Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise Discussion

[pfunk880]

Quote: Originally Posted by joejccva71

But the thing is someone asked this on his site under comments about importing draft classes and he said "yes". So now I'm all confused. Can we or can't we?

You can import offline, but not online.

[skudplayr]

Quote: Originally Posted by judgejudy

or you could: 1. join an online franchise where you know people won't take advantage of the system 2. have a reliable commish who won't allow ridiculous trades. they've already said you can set it up so the commissioner has to approve all signings and trades.

Because, you know, you can always trust the random people you meet on Live, because they never cheat in a play now game let alone in a salary cap free online franchise. Hmmm, I wonder if Billy from Philly, the 16 year old who's masquerading as an adult commissioner of my online franchise will be truthful when he sees Nnamdi Asamaghu (sp?) out in free agency and he wants him yet he doesn't technically have the "cap room." How am I supposed to know who and what the "commish" of the franchise I join is doing.

This is why there is a salary cap in the NFL. "Everything you see on Sunday," eh? Not quite. Why doesn't Roger Goodell just say, "You know what Mr. Jones, I'm not going to have a salary cap, but you just keep it under $100 million. And if you go over...well...you're a bad man!"

And what if someone does go over this make believe salary cap that the commish is instituting? Since there is no built in boundary, there really is nothing that one can do.

FAIL

[skudplayr]

And what about cap penalties? Is the commissioner going to keep tabs on how much the signing bonus was for the 2nd string OLB I cut in week three so that he can add up my penalties at the end of the year? Because if not, then there is no salary cap yet again, because I could just cut anyone at any time without repercussion to sign anyone, at anytime that I want.

It wouldn't matter if I offered a guy a 7 year, $60 million contract even if the commish was counting my salary total. Once I needed to sign someone else, if I were over the cap, I could just cut the old guy and not feel any cap hit, which is completely unrealistic.

[Dynamite]

Quote: Originally Posted by skudplayr

Because, you know, you can always trust the random people you meet on Live, because they never cheat in a play now game let alone in a salary cap free online franchise. Hmmm, I wonder if Billy from Philly, the 16 year old who's masquerading as an adult commissioner of my online franchise will be truthful when he sees Nnamdi Asamaghu (sp?) out in free agency and he wants him yet he doesn't technically have the "cap room." How am I supposed to know who and what the "commish" of the franchise I join is doing. This is why there is a salary cap in the NFL. "Everything you see on Sunday," eh? Not quite. Why doesn't Roger Goodell just say, "You know what Mr. Jones, I'm not going to have a salary cap, but you just keep it under $100 million. And if you go over...well...you're a bad man!" And what if someone does go over this make believe salary cap that the commish is instituting? Since there is no built in boundary, there really is nothing that one can do. FAIL

It's simple. I plan to set a cap number, and if that's not followed, I will void out the results of those games, like the NCAA does when a player is declared ineligible. You get three games voided, I boot you and replace you with a legitimate player. Make sense?

This is unfortunate though, because I would much rather not have to okay every single signing and every single trade.

[MoneyMoesh]

Quote: Originally Posted by skudplayr

And what about cap penalties? Is the commissioner going to keep tabs on how much the signing bonus was for the 2nd string OLB I cut in week three so that he can add up my penalties at the end of the year? Because if not, then there is no salary cap yet again, because I could just cut anyone at any time without repercussion to sign anyone, at anytime that I want. It wouldn't matter if I offered a guy a 7 year, $60 million contract even if the commish was counting my salary total. Once I needed to sign someone else, if I were over the cap, I could just cut the old guy and not feel any cap hit, which is completely unrealistic.

The lack of no salary cap is a bummer but a good commish could make it work.

The one positive I could see in this is everyone can offer the same contract so it's not like anyone is at a disadvantage. It will also make league members be more active if they dont want to miss out on free agents. I'm not saying that's fair or realistic but I could see the signing of free agents always coming down to CPU logic if it works the way I think.

I do hope it can be patched or fixed before release but I guess it's wait and see at this point.

[SomeStrangeSin]

ok soo i heard you cant trade for future draft picks... does this mean we can at least trade for draft picks the same season? i would hope that is at least available.

also about the salary cap. what is the real nfl's salary cap? and why cant it just be mandatory in a online franchise?

[Candyman5]

Here is one of my ideas(If it not to late) for online franchise. Just post dome suggestions like: How to set up probowl, how much power should commish have, should there be a Co-Commish, Etc...
Here are some cool Probowl Ideas.

PRO BOWL IDEAS
I was wondering about the ProBowl and how they would set it up. Maybe everyone can play it as whatever team they have...For example: NFC team controled teams play on the NFC side and AFC controled teams play on the AFC side. Whoever the starting QB on each side is decided by what team they are....Like if the NFC teams QB was from Redskins then the user that was controling the redskins on the online dynasty would control the qb.If there was a Injury in the middle of the game that knocked out that player then the next QB would be controled by what ever team he plays on. Do that for HB also. I dont know how you would set it up for people without players in the Probowl...Maybe not let them play it or just let them in it and play as anyone.

Maybe there would be a Random for whoever is in the dynasty.
Maybe the two user players that are in the superbowl if anyone. Like if there was two users in the Superbowl, them same two get to play in the Probowl. If there is only one user in the Superbowl then it would only alow one player play the probowl with the other player being the highest ranked team.

Then if is there is no one then it would be the highest advancing players in the playoffs, if no one makes the playoffs it would go by record. Or maybe no one at all gets to play it if no one gets into the Superbowl/Playoffs.

Or just do it like in real life.

I personally never played a Probowl but having a set up like one of the suggestions above would actually make it like a Reward for the players. I would actually play it then.

Maybe also have a League voting also for one player per possition to go. The the winner out of the team vote will go then they wil do that made up voting after.

[bdawkins20]

Quote: Originally Posted by pfunk880

You can import offline, but not online.

Regarding the importing of draft classes into an online franchise, I think the lack thereof would detract from the online franchise mode in my opinion, but I am curious if an offline franchise will be able to be turned into an online franchise, whereby before each season you could import the NCAA draft class and then convert to an online franchise. It would be sort of similar to a dynasty I have been in whereby the commissioner takes the dynasty offline when the stage of the offseason comes when you attempt to sway players to remain at school rather than transfer or go pro.