eWB Madden league

[Meacon Keaton]

1 hour ago, Maxx said:

I can't believe they won't just make one with a randomly generated set of players.

It's mind-boggling that they think it won't sell. Christ, if you played dynasty the "real" players were gone after a couple seasons anyway. Frustrating.

[Cactus Drags]

Jesus fuck, how does the statue sack bullshit make it into the final game? When have you ever seen a qb stand in a perfectly formed pocket without scrambling for 10+ seconds with no threat of a sack? 

[Meacon Keaton]

Is there any rhyme or reason of when the CPU is going to block a kick?

I just lost to the Rams in a game where they blocked a field goal and ran it back for a touchdown and then blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. They also scored a touchdown right before half, despite having no time outs and only 26 seconds on the clock so I'm assuming it was one of those "Fuck you, we are gonna make sure you lose this game" type game, but seriously. If there's nothing you can do to prevent a blocked kick or punt, and that it's just whenever the CPU decides it wants to, that just seems royally fucked up.

[Maxx]

Robby Anderson is really great at getting open and really awful at catching the ball.  

[9 to 5]

The small e at the start of this topic annoys me.

[Meacon Keaton]

On 9/8/2017 at 16:00, Meacon said:

Also if you're looking for running backs, I highly recommend Ameer Abdullah. Fast, great change of direction, and good hands out of the backfield.

I do not recommend TJ Yeldon. That dude has no change of direction. He nearly comes to a full stop if you try to move even somewhat east/west.

Following up on this, Yeldon ended up being my #1 running back after Abdullah went down in Week 12 with a season ending fracture. Abdullah had been picked up in week five and in those six games, ran for almost 1000 yards. Yeldon, who played in all sixteen games, averaged 3.6 YPC and barely squeaked out a 1000 yard season. If I can get even a nice backrub for him in the off-season, I'll be shipping his ass out of town.

[Maxx]

26 minutes ago, Meacon said:

Following up on this, Yeldon ended up being my #1 running back after Abdullah went down in Week 12 with a season ending fracture. Abdullah had been picked up in week five and in those six games, ran for almost 1000 yards. Yeldon, who played in all sixteen games, averaged 3.6 YPC and barely squeaked out a 1000 yard season. If I can get even a nice backrub for him in the off-season, I'll be shipping his ass out of town.

I actually just brought him in.  But considering my offensive game plan involves more passing than the Saints, he shouldn't cause too much of an issue, hopefully.

[Meacon Keaton]

Ah, see I'm the opposite. I think I passed for maybe 3000 yards for the year? 

Also, despite him playing in all sixteen games, I think he got hurt at least once every game, if not more. His injury rating is like a 72. 

[Maxx]

I can rarely ever make running work, so I adapted accordingly.  Granted, the way I set up my franchises always sees me using a TJ Yeldon tier player at RB so that might have something to do with it.  In the games I've played using the Cowboys I can do a lot of good work with Zeke, and I downloaded a playbook with at least one entirely broken wildcat play that always results in positive rushing yards because the defense ends up with three lineman and only one LB behind them.

 

[Meacon Keaton]

A suggestion I have would be to pick a pass play out of your preferred running formation. If the defense isn't stacking the box, do one of the quick audibles to a dive or plunge or off tackle. The CPU seems to know when you're going to pass, so they pick their defense accordingly and don't seem to alter it once you audible. 

As for playing against humans, I find the running much much easier because people tend to just want to rush up the field instead of reading what's happening. So if you give it a second, they'll blow past you, in hopes of a sack, and you can just scoot right on by.

[Maxx]

Oh I don't play against humans anymore.  A 19-0 season with Tim Tebow is all the vs. human achievements I'll ever need.

[Meacon Keaton]

I don't know how you can run a pass-heavy offense. Any time I try to throw the ball more than fifteen yards downfield it either gets picked off or my receiver catches it and drops it when they're touched, and sometimes even when they're not. 

[Maxx]

2 minutes ago, Meacon said:

I don't know how you can run a pass-heavy offense. Any time I try to throw the ball more than fifteen yards downfield it either gets picked off or my receiver catches it and drops it when they're touched, and sometimes even when they're not. 

Oh its more of a high volume thing, lots of short throws in a hurry up, followed by some strikes down field if I can read the defense well enough.  Lots of slants, and then hot routes on almost every play.  Haven't been able to really go full vertical downfield passing attack since whatever Madden had Brees on the cover.  It's not impossible this year, I'm actually happy with how balanced downfield passing seems.  You can't chuck it every play, but I can get some big plays a few times a game.

[Meacon Keaton]

So you're Chip Kelly. You run jet sweeps and trade all your talented offensive weapons, too, racist?

Oh wait, you're successful. Nevermind.

[Maxx]

Well I am using the Bills and I did trade LeSean McCoy.

[Meacon Keaton]

I'm the 49ers and I traded for Teddy Bridgewater. Reverse racism. 

[Maxx]

52 minutes ago, Meacon said:

I'm the 49ers and I traded for Teddy Bridgewater. Reverse racism. 

I shipped out Tyrod and brought in Connor Cook.  Reverse reverse racism.

[Cactus Drags]

I'm not sure exactly how it decides your kick is getting blocked, but I find changing the timing of the kick seems to help (if you hold down a/x on the third press when setting accuracy on kick meter, it only starts the kick when you release the button) 

[Meacon Keaton]

Man there are just some games where the game is going to butt fuck you regardless of what you do huh? Odell Beckham apparently has worse hands than my three year old all of a sudden. He’s even dropping passes when he’s alone. And he’s diving for passes that are thrown to his chest. This fucking game sometimes cracks me up by not trying to hide the fact that it’s gonna fuck you eight ways from Sunday.