General Rules: Created Coaches only No quitting, may concede if down +28 in the 4th quarter Immediate boot from league for quitting. All commish must stream any player edits

Advancing: Regular Season – advancement will be every 48 hours – 2 days max Offseason - schedule will be set based on availability of MAJORITY of Players Preseason - 1 Days Max
Early Advancing:  we are always looking for opportunities to advance early. Please stay in communications with your opponent and with commissioners. If most games are played and we are waiting on a few games that haven’t been scheduled we will advance. If your opponent is constantly reaching out to you to schedule a time and you are not responsive and not direct we will give that person FW and advance. So again Please stay in communication with your opponent. The chat being on mute is not a good enough excuse.

Franchise Rules: All-Madden Difficulty Competitive Mode 7 Minute Quarters DM opponent within 12 hours  No Roster dumping, only 3 players may be released per week and only 4 players signed per week from FA.

Trade Rules:
NO CPU Trades All trades must be approved by trade committee. You can only trade 5 times a year.

Roster Rules:
XF&SS players can be moved once per season (Choose wisely).   If you cut a player, you must wait 1 week (game week)to resign that player. No switching positions weekly for xp, players found Restricted Position Changes: WR<>TE unless WR speed 86 or less WR<>RB DB<>LB DB<>DL O<>D

Player Editing: No editing player names or faces Number changes are allowed

Scheduling: schedule games immediately after advance. If a few games are left and games have not been scheduled we will advance and fair sim it. To receive FW, must send picture proof of private message of scheduling attempt to commissioners well before advance When scheduling, you must give opponent a time window of YOUR availability as well.  If both users attempt to schedule game and schedule conflict does not allow game to be played, game will be fair simmed. If you don’t schedule your game within the 1st 12 hours the game will be fair simmed if you can’t come to an agreement on a time.
If one player is available and other is not, available player will receive force win Missed game times without explanation or attempt to reschedule, available user can receive force win if they choose to do so.

Disconnects:

If disconnects in first quarter and score 7 or less, Recreate score and replay full game 2nd quarter disconnects, recreate score and play to half. If lead is +17 user in lead can take force or play 2 quarters with +17 points

Broadcasting:

All games are to be streamed. Home team should stream and post in the groupme chat except in the playoffs, playoffs away team stream. YouTube is the preferred streaming service. If you can’t stream on YouTube and have to stream on twitch you have to save the game to be rewatched. If you get an Ethernet cable and set your stream to the lowest setting you will be fine. If home team does not stream he will be placed on auto the next week. If a playoff game is not streamed the away team will be autoed for the offseason and the first 3 games of the next season. Super bowl the team with the worse record will broadcast. If you can’t broadcast games this league is not for you.

GAMEPLAY RULES:

Only chew clock if you are up by 14 with 5 min left in 4th. If you are up by 21 you can chew clock entire 4th
If you and the opponent agree to chew clock to finish game that is fine. No onside kick unless down by 14 in the 4th. At least 3 ppl should blitz the qb every play.
One fake punt and one fake fg is allowed per half.
Violation to any rules leads to a warning then automatic one game suspension.
If anyone quits a game they will be banned from league, take your L like a man.
If you chose to play the cpu you only can play the game once. If you play cpu more than once you will be suspended for a week.
4th down rules: Punt on 4th down except when on your own 45, or down by 14 or more. With 2 min remaining in the 2nd qt you can go for it on 4th unless you are up by 17 or more
4th qt there is no punt rule. Go for it at your own risk.
No glitchy or cheesy plays cuh.
If you are up by 28 in the 4th you must put chew clock on.
Do not call timeout at the end of game to score a TD if you are already up.
Have good sportsmanship.

♦there will be absolutely no glitch blitzes. On running formations you can send the whole house and do whatever to stop the run.
♦Any play that commish say that are glitchy will be banned from this league.
Dev Trait upgrades:
If you have a dev upgrade and you play computer, you have a choice to either play cpu and try to get upgrade or play for it the next week vs a user opponent you will need to screenshot a pic of the conversation. If you get a force win you will have to play for the upgrade the next game.
Playing cpu:
You are only allowed one game with the cpu no excuses. If you have to restart you must provide proof of the reason. If not provided you will be autoed the next week.
Stat cap for cpu goes as followed:
Qb – 400 passing yards/ 4 TDs
HB – 200 rushing yards/ 4 TDs
TE/ WR – 200 receiving yards / 4 TDS
4 sacks total for each player
If any of your players reach these caps they must be benched. Every CPU game will be monitored for Rule breaks. Rule breaks are subject to discipline as commissioners deem fit.

Free Agent:
If you sign a free agent you cannot trade them until the next year.

Do not sign anybody longer than a 4 year deal. If they ask for 5th year you can sign them to 5th year with proof.
Super bowl winners:
Get a dev bump form normal to superstar, star to superstar or superstar to x- factor, and any o lineman from normal to star or star to superstar
Conference Champion:
You will be able to upgrade any one player you choose from star to superstar and bump an offensive lineman from normal to star or star to superstar
Pro bowl:
Winners will be allowed to upgrade one offensive lineman of their choosing from star to superstar. The pro bowl will have a 24 hour advance and a 10 hour response window from your opponent. You must play to earn rewards.
Uniforms:
Home team choose color, if home team choose white away team wear dark, if home team choose dark color the away team choose white.
Pausing:
If you have to pause for a reasonable amount of time hit your opponent in groupme.