Madden 09: How will you Franchise?

[jeetaa6]

has anyone out there actually seen CPU to CPU trades occur during a season? i have not.
only in 2K5 have i seen this.

anyone?

[KENYON06]

Probably gonna pick my team, do a training drill in the preseason, and my player will get 1 year younger. Just like 07 and 08. Then I'm gonna watch as every team in the leagues Defensive ratings keep going down and down and every teams offensive ratings soars to 95 plus. Sorry but 07 and 08's franchise issues pissed me off hard.

[hndavis]

i liek to win so every year i pick the highest rated team to do my fanschhice with. so i play every game and i sim it if i lose and i try to get to the super bowl every year and after 5 super bowls in a row it get boring so then i create a team and create all my players

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by jeetaa6

has anyone out there actually seen CPU to CPU trades occur during a season? i have not. only in 2K5 have i seen this. anyone?

In-season CPU-CPU trades have never occurred in Madden, AFAIK. I know teams trade draft picks in the offseason during the draft, and the original NFL Head Coach may have CPU-CPU trades (not sure on that one).

All that said, in NFL2K5 the CPU-CPU trades were often ridiculous; it's not a good feature if it can't be done right.

Finally, in answer to the topic question, I've always been the Cowboys in franchise, but that's mainly because they used to be horrible and I like building up a Super Bowl contender from scratch.

[mdgoalie37]

1 - Start a franchise controlling the Raiders and Eagles

2 - Mess with my sliders

3 - Start over with new 'better' sliders

4 - Realize that those sliders suck too because the sliders didn't much matter
4a - remove disc from console and through it across the room

5 - rinse and repeat

6 - give up.

LOL, I did that last year, hopefully not again this year.
Hopefully it's just number 1.

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Djwlfpack

I typically start my franchise with my favorite team (this case being the Giants for Madden), play through several seasons, then move to a team that has a bad record and try and build them up into a Super Bowl contender.

That's what I do w/ the Iggles...

[Beardown]

Quote: Originally Posted by MrShowtime

I always want to do a franchise, but everytime i see a team play on tv or player has a good week and jump ship and start a new one. How do you guys keep the 'chise fresh.

There is my biggest challenge keeping it fresh after 4 or 5 years into the franchise. This is what I found works for me. I play with the Bears and in NCAA with Illinois, obviously my favorite teams which are the only ones I ever play with. When Madden drops I usually have 6 to 8 NCAA draft classes ready to go. First I set my sliders so that regardless of how the Bears are rated I do not win it all within the first few years. Next I use a different offensive playbook after about every two years, the repetition of the same plays kills me after having played Madden for so long, so I will go from the Bears book to a run heavy then balanced and if I draft Juice Williams maybe a run and gun. Defensively I use the same 4-3 playbook and it doesn't bother me, go figure. Lastly, I try to draft all of the Illinois players each year unless there are not enough for all seven rounds. By changing up the playbook every two years it keeps the play calling fresh and by drafting the Illinois players from my NCAA dynasty it gives me something to look forward to in seeing how they do in the NFL. I use to restart my franchises every two years but by applying these changes I have managed to get through 8 seasons or so.

[Scott]

1. Start franchise with Dallas
2. Updated Rosters & Equipment (at least for Dallas)
3. Sliders that present a challenge
4. Try to predict the draft classes for 8 seasons (With Top Incoming Recruits)
5. I'll probably control all 32 teams, unless they've fixed the draft. (Don't wanna see Michael Crabtree go in the 6th round)