Am I the only one who wants to keep it realistic?

[Scarface-93]

I read the thread which is questioning, what are you going to do first in the franchise and I read some posts like "I'm going to trade this and that and so on".
And I was wondering: Am I really the only person who likes to keep it realistic and even starts the running franchise new, if a bigger trade is made, which changes the starters of my team, or if a trade with some superstars is made?
For example: Me playing the Saints, if they would trade a new wide receiver or lets say running back, who is starting in real life, I would start my franchise new, after I made the trade ingame or downloaded the new roster update which includes this trade.
What do you think?
I know it sounds crazy and my longest franchise i have ever played in madden(I'm playing since 07) was until the 14th Week in Year 2.

[ezio]

I feel the same way as you.

[jmalu84]

100% in agreement with you...i have this thing about changing the roster from what is actually in use by my steelers (or any other team)...then again to each his own, everyone plays differently...

[AboveTheRim]

I will keep my franchise realistic when I start up on August 14th. The only thing I want to do that is some what unrealistic would be picking up a star linebacker or veteran in a trade, actually I will pick up Derrick Brooks incase a LB goes down.

[TheFiasco87]

I dont know about starting a franchise new if real life trades are made because sooner or later your franchise will be entirely different from the real life franchise anyways. When I start my franchise though Im deff. going to play as is, Im not one to make all these crazy trades.

[bowdown2shadi]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheFiasco87

I dont know about starting a franchise new if real life trades are made because sooner or later your franchise will be entirely different from the real life franchise anyways. When I start my franchise though Im deff. going to play as is, Im not one to make all these crazy trades.

This.

[Finsfan46]

I rarely end up playing the whole 1st season. I may play a few games, then I always end up simming to the off-season.....kinda like thats when "I" really start running the team.

[Glorious Arc]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheFiasco87

I dont know about starting a franchise new if real life trades are made because sooner or later your franchise will be entirely different from the real life franchise anyways. When I start my franchise though Im deff. going to play as is, Im not one to make all these crazy trades.

+1

I will normally play my team as is but, once the off-season starts, I am open for improving my team to increase performance. By the end of season two or three, I have maybe(depending on the team) changed up to half the starting roster.