NFL Head Coach [Archive] - 49ers Message Board Community

majesstik1

06-20-2006, 01:14 AM

it seems the draft logic is flawed in the game(one preview had the Giants selecting Vince Young. Ernie Sims falls to the third round, etc.) IF the draft logic isn't fixed from the previews, i am going to have to pass on the game.

Same thing with the Madden. I import the (modified) NCAA class, and teams still pass on BPA for team need, most times drafting a guy they could get 2 rounds later, as the 3rd overall selection.

Another Madden thing- they need to make all free agents free agents, and not have the "Resign Players" period in the offseason, you should still have to bid on them, without the free pass they give.

majesstik1

06-20-2006, 11:50 AM

Yeah it used to be slower but they've improved all that. And would you believe that some guy actually sits around and names every player correctly and then sells the updated roster on eBay for $5.00? Every year I buy the rosters from him so I don't have to watch guys running around nameless. It's pretty cool.

I do the same thing. I mail away a memory card, and about a week or so later, I have updated, and named rosters. I usually go back in and adjust attributes around mid-season to acount for the out of nowhere studs. Then, my rookie class is set for Madden. Too bad you can't force players to come out. Every year there's one or two sophs that declare, and NCAA never has them coming out. Also, it's impossible to get junior TEs to declare. I had to create Vernon Davis this year.

Ace Matherton

06-20-2006, 12:31 PM

I do the same thing. I mail away a memory card, and about a week or so later, I have updated, and named rosters. I usually go back in and adjust attributes around mid-season to acount for the out of nowhere studs. Then, my rookie class is set for Madden. Too bad you can't force players to come out. Every year there's one or two sophs that declare, and NCAA never has them coming out. Also, it's impossible to get junior TEs to declare. I had to create Vernon Davis this year.
Go onto ebay and get a cheap used shark port then just download all the names for free. Sharkport will cost 6-10 bucks and you'll be able to download updated rosters through the season as well as suspended players....... works out pretty nice.

majesstik1

06-20-2006, 07:26 PM

Ah but there's a catch with that, Ace. If your Playstation is less than three years old, it won't recognize the disc that you have to put in the PS2 as being a PS2 disc. I actually own a SharkPort but because I bought a new PS2 a couple of years ago (the first one broke), it wouldn't recognize the disc. Never had that problem with my old one. Now I have to borrow my buddies PS2 to use the SharkPort every year because his is older. So unless you've got one of the original PS2s, the SharkPort is a no-go.

Yep. I tried the Shark Port, and it just pissed me off. I called the Game store, and they told me that the only PS2s that those work on have a hard drive installed in them. My Ps2 is 4-5 years old, but appearantly I don't comply with Shark Ports.

Reloader

06-20-2006, 08:09 PM

I already made a topic on this but did anyone buy this today?

Bryon

06-20-2006, 11:26 PM

tomorrow at EBgames, everyone who pre-ordered got their call about it tonight around 6pm

Kamron

06-21-2006, 01:49 PM

Benji

06-21-2006, 04:07 PM

I downloaded the demo, but it keeps saying d3dlx9_27 dl. or something like that is missing. I've redownloaded it twice and unzipped it to many times, but still no long. I always thought you had to install after you unzip programs, but I odn't see that optiona nywhere either.

I also had this problem. Then I downloaded the newest DirectX Version of microsoft at microsoft.com. For free of course! Now it works!!! Try it!

TerrellOwns

06-21-2006, 05:28 PM

does anyone know when NFL Head Coach actually comes out for XBOX? is it the 20th or 22nd?

yeah i think tomarrow

TerrellOwns

06-21-2006, 05:28 PM

NCAA's gameplay is way better than madden..

low_N_breezy

06-21-2006, 06:18 PM

Gamefly mailed mine today!:banana5:

A187

06-21-2006, 06:25 PM

Gamefly mailed mine today!:banana5:

how is it? I cant wait to check it out myself :racenana:

low_N_breezy

06-21-2006, 06:26 PM

how is it? cant wait to check it out :racenana:
Dont know I'll tell you when I get it. Mailed 6-21-06 so I will probably have it in a day or so

Reloader

06-21-2006, 09:03 PM

Bought it.

Not as good as I had hoped.

6-7/10

Nikko

06-21-2006, 09:07 PM

Don't bother with it. If you have a 360 definately don't then. I played the demo and heard some things from friends, it isn't very good really. Not as good as hyped anyway. It's still a year or two from being a good game.

low_N_breezy

06-21-2006, 09:09 PM

Bought it.

Not as good as I had hoped.

6-7/10
whats the problem??

low_N_breezy

06-21-2006, 09:21 PM

Well at least the commercial is good! LOL

"You know what was a bad idea? Getting rid of eddie george...Now go get me some water.":laugh: :clapping:

eight2eighty

06-21-2006, 09:47 PM

eight2eighty

06-21-2006, 10:06 PM

God can you just shut up? Let me get this straight... You don't even own the game and despite the fact that the game just got released today, you've already "heard some things from friends"? Yet you can tell us all definitively not to bother with it and that it isn't very good? And for the bonus, you inexplicably can tell us when we can expect it to be good?

Is there anything you're not the resident know-it-all on? :rolleyes:

I just bought it tonight at Best Buy. I'll give an opinion when I've at least played it for a few days and have something intelligent to say about it.

Amen.

Nikko

06-21-2006, 10:12 PM

Do Not Listen To Anyone Who Says The Demo Sucks!!!! The Demo Did Suck, But That Has No Reflection On The Game. The Demo Had Much Poorer Graphics, Much Poorer Gameplay, And Was Not Made For People To Spend Any Money For! This Is Still A Good Game!

The acual game is much better then the demo no doubt. But I still didn't care for it too much. It was playable, I guess a time killer.. but I suggest checking it out first, because it's the kind of game I think people would get bored with very fast. Just my opinion though I guess.

eight2eighty

06-21-2006, 10:13 PM

The acual game is much better then the demo no doubt. But I still didn't care for it too much. It was playable, I guess a time killer.. but I suggest checking it out first, because it's the kind of game I think people would get bored with very fast. Just my opinion though I guess.

yea but getting it at blockbuster the next few days will be harder than doing this :split: all day long.

Nikko

06-21-2006, 10:14 PM

yea but getting it at blockbuster the next few days will be harder than doing this :split: all day long.

True. Do what I did then, go to someone who bought it's house and try it. :laugh:

Rexi

06-22-2006, 01:17 AM

name calling? gentlemen please...:biggrin:

Reloader

06-22-2006, 08:12 AM

Do Not Listen To Anyone Who Says The Demo Sucks!!!! The Demo Did Suck, But That Has No Reflection On The Game. The Demo Had Much Poorer Graphics, Much Poorer Gameplay, And Was Not Made For People To Spend Any Money For! This Is Still A Good Game!

It's actually quite similar. It also has some interesting AI (it's mostly alrite), but the draft had Kameron Wimbley in the 2nd round, and Parys Haralson going in the 2nd. The controls are also hard to grasp, it gets annoying after a while. The graphics STILL have not improved, same as last year, EA obviously rushed to get this baby out. I still like the game, but it's a disapointment for me.

Trust me, I've played it for about 5 hours already.

low_N_breezy

06-22-2006, 08:50 AM

aww dude u cant diss sea chicken! thats like agaisnt the 49er message board laws! thats almost like dissing tiz!
Buck TIZ! I diss him all day then when he comes to my house I'll throw him down my stairs:nana:

Benji

06-22-2006, 09:27 AM

Reloader

06-22-2006, 09:47 AM

Question to anybody that played the New NFL Head Coach Game:

Is there an opportunity to create your own team with self-determined colors and a own team logo??? Or do you have to choose one of the 32 original NFL teams?

You interview for one of 32 teams, and then you get 5 offers from 5 different teams (2 of which are usually the Bills and Raiders).

Benji

06-22-2006, 09:52 AM

You interview for one of 32 teams, and then you get 5 offers from 5 different teams (2 of which are usually the Bills and Raiders).

That sucks! I´d like to create my own team and win the superbowl with it! No way I´ll buy this game!

Thanks, Reloader!!!

Kamron

06-22-2006, 12:04 PM

Well after playing the demo and hearing a few testimonials, I'm not going to buy this game. I might rent it, but I don't feel like making an account at blockbuster and I owe like $40 in late fees and Hollywood video.. :/

Reloader

06-22-2006, 01:05 PM

so whats the verdict from people that have played it? i was thinking of picking it up today but wanted to hear from some people.

is it worth buying or not?

If you are a mega-strategist/madden owner-mode addict, buy it. There is no point in renting it, you wont even finish the offseason (which is where the game starts), much less the 2006 season. In my opinion, buy it, it'll give you something to do. Just don't go in expecting this extremely awesome game like I did. It's worth the $40, just because it'll hold you over until NCAA 2007 and Madden 07.

Nikko

06-22-2006, 01:05 PM

so whats the verdict from people that have played it? i was thinking of picking it up today but wanted to hear from some people.

is it worth buying or not?

I played it again this morning.. still wasn't impressed. Some of it's kind of cool, but I just think the game needs more completion and could be more in depth. Some people like it, but most people will say it was way overhyped.

Ace Matherton

06-22-2006, 01:07 PM

I played it again this morning.. still wasn't impressed. Some of it's kind of cool, but I just think the game needs more completion and could be more in depth. Some people like it, but most people will say it was way overhyped.
Imagine that and overhyped EA game.........

Nikko

06-22-2006, 01:08 PM

Imagine that and overhyped EA game.........

:laugh:

Reloader

06-22-2006, 01:10 PM

http://rr.ps2.ign.com/rr_obj/776/776737.html

Read the reviews, maybe that will help some of you.

majesstik1

06-22-2006, 01:28 PM

Just bought it, and am going to start playing it now. I'm an owner mode/franchise addict on the Madden (as Reloader put it), so I'll probably like it. If anything else, it's an updated football game to get me through the next few weeks, until NCAA comes out (which I reserved, as well as Madden, while purching NFLHC).

TerrellOwns

06-22-2006, 02:25 PM

going to pick it up soon... dont think i will be dissapointed.

majesstik1

06-22-2006, 04:07 PM

I got hired as the coach of the Niners. I went through the first week, and fired a position coach :surrender: , but couldn't figure out how to hire a replacement until it was too late. Now, I gotta start over, but at least I got the hang of it, I think.

Has anyone gotten through to the draft and FA? If so, is it possible to get Allen, Bryant, and all the other FAs we signed? Were you able to draft all our rookies?

eight2eighty

06-22-2006, 08:03 PM

just got mine. But, if ur like any of you are in SF right now you know its scorching out, and i live next to a freeway so I dont wanna open any windows. I cant play it till the sun goes down or I'll die of overeating in frotn of my tv. 90 degrees in here and the tv is in the sun.

Montana_Magic

06-22-2006, 08:03 PM

A187

06-22-2006, 09:50 PM

this game sounds like a real piece of work from what im reading. i'll go rent it first before/if I buy it. thx for the responses guys and keep em coming!

majesstik1

06-23-2006, 12:17 AM

i read over at maddennation that Michael Robinson isn't even in the game and J. Bloom is 6'7. They also say that Max Jean Giles isn't in the game either. I dont see how they could not add these players or get their height right.

All of that is correct. There are also guys I never heard of in the rookie scouting pages.

Currently, I've made it to the pre-combine scouting. It's a fairly tedious process, but I'm enjoying it so far. Just don't expect a fast pace offseason schedule like what Madden has. You go through like 4 tasks per day, and I'm still in March. I can't wait to see how many actual Niners I'm going to be able to draft.

I need to go back and see if I can change player names, and height/weights. That way I can draft a no-name, and make him into Michael Robinson. Also, Melvin Oliver isn't on here, neither is Vickiel Vaughn (didn't really expect to see him though).

In my coaches meeting, pre combine, they actually asked me to scout Hudson, and a few other guys we worked out, but didn't draft.

I did fire a certain position coach, and replaced him this time, before my owner 'Tyrone' got mad at me.

I think I'm getting the hang of it now.

Question for those further in: When I'm adding plays to my playbook, are these just plays being practiced, or will they be there once I get to the season?

Also, I resigned all our guys that we kept (including Eric Johnson, who shouldn't be a free agent), and was able to move guys to their current positions (ie. Rumph back to corner, and Moore to LOLB).

Nikko

06-23-2006, 02:36 AM

Gocong goes in the top 10 everytime

low_N_breezy

06-23-2006, 08:58 AM

So let me get this straight? I cant coach the niners? They just assign you a team??

low_N_breezy

06-23-2006, 09:43 AM

No, that's not the case. You pretty much get to pick a team that you're interested in, interview with them, and then them and 4 or 5 others make you an offer. So you'd get the 49ers as one of the teams to choose from, you just might have to settle for less money in your contract to coach there than another team is offering.
Thanks chicken

majesstik1

06-23-2006, 02:45 PM

I am the head coach of the niners and the first thing my owner wanted me to do was get rid of alix smith and draft a good qb. That part was dumb, as if I tried that I would have lots of dead money, plus he was just a rookie and the owner wants to get rid of him already... Needless to say I ended up getting an earfull because I kept Alix and didn't draft a qb with my first pick.

Hmm...I was wondering about that. When I got hired, it told me one of my main goals was to draft a marquee QB. I have no intention of doing that, the owner will just have to deal with it.

What's up with player ratings on this game? It seems all my players are 53s, or 58s. Do they get better in TC?

I'm kind of annoyed that they make you go through this year's offseason, but don't make the players we actually signed available on the game. I'm kind of starting to lose interest in this thing.

The Jerm!

06-23-2006, 02:47 PM

majesstik1

06-23-2006, 02:49 PM

Oh yeah...it cost me 6 million to cut Plummer :ouch:

The Jerm!

06-23-2006, 02:50 PM

Oh yeah...it cost me 6 million to cut Plummer :ouch:

Trade is your friend.....:coolgleamA:

majesstik1

06-23-2006, 03:26 PM

Trade is your friend.....:coolgleamA:

I'd still take the cap hit though.

TerrellOwns

06-23-2006, 07:31 PM

yeeah i just picked it up

:trophy:

ftn49

06-23-2006, 10:55 PM

so what's the overall rating on this thing?

Is there anything that stands out as being fun?

is it just an in depth Franchise Mode or what.

:help: :pullhair:

Its its own game, there is none of the things like in franchise as far maintaining stadiums, or naming them, just everything the coach/gm do in a season.

Scouting is far more in depth, it took me around 6 hours just to get to the nfl draft. Then training camp and preseason took me another 7, played my first two regular season games today, beat the cardinals 27-7 then lost the the rams 10-9.

I did trade alex away and drafted a qb to get my trust level up with the owner, traded alex and a third and someone else I don't remember to the falcons for there 15th overall pick and took cutler. Vernon was drafted at 4 by the jets, so I traded down with the rams and got my third back and picked up bunkley. I took wimbley in the second (he broke his arm and is out the season) joseph addai with the third, marcus hudson with the fourth ( he has like 4 ints in the two games I've played), ryan cook C in the fifth, jonathan jolley and the DT the bills took in the first round, I cant remember the name off the top of my head, in the sixth.

Like majesstik said, none of the FA's we signed were available during the offseason, so I ended up signing players like peerless price, kevin hardy and peter bouleware sp?

As other people said, if you aren't hardcore into strategy games, simulators and football you wont be into the game for very long, I like it even though there are alot of "bugs" (draft logic flaws, sometimes confusing interface, and some of the mundane out of the game), hopefully EA sells enough of them to make one next year, one that is alot better, good first effort though, 7/10 is probably about right.

Nikolai

06-24-2006, 10:33 AM

game is kinda fun, but it gets boring, and i love doing all the franchise stuff in madden, but this still is boring to me, its a major time waster, so if you have alot of spare time with nithing to do, then buy it, but why dont you go rid a bike instead, and pass the time untill NCAA and Madden

Bryon

06-24-2006, 10:52 AM

currently in week five of the regular season. game is pretty coolw hen you know what you are doing. i am still learning though. my Niners are only 2-2. but hey, my goal for the season is 8-8

Bryon

06-24-2006, 07:28 PM

Yeah, I'm playing as the Lions and my goals are to go 8-8, be in the top 8 for rushing tds and passing tds, and be in the top 8 for redzone offense. I can't wait to get into the regular season, the offseason has gotten really boring for me.

just don't simulate, if you do your players will not be ready for preseason...:crutch:

TheGame

06-24-2006, 09:44 PM

i think its a pretty fun game, starting to get repeative but overall is fun 7.5/10 maybe a 8/10

Nikolai

06-24-2006, 10:50 PM

the parts i didnt like were

guys like frank gore and spencer were like rated in the 30's

mike singeltary was rated horrible, his motivation stat was like a 20!

the contracts werent the same as real life, some players were signed who should have been FA, and vice versa

TerrellOwns

06-24-2006, 11:46 PM

yeah that sucks you cant get larry allen and stuff. im going to get all the draft picks for sure though.

edit: im just trading for all the new 9ers.

TheGame

06-25-2006, 03:55 PM

i did the same but i drafted reggie mcneal in the 5th round and the owner gave me kudos for it.

but 4 games into the season im really regretting keeping smith... no matter how many times i tell him to protect the ball he goes out and throws 2 INTs EVERY GAME SO FAR.... hostler then told me to start quincy carter so i did and HE goes out and throws 4 INTs. the only saving grace thusfar was getting Reggie Bush at the 6th pick and he already has 600 yds and 7 TDs even though smith NEVER throws him the ball when he runs as a WR or does a swing pattern... no matter how wide open he is.

this game needs a lot of work.

btw just cuz i feel like talking about it

i resigned JP and traded him to the rams for their 1st, 2nd, and 4th round picks. i drafted reggie bush, brodrick bunkley, tamba hali, chad jackson, reggie mcneal, and some other guys who suck. hired mike nolan as my DC and resigned andre carter and ulbrich. i also signed isaac bruce and resigned brandon lloyd. team is good apart from my horrible QB situation
its like your describing my season too. :laugh:

ftn49

06-25-2006, 06:07 PM

oh don't know what to tell you. If you find out anything that works let me know LOL.

What i did for Boller was on certain plays in practice is coach him to always use arm strength. i.e. on wr slant patterns. So that helps on those patterns.

The only thing I do practice wise is off vs def, one contact one non contact per day, to get as many money plays as I can, after the bye week I torched chicago 62-7 because I had every defensive play a money play and probably about 75% of my offensive plays.

I saw some people complaining about int's, there are alot of them no matter who you have starting as far as I know, I haven't started anyone but cutler who averages at least two a game, but I have heard people starting manning have had 4 int games.

TerrellOwns

06-25-2006, 06:13 PM

But if you play in the "Coach Now" mode, it DOES have all of the current free agent signings. Just not in the coaching career mode.

well coach now is just like starting a single game right? i want them all on my franchise team.

ftn49

06-26-2006, 05:09 AM

I have had 0 int games but only one, the first game actually, and the bears game I only had one, but all the others I have had at least two, the raiders got 5 against me and gave me my only real big defeat so far.

TheGame

06-26-2006, 09:51 AM

Alex Smith threw 9 Int's in a game

majesstik1

06-26-2006, 12:57 PM

Alex Smith threw 9 Int's in a game

i picked off JP Losman 12 times last night

Glad to see they're keeping it real. :rolleyes2:

majesstik1

06-26-2006, 01:06 PM

The trade players deal is annoying me. First, I can't trade RFAs yet, and it's mid April. Second, I'm trying to trade for current Niner players, but the other teams want outrageous compensation (Moran Norris for two 4ths :wacko: ). Finally...aghh, this is tedious (the loading between each task).

low_N_breezy

06-26-2006, 01:17 PM

Glad to see they're keeping it real. :rolleyes2:
In reality I dont have too much trouble picturing losman throwing 12 picks :laugh:

majesstik1

06-26-2006, 01:19 PM

In reality I dont have too much trouble picturing losman throwing 12 picks :laugh:

I don't know, if my QB got to 7 or 8, I'd yank his axe out of the game.

low_N_breezy

06-26-2006, 01:27 PM

Im coaching my niners and just made it to training camp. I low balled B.Y on his contract so he walked and I cant get him back! I almost cried. The draft on this game is so whacked! reggie Bush was still on the board when I picked so of coarse I got him ignoring the owners request of a QB. 2nd I picked Ernie Simms and I had already re-signed JP so Im looking to have a decent D.

I fired my D-coord. and Hired Mike Nolan:ninerh: Signed Lecharles Bentley, Peerless Price, and Vanden Bosch to replace B.Y. Hopefully I can get to the games soon and try this team out!

low_N_breezy

06-26-2006, 01:28 PM

I don't know, if my QB got to 7 or 8, I'd yank his axe out of the game.

Im sure any coach would but my point is if JP had the chance he is capable of that performance:laugh:

iheartniners

06-26-2006, 01:43 PM

is this worth a rent or buy? I heard rent from before, but now that everyone has played it for a little while is it worth a buy?

TheGame

06-26-2006, 01:49 PM

i'd prolly go with the buy, i have played it for 19 hours so far, and am still into it

low_N_breezy

06-26-2006, 01:52 PM

is this worth a rent or buy? I heard rent from before, but now that everyone has played it for a little while is it worth a buy?
Im 7 hours in and its great. Of course I havent even played a preseason game yet lol. If your OK with not much action and a lot of planning then buy it

majesstik1

06-26-2006, 05:01 PM

I'm seriously loosing interest in this game. When you go to propose a trade, they try to act like players rated 72 are worth a first and a third rounder. Not to mention the ridonculous offers I've received from other coaches (ie. "We offer you our TE Steve Heiden for RB Frank Gore", or "Hey coach, we'll send you Willie Whitehead for your QB Alex Smith"...are they farking serious?!?!)

It's impossible to make your roster the way it currently is in the NFL. Davis goes to the Jets, Brick goes in the 20s, I got Bush at 6. This is just not for me I guess.

I think I'm going to start over with a team I don't like, and just build from there.

eight2eighty

06-26-2006, 06:26 PM

I just saved before the draft to try to get a more realistic one. other than the draft and how poorly our players are rated, its still a pretty fun game.

TerrellOwns

06-26-2006, 11:26 PM

the only problem i have is i couldnt get all the 49er draft picks. but im going to start over and try to get them all. after that it should pan out pretty good.

ftn49

06-27-2006, 03:43 AM

I'm getting pretty tired of the game as well, there's alot of things they could have done to make this game better.

The draft definitely needs to be more realistic, and it seems like overall the game was rushed. I've noticed that no matter who your QB is they almost always throw ints, IMO due to the unrealistic defensive AI. (I seem to get at least 3 turnovers a game with my defense, along with a few sacks as well.) I could go on and on, but anyone who's played the game knows what I'm talking about.

Hopefully next year's version is much improved, because the game has the potential to be really good.

The first years draft is what everyone will have a problem with, but after that, you don't know any of the players so it wont suffer from everyones preconcieved notions of where or when players are supposed to go.

Turnovers I agree are a little bit of a problem.

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 07:40 AM

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 08:11 AM

wide open FB in the flat for an easy first down on 3rd and 3... what does my "intelligent" QB do???? attempts to split the D deep down the middle where there are 2 safeties just camping out.
.

Yep. This is both frustrating as hell but also why I was so intrigued with this game. To have no control over what goes on is definatley hard to get used to but I like it so far.

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 10:16 AM

heres a draft secret/cheat for you all. Draft Jeremy Bloom!! Im not sure if its a glitch or lack of work by EA but I drafted the guy looking for a fast little skat WR and ended up getting a freakin MONSTER. The guy is 6'7" on this game:falldownlaugh: He TOWERS over any CB out there and is fast as all hell too.

eight2eighty

06-27-2006, 10:29 AM

my draft was so messed up! I wanted VD or Hawk, but Bush fell to me. I didn't want bush cuz I wanted to give gore a chance, but my only other option was holmes or moss or a WR. Kinda sucks. I went with Bush anyways...

Bryon

06-27-2006, 11:40 AM

25 hours into the game....sitting at 6-2 with the Niners.....Alex is starting to do MUCH better......you just need to coach him in practice on what to do on the certain plays you run a lot.

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 01:52 PM

for real?! oh snap i'm gonna have to check that out when i get home. what round did you get him in?

I got him in the 4th. Even then Kiper said he was surprised how early he was taken.

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 02:09 PM

does bloom take over the games? i was thinking about starting over anyway so i may just check out for myself

I havent got to a game yet:down: But hes a good practice guy so far

TerrellOwns

06-27-2006, 02:18 PM

dude where is this weekly goals thing the owner keeps telling me about?

TheGame

06-27-2006, 02:32 PM

dude where is this weekly goals thing the owner keeps telling me about?
i think you just press down on the controller

low_N_breezy

06-27-2006, 02:33 PM

dude where is this weekly goals thing the owner keeps telling me about?

During office time and other times you press down on the directional pad and it will say _of_ goals completed. Hit X while your pressing down and the specific goals will pop up

TerrellOwns

06-27-2006, 02:36 PM

During office time and other times you press down on the directional pad and it will say _of_ goals completed. Hit X while your pressing down and the specific goals will pop up

ahh thanks man

TheGame

06-27-2006, 06:58 PM

i drafted a FB named BJ Dean, he is at 99 overall. He is so good, runs like a RB! Traded a 1st rounder and got Derrick Johnson, signed Javon Walker and drafted a stud #1 WR. Drafted a QB 1st overall 79 overall, however Reggie McNeal is challenging him for the #1 spot (Mcneal is at 79, but is really fast). Traded JP for the 2nd overall pick since he was on a holdout. I love getting all the draft picks, to build a great young team.

majesstik1

06-27-2006, 07:24 PM

Has anyone had any luck getting an even trade? I keep proposing trades that I get the short end on, and the other coach keeps asking for more. I took over the Titans now, and signed a couple of FAs (Isaac Bruce, and Rob Morris), and I'm trying to use them as trade bait, but no one wants these guys. The Bengals offered me T.J. Houshmandzadeh for McNair...yeah right.

I'll be using this game as a trade in when NCAA comes out.

BTW- When did Tim Day (TE from Oregon) become a QB?

low_N_breezy

06-28-2006, 10:23 AM

bloom hasn't stepped up for me LnB!!!!:madgal:

but it's alright i'm 6 and 1 and he's only been on the team for 2 weeks...2 non productive weeks.

:surrender: Hey I didnt promise anything as far as him being good in a game. I said he was a good practice player...and when he is going against SF's DB's thats not hard to do

low_N_breezy

06-28-2006, 11:47 AM

how do you save the **** game!

I assuming everyone did create a coach mode.

Press start and your options menu will come up

low_N_breezy

06-28-2006, 01:22 PM

This will be the first time I have presssed the start button since i turned the game on!:wacko:

by the way thanks.
It took me a while of going through every possible menu 5 times to finally figure out I havent tried start yet. lol! But most games especially EA have a menu somewhere else besides pressing start so dont feel so bad

majesstik1

06-28-2006, 03:04 PM

why do they give you so much time to re-sign and sign players it really doesnt take that long

I just sim past all that stuff to get to play designer, and trade players, once I've signed everyone I want to.

It seems the CPU doesn't sign anyone, or make you bid on a player either...kinda lame. The CPU doesn't let any good FAs become available either. Isaac Bruce was the best I've seen, so far. I signed him, and traded him back to the Lambs for a 2nd and 3rd.

low_N_breezy

06-28-2006, 03:22 PM

Anyone else kind of annoyed that the only motivation is aggresive or passive insults. They need to add some praise too! Ive had players make GREAT plays in practice and I cant give them a good job or nothing

Alpha Strike

06-28-2006, 03:29 PM

According to the schedule deal... after the resigning period and a the beginning of FA, every wensday or thursday you automatically get a trade time... Either you'll get offers from GMs or you'll have to make'em.

So far I've played the first three days in Training camp... and **** I can't even motivate my guys with out ruining their motivation. Talk about a downer.

majesstik1

06-28-2006, 03:29 PM

on the task that are not lock you can swap those out and change them so you can design plays instead of sign/resign a player at any given moment.

Just like during the season if you want to change a drill from contact to non contact you do all of this via the calendar screen.

as for the comment about FA's. it varies. I've seen Lawyer Milloy available. The game isn't like madden. If you start over and play almost nothing will be the same as it is right now from the FA list to the draft. I actually like that aspect. Playing the lions last night (niner fans don't get scared) they had some how acquired Bryant Young and had mario williams at the other end. So there's trading going on with the computer teams too

I started a second career last night with TEN, and BY was available, as was Bruce (I forgot about BY being available). Nedney was a FA too, so I signed him. I signed Rob Morris, and traded him and picks to IND for Thornton. I traded Hopkins and picks to NE for Givens, I traded Tank to MIN for picks, and traded picks to PIT for Hope. After all that, I have the current Titans roster, and still have 7 picks (one in each round, except the 4th I have two, and I don't have a 6th).

Still though, there aren't many good FAs around, from my experience.

Fez

06-28-2006, 03:32 PM

Isaac Bruce was the best I've seen, so far. I signed him, and traded him back to the Lambs for a 2nd and 3rd.

See, the Lambs FO is dumb... and you guys were complaining about the reality factor of the game... :laugh:

low_N_breezy

06-28-2006, 04:17 PM

So far I've played the first three days in Training camp... and **** I can't even motivate my guys with out ruining their motivation. Talk about a downer.

I figured out that just guessing which motivation isnt the best way. Example:In the OL vs. DL 1 on 1 if your DL is just locking up with the OL and not moving at all for the whole 4 seconds then your best bet is to go with the "Where are all those moves I saw earlier." That got me a + feedback evrytime in that situation. On the other hand if your DL is getting movement out of the OL but didnt capitalize on it by using a move to get past your better off with "YOU look like your running in quick sand today" so Im not for sure but it seems like if you pick the quote closest to what really happened you can get a + the majority of the time

TheGame

06-28-2006, 06:23 PM

Reggie McNeal is unreal, i just got a 89 yd TD run with him

TheGame

06-28-2006, 08:00 PM

this game is really starting to piss me off. I was in practcie and my QB kept throwing th eball to the opposite side of the field likek 50 yards behind him. And then i went to play a game, and all of a sudden i was TB, but i wasnt even my coach. Some serious errors are in this game

Fez

06-28-2006, 08:02 PM

cool, Reggie Bush had 215 yards and 3 tds against......THE BROWNS lol

it couldn't have happened against a better team.

Ha, darn game.... like a player can do that against the Browns...

...oh, wait...

TheGame

06-28-2006, 08:23 PM

huh. are you doing career or play now?
career with the niners

Tahoegirl

06-28-2006, 08:46 PM

Do you all think a 10 year old kid would like this game. Thinking of getting it for my son.

TheGame

06-28-2006, 08:50 PM

Do you all think a 10 year old kid would like this game. Thinking of getting it for my son.
i doubt it, becasue there is too much startegy and management stuff. You don't actually get to play. And there is some complicating stuff in it.

TerrellOwns

06-28-2006, 10:47 PM

this is not a game for a 10 year old lol. i doubt they wouldnt even be able to play madden.

Tahoegirl

06-28-2006, 11:43 PM

this is not a game for a 10 year old lol. i doubt they wouldnt even be able to play madden.

My son plays madden all the time and not on the easiest setting either. :francis: So not sure why he can not play this one. It might be hard at the start, but I think he will get it and I can always help :biggrin:

Thanks for your opinion though :)

Tahoegirl

06-28-2006, 11:45 PM

the game requires patience and since you don't actually control the game play itself i don't think a 10 year old would really enjoy it that much. Now that's without knowing your son and knowing if he prefers strategy and planning/plotting versus just playing and what not.

college football comes out on 7/19 and the new madden nfl football 8/24th or some where close to that. I'd recommend for him either one of those two games over this one as he can control the action and do a little bit of the strategy stuff.

Thanks for the input. Maybe I will just buy it so I can play it. :hide:

majesstik1

06-29-2006, 12:00 AM

Thanks for the input. Maybe I will just buy it so I can play it. :hide:

It's a strategy game, not much action. It can be quite tedious, but once you figure out when it's okay to simulate, you can get to the neccessary tasks, and get your goals accomplished. Just remember, it is virtually impoosible to build the current Niner's roster. I, however, was successful at building the Titans as they are today, with minimal cap damage. And, I'm actually enjoying using them more than using the Niners.

TheGame

06-29-2006, 12:24 AM

there is something wrong with this game, i simulated one week, and every single game tied 0-0

TerrellOwns

06-29-2006, 02:46 AM

there is something wrong with this game, i simulated one week, and every single game tied 0-0

maybe you gotta play it :D

TerrellOwns

06-29-2006, 02:46 AM

My son plays madden all the time and not on the easiest setting either. :francis: So not sure why he can not play this one. It might be hard at the start, but I think he will get it and I can always help :biggrin:

Thanks for your opinion though :)

nice. got a little madden champ in the making.

Tahoegirl

06-29-2006, 08:27 AM

nice. got a little madden champ in the making.

I hope so.. He loves football. :up:

majesstik1

06-29-2006, 05:41 PM

I've got TEN in TC now. What is the best way to coach up the players. So far, I've just done the RB drill. When I offer motivation, some get +'s and some take -'s. I tried strategy as well. Any good tips for TC?

majesstik1

06-29-2006, 06:11 PM

yup. once my team was assembled, the preseason and TC meant nothing to me LOL

I'm working with a lot of inexperienced players in TEN though. I'd like to build them up as much as possible.

When you simulated, did you reach your goal of having the players at least 50% to their potential?

Bryon

06-29-2006, 07:22 PM

if you haven't signed your draftees by training camp i think they automatically go into the free agent pool.

A187

06-30-2006, 12:00 PM

*rant*

took over as HC of the Niners, first thing my owner tells me is i need to draft a QB first round?????????????? yeea ok buddy. brought in Mike Nolan for a job interview, it said he was a DC but all we interviewed about was offense for some reason, ME "what type of offense do you run?", Nolan "I run the west coast system" no you dont i was thinking, you dont know jack ***** about offense can we talk about Defense now please.

for some reason jerry sullivan is just rated horriblly 32 I believe, sure our recievers sucked last year but we still have the best WR coach in the game. there are many more flaws and ive only played for 2 hours now. I hope next years version is alot better.

anyway this game has alot of potential but EA just rushed this thing and didnt put much research/ effort into it.

final grade 3/10

DallasNiner

06-30-2006, 12:07 PM

he's rated overall horrible because the overall rating factors in his knowledge of other positions but if you scroll over to his WR rating it'll be set differently. that's the rating you may want to go by if you want to keep him as just your WR rating.

as for the interview with nolan, if you don't have a DC position available it'll gear the questions towards what you do have available with the exception of the opening philosophy question for some reason.

as for the QB thing. let that slide it doesn't become a niners draft goal from what i've noticed.
I gotta get this game...but I still have only a Sega Dreamcast :falldownlaugh:

A187

06-30-2006, 12:07 PM

hahahaha ok thx i just needed to let that out, ill go play the game with a more open mind now.

DallasNiner

06-30-2006, 12:12 PM

so the newest football game you have is nfl2k1 :surrender:
No it's 2k2 actually :laugh: and I still play it...I've made all the new people with the character create option....I need to get another system...but there's really so many other things I'd rather spend money on ATM

A187

06-30-2006, 12:15 PM

trust me there's plenty of glitches as it's a first year game so you'll have plenty of rants just want to help ease some things so you can still keep your staff the way you want it without as much to complain about early on lol

naw im done ranting lol. tru it is a first year game, so ill just go play it and enjoy it as much as possible until madden comes out:up:

Alpha Strike

06-30-2006, 03:00 PM

here's a question, how do ya influence the stat upgrades and improvements? All I do is the bloody practices and they either up their overall bars or drop, but no new improvement in their ranges come up.

Rexi

07-01-2006, 05:51 PM

DUDE, I think they made Manny Lawson a white guy!
yeah that always bothered me about madden, some white rookie is always named jamal, really pissed me off having to go change it to jerry or jon or something lol

JsXtreme01

07-02-2006, 06:00 PM

I also don't like how Vernon has yet to make it to the 5th pick in any of the drafts i seen simulated dag nab it!!!

VD went 4th in my draft to the jets. The only thing that was wack was that Michael Huff went first to the texans.

49ers

07-04-2006, 06:35 PM

I bought the game.

I'm returning it tomorrow.

What crap. :P

jf8080

07-04-2006, 06:53 PM

I don't know about the much about the new game coming out ,but sound pretty boring to me.I like most of the madden games, but the 05-06 pretty much sucks if you throw over the middle your pretty much going to get picked off so if you have a team with a good TE you better forget using because you'll get picked off throwing to him over the middle.

majesstik1

07-04-2006, 10:19 PM

Just wrapped up TC with the Titans.

LenDale is an animal. VY doesn't scrammble in practice, unless you make it his 2nd/3rd option. I'll start with PreSea either later tonight, or tommorow.

Nikko

07-04-2006, 11:07 PM

Is it worth playing TC/Preseason, or should I just sim it? I have great coaches all around (OC,DC,ST,Positional)

majesstik1

07-04-2006, 11:30 PM

Is it worth playing TC/Preseason, or should I just sim it? I have great coaches all around (OC,DC,ST,Positional)

I did TC until it said I reached my goals, then I simmed to PreSea. I'm gonna play my PreSea games, just because there are some uncertainties about a few positions on TEN's roster. I have too many WRs, so I want to trade the ones that don't perform for me, and get what I can for them. My DBs are questionable at this point too, so I will see for myself who's worth starting/keeping around. I'm thinking of trading Chris Brown too. White's been solid so far, and Henry is a shifty lil ****. I'd rather get a DB/draft pick for Brown while he still has a good rating.

If you have a strong team already, and know who want as your starters, you can probably sim through most of the offseason stuff, but then you're kind of skipping through parts of why the game was created.

Veritas

07-05-2006, 09:58 AM

Well, I've put a lot of tedious hours into the RENTED game (sorry, but had to check it out before puttin' down the bucks for it), I just rented it on Monday. I'm already pretty far into it (for only having it 2.5 days). I have one more pre-season game to play, then it's regular season for me.

The off-season takes a LONG time! It is (as so many have mentioned) very tedious. And I do consider myself a Madden Franchise player. The game is enjoyable overall, but here are some frustrations...

1. As someone else mentioned - I can't control the QB and/or gameplay! I drafted Leinart (since I HAD to draft a "marquee QB") and kept A.Smith as my #2. There will be a WIDE OPEN receiver, and he'll throw it into triple coverage for an INT. Very frustrating! Or Reggie Bush (who I drafted as well) will miss the hole, or won't bounce it outside (even though I instructed him to).

2. So much time - so little excitement. I skip the "office time" for the most part, and I still have so much that is pretty boring.

3. Trades. They're so unreasonable, and if the GM doesn't like it - you lose trust!

4. Motivation - What's the point? Almost every time I "motivate" my players (either way, Aggressive OR Passive), the Negative reaction symbol springs up from MOST of them! Can't there be a motivator that says "Great job!" when a player does well?

Anyway, I'll keep plugging away because I love football and it will keep me occupied...at least for a couple more days.

OH! You can hire Nolan as your DC? I didn't know that!!!

Veritas

07-05-2006, 11:27 AM

as the game wears on he eventually does. certain teams are faster on the edges and it's best to just let him play, in almost every game when i had him on the jets he was able to eventually break a long run. no matter how frustrated i was with him for the first half in the 2nd half he managed to break one and he ended the first season with over 1400 yards. the game really does teach patience and i've got new respect for real life coaches. I'm sure they probably have players that they constantly tell to break it outside that never do but eventually get the 100 yards the coaches want.

Ah, I figured it probably gets better with time. Thanks for reassuring me. Right now he's averaging only 3.5 in the pre-season.

i haven't encountered unreasonable trades especially to the point that people have clammored for on here, i'll have to ask for examples

Ok, the Jets took VD so I've been trying to trade for him ever since the draft. I've tried all sorts of players and combo's, to no avail. But my last one takes the cake. VD's rated an 83 right now. I offered WR Bruce (rated 93 currently) for a trade, and the GM says "This is way too lopsided..." So, I threw in D. Bass (rated 80) as well - "This trade isn't even close..." was his response. At that point, I gave up. I was considering offering EJ, straight up, but felt I didn't want to lose him (he's rated low 90's right now) because he's done a great job so far!

There have been other similar scenario's too, but that's just one example. Maybe it's because I lost some "trust" from the Jets GM earlier in the game when he didn't accept a different trade.

here's what i've discovered, especially using jay cutler as my QB. If i motivate him one on one it's almost always a negative but if i do it as part of the QB group it's almost always a positive. Chad pennington was the opposite. So each player has their own personality and you have to find out how to best motivate them. Another thing to pay attention to is your coaches ratings. My motivational rating is 84 and i'm at a point now that i get a lot more +'s whenever i motivate than i used to. so as you get better so does the outcome of your motivational "speeches".

Thanks for the heads up! I'll try doing this. I've noticed some of the same, but haven't really paid close attention to who's responding to what. I have noticed, however, that I usually get more Plus's with the "Aggressive" approach than I do with the "Passive."

hope some of that helps or atleast gives you something to shoot for.
if you notice things that can help us from kicking our game systems feel free to share.

Yeah, it did help! And of course I'll help relieve the game system abuse in any way I can!

BTW, can you sign Nolan as your DC? I thought I read that, but don't want to try finding it again to make sure.

Thanks again!

Veritas

07-05-2006, 11:29 AM

you can't

best you can do is edit your play book so you have 34 defensive plays in there tho

Actually, I think you do have that option - it just erases/changes your existing playbook to fit your new style. I think it's Left on the keypad? I haven't done it, but I remember seeing something along the lines of "Change your Philosophy" or something like that. I also recall an info screen that said you can change it later when you first make your selections.

I could be wrong though. :unsure:

Veritas

07-05-2006, 11:36 AM

i had a deal where they said it was an a- and they wanted an a+
i offered Desmond mason and john kitna for Lavernius Coles and Vernon.

Hmmm...I've seen that "A-" response, too - but not with VD. I'll keep trying and let you know if I find something. I have a feeling if I offered EJ straight up they'd take it. Same goes for Heap!

Veritas

07-05-2006, 11:42 AM

Ok, it makes sense that you can change it again in the OS.

Yeah, I'd say you're set with TE's for sure! Even though I hate Shockey.

ftn49

07-05-2006, 11:42 AM

Veritas

07-05-2006, 11:45 AM

I'm in the second season now and the game has gotten way to easy, my last three games have been 42-0, 49-0, and 69-0, against the seahawks, chiefs and raiders respectively, cutler throws for 300 yards and 5 touchdowns a game at a minimum, my defense is rediculous, I allowed less than 100 yards total in each of those games and have averaged 7 takeaways in each game.

I was hoping for a little bit of a challenge... oh well.

Well, at least it's kind of a pay off for all the hard (tedious) work you have to go through in the OS and especially at the beginning of the game! I bet they kind of figured gamers wouldn't want to go through 10 seasons with all the 'work' in order to start climbing the "Coach HOF" ladder.

ftn49

07-05-2006, 11:47 AM

aslong as you go through your practices this game is easy to stop the computer for the most part.

i did have my scares with Indy and NE so i have to give the standard

I hate brady and manning

quotes

I haven't played them yet, I'm going to keep playing, so hopefully I'll get there best, the games I like the most are the close ones.

How about donovan and the eagles? he is the best rated qb in my game.

ftn49

07-05-2006, 11:48 AM

who needs that? :tung:

Its why I don't plan on getting madden, to easy of a game, and you can't not cheat otherwise it would be like trying not to win.

Veritas

07-05-2006, 12:09 PM

i would seriously doubt that your that good that all levels of Madden are too easy to play.

As would (do) I.

ftn49

07-05-2006, 10:10 PM

you know there is different difficulty setting in Madden right? you can always put it on the hardest difficult which is All-Madden and play. All-Madden is difficult and if that is even too easy you can raise the computer AI to make it more difficult. i would seriously doubt that your that good that all levels of Madden are too easy to play.

All madden is difficult but I can still win almost every game, I have never turned up the AI though...

Its the same stuff over and over in madden, every year for like the last 10 years, at least its different stuff over and over in head coach I guess, and the offseason is alot more fun, thats what I like the most anyway.

low_N_breezy

07-05-2006, 10:20 PM

well i played 1 preseason game and have completley lost interest. I tried to play my 2nd game and turned it off at halftime. This game gets old fast.

Nikko

07-05-2006, 10:30 PM

well i couldn't repeat as champs. lost to oakland in the wildcard game the 2nd year. i was down 24 to 3 at half time and mounted a come back that fell short at 24 to 17. just couldn't pull it off with Cuts throwing a pick in the last minute. Jam has aged badly for me as he can't break a long run at the moment so i guess i need to draft a premier back for the 3rd season.

You being so far in.. I was just wondering:

With good coaches, simming TC and Preseason, all of my players max overall rose a bit.. Being that, if you complete an entire season or so with good coaches and you do fairly well, will their max overall go from say.. 85 to 90-95?

Nikko

07-05-2006, 10:33 PM

you know there is different difficulty setting in Madden right? you can always put it on the hardest difficult which is All-Madden and play. All-Madden is difficult and if that is even too easy you can raise the computer AI to make it more difficult. i would seriously doubt that your that good that all levels of Madden are too easy to play.

I found 06 Madden entirely too easy. I played on all madden, AI up.. but still would only lose a game every 20 or so. That's also including the fact I use mediocre teams. If I use the Eagles so to say, I dominated every team with ease. The only time it was remotely challenging, was the first 2 days I had it, and that was just adapting to the pass cone.

I think 07 Madden should be a little more difficult, or add another rating or something like Super All-Madden or something.

Tahoegirl

07-06-2006, 12:27 AM

I just bought this game tonight.. Played a little of it and so far it not that bad. Will check it out more tomorrow..

majesstik1

07-06-2006, 11:43 PM

I've finally gotten tired of the game. Threw the Madden back in today, and won two games with this year's Niners, Gore and the Duke are tearing it up, as well as the whole defense. :towel:

I played my first PreSea game on Head Coach this morning, and was kind of bored. I'll probably play it some more, but I needed to be in control of the action, so I switch to Madden.

Raiderh8r

07-06-2006, 11:53 PM

does any1 know how to upload current rosters on MADDEN? so the rosters switch to current?

Veritas

07-07-2006, 06:25 AM

does any1 know how to upload current rosters on MADDEN? so the rosters switch to current?

That would be great! It's seemingly impossible to be able to "make" the roster the way it currently is.

Mace Windu

07-07-2006, 06:27 AM

Veritas

07-07-2006, 11:35 AM

sure he just created a player and made him Vernon Davis.

Or, like I did - you play NCAA and export/import the Draft Class. I had to play two NCAA seasons, because VD didn't declare as a JR. Actually, I ended up playing like 5 seasons and importing all the draft classes.

Mace Windu

07-07-2006, 11:44 AM

how does that work? do you play a season of NCAA, then play a season of Madden and import the rookie class? then do that all over again 5 times?

That's pretty cool. I don't usually play college but I am this year.

49ers

07-07-2006, 12:43 PM

OK, so I re-started the stupid game, and simulated all the BS parts.

I was the 49ers coach. I fired half of my staff (only because of the numbers I wanted, I love most of the staff IRL). I traded Julian Peterson for Drew Brees, and another 1st round pick. I drafted Reggie Bush (who fell right to me) and Santonio Holmes.

That's pretty much all I did. I made it to the Conference Championship game in my first season. I hosted the Lions, and lost by 3.

Interesting notes: Mike Singletary (sp?) walked off my teams not once, not twice, but thrice! I re-signed him each time. He even left my team right before the Conference Championship game. :P

Norv Turner became a 99 overall, as did Reggie Bush.

Mace Windu

07-07-2006, 01:18 PM

the best is when you create your own player, play his entire college career to build up his attributes and import him into the nfl on Madden and play out his entire nfl career..

I will have to try that.

Nikko

07-07-2006, 03:03 PM

On NCAA, you can sim dynastys, save the draft class, sim over and over until you have as many classes as you want.

You can play them as well of course.

Then on Madden you can upload whichever class you want.

majesstik1

07-07-2006, 03:09 PM

Or, like I did - you play NCAA and export/import the Draft Class. I had to play two NCAA seasons, because VD didn't declare as a JR. Actually, I ended up playing like 5 seasons and importing all the draft classes.

Yeah, I have a NCAA class imported, but like yours, the Duke doesn't declare, so I had to create him. Made him a 84 rating, after week 5, he's up to an 87. He has 7 TDs, and over 500 yards, obviously my go-to guy. Plus, my favorite play leaves him wide open when the SS creeps into the box, had an 86 yard TD pass to him last night.

I basically franchised JP, and traded him to Seattle for picks, and resigned everyone else we lost (with minimal bonuses/cap hits), and traded them for picks. Then, used the picks to trade for Allen, Bryant, Gilmore, Harris, and Davis. I had to create Davis and Brandon Williams, but the rest I drafted. I was playing with a rookie FB, but after week 5, I traded him away to let Walker take over the duties, and I traded Barlow, since Gore has outplayed him thus far (in Madden). So, I'm stocked with extra 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths for next season's draft. When the real Duke declares, I'll just change his name and school to something else, so there will only be one.

Nikko

07-09-2006, 03:31 PM

Got horribly bored of it fast. Kinda funny though. I got it from a friend who got bored fast for free, now I get $39 off NCAA (360) for trading it in. :wacko:

Nilsen31

07-11-2006, 12:12 AM

im still only in my first season with the 49ers.:sflogo:

Reggie Bush fell to me at #6, i also drafted S Ko Simpson to start at FS then drafted: LB Thomas Howard, CB Antwar Phillips, CB Daniel Manning, FB Matt Bernstein, LB Kai Parham, CB Devin Hester, DE Mike Kudla. (in no order) none of which start right now. -- They really need to work on the draft and the A.I. in general, because Chris Gocong was taken very early as well as guys who were taken in the 3rd and 4th rounds were still there in the 5th and 6th.

Then the Denver Broncos propose me a trade that sent Lenny Walls and Ian Gold to us for like Ahmed Plummer, Ronald Fields, and i think a draft pick (not even a high one.) That was a no-brainer! I also traded Barlow for a draft pick.

Then I re-sign Julian Peterson, Brandon Lloyd, and Ken Dorsey.

Then I sign DT Larry Chester, DE John Parralla (cuz travis hall --> IR), RB Stephen Davis (cuz Gore and Hicks r rated poorly), WR Antonio Bryant (JUST LIKE REAL LIFE!! :) )

and anywho, Kwame Harris is my best O-Linemen, Bush is a great RB, Stephen Davis is trucking people, Alex Smith throws the ball a DAGEROUSLY low amount per game...But when he does Eric Johnson is by far his #1 target!Julian Peterson is 2nd in the league with 10 sacks...Parrish and Spencer are towards the top of the league in INT. Walls is doing a good job as #1 CB.

and voila!!!

the 49ers w/ me at the helm are 10-1. :sam:

this all seems to easy, and i question the realism of NFL Head Coach, i really do hope We're in for a wake-up call and it gets much tougher. OR!!! maybe it really is super realistic and the 49ers will be at some point 10-1 on their way to the playoffs!!!

Also, apparently Norv Turner didn't like the pound the rock running style i had going and didn't trust me at all so he walked out during a coach meeting after the 3rd game of the season...So i signed an OC who shared my beliefs (west coast).

Veritas

07-11-2006, 07:49 AM

Hey Knobs, sorry it took so long for me to reply - I was gone for a few days!

how does that work? do you play a season of NCAA, then play a season of Madden and import the rookie class? then do that all over again 5 times?

Yes, this is exactly what you do! But, I just sim through the seasons until the off-season so I can re-sign/release players and make my draft choices. I do this until I have the team I want, then start playing the games.

Like, right now I'm in week 7 of year 2010. I started actually playing all the games last year, though, because my created player (me) was in the 2009 draft class.

So now, I have players like...

Reggie Bush
VD
Lawson
A.J. Hawk
Mario Williams
D'Brick
Michael Huff
A. Cromartie
Frank Okam
Claude Wroten
Jason Allen
Tamba Hali
D. Jarrett
D. Byrd (my #2 TE)
F. Rucker (I'm a USC fan, so I snag all the SC players I can)
DeMeco Ryans
A. Youboty

Anyway, you get the idea!

Tahoegirl

07-12-2006, 10:52 PM

ok, I bought this game.. Yes, I am playing. :) I drafted Vince Young. Got rid of Dorsey, Peterson, Johnson. Can not remember the others I drafted. ( goes to show you how much I care he he ) As of right now I have played 8 games and have won 8 games. Vince Young is not doing to bad. Scrambles a lot and throws a few INT's in a game, but we still win by two TD every time.. My coach rating is around 80. Trust is high too.

I do not like how the game plays all the games and it only gives you 5 mins a qtr.. What's up with that. :unsure:

So far not a bad game, but all the office stuff is a little boring after a while. Not a bad game.

DallasNiner

07-12-2006, 11:03 PM