Bill's Realism Sliders (only Coach Mode for now)

[billharris44]

PLEASE NOTE: This is the final revision until after the next major patch is released. There's no point in rebalancing 3-4 times.

These were developed for Franchise mode players. I can't vouch for them in any other mode, although you can try them if you'd like.

Much thanks to the beta testers: Mrprice33, Cubit, Freddy Gabriel (Ankido), KingsRock91, HC0023, Nex, UKSLAMJAM, and a few other guys who haven't sent me their preferred handle yet.

SEPTEMBER 9
v 1.1 with the following changes:
QB Accuracy to 25
WR Catching to 50
Broken Tackles to 5
Run Blocking to 75
Fumbles to 32
Pass Defense Reaction Time to 85
Tackling to 75

AUGUST 23
COACH MODE SLIDERS v1.0
Notes:
--In this mode, CPU and Human settings are identical.
--Quarter length should be set to whatever gets you about 110 total plays. I use 12-minute quarters, but you may need to lower that, depending on how quickly you call plays.
--The setting for player minimum speed threshold was established after stopwatch testing in practice mode. it's the same methodology I used last year.
--I like the number of minor injuries I get in a game, but it may be annoying to you, and if it is, lower the injury setting.
--There are about 16 penalties a game called in the NFL, and and false starts and holding are called about four times each. I focused on holding, since the slider actually works. If you think there are too many holding calls, lowering the slider will reduce the number of calls.
--Kick returns are broken in the sense that the CPU can never return the ball more than 20-25 yards ( if they even get that far). Sorry, that's an engine problem.
--Punt accuracy is also broken (a carryover from last year). When the CPU tries to punt out of bounds, instead of hitting the coffin corner, they'll shank it about 25 yards. Again, that's an engine issue.
--Since Special Teams sliders only have one setting (CPU/Human have to be identical), the Human kicker has a significant advantage. If you want to match the CPU's kicking ability, kick at 80-85% of the kicking meter. Fortunately, since the meter moves so slowly, that's easy to do.

SETTINGS:
GAME OPTIONS
Quarter length: 12
Play clock: On
Accel clock runoff: 15 seconds
Injuries: 75
Fatigue: 50
Game speed: Normal
Player min speed thresh: 100
Coach Mode: On
Fight For the Fumble: Off

PENALTIES:
Offside 100
False Start 100
Holding 70
Facemask 50
Def PI 100
Off PI 100
KR/PR Int 70
Clipping 50
Int Grounding 70
Rough Passer 75
Rough Kicker 85

CPU AND HUMAN SKILL
Passing:
QB Accuracy 25
Pass Blocking 80
WR Catching 50

Rushing:
Broken Tackles 5
Run Blocking 75
Fumbles 32

Pass Defense:
Reaction Time 85
Interceptions 0
Pass Rushing 40

Rush Defense:
Reaction Time 50
Block Shedding 15
Tackling 60

SPECIAL TEAMS
FG Power 30
FG Accuracy 67
Punt Power 62
Punt Accuracy 100
Kickoff Power 30

[tomriddle]

thanks bill, glad to see you release them

I'll be posting stats from my games as well, even though there's only 2 games left in my chise, there is a whole new season waiting

thank you

[Microsoft_Works]

Thanks, been waiting for these!

[westgawolf]

This is my first post on OS. I just started a new franchise with the Seahawks and used these sliders for the first regular season game against SF. I was using my own sliders but these blew mine away. I won 17-14 in a hard fought game by getting a FG with 16 sec left in the 4th qtr. It was great!! By far the most realistic game I have played on madden ever. I made a table for the game, but OS won't let me post it till I have 5 posts, so maybe some other time. I play with 15min qtrs and 20sec runoff and I dropped the INJ slider to 50, but I used everything else exactly. Thanks for whatever work went into these because they are AWESOME!!

["The dude abides"]

Quick question Bill,

1. How much time does the QB have in the pocket on average?

2. How do pancakes look for both sides?

3. How many sacks are you seeing a game on average?

[tomriddle]

pretty good sliders, i've played an entire season of coach mode so i know what to look for and how games feel/etc, these sliders produce pretty good run flow/feel

this was the AFC championship game, in the snow

NFL Scoreboard - New England Patriots (13-3) at Denver Broncos (14-2)

, 1 2 3 4 F New England Patriots 0 0 0 7 7 Denver Broncos 0 14 7 0 21 Top Performers New England Patriots - Stats Denver Broncos - Stats	Team Stats Comparison NE DEN First Downs 15 7 3rd Down Efficiency 2-16 12% 5-15 33% 4th Down Efficiency 2-6 0-0 Total Yards 424 254 Passing Yards 236 40 Rushing Yards 90 154 Penalties-Penalty Yards 6-37 4-35 Turnovers 3 2 Time of Possession 26:09 21:51
Scoring Summary Second Quarter NE DEN DEN 9:30 C. Bailey, returned int 21 yds 0 7 DEN 4:28 D. Reid, returned fumble 53 yds 0 14 Third Quarter NE DEN DEN 4:56 K. Moreno, 64 yd run 0 21 Fourth Quarter NE DEN NE 4:13 B. Tate, 6 yd pass 7 21
New England Patriots Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T. Brady 24-49 248 1 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD M. Bush 10 37 3.7 0 A. Snead 8 21 2.6 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD W. Welker 11 93 8.4 0 B. Tate 6 79 13.1 1 T. Holt 2 31 15.5 0 Denver Broncos Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T. Tebow 7-17 49 1 1 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD K. Moreno 25 152 6 1 M. Diamond 2 6 3 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD K. Moreno 4 47 11.7 0 K. Whitehouse 2 16 8 0 E. Decker 1 5 5 0

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not sure if you want stats and stuff posted Bill but I figured since I'm playing coach mode, might as well post them too

[westgawolf]

I think the break tackle slider needs to be adjusted down a little because I just played against the rams in my seahawks franchise and steven jackson broke the single game rushing record with 317 yds!?! Most of his yds came from breaking 5-6 tackles and running 50-80 yds, twice for a score. Also, I know Hasselbeck isn't the greatest qb, but he's missing wide open guys by 5-10 yds when his feet are set and there's no pressure. I think the qb accuracy might need to go up a few ticks. Not griping, just reporting what I'm seeing in game. Otherwise, these are still great sliders for coach mode.

[NouGat]

Hi Bill,

I have to say i love your sliders so far.
I played 2 games and i really enjoyed them

First game:
Steelers (Me) @ Falcons

Michael Turner destroyed me with 25 rushing attempts and
197 rushing yards and made the play(and player) of the game with a 56 yard rushing TD
Matt Ryan with 7-13 and 86 passing yards 1 TD 0 Int, but they
rushed most of the time.

Big Ben had 12-26 and 157 passing yards with 1 TD 0 Int
after a really bad start (-12 yards in the 1st Quarter)

At the end i lost 26-14, but really enjoyed the game, felt really good!

Second game:
Eagles (Me) @ Chiefs

Was a tough defensive battle at the beginning of the game, but then
Kolb with a pass to Baskett for a 67 yard TD, that was nice
Kolb was the player of the game with 18-29 and 222 passing yards,
2 TD and 0 Int. LeSean McCoy (16 Att, 89 Yards) and Mike Bell (3 Att,
24 Yards) with a solid running game

Chiefs played some good D and made some big gains, but they only could score 3 field goals, so at the end i won the game 17-9

Thanks for these sliders, cant wait to start my franchise