Madden NFL 12 Franchise Mode Details, More Coming Monday (IGN)

[acreyman]

I doubt this year, but I hope at some point the NFL finally caps the Rookie salary. It is out of control right now. I am not expecting to see real football this year and I think it is a shame. So I hope if that is the case that the devs just put in a rookie cap in franchise mode starting with this year. Im sure there is a rumor on how it would work running around the league, so why not just run with it?

[buckeye02]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

I said this to you in another thread but player roles were never icons under players in-game. That was Weapons in Madden '08. Player roles have icons in the menus. Anyways, this news has me really excited. I'm a huge franchise player and aside from being in a solid online franchise in Madden 10 and 11, franchise mode has done nothing for me. It was basically a season mode. Now with these changes it looks like we're actually getting that franchise depth we've deserved for so long. Can't wait for more info.

I know, i just hope its something that they dont do.

[acreyman]

Quote: Originally Posted by acreyman

I doubt this year, but I hope at some point the NFL finally caps the Rookie salary. It is out of control right now. I am not expecting to see real football this year and I think it is a shame. So I hope if that is the case that the devs just put in a rookie cap in franchise mode starting with this year. Im sure there is a rumor on how it would work running around the league, so why not just run with it?

OH....and I forgot to mention that I was FLOORED by this tidbit of info. I can not WAIT to buy this game!

[hurricanefootball4]

The Madden information and screens have really impressed me this year. Last year was the first year since Madden 97 that I didn't get the game - and that's largely b/c they weren't changing anything in Franchise from year to year.

Sounds like they are making it a lot more realistic with the hot/cold streaks and the way players will progress through the season.

The screenshots look beautiful, the game play looks good, and with more Franchise and Superstar information yet to come I'm certainly excited for what Madden 12 could be this year.

[buckeye02]

Am i the only one that thinks all of this good news is too good to be true? They havent even released the rest of the details about the franchise.

[Rawdeal28]

im very excited now. cant wait!!!

[big_larry]

fumble and injury prone, should not be a role.

[adembroski]

Don't wanna be TOO confrontational here, but I gotta say this.

Ok, Peterson's fumble issues are not a matter of frequency, but of context. The man fumbles in the very worst moments he can possibly fumble. Also, he has a higher than normal frequency of lost fumbles.

One season with 4 fumbles cannot forgive what he did the previous year. We remember the NFC Championship game when he fumbled 3 times, losing all three, and cost the Vikings a Superbowl trip... but a few weeks earlier to fumbles away the Vikings shot at home field advantage throughout the playoffs by fumbling in Chicago territory in overtime.

I've lived the past 14 years in Vikings broadcast territory, I've seen damn near every carry Peterson's ever had. He's an amazing back, second only to Sanders in terms of pure ball carrying ability that I've ever seen. But to argue that he doesn't have a problem with fumbles is ridiculous. If he goes another season with only 4- and they don't cost the Vikings their entire season- we'll talk.

At any rate, I'll try to go through and answer some of the questions posted here sometime tomorrow or Sunday. No promises though.