How do you play CCM?

[Drtro]

Do you play as a coach or player?
Do you play or simulate?
Do you practice or not?
Do you rebuild or play your favorite team?
What team are you using?
Do you scout and draft or simulate it all?
What's the progress of your current CCM?

Can't stay motivated to play this game any longer. Mind telling us (me) how you play? Maybe give me an idea or something to make it fun again. I can't get past the Pre-Season without starting over or just losing all enthusiasm on rebuilding a team.

[Ueauvan]

play as coach
play every game, even preseason
play every practice
play fav 3-4 team, and rebuild when age onsets
scout and then draft
5th or so year, i play more of a gm than last year. last year with custom playbooks i could have fun. not as much fun this year

i alternate between hc06 on pc, madden 08 on pc, hc09 ps3, ncaa13 ps3 and xbox m13. also have 2k5 xbox and allpro 2k8 ps3

[heime2003]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drtro

Do you play as a coach or player? Do you play or simulate? Do you practice or not? Do you rebuild or play your favorite team? What team are you using? Do you scout and draft or simulate it all? What's the progress of your current CCM? Can't stay motivated to play this game any longer. Mind telling us (me) how you play? Maybe give me an idea or something to make it fun again. I can't get past the Pre-Season without starting over or just losing all enthusiasm on rebuilding a team.

i enjoy doing gm job in my favorate team but strategic fun( due to unbalanced play and unrealistic AI) wasnt there.

[Gronk4M13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drtro

Do you play as a coach or player? Do you play or simulate? Do you practice or not? Do you rebuild or play your favorite team? What team are you using? Do you scout and draft or simulate it all? What's the progress of your current CCM? Can't stay motivated to play this game any longer. Mind telling us (me) how you play? Maybe give me an idea or something to make it fun again. I can't get past the Pre-Season without starting over or just losing all enthusiasm on rebuilding a team.

1. Both. If it's a rebuilding project, I'll sim the entire first season. Now that the 2012 season is over, I just sim the first season anyway and try to play every game except preseason games after that.
2. No practice
3. Both. I can't find a CCM to stick with so I just keep experimenting hoping to find a good CCM to stick with.
4. Will probably be starting a Ravens CCM as coach, will hope to stick with it. They're my favorite team.
5. Scout and draft. That way I can form my team the way I see fit. I really like drafting mid-low round players and developing them into stars.
6. See question 4.

[nl15]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drtro

Do you play as a coach or player? Do you play or simulate? Do you practice or not? Do you rebuild or play your favorite team? What team are you using? Do you scout and draft or simulate it all? What's the progress of your current CCM?

Play
About 75% of the time
Rebuild
Rams
Scout and draft
Year 3, 1-2 with Rams.

[Drtro]

To those who choose your own plays, do you follow a Gameplan similar to this? It's what I plan to use for the Redskins. Ask Madden on defense.




1st Down - Inside Run or Short Pass

2nd Long - Standard Pass
2nd Medium - Outside Run
2nd Short - Inside Run

3rd Long - Shotgun Pass
3rd Medium - Standard Pass or PA
3rd Short - Draw Run

After Big Run - PA Deep Pass
After Big Pass - 'Gun Short Pass

Behind 14+ - All Passing Downs
Ahead 10+ - Read Option & Trick

[NudeUp]

Do you play as a coach or player?

Played 3 seasons as a player. Started at the Seahawks to build up my rating, then went to the Texans via Free Agency the next year. Couldnt get a game over Schaub in my first year. Won the Super Bowl first year with the Texans (2nd year overall). Halfway through 3rd season.

Started with the Texans as coach. 10 weeks into 3rd season. Lost the Wildcard in the first season, won Super Bowl second season, currently 9-1 in third season.

Do you play or simulate?

Play every game including preseason, 5 min quarters.

Do you practice or not?

Never practice.

Do you rebuild or play your favorite team?

Currently playing with my team, but with not renew when my contract runs out and go to the lowest rated team with a vacancy (if thats possible to do)
What team are you using?

Houston Texans in both player and coach

Do you scout and draft or simulate it all?

I start scouting roughly halfway through the season. That way I know where my team needs better players, as well as gives me a chance to see a few player stories before spending on unneccessary scouting.

What's the progress of your current CCM?

Reigning World Champion Texans sitting top of AFC South, AFC and NFL at 9-1 (lost to NY Jets in week 2).

Looking at going to the Bill, Browns, Dolphins, Raiders or Rams once I leave Houston. Possibly come back to Houston to finish up it the opportunity arises.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Drtro

Do you play as a coach or player? Do you play or simulate? Do you practice or not? Do you rebuild or play your favorite team? What team are you using? Do you scout and draft or simulate it all? What's the progress of your current CCM? Can't stay motivated to play this game any longer. Mind telling us (me) how you play? Maybe give me an idea or something to make it fun again. I can't get past the Pre-Season without starting over or just losing all enthusiasm on rebuilding a team.

Sounds just like me. I pick a team and then give up midway through the Pre-Season. Part of my problem is that I just don't like any team in the NFL outside of the Giants, so when I try and go with another team, it's hard for me to invest anything in them when I really don't care about the players. I guess that should make it easier to cut guys and whatnot, so I'm not sure entirely what my problem is.

Maybe the preseason itself is the issue, with the starters always coming out of the game after 1 quarter and the CPU's inability to punt the ball more than 20 yards. Makes for some LONG games, and then when you sim inside of a game, the CPU puts up 40-plus points nearly every time.