How's Your Career Doing?

[auburntigersfan]

I took Tampa Bay and kept Gruden there since I think he is an awesome coach, plus I didn't want to deal with the daunting task of making my own coach (especially without the guide.)

Well, I started in the off-season and traded up to draft Glenn Dorsey. I unlocked his potential pre-draft and when I saw it at 95 I had to get him. He is already 90 overall, and is only going to get better if I can keep him from getting injured. I drafted TE Carlson from ND and it was a bad decision, but whatever. My only really good draft pick was Dorsey although I did get an undrafted FA QB that is only 66 right now, but has 88 (I think that was it) potential.

So far in the regular season I am 1-1. I lost 45-42 in OT to New Orleans and beat the Falcons 56-28 the following week.

So, how are you guys doing? I keep hearing tidbits about each of your career's thread to thread and am very interested to hear of your successes and failures.

[DLaren]

- I created myself as coach of the Raiders, focusing most of my skill-points on skills that develope the QB position (hoping to speed along J****ssell's developement).

- Started in the Pre-Season with a custom playbook for offense and defense.

- I rebuilt the offensive line through free-agency.

- McFadden missed all of training camp because we couldn't agree on a contract

- I added three new WR's; James Jones (trade with Greenbay), R.Grice Mullen (free-agent), and B.Williams (free agent).

- One of the training-camp invitees at LOLB turned out to be a physical-specimen with a lot of potential; 6'5, 245, 91 SPD...his awareness attributes are low, but I'm gonna work with him and see if he pans out.

- In our first pre-season game we weren't prepared because I spent that week trying to get McFadden up to speed; so the rest of the team didn't learn much of the playbook. Result, a 38-7 blowout at the hands of the 49er's.

- We completed our second game today and with a much better week of practice we beat the Titans 20-7.


...When I get home from work I'm going to work on some 4-3 defensive plays and see which players are next to be cut.

[TheDT]

1-0 so far with the Ravens. I started after the draft with myself as coach and a ton of created plays. I traded a 2009 3rd and a 2010 5th for Favre. I tried to trade Ray Lewis, but I couldn't get a good deal for him.

[freekyzekie]

i created a coach and took over the bears. we're 2-2 right now. we're up 13-7 at the half right now against the lions. we're most likely going to win this game. they just got one big play off. the giants offered me sinorice moss for a draft pick so i took it. devin hester and greg olsen are really turning into studs. moss keeps dropping passes. hester and olsen are open every play. these guys are making byron leftwich look like an all american. hes only 66 overall and looks like peyton manning sometimes. he has his off days, but im impressed by him. we cant get a decent ground game going.

[osubucksfan47]

I'm made myself Texans coach. Got Lance Briggs in FA, Drafted Mike Jenkins, got a 89 OVR FS (Forgot his name), upgraded some OL, and since CAP Space was limited I went after Julius Jones as my temporary RB. Traded for Dawan Landry (Included Chester Pitts and draft picks). Got one good undrafted rookie DE (Buddy Jackson? 81 Ovr, solid potential). I'm 2-0 right now beat the Steelers in a tight one and blew out Baltimore. Approval is at 93 right now (3 for 3 on Defining Moments!). Got a big game against Tennessee coming up.

Just a side note, I can't run the ball to save my life, but I've created like 3 plays that are absolutely money to go along with my playbook (Al Saunders). Also, I really like DLaren's Defensive play (ManUp), its working really well so far, I rated it 5 stars.

[Perceptor]

What's the name of that play from DLaren? I will be starting my career tonight

[Tweeg]

auburntigersfan, Whats up man.

I need some serious help...i can't stop playing this game.

I took over Washington, since they had a real head coaching change and started in the off-season. I hate the old Joe Gibbs style with tiny receivers so I signed DJ Hackett to a 5 year 29 Mil contract in free agency. He was my main signing, though I had a few signing of guys like 80 overall to improve some depth.

In the draft I wanted to do something that I thought was cool, and that was draft Kenny Phillips from DA U to play SS with the loss of Sean Taylor (RIP). So the draft went like this..
1-SS Kenny Phillips
2-RE Quentin Groves
3-DT Red Bryant
3-WR Mario Manningham

Right now I am still in preseason but it's such a good time. Manningham seems to have a ton of upside, but has a lot of character issues. I think it will be fun trying to keep him in line.

[Tweeg]

Quote: Originally Posted by DLaren

- We completed our second game today and with a much better week of practice we beat the Titans 20-7.

What kind of practices did you run that week to get up to speed? Schefter keeps saying i am less prepared than my preseason foes.