Rise Above the Madden Rebuild

[NewscasterNews4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Playmakers

I think in years past i would have done this without any complaints But here we are in madden 17 on high powered gamming systems and we are still having to manually control everything. Ea at some point should try to alleviate the need of this and fix the AI issues. It seems like every year we have to baby sit the AI just to get a realistic franchise mode in terms of cpu ai decision making.

I 100% agree with this, but since it doesn't seem like Madden has made significant tweaks to the CPU's decision making this year, it's one alternative. This way you can make sure teams like the Bucs and Titans don't spend their 1st round pick on a QB, and it makes the draft a challenge if you're unbiased because you'll give some of the late round gems to other teams as well as the early round studs who are projected to go later than their talent indicates. (Although scouting will be useless to us who want to roll with real-life prospects in Madden 17.)

But yeah, Madden really needs to fix the CPU AI because that's the main reason why anyone can turn the Browns into a Super Bowl team in 3-4 years.

To offer another challenge I thought of, one could be like the Packers and strictly build through the draft. Rarely picking up free agents and trading forces you to hit on your draft picks, and while drafting is very easy in 16 you'll have to hope the guys you pick develop into superstars even if they are studs coming out of the draft.

[Mad 69]

San Diego would be another hot garbage, dumpster fire team to build or rebuild.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by NewscasterNews4

One way to add a ton of challenge in a rebuild is to control all 32 teams AND re-signing, signing free agents and drafting for them. While this is very time consuming, it's so much fun and it adds so much immersion to see if your moves pay off during the season. Also, it gets rid of Madden's franchise AI's dumb decisions, making it a lot harder to build a super-team. I've been doing this since Madden 12, and while Madden's franchise still does have a ways to go, you can really have loads fun doing this.

I would love to do something like this but I don't have nearly the time for that. Between work, family and going back to school for my doctorate I'll be lucky to get 2 hours a week in. But that does sound like a great time.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by hoosierjoe

The Colts? The Colts have one piece in place surrounded by hawt gawwwbage.

Colts are perfect for a rebuild, that one piece Ty Hilton is one of the best young WR's in the game, he just needs a good QB instead of Andrew "I threw another INT" Luck.

[Mauer4MVP]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

Colts are perfect for a rebuild, that one piece Ty Hilton is one of the best young WR's in the game, he just needs a good QB instead of Andrew "I threw another INT" Luck.

Just stop.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mauer4MVP

Just stop.

He is probably the single most overrated QB in the NFL. I wouldn't even put him in the top 10.

[Culture Rot]

As well written as the article is, Madden is a "one and done" type of game, and has been for a decade sadly. I guess we will see this year.

[Keontab]

Lets not forget Tennessee they are on my radar