Madden NFL 12: Winning on Draft Day

[TheDelta]

Quote: Originally Posted by SuckaRepellent

So I'm the Jaguars... I drafted Andrew Luck, Justin Blackmon, Trent Richardson, Quenton Coples and Alshon Jeffrey... Ncaa to madden logic is so ********

Yeah but that is because of the flawed transfer process, it has nothing to do with the Madden draft system itself.

Honestly, it's the reason why I don't use NCAA draft classes altogether, I'd rather have fantasy players that at least have been created to be plausible and usable rather than having accurate names but getting completely weird results like real life first round picks becoming 55 OVR 7th rounders and stuff like that, and I don't want to spend hours to edit players after they were drafted.

[Boxlicker101]

It would work a lot better if all the kids had estimates (X?) in all ratings that were in a wide range of randomness based on your scouting agency.

[ernestoRIP]

Drafting has come a long way this year. I give the Madden team major kudos for developing a game within a game...it's always a challenge, unless you use the guides or sort by potential (whoops EA).

A few things they could do to clean up the process and bring more realism:

-Consistency or mental strength rating. They have it this year, but to me this is one of the biggest factor for any player. That's where scouting should make or break...there are great talents across the board who can't play like it, week to week. We should know more about players physical ratings (as seen by all in the combine), but where scouts make their money is intangibles. They need to bring this to franchise mode in an even larger way than they did this year. Can you imagine having an awesome WR with a low mental strength rating, so you have no idea what you are going to get week-to-week? He may dissapear in a big game but put up 200+ yards and 2 TDs in another...they are halfway there this year, but again, they need to charge ahead and make this a part of scouting.

-Too many great QBs in the late rounds...this should be a once every few years kind of deal. I once drafted two A talented QBs in the 4th and 5th round, same draft, respectively. That's just a little too far fetched. QBs should consistently be overvalued, and finding Tom Brady shouldn't be so easy.

-Different progressions for different positions...some positions should take longer to make it to the mid 90s while others (Running Backs) should be able to make it within a year of being drafted. I feel like progressions are fairly similar across the board, depending on the OVR and POT at the time of drafting.

-Draft day trade logic. Include some players in trades (if possible), instead of just picks. Randy Moss to NE for a late rounder on draft day, etc.