receivers don't fight for positioning. Even with a "bad throw" in single coverage, there should be some kind of struggle for the ball that just results in it being batted away most of the time.
 
[quote name='staticz']Looks like the trades have really chilled out. Beside Tavaris Jackson (can I still trade him?) I'm happy with my team, time to fight for a playoff spot :D[/QUOTE]

Yes, you can.
 
[quote name='Zurezo']I just got home and will be online in 15 min. Then I will advance us.[/QUOTE]

Can you promote me to commish after you do (or before, whichever)? I'm going to put a couple of these trades through.

Also, if he doesn't show on time for some reason, shoot me a message (I'll be on XBL) and I'll give him a call.
 
[quote name='Zurezo']Yes. I'll do it right after the game. BV I think we play next, do you wanna play our game tonight?[/QUOTE]

I want to get my trade through first. If ubernes gives his sign off I'll make the swap tonight and then we can play.
 
BV if you get a chance can you tell your bro I'm going out for an hour but I'll be back around 9:40 EST if he wants to stick around to play our next game. Thanks messenger...
 
[quote name='MasterAwesome']BV if you get a chance can you tell your bro I'm going out for an hour but I'll be back around 9:40 EST if he wants to stick around to play our next game. Thanks messenger...[/QUOTE]

Will do.

That game was close for a while, but Zurezo just pulled way ahead in the 4th (I'm assuming some sort of turnover was involved, since it jumped from a 1 score game to a 3 score game in about 3 minutes).
 
[quote name='staticz']Two things I wish existed -

Spectator mode and the ability to play as your team against others.[/QUOTE]

Yeah... But considering how much is missing from the online franchise mode, those things are way down my list just below "pretty much everything from the offline franchise."
 
[quote name='Doomtime']Hanging with zurezo in his first game tells me he's no slouch. Hopefully he's vocal on the boards.[/QUOTE]

Yeah.
 
BV you are now the Commish. I didnt advance us, figured you would just do it.

For the game...
First half I played sloppy and had 2 turnovers (1 Fumble/1 INT) I was trying some different things, dont know why I do that.

GG Though.
 
[quote name='MasterAwesome']BV if you get a chance can you tell your bro I'm going out for an hour but I'll be back around 9:40 EST if he wants to stick around to play our next game. Thanks messenger...[/QUOTE]

He says he'll be around. I gave him a scouting report on your defense, so if he throws 5 picks to your LBs it's his own fault. ;)
 
Man I've got a tough stretch of schedule coming up here, Hopefully the New and Improved Denver Broncos can handle business. @ Oakland, @ Kansas City, vs New York, and @ San Diego... 3 Divisional Games in 4 Weeks! That's not even counting the fact after that I've got to play Chicago and New England, Smh.
 
[quote name='Zurezo']BV - Let me know when you can/want to play the GOTW[/QUOTE]

I want to wait until my trade goes through. Ubernes gave his tacit sign-off in a PM, though obviously I'll wait for him to confirm it in the thread.

After that.. I thought I was able to add/drop guys from other teams as the commish (you used to be able to) but apparently that's broken as well. So I'll need to wait for Pacer to get on too.

It's possible I'll be ready tonight, but I wouldn't count on it.
 
[quote name='bvharris']I want to wait until my trade goes through. Ubernes gave his tacit sign-off in a PM, though obviously I'll wait for him to confirm.[/QUOTE]

Go for it!
 
[quote name='Doomtime']Can anyone get a hold of Pacer?[/QUOTE]

I just PMed him about dropping the players for our trade (the commish used to be able to do it through the website, but apparently can't anymore). I just dropped mine.
 
Did we ever actually approve the Warren for Breaston trade? I saw that it's been put through.. Oh well, approved! I added that and the Samuel trade to the OP.

What trades are still pending review?
 
[quote name='Doomtime']I thought I saw Uber say it was fine. Not sure what other trades are on the table.[/QUOTE]

Yours and the Cowboys, right?
 
[quote name='bvharris']He says he'll be around. I gave him a scouting report on your defense, so if he throws 5 picks to your LBs it's his own fault. ;)[/QUOTE]

Lol darn you....I'll just have to work on the FF/tackles part of my stats this game. Freaking sprice and his Delmas usering has already well-overtaken Lewis in the picks-department though so I'm gonna have to start picking it up...
 
Turns out I was able to put the trade through. ubernes, for future reference you need to go through the team roster itself and then select add/drop instead of just selecting add/drop from the franchise tools and then selecting the team. Very confusing.
 
All My Transactions have been completed, I've just got to pick up Steve Breaston from Free Agency. Contacted Sprice to see when we can get Broncos vs Lions rolling.
 
BV - I can't play again tonight. I need to eat dinner and have a ton of reading. Lets set something else up
 
[quote name='Zurezo']BV - I can't play again tonight. I need to eat dinner and have a ton of reading. Lets set something else up[/QUOTE]

Yeah, my router decided to crap out all of a sudden. Thus ends my dropless streak this year.

If you don't have any time tonight, I'll be around most of tomorow, minus around around 11:30-2 when I have a football game. Sunday's dicier for me, but I could play in the morning or the evening.
 
Early returns on the AP era were mixed. He scored a long TD run on the first drive but then got stuffed on 3rd-and-short on the second. That Steelers' front 7 is stout as hell.

One other weird thing I discovered: Shadowing receivers doesn't work like it did last year. I tried to have specific guys on Miller and Wallace, but they wouldn't just come out lined up against the guys, but rather in their original position covering them from across the field. It ended up with several guys out of position entirely, including one play where Rob Ninkovich was on Wallace. I think I'm done experimenting with that, haha.
 
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