EWBFL II

[Your Mom]

Can anyone help me out? I cant figure out why I cant get a running game going ever. Is it because my line sucks? It just seems like no matter who I play against they plow through all the blocks before I can do anything. My RB isnt the best but surely he isnt that terrible.

[Maxx]

If anyone wants to keep going with this, I'll run it as Madden is sort of valueless as a trade in now, so I'll end up just holding onto it.

I'd like to see everyone take on a team that isn't rated over a certain number, and possibly have us all just sim the first season and start from there. I'll look into whether or not you can customize conferences to, and if so we can just place everyone in the same conference and whoever makes the Super Bowl would be league champion.

Also open to the whole fantasy draft thing.

[The Heartbreak Kid]

I'm on board with whatever you decide to do, Maxx.

[Your Mom]

Fantasy draft would be interesting but how would you manage something that huge?

[Maxx]

Annoyingly. We'd have to try to get on at the same time, or you just get what is dealt to you. Or we could all agree to just let it randomly fill our teams. Fantasy drafting would be my second choice, only because I'm sure I'd end up with Tom Brady and then I'd scramble every play until he's dead.

[mystikz]

noone really has the patience to draft 53 players or even close to it. I just don't see a fantasy draft working.

[Meacon Keaton]

I know I'm not in this league, but it took nearly two and a half hours for me and ONE other player to do a fantasy draft. I'd suggest you try to stay away from that if at all possible. Especially if the majority of you transfer over to the new league. Just my thoughts.

[Cactus Drags]

Can anyone help me out? I cant figure out why I cant get a running game going ever. Is it because my line sucks? It just seems like no matter who I play against they plow through all the blocks before I can do anything. My RB isnt the best but surely he isnt that terrible.

The run blocking is much improved this year I find, so whereas in previous years I'd have to take the ball and mash sprint in the hope of getting past the line of scrimmage before getting killed, now you can be a little bit patient and wait for a hole to open up. If you're going to sloam it through becausde you're finding you've no time to wait, hit RB to cover the ball. I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but I've found I can usually escape at last one tackler at the line doing that. Also, not every gain on the ground is going to be 10+ yards, sometimes 3-4 yards on a run is perfectly acceptable.

I'm open to Maxx's idea, but I'm not interested in a fantasy draft really.

[Maxx]

Yeah, doing an actual draft with all of us involved would take forever, so that's out. I'm still interested in trying fantasy roulette though.

Unfortunately you can't realign conferences, but I'm still in favor of my overall rating cap. And perhaps shorter quarters and allowing CPU trades.

[Cactus Drags]

We could possibly limit it to one conference then?

[Maxx]

True, but given the way schedules go, you'll have the same chance of playing someone in another conference as you do in the same conference, unless everyone joins certain divisions.

IF we do fantasy roulette, than I'm totally in favor of just limiting it to one conference, and a couple divisions.

[The Heartbreak Kid]

Depending on how many people we have transfer over, I was thinking we could have a certain amount of people in each conference. I'd like to play somebody for the Super Bowl. 6 in AFC, 6 in NFC? I like the overall team rating cap. So instead of a draft, everybody has just about an even team.

The only thing I personally request is a new team. I don't want to be the Panthers.

[Your Mom]

I'm up for anything you guys decide

[mystikz]

I'm for a team cap and shorter quarters possibly but I don't like the CPU trading.

[DYSI]

I'm pretty sure HM is avoiding me.

[Dan]

Fantasy draft is great, who doesn't have 4 hours free for something that wonderful?

[Maxx]

That's why we sim one and everyone plays with the team they're dealt. Separate the men from the boys rah rah rah. Srar is already separated from the men and boys.

[EddieRuckus]

Yeah, I'm going to be done after this season, feels like way too much of a chore just to play a game.

[DYSI]

Gotta drop too Drags, traded Madden in for Black Ops. :/

[Cactus Drags]

I'm really struggling to keep up myself >_>

Week 16 Schedule (deadline: November 19...or, y'know, whenever >_>)

Panthers/Disturbed (9-5) @ Steelers/HM (5-8-1)

Cowboys/Maxx (12-2) @ Cardinals (4-10)

Lions (2-12) @ Dolphins/mystikz (9-5)

Vikings (9-5) @ Eagles/Rocksta (11-3)

Titans/Eddie (8-6) @ Chiefs (7-7)

Patriots/Srar (5-8-1) @ Bills (2-11-1)

Giants/Dragsy (6-8) @ Packers (4-10)

Saints/Essnc (10-4) @ Falcons (6-8)