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2022-04-22

Media Week With the Browns Coach

Steel: Congrats Hero on making another SB, you're on the verge of winning 3 of the first 4 and going 3-0 in the big game. What makes this one different from the first two?

Hero: This one is different in its own unique way. Personally, I just finished one of the busiest years of work I’ve ever experienced. I feel relieved coming into this game from that perspective. From a BL perspective, it’s not really all that different I’m playing against someone that I respect as a person first & foremost but also as a user who has defied the odds. Connor is the ideal SB opponent. Regardless of how it pans out, I’ll be happy to have made another SB & have played a deserving opponent. 

S: I get that and can respect it. It's obviously not as great as your first, and you had crazy success with all the outside ‘distractions’ if you will. What point in the season did you realize you have a chance to not only make the playoffs but get the one seed?

H: Yeah man, a lot of the stress & distractions will absolutely be reduced. Idk if that impacts the game in between the lines but feel it’s worth acknowledging. 

 
I came back from the 2 week field event & just told myself I’ll just focus up & see where the cards fall. I wouldn’t say I really ever had my sights on the one seed until I put together a sweep of the division & has Kiing in Week 18. Win & I get the bye… I was fortunate to have played a clean enough game & seal the one seed. I think my overall season changed when I realized I couldn’t be so lackadaisical with Baker. Early in the year I was just slinging it around the yard. I was playing silly, so had to refocus on my scheme that had held true this cycle.  

S: For sure for sure, when I think of very efficient QBs I usually put Baker up there and I noticed this year he had the stats he usually does but way more interceptions than normal. He's definitely one of the top 3-4 real life QBs in this league. The pundits are saying that this is the cycle of Hero if you win this game. 3-0 in super bowls with at least 2 more seasons to go. Did you see this happening when you got your team and knew who was in your division/conference? You kind of went from, no disrespect, underachieving playoff user to someone who has a chance to make the M22 cycle theirs. 
 
H: I didn’t expect this by any means. I’ve seen countless users possess amazing teams & not be able to go the distance. Not a shot either because only 1/32 can win it all in a given season & add in luck/formula of matchups & you just never know. I looked at my division this cycle & honestly was excited about it just to improve my game & be battle tested. I think that has paid dividends. Credit to Hoot, Cmass, & yourself for keeping me honest & in the grind. 
 
Regardless, I’d consider the cycle a success with one SB. Two SB’s? Shoot, I’m ecstatic. Three SB’s? That’s legit BL history man. Excited for the shot. 
 
S: Yea the pro - scheme > team would agree with you, you can't just get the browns, chiefs, ravens, etc and win SBs. I also think this cycle has shown me and you sort of alluded to it, that having a great division/conference is honestly more fun and more beneficial to future success. So I asked the other SB coach this question, it came in from the viewers, out of every solid user(usually over .500) who do you feel you can beat 9/10 times?
 
H: Yeah well I’ll go off historical data here. I’ve beat Hoot 8/9 times this cycle. Not a shot at him because he has a legitimate place in BL history. It’s just a matchup that has gone well for me this cycle. But then again, he was only 3 points away from a S1 SB berth. 
 
S: I'm a big BIG believer in matchups and sometimes they just go your way. So I know you're putting out the next batch of baby hero's today, TYFYS, but what else is on tap before the Super Bowl, any superstitions you are doing that you did before the last two bowls, also what's for dinner?
 
H: Celebration dinner with my staff is on the schedule for this afternoon. They did an incredible job to mold the future of the corps. 
 
It will be Mexican food this evening. And in regards to superstitions, it’s a bit odd I know but I’ll typically crack open a beer pre game & settle in. 
 
S: See you gotta talk to the new New York Giants coach, he cracks open not one, not two, not three, but like 7 beers and I think it's hurting his game #BeLikeHero
 
But seriously thank you for doing this. It's nice to get a little in sight on the top users of the season. Good luck tonight. I told the saints coach it's a toss up but we know the afc north has to keep the trophy for the cycle. Go browns! 
 
H: Lmao Lucky has a unique approach then. But, if that’s what does the trick for him, so be it! 
 
Of course, appreciate you doing the content for the league. It’s a great idea & I’m sure the league will appreciate it as well! 
 
-off the record hero said he didn't deserve to beat me in the playoffs and I'll actually be taking over the browns tonight ala Ben and the ocho bucs'- 

2022-04-22

Media Week With the Saints Coach

Steel: First off, congrats on winning the NFC, it was no easy feat as you had to go through the giants who can play with anyone, the 3x NFC champ WFT, and the one seed and perennial Super Bowl contender Rams. I want to get into your head *wink wink* and know if you did anything different to prepare for these games, or did you just kind of play your game and make adjustments on the fly?

Connor: Appreciate it! I think in these big games you always want to go in with at least a sound defensive gameplan based on what you've seen in their gameplay. Lucky Alex and Cody all have unique ways they try to attack you on offense and especially in M22 you have to come out of the gate with at least an idea of what you want to prioritize slowing down or you're going to have a really bad time. Without getting into too many specifics cause I'll probably play those guys again in playoff games later in the cycle, yes I absolutely had specific gameplans for all three of them on defense. More important than anything was having the confidence that I could beat all three of those guys on my best day, which is something I've often lacked in big games in previous cycles. Without last season's run to the NFCCG and playing Alex so close, I probably don't make this Super Bowl run.

S: That's great! Its really nice picking apart different users brains, but I understand not wanting to give info on how you won those games, but it's nice seeing that if you want to win you gotta have a plan. So you bring up about having confidence going into this playoffs because of your run last year, was there anything else this season, like any specific moment or after a game that you thought ‘dude I got a great chance to win a ring this season’?

C: Well, you obviously have to look at those AZ games where I was able to beat Cody and Lil Alex in front of a rabid home crowd (hi Mom!). I don't think there was a specific time during this season where I thought to myself "I really could win a ring this year", more so just trying to play at as high of a level as I can every game and see where things go from there. I've never seen myself as one of the best or most knowledgeable Madden users in the BL, this league is a collection of incredible talent and I'm just grateful to be in this position where I can try to make history again. My goal every season is just to make playoffs and everything beyond that is icing on the cake, that's the mindset I have to have especially when I spent the first four cycles of the league being completely irrelevant. The moment I develop an ego about my Madden skills, I'll stop having fun.

S: Haha yea we don't want you contemplating leaving the league or taking a bridge after a playoff loss… I think it's time to take yourself a little more seriously though. You're part of a small group of people who have won a ring in BL and have a chance to win two. Speaking of your other ring, how do you feel differently or the same going into this game and what's it like going against your old team?

C: The whole M21 run felt like a dream, it went so counter to how I perceive myself in this league that I almost couldn't believe it was happening in the middle of it. Being in the hall now this run feels less special, but I'll be just as thrilled if I manage to win tonight. Going against this Browns roster will be interesting for sure, Hero's done an incredible job both with roster construction and how he's been playing the game and he's securing dynasty talk if he can win this one. I can't remember another time in league history where someone's gone from constantly getting bounced in the WC round to being as much of a force as Hero now is in the span of one cycle. The ghost of Banyard will be watching this one from up above ????

S: I know I've said it in chat and you're kind of echoing my thoughts, the first ring is special and nothing will ever top it but those rings after it will solidify your legacy. I 100% agree with the statement about the hump that hero has gotten over. I felt that exact same way about him when I was thinking about this cycle. Also after this game one of you will be undefeated in Super Bowls, and one is going to have their first super bowl loss. I think if you win this it has to be one of the greatest runs I have ever seen in BL based off of who you played and who you will have had to beat in this playoffs. What was your favorite playoff moment of this cycle and one you have had in BL that doesn't involve a game you played in?

C: There have been so many playoff moments this cycle it almost feels unfair to narrow it down to just one. Phil dropping 74 on Austin in the WC? Wild shit. Lil Alex 0-3 in Super Bowls? Wild shit. Justin making Cmass his son? LMAOOOOOO wild shit. But if I had to choose just one the final play of Hero-Lil Alex #2 was one of the all-timers. So many narratives in this league are completely different if you just change the result of that one play. The wheel was open Alex!

S: We have been very lucky to have some of the all time great story lines and great games recently. More than I remember in most CFMs I've been in. Few more questions coach then I'm going to let you get ready for the game, also I'd like to say thanks for doing this. So I let the viewers bring in a question, and their question is this: out of all the solid(usually over .500 users) who's one user you just feel you're going to beat 9/10 times?

C: Of all the users with consistent winning records I'd say I feel the most confident against Lucky. I go into every game feeling that he's going to throw a couple picks over the course of the game and it really takes a lot of pressure off of me on offense. As I've told him in parties and have said in BLN streams, if he embraced the Kiing approach and leaned heavily on runs and checkdowns he'd instantly become much more dangerous in my opinion. But, then again, he might not have as much fun playing that way. Not everyone's here to get sweaty day in and day out!

S: Wow I'm very surprised at you for bodying your Washington brethren. I agree with you on how he should play though, but like you said that might not be what motivates him. What's for dinner before the big game?

C: I had Shake Shack before my first Super Bowl against Ben so that's what we'll be going back to for this one. Can't get nervous if you're in a food coma!

S: Haha that's awesome, gotta keep the superstitions going. Well good luck tonight. I think you're both very similar users and I honestly have no idea who's going to win. Thanks again for taking your time to do this. 

C: Appreciate you. Shoutout Steel City. Shoutout Miami brothers. Shoutout Fogo de Chao

- there you have it folks. Off the record connor has predicted he will win the super bowl 46-13 -

2022-01-24

Season 2 Recap

Let’s take a look back at my season 2 predictions before we post season 3 and see what I got right and what I absolutely bombed the predicted records are in parenthesis and the actual records are not  

 

AFC East:

Dolphins -(6-11) 12-5
Jets -(7-10) 10-6-1
Bills -(9-8) 6-11
Pats -(10-7) 6-11
 
Recap: Well Austin was not back after I thought he was locked in and both Troy and Kiing completed their rebuilds way faster than I thought. Both of them have great RB and play amazing defense. They leaned on their strengths and both made the playoffs and played probably one of, if not the best playoff game in recent memory. Cam had his ups and downs and was in a lot of games. The AFC is insanely deep so being on the wrong side of a bunch of 50/50 games will make you look worse than you actually are. 

AFC North:
 
Steelers -(9-8) 12-5*
Browns -(14-3) 11-6
Ravens -(13-4) 9-8
Bengals -(9-8) 6-11
 
Recap: Hero took a bit of a ‘slide’ after starting I think 1-3 after a Super Bowl hangover and Cmass was definitely feeling the affects of losing Lamar. I didn’t expect to have Kyler and I was going to try and dev Tyler Huntley. Hooty stopped running the ball and his record suffered because of it. Cmass stepped up late in the season and made a push towards the playoffs with Don. Kyler was obviously the difference maker here but Baker made XF and if he gets EA watch out cuz I see this division going way differently. 
 
Afc South:
 
Titans -(11-6) 13-4
Colts -(11-6) 9-8
Jags -(6-11) 8-9
Texans -(10-7) 4-13
 
Recap: I had the most faith in Matt to make it and he blew it. Whatever. Cloud won the division and had an amazing season. That offense was deadly (thanks cmass) and his defense was buzzin around. I said kooks prediction was a little low and he was in the playoff hunt for a majority of the season. A late slide took him out but another revamped offseason and he’s going to be competing again. Ben has fallen and idk if he’ll ever get up. I did say Holloman would be OROY I just didn’t think Shelton would be a freak of nature. He will definitely be close to getting a gold BL jacket. 
 
AFC West:
 
Chargers -(9-8) 11-6
Raiders -(10-7) 10-7
Chiefs -(5-12) 7-10*
Broncos -(10-7) 5-12
 
Recap: Well Justin won the division again because Philip phell off. Like what happened here. The team was pretty much the same. You played an easier AFC division, very weird. Kumar did exactly as I thought and then desynced his way out of the playoffs but before that he had an amazing season with Shelton while being suspended for two games. P made a jump and has two of the most OP WR in the game. I can’t wait til we’re done with this cycle and mahomes gets rolled one more time and he finally gets GS. Justin went to the playoffs. Beat the champ then ran a wildcat pass play and forgot how to ice his opponent.  

PREDICTED PLAYOFFS:
1. Browns
2. Titans
3. Broncos
4. Patriots
5. Ravens
6. Colts
7. Raiders
 
ACTUAL PLAYOFFS
1 Titans
2 Steelers 
3 Dolphins
4 Chargers
5 Browns
6 Jets
7 Raiders
 
Eh 3/7 correct, not bad.  
 
 
 
 
NFC East:
 
WFT -(15-2) 17-0
Giants -(9-8) 10-7
Cowboys -(3-14) 6-11
Eagles -(0-17) 0-17
 
Recap: No change here. This seems to be how the division will go throughout the cycle unless Chase makes that jump to being good. Little Alex rode Lamar all the way to the SB but lost yet again. Probably had some Cmass SB stink on him. Lucky had a very efficient season with Danny Dimes and got him Pro Bowl. If he keeps this up and can figure Little Alex out he could make some noise in the playoffs. Similar to what I had to do last year with Dan. I hated this prediction for Nick and I’m upset it came true. He’ll get one this year for sure. 
 
NFC North:
 
Vikings -(12-5) 12-5
Bears -(8-9) 10-7
Packers -(7-10) 9-7-1
Lions -(8-9) 4-13
 
Recap: I said this was Dan’s division for the cycle and I still think that but it’s a little shakier with Alex getting better every season (only cuz there’s no skill gap. (I said what I said)). Alex and Tim were so close all the way down to the last week where Alex did what winners and past champs do, win the big ones. I’m off the Lions bandwagon until he shows me something. He knows everything about the game and has a solid squad. Dans probably still watching film on his playoff loss to the Cody. 
 
NFC South:

Panthers -(15-2) 13-4
Saints -(5-12) 10-7
Falcons -(12-5) 9-8
Bucs -(1-16) 4-13
 
Recap: Fin left and it screwed my predictions. I think he’s the only one to leave last season and that’s just soft af. Morty did what Morty does, win games. Connor showed some promise but still has those weird baffling games where he throws 6 interceptions. He also has games where he dots you up on the road while massively hungover at 7 am. Ptown came in and went wild before cooling off the last few weeks. Gamble gambled on himself and lost. I really think if he left this team intact he’d have a much better record the last two seasons. He was a demon on the ground and played solid defense. I feel dirty saying this, but next time ask Matt before you make a move. Morty got Hawaiied in the first round by fellow Seattlite Lucky and connor was up for a second on Dan then got his back blown out. 
 
NFC West:
 
Rams -(13-4) 10-7
Cardinals -(7-10) 7-10
Niners -(3-14) 7-10
Hawks -(4-13) 4-13
 
Recap: Cody wasn’t around for most of the season it seemed and took some weird losses. Caiden traded Kyler and had a solid defense but needed to lean on Taylor more than he did. Had some weird losses (@chicago). Ryan had a chance at the playoffs until he didn’t. So what did he do? Went out and traded his QB after having his best season in forever. Chap was too high on the irl chiefs and just yolo’d the whole thing away this season. Russ is gone but Watson is still a solid side piece. Cody took out Alex and Dan but couldn’t beat his dad in the championship game. I look forward to see if he gets over that hump. 
 
PREDICTED NFC PLAYOFFS:
1. WFT
2. Panthers
3. Rams
4. Vikings
5. Falcons
6. Giants
7. Bears
 
ACTUAL PLAYOFFS:
1 WFT
2 Panthers
3 Vikings 
4 Rams
5 Bears
6 Saints
7 Giants
 
6/7 and I think if fin stays maybe he bumps connor out. Who knows. But the nfc is way easier to predict and this shows it. 
 
Thanks for reading. Maybe I’ll do a season 3 preview. Maybe not. 

 

2021-12-09

Season Two Prediction

Season predictions

 

AFC East:

Pats -(10-7)
Bills -(9-8)
Jets -(7-10)
Dolphins -(6-11)
 
Recap: I still think austin is the team to beat and he revamped his offense with some ai and some WR which he desperately needed. It wouldn't surprise me if Cam won the division and I see a typical bounce back year from kiing with Troy winning some games and getting ready for season three with a bad roster. 

AFC North:
 
Browns -(14-3)
Ravens -(13-4)
Bengals -(9-8)
Steelers -(9-8)
 
Recap: it's the champs division to lose, and there's no easy games in the AFC plus a super bowl rematch on the horizon. Cmass overhauled his team and got rid of Lamar. I think he takes some lumps with Don but that team is stacked and he doesn't have to do much. I think this prediction for hooty is a tad low and mine might be a bit high unless TJ and Dupree can get some pressure this season. 
 
Afc South:
 
Colts -(11-6)
Titans -(11-6)
Texans -(10-7)
Jags -(6-11)
 
Recap: this is the year taint makes the playoffs. Book it. Cloud changed some things up and I see Hollywood thriving next to Njoku. Ben is completing the rebuild and Holloman will be up for OROY. Let's see what TLaw and the boys can do in season 3. It wouldn't surprise me if this prediction is a tad low for Kook too. 
 
AFC West:

Broncos -(10-7)
Raiders -(10-7)
Chargers -(9-8)
Chiefs -(5-12)
 
Recap: Phil retains the crown over a disputed tie breaker scenario again and Justin takes a small step back after trading a ton of assests for a safety. Let's see if P plays better knowing he doesn't have to worry about dev regression if he just doesn't throw a billion interceptions and makes pro bowl again. 

PLAYOFFS:
1. Browns
2. Titans
3. Broncos
4. Patriots
5. Ravens
6. Colts
7. Raiders
 
NFC East:
 
WFT -(15-2)
Giants -(9-8)
Cowboys -(3-14)
Eagles -(0-17)
 
Recap: I don't think getting Lamar and blowing up a sb participant team will hinder Alex much, but it definitely wouldn't surprise me if he did fall off a bit. After my SB I had regrets changing it up when I shoulda just stuck to my guns. But Lamar is special and very fun to play with. Lucky couldn't make the draft but got a bunch of solid players in trades. I want Chase to be good and he says he will but I still think 7-8 wins is his ceiling. I hate saying someone won't win a game but there are only so many coin flip games. Nicks team on paper is there, just get some lab time with that roommate when he's not banging milfs. 
 
NFC North:
 
Vikings -(12-5)
Bears -(8-9)
Lions -(8-9)
Packers -(7-10)
 
Recap: This is going to be Dans division to lose for the foreseeable future. Mond is only getting better. With Bos done tanking since he got his secondary and QB he makes a bit of noise and tries to take that second spot from alex who has an older team and didn't really change up much from season one. Finally for Tim I think it's super solid to stay around the .500 mark. Maybe it's gunslinger maybe it's better skill. I think it's the latter and it will show even after Rodgers retires. 
 
NFC South:

Panthers -(15-2)
Falcons -(12-5)
Saints -(5-12)
Bucs -(1-16)
 
Recap: Fin had a great offseason where he bolstered the offense but a very tough schedule and Morty getting some solid players and a better QB makes me think he leap frogs him this year. Connor might have his M22 Banyard but still doesn't have that M21 defense. Until then he's firmly in third. Gamble took one of the best teams and absolutely destroyed it. It's kinda crazy how bad it is now. 
 
AFC West:
 
Rams -(13-4)
Cardinals -(7-10)
Hawks -(4-13)
Niners -(3-14)
 
Recap: Again this is Cody's division unless he plays Caiden 17 times. I think he'll make the playoffs and fight for the bye with a pretty weak schedule. Caiden is second in this division and could make the playoffs in a watered down NFC. Battle for third is interesting and I could see it going for either Ryan or Chap. But not much higher for these two. 
 
NFC PLAYOFFS:
1. WFT
2. Panthers
3. Rams
4. Vikings
5. Falcons
6. Giants
7. Bears
 
next ariticle well dive into the playoffs and some award predictions. 

 

2021-11-24

AFC PRETENDERS/CONTENDERS

AFC Contender/pretender

 
So I just did the NFC and I said how it definitely wasn’t as deep as the AFC but I wouldn’t sleep on the top of the NFC. The AFC will still see the cream rise as it usually does come playoff time. I waited til week 17 was ended cuz I didn’t want to do 11 of these. So here we go. 
 
1 - Browns - contender: playing Hero twice a year makes me want to rip my hair out and eat it. It’s so frustrating because you know what’s coming but he is so efficient with it and gets it done. It’s going to be some inside zone, and some short passes to Schwartz/Chubb. This is no disrespect to Hero but I don’t see him winning a super bowl unless he opens it up and adds some medium Dots to his game. ‘But you said he’s a contender’ well if you don’t knock him off his game he’s going to run it down your throat, get mobile with Baker and hit his dump offs. He doesn’t turn it over and plays solid defense. You gotta man up and stop the run if you’re going to force Hero to do things he doesn’t wanna do. 
 
 
2 - Patriots - Contender: I just don’t see a list like this without Austin being a contender until he shows us he’s out of it. I didn’t play Austin this year but you know what he’s going to do, throw those outside routes and throw the ball 50+ times a game. I don’t think Austin has the defense this year to shut teams down but if it’s a shootout I have very little doubt that Austin doesn’t win those type of games. Austin’s Achilles heel looks to be his lack of skill/speed at wideout. Man press should be your friend and if you can get touchdowns and not have to settle for field goals you can beat Austin but playoff Austin is a whole other animal. 
 
 
3 - Chargers - pretender: Justin can not throw the ball. More often than not the games Justin wins rely on hit stick fumbles and his opponent not being able to stop the run. We don’t even know if Justin will be in the playoffs but I wouldn’t be surprised if he pulled out a win if he did make it. Justin is a very matchup dependent user, if he gets someone who can score a ton I don’t think he will fare well. 
 
 
4 - Colts - pretender: Matts in the same convo as another NFC user who didn’t beat any body really worth a damn. The only team he beat this year who will be in the playoffs was the Titans. All of the games he has played against playoff users have ended in at least a two score game as well. I’m really proud of taint for going from a top 5-10 pick normally to a playoff contender, that’s no easy feat but let’s pump the brakes on Matt making any noise in the offs, for now. 
 
 
5 - Bengals - Contender: he does what you want to see from playoff users, win the close games and blow out the users you should blow out. He’s top 10 in every statistical category on DL and he has an EZ mode QB. His defense is crazy with the pressure he gets while seemingly having everyone covered. I played two tight games with hooty and forced brady into some throws that he normally wouldn’t make. I don’t think he’s as great of an offensive user that his stats would suggest, you can confuse him with mixing up coverages and having a solid user. His defense is what will put him over the top. As long as he keeps the turnovers down and plays solid defense he’ll be there at the end of games. 
 
 
6 - Ravens - contender: because of Lamar, Cmass will always be a contender. He’s the cheesiest most instant offense player I have ever seen, used, played against, in this madden or any other madden ever. His abilities make him glide on the field and he’s faster than pretty much every player on the field. Once truzz is activated it’s a (qb) wrap. I think Cmass is a great user but what’s scary is that I think he could be even better if he had a pocket passing QB with some throwing abilities. He gets happy feet in the pocket with Lamar and you can use that against him and make him throw passes that he shouldn’t. You can also get some lucky fumbles if you can get a hit on Lamar before truzz is activated. As long as Cmass doesn’t see hooty he should be in line for his third BL sb appearance
 
 
7 - Titans - pretender: playoffs started week 18 for you and you lost to Ben. Maybe it won’t hurt you for the playoffs depending on how the other games play out. Cloud had a health problem in the middle of the season and maybe that will hurt him but obviously clouds health is priority number one and we all hope he’s doing better. But for the purpose of this article, cloud is very predictable on offense and hasn’t beat anyone worth anything either. If you watch njoku you can  get some nice user picks. Cloud has always been a top notch defensive user and that’s where his bread and butter is, but this game doesn’t reward defensive users. 
 
8 - Raiders - pretender: I’m going to say pretender only because Kumar is so hot and cold you never know what you’re going to get. Are you going to get the guy who runs 9 times a game and throws 19 picks. Or will you get the efficient passing user who plays some solid defense and baits you for some nice lurks. this team isn’t ready for the playoffs yet but I do like what he’s doing and next year, we should see a more consistent user. 

2021-11-23

NFC Contender/pretender

Contender/pretender

 
NFC: I’m going to preface this by saying, being realistic, the NFC is very top heavy and the rest of the NFC inflates their wins against the bottom tier users. So it’s hard to gauge how good these teams really are. I’ve played a handful here and in our other league so I have some insight. 
 
1 - Falcons - contender: I wasn’t a fan of Pitts playing WR but allowing Hurst to get on the field seems to have made a difference. Cam has been efficient and Fin has beat the best teams that have been on the schedule. He goes into the playoffs as the team to beat. I played fin in top with a completely different team so it’s hard to compare offensive schemes, but defensively he does the same things, figures out what you want to do and tries to neutralize it while usering a different player all over the field. Most people play defense and want you to adapt, but fin seems to come into the game with a plan and change it up. 
 
2 - Vikings - contender: Dump off Daniel. I obviously played Dan a lot last year and played him this year and it’s the same. Smart offense that doesn’t turn the ball over much and will have your head spinning on who to cover. Three great WR and being able to dump it down AND knowing when to dump it down to Cook is a scary offense. You can’t take your foot off the gas on Dan cuz he has the ability to score a lot and quick. His defense is mid tier but it just needs to force a turnover or a few field goals and it did it’s job for Dan. Dans not the best user imo but he makes some top tier lurks here and there. If the games total points get over 50 you’re playing into Dans hand. 
 
 
3 - WFT - contender: The first playoffs for Little Alex where he doesn’t have to worry about Austin until the Bowl. The big knock on Alex is he can get in holes quick against top talent and then makes himself have to try hard to get out of them in the second half. He knows the game inside and out so you’re not going to out scheme him. I played him in the preseason and a few times in Top and it’s the same thing, play action passes, rolling out, and picking you apart short and taking his chances deep. He’ll make some bad throws and give you some gifts so being patient is the key to stopping the offense. On that point it’s more so that Alex just thinks he’ll get it back later and in the playoffs that’s not always the case. 
 
 
4 - Rams - pretender: This one hurts to say. Cody on paper is a pretender. His schedule was weak and the only wins against playoff teams were alex week one when he was getting his footing. Taint week 2 who just wasn’t ready yet and Kook who know one knows how to rank. But Cody has two rings in BL and has a team to do it. I haven’t played Cody this cycle at all so I’m not sure how to play him but being able to be efficient running and play a bend but don’t break defense. 
 
 
5 - Panthers - pretender: the undefeated Morty season seems so far away. I played Morty in a few games before BL started and he’s still a super efficient passer. He has Darnold with 45 TDs and 20 int. The number two pass d which it would be blasphemous if it was lower with that secondary. The biggest knock on Morty is he doesn’t run the ball. And gets discouraged if you stop his run early and doesn’t go back to it. Everyone gets in that lull, unless you’re kiing, which Morty has to get out of. When people know you’re going to pass, especially the top users, it makes their job on defense so much easier. Maybe some spread formation inside zones, some runs on third and long. Use that pass heavy offense to disguise the run. But until we see that I can’t give Morty a contender status. 
 
 
6 - Bears - pretender: Besides Justin does anyone benefit from madden more than Alex? I’m kidding, I’m still salty about kmet Alex OK! A lot of Alex’s games seem like dog fights and he just scraps to pull out some wins. Outside of the shellacking of Dan, a lot of his wins have been close games. Either alex is pulling out some wins and knows how to pull off game winners, or he’s just backing into some wins and doing enough not to lose. Stopping the run is the key to slowing him down as fields will turn the ball over. Defensively alex seems back to being the dominant user on that side that he always was. Great user and mixing in some pressure to throw you off. In our game it was tough to get the rush game going with Roquan hawking me down and I had no time to throw with Mack breathing down my neck every pass play. Wouldn’t surprise me if Alex wins a playoff game, just don’t know if he has the offense to get to a bowl yet. 
 
 
7 - Giants - pretender: I’m going to preface this by saying it would absolutely not shock me if Lucky went to a super bowl as it would also not shock me if he lost 67-8 in the first round. Lucky is so jekyl and Hyde it’s crazy. This is going to come off toxic but I just don’t think lucky ‘cares’ enough to win a bowl. I know he loves BL and he’d be here still and love playing(still complaining) even if he was going 1-15 every year. I just don’t think he’s going to change up how he plays or look into his opponent to take that next step. There’s games lucky will throw 5 incompletions and 5 touchdowns and then others he’ll have 5 completions and 10 picks. You just don’t know which lucky will come playoff time. 
 
 
Packers - pretender: I think if Tim made the playoffs he’d make a game interesting. He runs the ball well and throws great with Arod. His defense is hit or miss which hurts. 
 
 
Cards - pretender: unless he plays Cody he wouldn’t win a game. 

2021-11-03

Power rankings Week 8 top 5

Power Rankings(preseason Rank)

5: (4) Ravens - in Cmass’ 6 wins his opponents average 2.3 wins, through 7 weeks. I don’t say that to diminish what he’s doing but in his first real test against duhooty he lost. He hasn’t been challenged and has been able to run the ball and play amazing defense. I’m not on the cmass train but I’m definitely not off, his resume has shown that he can definitely win in this league. Week 12-18 will be the pudding. Let’s see if he has the proof. 
 

4: (7) Bengals - I’ll forgive the week one blow out to Dan but the loss to kook was somewhat surprising. His defensive numbers are a bit misleading, he was one of the toughest most confusing defenses I have played in a game where defense is shit. Tom Brady is going to boost this offense to the next level. I’m excited to see if he can go 3-0 in the division when he plays hero week 9. 

 

3: (20) Falcons - this is pre panthers game. Some solid wins against kiing, Lucky and little Alex. But they have been close wins. No one remembers the final score just that you got a win. Winning the close one takes guts and some mental fortitude. Fin has the inside road as the nfc favorite. 

 

2: (6) Browns - same as cmass, his schedule hasn’t been particularly tough so far but he’s gotten it done. He did beat the two users who had winning records, Dan and Phil. The comeback win against phil really showed something. Those were the games hero used to fall out of but it looks like he’s able to throw the ball around a bit and that’s scary.

 

1: (9) Panthers - I love this team. The secondary is insane. The dline is fun and the offense has playmakers at WR and RB with a solid qb. Morty has blown out everyone he’s played besides the random game with Ben. 53 points for and 23 against. Number one in both Categories. When have you seen a 30 point differential. Just run the ball Morty. And stop breaking rules. 

2021-11-02

Power Rankings Week 8 10-6

Power Rabkings(Preseason Rank)

10: (1) Rams - The schedule has been pretty weak so far. We didn’t think Cody would lose one division game all cycle then lost his first one. Let’s see what he does to Ben who he owns then a game against Cloud to really judge Cody in this early season

9: (5) WFT - You got away from Austin then lost two Cam and Fin back to back. Everyone’s favorite to make it to the nfc champ game and the only defining win was against lucky so far. Week 11 vs Morty will be the real test. 

8: (22) Bills - lost the first game then ran off four straight before a close game with cloud. I don’t think many people had the bills winning the East but they have a shot. The next stretch of jags jets and colts will show us if cam is the real deal or not. 

7: (3) Vikings - the normally offensive user is winning games with his defense, outside of the mental block that lives in Carolina. Dan got out of MSO with a 4-2 record and tied for the division lead with Dirk Diggler. Week 9 and 11 against the Ravens and Packers respectively will show us if Dan can win with low level rookie QBs or if mond is a fluke and he needs to find his next Fletcher.

6: (17) Titans - Another user that no one is talking about who has more wins than typed messages of ‘Vance’ which is shocking. Their only loss was to taint in week 3. He will face him again in two weeks hopefully for Cloud he doesn’t lose that game and lose the tie breaker that comes with it.

2021-11-02

Power Rankings Week 8 10-6

Power Rabkings(Preseason Rank)

10: (1) Rams - The schedule has been pretty weak so far. We didn’t think Cody would lose one division game all cycle then lost his first one. Let’s see what he does to Ben who he owns then a game against Cloud to really judge Cody in this early season

9: (5) WFT - You got away from Austin then lost two Cam and Fin back to back. Everyone’s favorite to make it to the nfc champ game and the only defining win was against lucky so far. Week 11 vs Morty will be the real test. 

8: (22) Bills - lost the first game then ran off four straight before a close game with cloud. I don’t think many people had the bills winning the East but they have a shot. The next stretch of jags jets and colts will show us if cam is the real deal or not. 

7: (3) Vikings - the normally offensive user is winning games with his defense, outside of the mental block that lives in Carolina. Dan got out of MSO with a 4-2 record and tied for the division lead with Dirk Diggler. Week 9 and 11 against the Ravens and Packers respectively will show us if Dan can win with low level rookie QBs or if mond is a fluke and he needs to find his next Fletcher.

6: (17) Titans - Another user that no one is talking about who has more wins than typed messages of ‘Vance’ which is shocking. Their only loss was to taint in week 3. He will face him again in two weeks hopefully for Cloud he doesn’t lose that game and lose the tie breaker that comes with it.

2021-11-02

Week 8 Power Rankings 19-11

Power Rankings (Preseason rank)

 

19: (14) Steelers - What a roller coaster of a ride. We’ve given up 8 defensive TDs in back to back games and one int got returned to the one. There’s a ton of holes on this team but the offense just needs to be smart and more efficient. Next week against the browns will show us where we are. Remember, punts aren’t a bad thing. 

18: (2) Patriots - what are we doing man? Don’t give in to MSO, but the three wins are against, gamble, Jesse, and Connor? No dick sucking here, nut up and learn the game like you have the last two maddens. 

17: (30) Niners - start off hot, got a player suspended then lose a close one to chap. Get your back blown out then beat the great Taint. What are we doing here Ryan. Beat the bears and the cards next to prove you belong in the top half of the league. 

16: (29) Packers - GS is obviously great but Tim is winning games with his top ten defense. You can’t throw 5 picks and expect to beat the top users. The WFT loss is so m21 Tim, no running and turning the ball over. Get back to the bread and butter. 
 

15: (kook) Jags - literally no one is talking about kook maybe cuz kook doesn’t talk himself. The foreigner has played well against some of the better users and knocked off hooty Pre-SFL. I could see Kook pushing for a WC or staying at .500 or never winning another game. He’s the Maple Leafs of BL. 

14: (21) Broncos - I think phil with the new internet is going to take off in the second half of the season. He’s played some close games with top users and blown out the ones he should and could beat. If he can keep up with little Alex it will show me he’s ready to win the afc west.

13: (23) Cards - Started off miserably, but all he needed was a game against Cody to get right back on track. If Kyler learns to throw a little better while keeping up with the run game the cards could push for a WC spot. Cards v packers next week is a game to watch. 

12: (24) Colts - this has to be the highest Matt has ever been. My breakout user, If Dan didn’t pull a Justin on us. Until the Niners game you were winning the games you should and keeping up with the players people thought should beat you. You had chances to win against Cody but sucked in the RZ and you got too nice against Cmass and declined a penalty. You shore those things up you can win the south. Oh and not lose to Ryan. 

11: (16) Giants - Blows Cody out one week. Gets blown out the next by Morty. Typical Lucky. The next NINE GAMES are against teams with losing records, have I said the NFC is ass yet, wow. Win those games and you could be fighting for the division. 

 

2021-11-02

Week 8 Power Rankings 32-20

Ranks: (preseason rank)

32: Dolphins - no user  

31: (32) Eagles - Nick is putting up 28 points a game which in any other madden would be top half of the league. So maybe there is some improvement happening, we just don’t see it because of the 36 INT thrown. Cut those down and we’ll see some closer games. 

30: (19) Lions - Bos took his favorite team and like some others who did the same, are maybe regretting it. It’s an uphill battle with the lions and maybe we expected too much from year one Bos. 

29: (27) Chiefs - Why are the chiefs cursed in CFM. Poor Mahomes. The only win by these chiefs was against the Eagles. Maybe next year after the Mahomes reroll it will help your defense not give up 57 PPG (32nd).

28: (8) Texans - Another good user who’s rebuilding.  But when you call out taint and then lose and follow it up by losing to Caiden. It’s a bad look. Great users win with bad teams. Gotta not be last in yards against but maybe that’s the point when you’re trying to dev your qb. 

27: (28) Hawks - I don’t think Chap should be this low I just know his win total keeps him around here. He beat me, had a solid game with a backup qb to Dan and then just lost to Connor. I really think chap could be the next user to surprise people if he would just stop throwing so many ‘fuck it’ balls. 

26: (11) Saints - you’re only here cuz you beat the hawks and being higher than Ben will throw him in a tizzy. Having one win is atrocious with this roster though. You have the offensive weapons, just find the fastest rb and try to recreate last years magic. 

25: (13) Cowboys - Good win against MSO Austin. The lurk at the end of the game was vintage Chase. Tons of close games that show me you’re on the cusp of putting it back together, just a lack of game familiarity right now is your downfall.

24: (15) Chargers - Justin can’t throw and he’s not running enough to get wins. Go back to your bread and butter. Under 20 rushes per game is not the Justin key to success. 

23: (12) Jets - another MSO user. Typical Kiing season one, try to dev one player, tank, get good picks, build for season 2 and beyond. Maybe play some dime -Justin 

22: (31) Bucs - Like Connor said ‘you pick the Bucs first for Tom Brady then trade him’. It’s not a bad decision but I feel gamble has no plan on this team. Tons of different players have been posted to trade block and you’re facing money issues soon potentially so you trade for a qb who will want 20-30 mil a year. 
 
21: (18) Raiders - Kumar was my pick to win the west and he still can but he’s too hot and cold. One week putting up 3 points the next you beat Justin and keep up with phil. Just run the ball. 
 
20: (10) Bears - Alex has gotten on a hot streak recently but I guess that’s what happens when you play the Bucs, raiders and lions in 3 of 4 weeks. I want to see Alex come up big against some top half comp. 

2021-07-13

BL Offensive All Pro team

So I know we do our own Hall of Fame voting for artificial intelligence but that’s not totally fair to the real life players who have been dominant in our CFM for 7 seasons. So I decided to do an “All-Pro” team. This includes created players too because not all artificial intelligence will make it into the Hall. So let’s get to the offensive side of the ball and these are my choices on who was the best and most consistent players for our CFM. I’ll also give you a little tidbit on why some players were not chosen, but got an honorable mention. Also the stats are an average per season unless it says total which is obviously the total number of stats that player had in the cycle. 


 

QB - Matt Davis 5262/70%/54/25 (6 seasons)

5 pro bowls

Mvp

Offensive player of the year

ROY

3 QBOTY

 

I mean did you expect it to be anyone else. These numbers would be a tad higher if he didn’t miss 5 games in our 6th season when he was on pace for 6000 passing yards and 57 TDs and also the FW season 7. People would die for a 2:1 TD:INT ration in CFM with 70% completion. He also won 4 Super Bowls and is looking for his 5th in a day or two. 

 

Honorable mentions:

 

Josh Allen 4309/69%/47/28

3 pro bowl

QBOTY

 

He’s not Matthew Davis

 

Joe Burrow 4640/70%/40/30

6 pro bowl

 

He’s not Matthew Davis

 

RB - Cam Akers 

2143 yards 22 TDs 656 rec yards 34 tot rec TDs

6 pro bowls

1 led league in rush yards

ROY

3 OPOY

3 RBOTY

2 MVP

 

It’s pretty ridiculous what Kiing has done with Cam Akers. Even in that weird year where he went to the eagles so kiing could dev Miles Sanders for Ryan. I know we think of Imani Boothe being the RB of the cycle but he just didn’t have to do it in the gauntlet that is the NFC West. If Hero had Boothe the whole cycle it would be a lot tougher to decide. Akers was just dominant since day one and doesn’t have the extra speed that Boothe did so it makes it more impressive. 

 

Honorable Mentions:

 

Imani Boothe (6 seasons(4seasons))

1538 yards(2104) 22 TDs(31) 492 rec yards(707) 22 total rec TDs 

4 pro bowl

1 led league in rush yards

2 MVP

2 OPOY

2 RBOTY

 

The numbers in parenthesis are Boothes numbers while on the Giants. The numbers are pretty ridiculous and eclipses Akers. I gave the nod to Akers only because of longevity and the toughness of division. 

 

Jonathan Taylor

2003 yards 22 TDs 557 rec yards 12 tot rec TDs

6 pro bowl

2 led league in rush yards

3 OPOY

OROY

1 MVP

3 RBOTY

 

This was actually way closer than I thought it’d be. But Justin also had a very easy division. The receiving TDs hurt him in overall but the numbers and accolades were up there with Akers and Boothe. If they were all in the same conference though I don’t see Taylor winning as many awards. 

 

Chris Banyard (6 seasons)

1764 yards 21 TDs 403 rec yards 8 tot rec TDs 

3 pro bowl

OPOY

RBOTY

 

Very good RB. He’s up here because I think he won Connor a Super Bowl. 

 

WR1 - Adonis Morrison (5 seasons)

117 catches 2325 yards 18 TDs 

5 Pro Bowl

WROTY

Led league in catches x2

 

The Best WR and it’s not close. Had over 2000 yards in every season. Had 3000 yards his rookie year. No offense to Gamble but people knew every game that Morrison was going to get the ball and he still put up ridiculous numbers. 

 

WR2 - Henry Ruggs

83 catches 1716 yards 21 TDs 

7 PRO BOWL

3 WROTY

 

Another 99 speed WR doing speedy boi things. Winning best WR 3 times in a conference with Hill and Morrison and Austin’s WR core was no easy feat. Just wish it led to more wins in the record book. Playoffs are better when Morty is there. 

 

WR3 - Tyreek Hill 

78 catches 1606 yards 20 TDs 

7 Pro Bowl

2 WROTY

 

When in doubt throw it up to Hill. I understand why Phil wanted to change the speed threshold. This division is nutty with the short 99 speed WR. Hill makes the team as a third WR because of the consistency and the hardware. If DK didn’t tail off, this decision would’ve been a little tougher. 

 

Honorable Mentions:

 

DK Metcalf

67 catches 1563 yards 20 TDs 

4 PRO BOWL

2 WROTY

 

Seasons 5, 6, and 7 just weren’t All-Pro type seasons. Very good. But not great. 

 

Dj Moore

82 catches 1450 yards 16 TDs 

4 Pro Bowl

WROTY

 

Consistent. Just not the numbers needed to be All-Pro. 

 

Mecole Hardman

80 catches 1565 yards 14 TDs 

5 Pro Bowl

WROTY

 

If taint gets him earlier and doesn’t draft 7 more WR. Maybe mecole makes it. 

 

Matthew Smith (6 seasons)

75 catches 1469 yards 14 TDs

4 Pro Bowl

WROTY

 

Got him too late in the cycle. 

 

Marquise Bright (6 seasons)

65 catches 1380 yards  15 TDs 

3 PRO BOWL

 

The deep threat Dan needed but was still number 2 behind Michael Thomas it seemed. 

 

Cooper Kupp

66 catches 1043 yards 12 TDs 

3 PRO BOWL

WROTY

 

His numbers aren’t flashy but he was a big reason for CMass’ success in my eyes. He had a year where he didn’t do much so his numbers are a little skewed. But I wanted to recognize Kupp. 

 

TE - George Kittle

85 catches 1198 yards 10 TD

7 pro bowl

 

He did it year in and year out on three different teams. That shows to me that he was a great player. He was consistent and he’s one of the most underrated players in the CFM. His mix of catching and blocking was truly underlooked. 

 

Honorable Mentions:

 

Connor Hicks(3 seasons)

101 catches 1365 yards 15 TDs 

3 pro bowl

Catches leader

OROY

 

This was a hard choice to leave him off but I had to because he only played three seasons. If he would’ve did it over 5-6 seasons I think I give him the nod over kittle. 

 

Dontrell Borum (5 seasons)

70 catches 1032 yards 11 td

4 pro bowl

 

Another very good player but just didn’t have the consistency that Kittle had. 

 

Dawson Knox

62 catches 817 yards 12 TD

2 pro bowl

 

Crazy touchdown production with seasons of 20 and 19. But didn’t have the yards or consistent play to be above the others

 

I chose the best overall artificial intelligence players at offensive line and put them here. No rhyme or reason. The big thing I did take away from this were the overalls on lineman. We have like 9 lineman over 90 overall. And about 7-10 80s per position. That’s awful. I understand oline might not matter but we need to do a better job moving forward. 

 

T - 

Jonathan Jarmarillo - ARI - 84 ovr

Pro bowl

Lucas Jackson - NE - 82 ovr


 

G -

Zach Barton - IND - 90 ovr

5 Pro Bowl

 

Philip Dickinson - HOU - 87 ovr

Pro Bowl

 

JC Duff - WFT - 86 ovr

Pro Bowl

 

C -

Conner Sherman - ARI - 90 ovr

Pro Bowl

 

Thanks for reading. A lot of good stats. I want to hear your argument on why a player should’ve won or who I left off. I’m sorry about players who retired. I couldn’t think of any off my head but there are no stats for any of them. I’ll do defense later this week. Just have to compile some more numbers. 

2021-03-09

Power rankings

Power rankings week 4


 
1 - Rams - First time? Kiing number one is weird. Not cuz he’s not deserving. But he’s not flashy. He’s either the best or second best rushing user. A top defensive user. Which isn’t glamorous. But he gets it done. I think he will need to open up the offense a bit more. Cuz if someone slows that run game down he’ll be in some trouble. Was season two Cason a fluke? 
 
2 - Bengals - Yuge win against the Patriots. Cody got his secondary and an ‘easier offensive game’ does he make a run for a Super Bowl again this year. I think he’s good as long as he doesn’t play either of the youngins. 
 
3 - Patriots - Tough loss to cody or I think I’d flip these two teams at 2/3. Is this next week game against Kiing a Super bowl preview? 
 
 
4 - Bills - not doing anything flashy offensively or defensively. But getting it done. The annual loss to Austin was inevitable. Just have to match it later on. Is this the year he makes the leap. I’m not sure. Depends on matchups. I think if he meets anyone but Austin in the playoffs he makes the Bowl. 
 
5 - Niners - I don’t know if I blow my team up when I’m 3-1 and I lead the league in Yards against and rush yards against. But to each their own. I still think Ben has the best team and the best chance to go the distance. The week one loss I’ll chalk up to being new on sliders and Tiny Alex being a really solid user. 
 
6 - Panthers - we all know that I flourish in the first half of the season then fall off HARD in the second half. Could this be the year we buck the trend? I think we’re way too high here having to come back every fourth quarter is surely going to bite us in the ass. But Love is killing it and we’re gonna ride it out. 
 
7 - Giants - I’m going to go out on a limb. If you stop Boothe you will stop Hero. 19 rushing TDs and he only had one against Dan, a game he lost.  The stretch of Niners, Bengals, and Bears will determine if Hero is for real or not. 
 
8 - Raiders - The schedule hasn’t been particularly tough, and you lost to the only team with a winning record. Ruggs is a problem. Next two games will go a long way for Morty. If he wins them he’s in the driver seat for the division.(colts and broncos)
 
9 - Chiefs - Missing: XF CB. Goes by honey badger. Last seen in New Orleans. Having two XF CB you shouldn’t be losing to a team who throws primarily to TE. Bend but not breaking defense looks to be working in KC. 
 
10 - Saints - Dan died for this. Shaky beginning of the season. I hope Dan’s not pressing but is the pressure of M20 getting to Dan? Just relax and have some fun. Wins against Hero and Cmass but losses to Alex and myself. But everyone knows second half is Dan’s time to shine. 
 
11 - Bears - Super bowl loss hangover? Nice comeback against Kiing but lost to Dan who it looked like cmass had his number. Luckily he gets the AFC South this year and a weak division. 
 
12 - Colts - Justin and weak schedules. Name a better duo. Cmass clapped the cheeks and Evan almost beat him. On a ‘easier offense slider set’ Justin should be dominating. 
 
13 - Football Team - The record is great. And the offensive stats are there. But if any team was pumped up by a bad schedule it’s the WFT. 5 teams have winning records left on Kooks schedule. 10-6/9-7 is realistic. 
 
14 - Jaguars - can only beat who you play but they haven’t beaten any teams with winning records. I like the defensive stats but if you wanna make playoffs and make noise gotta beat playoff users. 
 
15 - Browns - I don’t like the Browns wins. Comeback overtime win against Phil. Ravens. And a 6 point win against Jesse.(fw). The former champ is putting up points. But his defense gives up the most rushing yards per game. 

16 - Broncos - big wins in the division but you can't let Connor come back on you in OT with all dump offs. Regardless of lag. I think this division is going to be cut throat but Phil has the easiest schedule to succeed
 
17 - Seahawks - The yards are there but the points aren’t always there. I never know which Lucky were going to get. 
 
18 - Steelers - tough one score losses to Morty and Connor. Gotta come up with those wins if you want to make playoffs. Next two games will be telling. 
 
19 - Eagles - Ryan is putting up points and keeping the turnovers down I’m very surprised. I think if he gets some defense down he’ll make some noise(upsetting some top guys. Not playoff ready yet) 
 
20 - Lions - Can’t let Bos come back on you like that. And can’t lose to Ryan. I don’t mean to pile on anyone but it’s crazy how he has fallen from last year. I’m pulling for Fern. 
 
21 - Texans - 7, 7, and 0. Points scored against teams with winning records. Gotta pump those numbers up man. There are flashes of greatness. Gotta bottle that up and use it. 
 
22 - Vikings - decent come back against Fern, but terrible losses. The only reason they’re this high is because he’s top 5 in all defense. Which is tough on this set. The offense is dead last though. Maybe not so many bombs. 
 
23 - Jets - another user who had an absolute shafted roster. But Evan is keeping some games close with a 3 point and 7 point loss to Jesse and Justin respectively. 
 
24 - Chargers - close game that was winnable against Cody then gave up 75 to Phil. Need to beat the ravens too. Just weird all around for Bens farm team
 
25 - Cowboys - Taint the GM is terrible. The user was my pick for a breakout but as of now that’s not coming to fruition. Some close losses but what made taint good was running and he’s not doing it
 
26 - Titans - Very good against the pass but gotta beat your division mates if you wanna make some noise. 
 
27 - Cardinals - somehow this team was the seven seed last year. Tough schedule to start but if you wanna be a playoff team you gotta win these games. Solid defensive numbers though. 
 
28 - Ravens - Very confusing team. Averages 199 yards rushing but only has one win. Besides the INT numbers. Lamar looks pretty good. 
 
29 - Packers - the last winless team. Some solid defensive stats. But I don’t know much about marwan but the one time I played him he was pretty solid running. Maybe try that again. 
 
30 - Buccaneers - Trading your top CB in an easier passing game didn’t seem like the right call. It shows when you’re 32nd in defense and pass yards against. When you sling it 40+ times a game you’re going to get yards. But you’re also going to lead the league in INT(30). Get back to what works. Running and playing defense. 
 
31 - Falcons - Terrible on offense. I hate to say it but even the very good run user we saw early on isn’t doing it right now. Defense hasn’t been awful. But get back to what works.   
 
32 - Dolphins - insane. I don’t think I’ve ever put doom in the 20s. Let alone last. But he got rocked by kiing before a DC and lost to gamble who’s usually drafting top 5. Dolphins are terrible and not playing for 6 months, shows.

 

2021-02-18

Part one. Offensive dynamic dev

Better League Development Progression and Regression

part 1

So I was bored and just started thinking of a way that should better boost development for younger players after the season. my reasoning for it being mainly younger guys is because that's when you make jumps. Usually after your third year you know what type of player you're getting. I didn't want it to be all star based. I was trying to make it so doing normal things that don't happen in CFM but happen irl that show a solid player should be rewarded. Also there are some negatives like throwing too many picks that will void you from getting a dev so you avoid stat padding. I also wanted to try and help some users who struggle getting to .500 and are behind the eight ball because they aren't able to stat pad and get the dynamic dev. The way this will work is you start with the pro bowl or the all pro team(more later). Then go down the list til you fill the necessary dev bumps. The only thing is you do not have to get an XF. But you should get the superstar and stars. Obviously this list isn't going to be perfect and not everyone will like it. But as a league maybe we can add to it and do our own progression and regression and try it out and maybe we can implement a perfected product for m22 if progression still feels weird. 
 
 
 
-No more than two players can go up to XF from each position group
 
-No more than 4 players can go up to SS from each position group
 
-No more than 8 players can go up to Star for each position group.
 
Two ways to do the first part:
 
A. Go off of madden pro bowl
 
B. Have league wide vote on our own Pro Bowl/All-Pro team. 
 
For now I’m going to use option A
 
These two rules goes for every position group:
 
-If you make the pro bowl in your first three seasons you can move up to star dev(excludes the alternate)
 
-if you make the pro bowl your first three years you can go to SS. (Excludes the alternate)
 
QB: 1 xf 2 ss 4 Star 
 
-if you win mvp any one dev boost
 
-if you win OPOY in your first three seasons Star dev. 
 
-if you won oroy. Get an OPOY or mvp can go to ss dev in first three seasons. 
 
-if you win all three awards after rookie year can go to XF
 
-if you have a 2:1 td:int ratio you and less than 6 wins. Bump to star
 
-lead the league in yards and have less than 30 INTs. Star dev.
 
-lead the league in TDs and have less than 30 INTs. Star dev
 
-top ten in yards and TDs but less than 6 wins. Star dev. 
 
RB: 1 XF 2 SS 4 Star
 
-MVP any def bump
 
-oroy and pro bowl bump to star
 
-oroy and won OPOY in the next two seasons. Bump to ss if you are Star
 
-1000 yards receiving and 10 receiving TDs (can not lead your team in catches) bump to star
 
-1500 yards and top 10 in TDs but less than 6 wins. Bump one dev
 
-top 5 rush yards and rush TDs any dev bump(qb has to have thrown 4000 yards and 25 TDs)
 
WR: 1 XF 2 SS 4 Star
 
-MVP any bump
 
-oroy and probowl bump to star
 
-oroy and OPOY in next two years. Bump to ss if you are Star. 
 
-Top ten yards and TDs with less than 6 wins.(qb has to have under 30 INTs. 
 
-top 5 yards and TDs any dev bump(RB has to have over 1200 yards and 10 TDs)
 
-150 catches bump to star(can not double the next WR on team)
 
 
TE- 1 xf 1 ss 3 Star 
 
-mvp any bump
 
-lead the league in receiving yards bump to star
 
-lead the league in TDs bump to star 
 
-top 5 in yards and TDs for te bump to star
 
-top ten in catches, yards, TDs one bump(qb must have less than 30 INT)
 
OL: 
 
Lead the league in rushing or passing one dev bump for lowest dev player capped at SS(IOL for rushing. Tackle for passing)
 
Team gives up the fewest sacks. One dev bump for lowest dev tackle.
 
Most pancakes one dev bump for lowest dev IOL. 
 
Top 10 in rushing yards and TDs and give up less than 20 sacks. Any OL to SS.
 
Less than 6 wins and are top ten for either Sacks allowed or pancakes one OL to star. 

2021-01-16

Season 1 Draft Recap

Season 1 Draft Recap


 

1 - Falcons - Matt Dobbins/QB - 

72 normal -> 76 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: B

Dev Grade: F

Thp/sac/Mac/dac 88/80/78/78 -> 88/83/84/79

86 speed

Stats: 

5421 yards 55% 37 TDs 64 INTs 

 

What went from being a decent pick turned out to be a disaster for a run first user. If only Dobbins had some sort of Dev trait he would’ve been a much better selection. I can’t knock Nick for taking him but it was a long shot for him to develop him into what he needed him to be. Maybe some more read options will help that offense go. 

 

2 - Football Team - Isaiah Jones/MLB -

76 normal -> 85 Star

Overall: 

Draft Grade: B+

Dev Grade: A-

Tak/bsh/zcv 87/75/64 -> 91 spd 92/80/73

Star

Stats: 

111 tackles 3 sacks 2 FF 24 INT 5 TDs

 

I know kook users Apke a lot but it looks like Isaiah gets into the mix too. I’m not a huge fan drafting a LB this high. Especially with players like Jalen Daniels still on the board, but you can’t argue with the results. 24 INT in two years is astonishing for a LB. So for draft grade I can’t give higher than a B+ but skill and development he definitely gets an A. 

 

3 - Rams - Jalen Daniels/CB -

79 normal  -> 84 Normal

Overall: 

Draft Grade: A

Dev Grade: C+

Mcv/zcv/press 71/78/74 -> 94 spd 83/78/75

Stats: 

81 tackles 15 INT 3 TDs

 

Trading Jalen Ramsey to pick a CB this high doesn’t make sense. But this isn’t a trade article this is a draft article and at least Kiing hit the nail on the head with this pick. 94 speed can’t be taught the only down side is he’s normal dev and it’s hard to get dynamic dev with CB and we all know breakouts are hard to come by. Daniels is obviously cheaper than Ramsey, but I still think the wrong Jalen is on this team. 

 

4 - Dolphins - Rickie Brown/SS -

76 normal  -> 84 Star

Overall: 

Draft Grade: C+ 

Dev Grade: B

Mcv/zcv/tak 72/73/73 -> 81/81/78

Stats: 

93 tackles 9 INT 1 TD

 

5 - Seahawks - Steven Cooper/MLB - 

75 star  -> 94 X-Factor

Overall:

Draft Grade: A-

Dev Grade: A+

Spd/zcv/bsh/tak 91/70/75/80 -> 92/85/82/95

X-Factor

Stats:

138 Tackles 1 sack 6 FF 27 INT 13 TDs

 

The Seahawks needed help in the front seven after getting rid of Bobby. So I love this pick in that sense but I think pass rush matters more than LB so I would’ve maybe taken Vince Young. But arguing with the results is pulling teeth, similar to Isaiah Jones. Forcing 6 fumbles and getting 27 INT is nuts and returning almost half of those turnovers into points is great. So I’m not crushing this pick obviously. I just think Lucky could maybe user another very fast LB and got a pass rusher here and been just as good off. 

 

6 - Packers - Vince Young/LE

73 normal  -> 81 SuperStar

Overall:

Draft Grade: B+

Dev Grade: A-

PMV/FMV/BSH 80/64/67 -> 90/65/67

Stats: 

51 tackles 9 sacks 1 TD

 

I’m not sure Mike had a plan when he went into drafting. He got a great player here that helps the pass rush, but he already has the smiths and Kenny Clark. I would’ve maybe tried to snag a WR here, knowing that Davante was getting up there in age and that he was a more expensive player. Again, it’s not a bad pick at all. Just could’ve maybe shored up other areas of need. Development wise he’s on the right track getting to star dev and over 80 overall. 

 

7 - Vikings (Seahawks) - Cam Rich/QB

74 normal  -> 83 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: B+

Thp/sac/Mac/dac 94/79/78/79 -> 97/84/84/85

Stats: 

9704 Passing Yards 60% comp 89 TDs 98 INT

 

If Slander didn’t leave maybe Rich is still on the Vikes and slanging the rock. That we’ll never know. The electric arm QB was Probably 1b to Dobbins, depending on what you prefer, speed or power. So it was a great pick at the time because the Vikes needed a QB. Now that Lucky has him he’s prospering with DK and hopefully he turns Lucky into a playoff contender. 

 

8 - Ravens - Kristian Stark/WR

74 normal  -> 83 Star

Overall: 

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: A

CTH/CIT/SPC/RLS 83/75/81/75 -> 90/88/90/88

Stats: 

134 catches 2657 yards 17 TDs

 

See below

 

9 - Ravens - Ben Faulkner/WR

74 normal  -> 79 Normal

Overall: 

Draft Grade: D+

Dev Grade: C+

CTH/CIT/SPC/RLS 82/77/84/77 -> 85/85/86/81

Stats: 

96 catches 1362 yards 14 TDs

 

I gave Stark a B- because he was a good pick at the time but similar to the Ramsey trade, I don’t understand trading Hollywood away to draft a worse, slower WR. It doesn’t make sense. Neither had dev traits and they’re very similar. The Ravens offense is great from the jump. These two picks should’ve been on players like Tyler Kendricks or Tyrone St. Louis.  

 

10 - Cowboys - Kevin Espinosa/LE

74 normal  -> 79 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: C+

Dev Grade: C

PMV/FMV/BSH 58/74/73 -> 59/80/73

Stats: 

48 Tackles 13 Sacks 1 FF 2 TDs

 

Decent pick by Taint, DL was very shallow in this draft so instead of picking by need he should’ve went best available taking one of the safeties or Greg Battle. I also think Easley and Kitchens could’ve been better picks here. 13 sacks aren’t bad though just got to get a little better development to be where he’s making more plays. 

 

11 - Rams - Tyler Kendricks/SS

74 star  -> 82 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: A-

Dev Grade: A

Mcv/zcv/tak 61/76/68 -> 75/81/78

Stats: 

89 Tackles 1 Sack 1 FF 9 INT 1 TD 

 

Kiing knew with Ben and cloud in his division he needed defense and especially secondary. Tyler has been that. He hit a breakout and is one of the better safeties in BL. In Kiings second year he’s had one of the best defenses. Maybe I don’t agree with losing Donald and Jalen. But I can’t argue with the results. 

 

12 - Cardinals - Dorian Givens/HB

76 normal  -> 87 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: B

Dev Grade: B-

Spm/jkm/cod/trk 77/83/81/83 -> 87/88/85/87

Superstar

Stats: 

1490 rushing yards 4 YPC 12 TDs

 

RIP cloud. He was building something so great. But he fell on his own sword. Little did cloud know that pushing for operation sports sliders would kill his stick skills. He was dotting people up with a bum QB and he finally got a great RB who he devved to Superstar and then won the first pick in the next draft. I don’t think this was necessarily the best pick, RB are dime a dozen. I would’ve liked to see Greg Battle or Raheem Easley here but if we never left stock sliders this could’ve been a great pick. 

 

13 - Chiefs - Matthew Groves/MLB

70 normal  -> 75 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: C-

Dev Grade: F

ZCV/BSH/TAK 67/69/79 -> 69/70/84

Stats: 

10 tackles 

 

What the hell was Alex thinking. His stats are terrible. If you’re going to take a fast LB to user make sure they’re good if you’re taking them in the first round. The chiefs don’t need offense so loading up on defense is smart, but any of the secondary players or Easley would’ve been a vastly better pick here. The worst part is he doesn’t even play. 10 tackles in two seasons! Ugh. I hate this pick so much. 

 

14 - Chargers - Tyrone St. Louis/FS

72 normal  -> 76 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: F

Mcv/zcv/tak 61/77/67 ->61/81/70

Stats: 

6 Tackles 1 FF

 

I don’t think the cowboy himself could’ve made a better pick. But I know for damn sure he would’ve used him way better than this. 6’4 safety with 90 speed. You can’t ask for more than that. I don’t know how you don’t get this guy on the field. Ridiculous. The AFC west botched both of their first picks. 

 

15 - Saints - Norman Fletcher/QB

70 normal  -> 79 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: C-

Dev Grade: B

Thp/sac/Mac/dac 94/77/79/76 -> 94/89/86/82

Stats: 

10,164 Passing Yards 59% comp  73 TDs 68 INT

 

We knew what Dan was doing when he traded Latty away. I think he was hoping Cam could fall to him. But he also got an electric arm QB. I think after seeing what kiing and austin did with their bum QBs it makes me hate this pick more. Austin turned a nobody into an XF MVP and Cason is flourishing in LA. I would’ve tried to keep latty and stay under the cap or draft his replacement with Battle or an edge rusher with Easley. I’m confident Dan could’ve made any QB work or took Normal Norman later. 

 

16 - Dolphins - J.C. Duff/C

78 normal  -> 82 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: C+

Dev Grade: C

IBL/PBK/RBK 84/78/82 -> 84/78/84

 

I hate taking OL. They all suck and don’t matter. 4 overall points in two years. Makes me sick. Please stop doing this. The dolphins need so much talent and taking OL is direct opposite of what you should do. 

 

17 - Steelers - Greg Battle/CB

75 Star  -> 84 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: A+

Dev Grade: A-

Mcv/zcv/press 70/77/68 -> 94 spd 86/83/75

Stats: 

66 tackles 19 INTs 2 TDs

14 INT rookie year

 

Great pick. When you can get a CB this late in the draft with 94 speed and 70+ coverages you’re doing great. He had 14 picks his rookie year to 5 this year and it looks like he hasn’t gotten blessed with a break out. But being 23 and star dev, he will get there soon. He should’ve been a top 5 pick. 


 

18 - Browns - George Kitchens/DT

74 normal  -> 77 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: D-

PMV/FMV/BSH/TAK 80/74/71/78 -> 80/74/76/84

Stats: 19 tackles 6 sacks 1 FF 

5 sacks rookie year

 

What happened? 5 sacks his rookie year to 1 in his sophomore slump campaign. I understand the Browns are loaded so this seemed like a best player available type move but with the best users in the AFC being pass heavy I might have taken Michael Shields here. I’m not knocking the pick, but nickel seems to be everyone’s base defense and with Big/Little Alex, Cody, and Austin in your conference 3 CB is a necessity not a luxury. If he becomes a great pass rusher in season 2 I would have changed my tune. But the stats aren’t there. 

 

19 - Falcons - Eric Parham/LOLB

74 star  -> 83 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: A-

Dev Grade: B+

Tak/bsh/pmv/fmv 75/71/58/75 -> 81/74/60/92

Stats: 

38 tackles 0 sacks 0 INT 1 FF

 

On one hand he got a pretty decent LB with star dev, so the pick was a good one. I like to think that the lower tier users should always stock up on defense and learn to play offense. So I think this was a great pick. He’s also developed really well and is a superstar, but no sacks or interceptions is very weird. So is he a good player or just heavily devved. I’m not sure

 

20 - Raiders - Raheem Easley/LE

75 normal  -> 86 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: A-

Dev Grade: A

Fmv/pmv/bsh 79/63/71 -> 92/66/71

Stats: 

45 Tackles 20 sacks 3 FF 1 INT 2 TDs

 

I love this pick. It’s hard to get edge rushers and defensive backs in the bottom third of the first but Morty got one and he got a great one. Maybe a bit lucky on breakouts or dynamic but that’s the name of the game. Easley is going to be a force for a long time.

 

21 - Eagles - Michael Shields/CB -> SS

73 normal  -> 80 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: C

Mcv/zcv/tak 71/77/62 -> 81/81/70

Stats: 

86 Tackles 1 sack 1 FF 11 INTs 4 TDs

 

Underrated pick for Ryan. I think the eagles had a lot of talent in the secondary to begin with. But it’s never a bad thing to stock up on it. He moved this corner to safety and it’s worked really well for him. This is another user who I think greatly improved and that’s in part because of Shields great play. 

 

22 - Buccaneers -Antwaun Burney/RE

74 normal  -> 76 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: C+

Dev Grade: F

PMV/FMV/BSH 60/77/68 -> 60/79/68

Normal

Stats: 

20 tackles 2 sacks 

 

The Bucs are a solid team to begin with. Their offense is stacked so getting defensive players was the right way to go but I think he took the wrong defensive guy. I would’ve looked at Walt Grimes, Nate Barrington, or Jack Spencer who were all better prospects. Maybe Hunter realized this because he also hasn’t developed Burney at all. I will say he got a stud in the third with Jimmy Lehman so he made up for this mistake. 

 

23 - Patriots - Tyquan Blake/WR

77 Superstar  -> 89 X-Factor 

Overall:

Draft Grade: A+

Dev Grade: A+

Catch/cit/spc 89/80/82 -> 94/88/84

Stats: 

140 catches 2821 yards 32 TDs

 

One of the main reasons Austin won the Super Bowl in year two was Blake. Trading Gilmore for all of those picks and hitting on every single one is probably the trade of the cycle. That offense is deadly and it’s all with artificial intelligence. I wonder where Austin would be without making that move. Very good pick. And even better trade. 

 

24 - Giants - Derrick Thierry/MLB

72 normal  -> 86 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: B

Dev Grade: B+

Tak/bsh/zcv 81/72/62 -> 91 speed 91/84/73

Stats: 

108 tackles 1 sack 1 FF 23 INTs 11 TDs

 

Again I'm not a huge fan of speedy LB in the first. Not that it's a bad pick but they can be devved from any spot in the draft. I would've liked to see Hero get the guy taken right after Thierry, Barrington. Obviously pass rush is a little better to get than a 90 speed user but you can't argue with the results.

 

25 - Bears (Dolphins) - Nate Barrington/ROLB

77 star  -> 83 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: A+

Dev Grade: I can’t give a grade cuz DL blows 

88 fmv 82 pursuit

Stats: 

48 tackles 11 sacks 

 

Cmass made a great pick here but for him I would’ve liked to keep Mack and Roquan. Can’t deny the results but he’s had a QB carousel so all he really got from those dudes was Byron Murphy. We’re not here to talk about the trade though. This was a good pick who was flipped for Tua. I would like to think he would rather have the Superstar edge rusher knowing he’s probably looking for another Qb this offseason. 

 

26 - Patriots - Walt Grimes/DT

73 normal  -> 83 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: A-

Pmv/fmv/bsh/tak 59/75/68/79 -> 64/75/82/92

Stats: 

46 tackles 16 sacks 1 FF

 

Another good draft pick by Austin here. He went with the pass rushing DT here where I would’ve maybe went with the run stuffer in Jack Spencer. Or kept the offense going and drafted Chapman or Banyard at RB. Can’t argue with results tho and 16 sacks in two seasons is great. 

 

27 - Colts - Terrelle Dunn/FS

74 normal  -> 78 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: F

Dev Grade: F

Mcv/zcv/tak 65/75/78 -> 67/78/83 85 speed

Stats: 

10 tackles 1 FF

 

Two things you don’t draft in the first round, OL and safeties under 89 speed. This guy is a liability. He’s terrible and you can’t even user him as there are way better options. Justin should’ve drafted a WR here or went defense with Spencer or Tremaine Bibbs. Literally anyone else. 

 

28 - Buccaneers - Danny Wiggins/RT

73 normal  -> 76 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: C-

Dev Grade: F

PBK/RBK/IBK 72/77/86 -> 77/74/86

 

You don’t draft OL. I can understand the pick though because the Bucs are stacked. So I won’t say it’s too bad. Just load up elsewhere and maybe trade an older player. 

 

29 - Cardinals - Jack Spencer/DT

70 normal  -> 80 Normal

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: C

PMV/FMV/BSH/TAK 65/62/79/82 -> 66/62/87/85

Stats: 

28 tackles 6 sacks 1 FF 1 TD

 

A good pick here for then Cloud. He got a run stuffing DT knowing kiing and Ben thrive when they can run the ball. Not saying they can’t pass but they’re scary dangerous when they’re not one dimensional. 

 

30 - Bills - George Tate/HB

77 normal  -> 85 Superstar

Overall:

Draft Grade: B+

Dev Grade: B-

Spm/jkm/cod/trk 79/83/78/82 -> 87/90/85/82

Stats: 

2559 rush yards 28 TDs 

 

Little Alex made a good pick this late in the draft and did everything right cheesing him to breakouts. It’s just too bad he got bad abilities. Not much better he could’ve done here. 

 

31 - Saints - Keary Mcdougal/WR

73 lottery star  -> 79 Star

Overall:

Draft Grade: B-

Dev Grade: C-

CTH/CIT/SPC/RLS 86/81/78/65 -> 88/85/78/69

Stats: 

94 catches 1268 yards 12 TDs

 

I think Dan wanted McDougal to be his Bright. He was a good pick and got gifted a star dev but it wasn’t a perfect fit for Dan. Now Keary is option four behind Bright, Thomas and Kamara. Fletcher will throw it around a ton so he’ll get some looks but maybe Dan would’ve been better off taking Chambers the TE or an edge rusher to solidify the defense. Obviously Dan didn’t know he’d be trading for Bright so this was a solid pick.  

 

32 - Texans -Kamryn Chapman/HB

76 normal  -> 89 X-Factor

Overall:

Draft Grade: B

Dev Grade: A+

Spm/jkm/cod 81/86/90-> 90/90/92

Stats: 

1985 Rush Yards 16 TDs

 

One of the main reasons the Texans move the ball. It’s hard to get great value with the last pick in the first but taking a RB who fits your skill set and getting him to XF is probably the best you can ask for. I like the pick and obviously Chap devved Chap perfectly.   

 

Other notable drafted players

Matthew Davis - QB - XF - Patriots

Levi Cason - QB - SS - Rams

Tremaine Bibbs - ROLB - SS - Chiefs

Christopher Banyard - RB - SuperStar - Browns

Bruce Chambers - TE - Star - Browns

Marquise Bright - WR - SS - 49ers(Saints)

Deon Madison - WR - SS - Texans

Jimmy Lehman - DE - XF - buccaneers