The Lombardi Pursuit: A M18 Career Dynasty

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Welcome to my coach dynasty page for Madden 18!

I've always enjoyed posting in the 'How is your franchise going...' threads, but this will be my first Madden in a while were I won't be participating in an online CFM league, so in hopes of playing deep into the mode I think a dynasty page will definitely help out! Plus I've never won the Super Bowl an any Madden EVER! Hence the title.

To begin my Franchise I will be starting off as an offensive coordinator for a team, rather than as a head coach or owner. I figure this will not only help keep my interest, but also add another challenge early on. As the OC I will have limited control over roster moves and have to adapt my gameplan accordingly.

Do well enough and I can find myself as a head coach early on, taking over a struggling team or perhaps the team I start on. Struggle and that HC dream will have to wait a little longer, do bad enough maybe I'll have to change my dream from coach to GM. Who knows, only time will tell!



Here are my settings, if anyone's interested:

Roster - http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...en-17-ps4.html

Gameplay Sliders - http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...-settings.html

XP Sliders - http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...p-sliders.html

Starting point - Preseason Week 4


Enjoy!

Current Season - 2026

Position - Buccaneers HC
Record - 11-5

HC Career Record - 62-66-1

HOUSE RULES

Some house rules I will be going by, not really a firm house rules player, but just some basic one's I try to use:

House Rules
Pos	Player	Injury Note
Season	Practice Squad	Must be 50/50 Offense/Defense when playing as an OC
Season	Depth Chart	Can only edit Offensive and Special Teams Depth Charts as an OC
Season	Practice	Can only attempt play offense once as an OC, as HC will sim both
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Game	Punting	Can only adjust power on punts, no use of 'backspin'
Game	Defense	As an OC can watch only, no changing play calls or usering
Game	Super Sim	Offense only as OC, at any speed. Can play full game or 'Play the Moment' as HC
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Roster	Scouting and Drafting	Can only scout first rank of players, second for 1st rounders and all three for 'top-5' choices
Roster	Signings, trades, FA	As OC cpu manages roster movements, as HC can trade using trade block and build week 1 of FA only on players being bid by other teams

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PAST SEASONS

2017 - Jets (OC) 5-11

2018 - Jets (OC) 3-12-1

2019 - Jets (OC) 9-7

2020 - Chiefs (HC) 9-7

2021 - Chiefs (HC) 8-8

2022 - Chiefs (HC) 9-7

2023 - Chiefs (HC) 9-7

2024 - Chiefs (HC) 7-9

2025 - Chiefs (HC) 5-10-1

2026 - Chiefs (HC) 4-12

2027 - Bucs (HC) 11-5

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HISTORICAL


TBC...

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John Morton Steps Down

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Just hours following the Jets preseason loss to the Giants, John Morton has relinquished his Offensive Coordinator duties. In a statement made to the press Morton said that the team "lacked a clear vision for the future" and that GM Woody Johnson "has put together a team in clear hopes for a #1 pick." He also mentioned that seeing Bryce Petty go down with a MCL injury, meaning potentially having to designate second-year QB Christian Hackenburg as primary backup, solidified his decision to step down. Ouch.

With such little time before the season opener the Jets didn't have time to search externally for a new Offensive Coordinator, instead they choose to promote Special Teams Coordinator Taylor Johnson. Johnson, who joined the Jets this year after stints in New England and Chicago, will continue to oversee the special teams unit while taking on his new responsibilities.

If the Jets season didn't look like a disaster already, these changes certainly can't help. Will the prophecy of an 0-16 season for the Jets come true? It's looking more probable each and every day.

Who Is This New OC?

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - Many Jet fans may not be familiar with new Offensive Coordinator Taylor Johnson. This may be his first OC job in the NFL, but hopefully time as a Special Teams Coordinator in New England and Chicago, as well an assistant for the University of Florida Gators, has given him a chance surround himself with some of the brighter offensive minds in football.

Will will see a touch of McDaniels, Gase, Meyer, or even Mullen in his offense? Maybe a combination or something new? Or maybe the Jets will fall flat like we're all expecting. Who knows, only time will tell!

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Final Tuneup - Preseason Week 4

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
Aug 31, 7:00PM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia Eagles (3-1)	0	7	3	20	30
New York Jets (2-2)	7	6	0	6	19

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	NYJ
Total Offense	441	202
Rushing Yards	171	74
Passing Yards	270	128
First Downs
Punt Return Yards	8	38
Kick Return Yards	49	43
Total Yards	498	283
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	9	1
4th Down Conversion	0	0
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	80%	100%
Penalties	6-40	1-5
Posession Time	32:48	27:12

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Nick Foles 17/26 246 2 0 Carson Wentz 3/7 24 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Darren Sproles 30 131 4.4 1 Nick Foles 7 15 2.1 0 Legarrette Blount 5 13 2.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Mack Hollins 7 129 18.4 2 Trey Burton 3 39 13.0 0 Darren Sproles 3 34 11.3 0 Shelton Gibson 2 25 12.5 0 Brent Celek 2 19 9.5 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Christian Hackenberg 9/14 125 1 1 Josh McCown 3/6 59 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Elijah McGuire 11 34 3.1 0 Bilal Powell 14 32 2.3 1 Matt Forte 4 8 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jordan Leggett 2 89 44.5 1 Ardarius Stewart 2 32 16.0 0 Elijah McGuire 2 12 6.0 0 Robby Anderson 1 27 27.0 0 Chris Grag 1 17 17.0 0

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The Jets faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles to wrap up their 2017 Preseason. A short week, made even shorter due to a coaching change, saw an uneven performance from the Jets offense. The first team struggled on the ground but was able to together two scoring drives, a B. Powell touchdown run and a chip-shot field goal to start the 2nd quarter. The 2nd and 3rd team offense, both led by Hackenburg, were able to move the ball but had difficulties converting 3rd downs.

The biggest impact of this game came early in the 1st quarter when HB Matt Forte went down with an injury on the opening drive. He was able to walk off the field on what was apparently a knee injury.

After the game HC Todd Bowles was informed that Forte suffered a Grade 2 MCL injury, with a return timetable of 6-10 weeks. With Forte set to miss half of the season it was decided he would be placed on Injured Reserve. Asked if Forte could return during the 2017 season, Bowles said they would "play it by ear."

The Cut

2017

Teams around the league have made their cutdown's to 53. The market is flooded with new free agents and it will only be a matter of time before they find new teams. Below is the Jets' opening day depth chart and its 10-man practice squad:

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Week 1
2017

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Sep 10, 1:00PM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Jets (0-0)	0	3	3	10	16
Buffalo Bills (0-0)	0	14	7	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	NYJ	BUF
Total Offense	233	379
Rushing Yards	95	187
Passing Yards	138	192
First Downs	12	21
Punt Return Yards	113	2
Kick Return Yards	0	31
Total Yards	346	412
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	2-11	8-14
4th Down Conversion	1-2	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	66%	75%
Penalties	3-25	2-22
Posession Time	24:13	35:47

Scoring Summary
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	BUF
2:01	(BUF) T. Jones, 6 YD RUN, (XP GOOD)	0	7
0:39	(BUF) T. Jones, 2 YD RUN, (XP GOOD)	0	14
0:00	(NYJ) C. Cantanzaro, 56 YD FG	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	BUF
8:58	(NYJ) C. Cantanzaro, 23 YD FG	6	14
2:29	(BUF) T. Jones, 5 YD RUN, (XP GOOD)	6	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	BUF
8:43	(NYJ) C. Cantanzaro, 27 YD FG	9	21
3:57	(BUF) S. Hauschka, 28 YD FG	9	24
2:20	(NYJ) L. Whitehead, 86 YD PUNT RETURN, (XP GOOD)	16	24

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. McCown 15/24 145 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Powell 20 78 0 0 E. McGuire 6 11 0 0 J. McCown 1 6 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Powell 6 54 9.0 0 A. Seferian-Jenkins 4 20 5.0 0 R. Anderson 2 11 5.5 0 E. McGuire 1 32 32.0 0 K. Thompkins 1 14 14.0 0 A. Stewart 1 14 14.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Richardson 12 0 0 0 B. Skrine 10 0 0 0 D. Davis 8 0 0 0 M. Wilkerson 6 1.5 0 0 S. Mclendon 6 0 0 0 M. Maye 6 0 0 0 J. Adams 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Catanzaro 3/3 1/1 10 56 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 L. Edwards 5 250 50.0 4 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD (N/A) 0 0 0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Whitehead 4 113 28.2 1

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT T. Taylor 19/26 192 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Jones 23 91 3.9 3 L. McCoy 14 81 5.7 0 T. Taylor 4 15 0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Matthews 7 62 8.8 0 P. Brown 6 68 11.3 0 C. Clay 3 26 8.6 0 A. Holmes 2 31 15.5 0 T. Jones 1 5 5.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. White 9 0 0 0 B. Rambo 9 0 0 0 P. Brown 8 0 0 0 S. Lawson 8 0 0 0 K. Williams 7 1 0 0 L. Alexander 5 0 0 0 M. Hyde 5 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Hauschka 1/1 3/3 6 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Schmidt 5 232 46.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Brown 1 31 31.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Brown 1 2 2.0 0

Orchard Park, NY - The Jets opened the 2017 campaign on the road against the Bills, and came away with a predictable loss. The Bills were able to shut down the Jets run game early and the loss of Robby Anderson to an abdominal injury limited the Jets passing attack.

Meanwhile, LeSean McCoy and the Bills were pounding away on the ground. McCoy would rack up 81 yards on 14 carries before leaving with an injury. 7th-year man Taiwan Jones would step in and continue McCoy's work, collecting 91 yards and 3 scores on 23 carries.

The Jets (0-1) travel to Oakland next week to take on the Raiders.

Around the NFL

The 2017 Season is here! We are all familiar with the real life storylines to start the season, so let's take a look at some of the injuries plaguing the Madden-verse.

Injury Round Up

• Matt Forte - Grade 2 MCL - IR
• Malcolm Mitchell - Broken Wrist - IR
• Cooper Kupp - Forearm - 3-4 Weeks
• Samaje Perine - Broken Foot - IR
• David Johnson - Grade 1 MCL - 2-6 Weeks
• Devon Kennard - Ankle - 5-7 Weeks

Look for another league update in the coming weeks, so long!

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Week 2
2017

New York Jets at Oakland Raiders
Sep 17, 4:05PM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Jets (0-1)	3	6	3	0	12
Oakland Raiders (1-0)	0	10	3	20	33

Team Stats Comparison
	NYJ	OAK
Total Offense	274	370
Rushing Yards	83	249
Passing Yards	191	121
First Downs	18	10
Punt Return Yards	25	41
Kick Return Yards	46	0
Total Yards	345	411
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Conversion	5-16	8-15
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	66%	100%
Penalties	2-15	0-0
Posession Time	30:53	29:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	OAK
4:11	(NYJ) C. Catanzaro, 34 YD FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	OAK
5:12	(NYJ) L. Whitehead, 35 YD PASS, (XP NO GOOD)	9	0
3:56	(OAK) M. Crabtree, 87 YD RUN, (XP GOOD)	9	7
3:21	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 48 YD FG	9	10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	OAK
10:02	(NYJ) C. Catanzaro, 27 YD FG	12	10
1:48	(OAK) S. Janikowski, 48 YD FG	12	13
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	OAK
2:54	(OAK) A.Cooper, 10 YD PASS, (XP GOOD)	12	20
2:28	(OAK) M. Lynch, 57 YD RUN, (XP GOOD)	12	27
1:57	(OAK) T. Carrie, INT RETURN, (XP NO GOOD)	12	33

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. McCown 23/35 240 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Powell 25 59 2.3 0 E. McGuire 5 24 4.8 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD A. Stewart 7 86 12.2 0 B. Powell 6 45 7.5 0 A. Seferian-Jenkins 4 43 10.7 0 L. Whitehead 2 37 18.5 1 ... DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD D. Davis 10 0 0 0 S. Richardson 9 0 0 0 S. McLendon 5 0 0 0 L. Williams 5 2 0 0 ... KICKING FG XP PTS LONG C. Catanzaro 2/2 0/1 6 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 L. Edwards 8 416 52.0 6 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Whitehead 1 26 26.0 0 M. Murphy 1 20 20.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Whitehead 5 25 5.0 0

Oakland Raiders PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. Carr 13/23 121 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Lynch 29 152 5.2 1 M. Crabtree 1 88 88.0 1 D. Carr 3 9 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD M. Lynch 4 58 14.5 0 C. Patterson 2 23 11.5 0 M. Crabtree 3 21 7.0 0 A. Cooper 2 13 6.5 1 ... DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Jenkins 9 1 0 0 B. Heeney 9 1 0 0 K. Mack 8 1 0 0 T. Adams 8 0 0 0 B. Irvin 7 0 0 0 ... KICKING FG XP PTS LONG S. Janikowski 2/2 3/4 9 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. King 5 229 45.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD (N/A) 0 0 0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Richard 2 22 11.0 0 C. Patterson 2 19 9.5 0

Oakland, CA - The Jets (0-1) took traveled across the country in Week 2 to face the Raiders (1-0). The Jets' running game was again shut down again, leading rusher Bilal Powell only averaged 2.3 yards per carry. A tight game through three quarters, the Jets defense couldn't stop the Raiders in the 4th as they surrendered two touchdowns. A pick 6 by the Raiders defense sealed the victory.

The Jets move to 0-2 on the season. If early performance is any indicator Jets fans should prepare for a long winter.

The Jets will return Week 3 as they host their home opener against the Dolphins (1-1).

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Awesome! Good luck in your Jets Dynasty!