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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 10:24:41 GMT
Ye I got dicked 21-0 in the first half by the Titans and went on to lose Conference 34-24, and they went on to hammer the Cowboys 31-6 in the Super Bowl too. Picked up an averagely rated DT in the draft (my biggest weakness) and a couple other back-up-at-best type players. The Steelers picked up two DT's in the first round, one rated 85 the other 82. Meaning in both my drafts thus far in Franchise Mode they've taken the four best defensive rated players. Not fair Got a couple big years for contracts coming up so come my fifth season I probably won't have much money left at all. The target is to pick up a superstar corner back in the draft this season and just have the rest be 2nd and 3rd stringers for the next couple of years. Edit Started the re-signings with a whopping $35m over 5 years for Menelik Watson, $12.5 guaranteed. Sio Moore got $17m across 4 years, $10m guaranteed and Marcel Reese $8.8mil over 2 years, $5m guaranteed. Not as half as bad as I thought it'd be. Plenty of room to wiggle with the other ten or so that want contracts. Carr, Mack and Gabe Jackson all in contract years next season though lol How does Franchise Tag actually work, does it just add one more year?
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Post by Close on Sept 15, 2014 21:48:41 GMT
Game freezes on me occasionally, which isn't too inconvenient, but when it happens after I just beat Jacksonville 28-0 I am so angry.
Allowed 15 rushing yards, pretty sure they never got past my 30. Over 200 rushing yards for me, 9 sacks. By far my best game and it just froze on me.
I can't do that again I'm so annoyed rn
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Post by ange postecoslamp on Sept 17, 2014 10:50:37 GMT
daveyposhboy 1 year, non-negotiable contract for the value of the average of the top 5 paid players at the position. Will show that value on the resigning screen under 'Tag Salary' Just had the most exciting/heartbreaking finish to a game ever. 10-0 down to the Bengals at the 2 minute warning, make the stop costing me all my timeouts and force a punt for a touchback. Drive down the field, only for my receiver to fumble at the 2 yard line. Blitz and force a safety to make it 10-2, then connect on a 56 yard touchdown with 12 seconds on the clock to make it 10-8 2 point conversion attempt is picked off in the endzone :<
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 15:50:00 GMT
I am so glad 2 point conversions don't count towards the TD/INT ratio, because I don't think I've picked up a single one so far in my third season
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 14:31:31 GMT
I totally get why you've got run block at 0 now ange postecoslamp. My RB just notched 250 yards against the Texans, 130 of them in the second half, when I was really just looking to run down the clock. Got so easy at points that I would cut back before getting the first down just to keep the clock rolling. 8-0 going into Week 10. Try and play down expectations in the Press Conference but if I don't go unbeaten and win the Super Bowl I'll be bitter as fuck. Weapons in near every department. Unless I still can't win the Super Bowl before Hendrix (my RB's) contract season, I might let him go to keep it fair. Need to impose a cap structure because I'll have him, Carr, Gabe and Mack all asking upwards of $50million contracts. Pretty sure Carr and Mack are going to ask of $80+ million. Can't blame them. Best offensive and defensive players in the league. Plus I want to rebuild the Coliseum within the next seven seasons as well. Gonna be a slog.
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Post by ange postecoslamp on Sept 18, 2014 14:36:52 GMT
Aye even at 0 my RB led the league in all purpose yardage this year (1900 rushing/receiving) but it's a lot more realistic, lots of runs held up for 1-2 yards, solid 6-10 yard gains off a nice hole and then the occasional big play off outside runs and screens thanks to his 97 speed rating
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Post by Close on Sept 18, 2014 21:24:16 GMT
Froze again on the replay. Done.
How are you guys so good at running. I struggle to get 4ypc with MJD. May be I just start sprinting too early
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Post by Germany's Top Scorer on Sept 18, 2014 21:55:42 GMT
Try running past the opposition players.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 23:23:04 GMT
Froze again on the replay. Done. How are you guys so good at running. I struggle to get 4ypc with MJD. May be I just start sprinting too early Basically, ye. Hold LT/L2 but just move towards wherever the arrow goes and when a gap opens up that's when you press sprint. But seriously follow the arrow because the gap will open up 9 times out of ten. Don't forget, the right stick is your friend (truck/juke etc) If you sprint too soon then you can't really stop/change direction, and you end up getting hit
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 23:25:25 GMT
Had a breakout game on my RB career, went for 246 yards vs the Redskins, delighted with myself. Wanted to see what Skip Bayless was saying about me because I crave his approval. Boom, kicks me to the dashboard.
Cryin.
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Post by ange postecoslamp on Sept 18, 2014 23:40:03 GMT
Skip Bayless knows nothing
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2014 9:59:09 GMT
Finally worked out how to stiff arm and it is so satisfactory shoving people to the floor
Didn't realise that you needed to switch your ball-holding hands sometimes lol
Edit Just managed to rally in the second half and come from behind against the Broncos to keep up the streak. 4 unanswered touchdown's and a field goal got us a 30-16 win. Carr had a QBR of 70, his lowest ever I think. Was a woeful game but we came through. If we don't get to the Super Bowl I will be pissed.
2nd Edit 13-0 going into the last 3 games of the season. Forfeiting my undefeated ambition and bringing in TP2 (of course I resigned him) and Latavius Murray/George Atkinson III to carry the load for the last 3 games. Not risking an injury to Hendrix or Carr and another Super Bowl opportunity.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2014 22:08:03 GMT
Coming into my fourth season now, won the Super Bowl in year 3 after going 15-1 in the league. Carr threw for about 4,800 yards both reg+post season. Streater almost broke the single season receiving yards with 1,882. For the love of god Close, don't waste money in Free Agency. Carr's just had to have been given a whopper of a contract. 6 years, $144.9 mil- $58 mil guaranteed. Mack signed up for 6 more years at $49.5million, $18m guaranteed & Gabe Jackson at $44.5mil over 6 years, $12.5 guaranteed. Those 3 contracts have almost emptied my reserves but it's worth it. Signed DeSean Jackson on a five year $30 mil contract, $11 mil guaranteed too. #DJaxToOakland Need another super bowl win if I'm to keep my other top tier players in tact next year. Hendrix (93/RB), Perkins (86/FS) and Pierre-Paul (96/LE) all in contract years. Probably trade Pierre-Paul, could get a first or second round pick for him I think. Oh, and Tom Brady retired ( ) after we beat the Pats in the AFC Championship. Bellichick retired after the loss too, and then Pete Carroll after the Super Bowl win. Russel Wilson is the hardest quarterback on this game man, his dual threat is so unpredictable. Think it was 27-20 in the end.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 10:04:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 13:31:35 GMT
After leaving Oakland to go to Philadelphia in my third season I finally got dat ring. It was horrible that it was at the expense of the Raiders though. Finished the season 15-1 with only a horror show in Dallas stopping us going unbeaten. Really need to cut out interceptions, threw two in the Super Bowl to just the one TD but an obviously very strong running game bailed us out. Third league MVP award meaning a record for me and I like what I've been given to throw to for the Eagles. O-Line needs work, got sacked about 4 times vs Oakland.
2016 season stats: 96.6 QBR - 43TD - 26INT - 69% completion - 3,923 yards - 63 rushes - 470 yards - 5TD
Career stats: 87.4 QBR - 103TD - 77INT - 65% completion - 11,371 yards - 200 rushes - 1,119 yards - 15TD
Tom Brady has retired and Matthew Stafford is the best QB in the league (not surprised as Megatron also led receiving yards). Andre Johnson is second all time receiving yards and I've thrown joint 8th most TDs in a season after last year.
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