CAG League Sports: Madden 12 "JV League" - We Finished 3 Seasons! Thanks Everybody!!!

[quote name='damailman2272']ill sub for the chargers if needed[/QUOTE]

mailman, I haven't heard anything from DVO, but I should be on in the next 30-45 minutes if you want me to sub for the Redskins. Basically, anybody who needs a sub that will be on tonight, look for me in a little while, lol.

EDIT - On now for anyone who needs a sub.
 
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[quote name='lyric706']
But like me with the Rams, you desperately need receivers.[/QUOTE]

Yea, but when you have a QB like Bruce Gradkowski, you really don't need anything else, as you discovered.

[quote name='KasterDB']Yeah, I forgot to switch my playbooks before the game, haha. I was amazed at the amount of pressure and sacks you got, I felt lucky to be in a position to win. In retrospect, I wish I had ran out of bounds on that touchdown to Peterson at the end instead of scoring. Oh well, it was a lot of fun :) next time you'll have to play Denver so it's a fair fight ;)[/QUOTE]

Yea, both of our olines sucked for pass blocking. On that Peterson play, I had to make a split second decision to pull those last two defenders back. I think I could have tackled him, but it would have been first and goal @ the 5 and with just a little over a minute to go with you abusing me with Peterson by that point, I decided my only chance was to get the ball back. I was just hoping to be able to drive down and get a FG to send to OT, but when I hot routed Douglas to go deep and he had a good matchup, I had to pull the trigger. I got very lucky.

Can't wait to play you with Denver..maybe we can do a game outside of the leagues sometime. I don't think I have you on either schedule this season.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']mailman, I haven't heard anything from DVO, but I should be on in the next 30-45 minutes if you want me to sub for the Redskins. Basically, anybody who needs a sub that will be on tonight, look for me in a little while, lol.

EDIT - On now for anyone who needs a sub.[/QUOTE]


yea they redskins are the guy whitewidows teams i think
 
Commish, what happens when secondary teams make the playoffs? I'd consider one if I don't have to drop them come playoff time.

[quote name='lyric706']Bengals 38
Browns 14

It just wasn't the Browns' (Ultimate Matt) day. Seemed like his receivers just refused to catch the ball — despite being wide open more than half the time. Colt McCoy was 5-of-24 for 175 yards and a TD. Peyton Hillis carried 16 times for 99 yards and a score.

On the other side of the ball, I used the Rams playbook and tried pretty much all new plays. I favored passing, and Bruce Gradkowski was 13-of-20 for 297 yards and two TDs. Felix Jones carried 15 times for 69 yards and 1 TD; Bart Scott carried 5 times for 110 yards and 2 TDs.

The turning point in this game came at the end of the first half. The Bengals had the ball on their own 8 yard line and were content with going into the locker room up 10-7. Then, the Browns called a couple of time outs to try to get the ball back, but that's when Bart Scott broke a run through the middle for 92 yards and a TD. That changed the entire complexion of this game, and a 17-7 lead was too much to overcome — especially with McCoy getting no help from his receivers.

GG Ultimate Matt. You've got some really nice plays in there — especially some of the ones you ran with Hillis. Once he's in the open, it's impossible to stop him before he gains at least 6 yards.

But like me with the Rams, you desperately need receivers.[/QUOTE]

Not to take anything from you as you've beaten me before, but this probably was one of my ugliest games ever. At least offensively anyway. Just nothing was going for me. I played the Steelers in the other league just a little before and I think it drained me. You played a great game though and I need to step it up in future meetings. This loss sucks because it is going to make getting into the playoffs difficult.
 
[quote name='damailman2272']yea they redskins are the guy whitewidows teams i think[/QUOTE]

Someone refresh my memory on this. I don't recall seeing that.

[quote name='Ultimate Matt X']Commish, what happens when secondary teams make the playoffs? I'd consider one if I don't have to drop them come playoff time.[/QUOTE]

Members will continue to control their secondary teams in the playoffs. The only thing you can't do with them is trade players.
 
[quote name='damailman2272']thats what he told me yesterday[/QUOTE]

Huh, yeah, you're right. lol...I've got it in the OP too. This lack of sleep is frying my brain. At least I'm keeping things up to date, haha. Well, definitely make sure you hook up with him to get your game played then.
 
Are we still considering another free agency this season? I know at one point there was talk of having it a few weeks ago, but nothing ever came of it. I personally don't care too much but a FA could be of use to some people.
 
[quote name='Yanksfan']Yea, both of our olines sucked for pass blocking. On that Peterson play, I had to make a split second decision to pull those last two defenders back. I think I could have tackled him, but it would have been first and goal @ the 5 and with just a little over a minute to go with you abusing me with Peterson by that point, I decided my only chance was to get the ball back. I was just hoping to be able to drive down and get a FG to send to OT, but when I hot routed Douglas to go deep and he had a good matchup, I had to pull the trigger. I got very lucky.

Can't wait to play you with Denver..maybe we can do a game outside of the leagues sometime. I don't think I have you on either schedule this season.[/QUOTE]

If only you stayed as Buffalo :D
Did you join the Madden league community? We could always play a game in there. I also think we have another Falcons-Bucs game.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']Are we still considering another free agency this season? I know at one point there was talk of having it a few weeks ago, but nothing ever came of it. I personally don't care too much but a FA could be of use to some people.[/QUOTE]

At this point in the season, I personally don't think it's necessary. Now, injury replacements are a different matter. But if somebody has a particular position completely decimated by injuries, they need to speak up. Other than that though, teams should basically be set, and everyone should be looking ahead to the playoffs and next season's rookie draft.
 
[quote name='Docb9110']As far as the draft goes how does it work?[/QUOTE]

As far as I know, it is just a live draft. We'll have to arrange a date/time to do it, and people will show up and make their picks (I'm sure if you can't make it, you can arrange a draft board and let the game pick for you). As far as traded picks, yeah, you'll have to let the person you acquired your pick from know what player you want them to pick.

So, it would probably be wise to either send them a list of your top 4-5 players so they'll know who you're interested in. Or, have a chat set up so you can just tell them who to pick. We'll get into it a little deeper as we get closer. We've still got a decent amount of season left. :)
 
The draft has a text chat of its own, both on the site and in game. Nate, you can set pick times, pause the draft when necessary, and I'm sure a lot of other tools are available.
 
Yeah, the draft is actually pretty fun when I did it in the other league. Although, if you're not there, it drafts the highest-rated player. I missed the first 10 minutes, and my first pick was a stupid kicker.
 
[quote name='lyric706']Yeah, the draft is actually pretty fun when I did it in the other league. Although, if you're not there, it drafts the highest-rated player. I missed the first 10 minutes, and my first pick was a stupid kicker.[/QUOTE]

lol.

I am available, and on right now if anyone needs a sub. (GT: BrownWing)
 
Sorry, that i had hit A for gameflow and it chose a run.....the play before it chose a kneel....idk what you want me to say..Madden is a dick
 
Packers 13
Lions 10

Green Bay takes over 1st place with this win. I feel special to have held Best to only 61 yards on 18 carries. I played most of the game without Greg Jennings, who went out due to turf toe, so the win is even sweeter. Jennings did have my only TD before he went down with injury, which I believe happened on the catch. He made a great leaping grab coming across the end zone and was met with a spinebuster for his efforts. Not sure how that caused turf toe.

Ryan Grant didn't do much the rest of the game, but when I needed him to eat yards and clock in the 4th quarter, he came through for me.

GG, Blade. I almost went for it on the 4th and 2 before I decided to kick the go-ahead FG. I wasn't sure I could stop your offense when it really mattered, so I thought maybe I would need a TD.
 
Ya you went for it before that too on 4th and goal. Disappointed the first game got disconnected, I felt I was doing much better that game...I think Best already had more yards then that entire game and a TD...oh well we meet again

I am also getting tired of every game I lose is by 3 points or less, well except that one blowout
 
[quote name='damailman2272']way to be a dick OG[/QUOTE]

Did he score on the play? If not, let's not blow it out of proportion.

[quote name='Og whitewidow']Sorry, that i had hit A for gameflow and it chose a run.....the play before it chose a kneel....idk what you want me to say..Madden is a dick[/QUOTE]

However, OG, try to at least pay attention to what is going on at the end of a game. Madden definitely will pick a run play after telling you to kneel. It's stupid, but it probably has something to do with the game miscalculating the amount of time left in relation to your opponent's timeouts. It's also very easy to navigate to a kneel play. (You can find it under "special team" or by choosing a play for your "QB").
 
[quote name='Blade3D']I am also getting tired of every game I lose is by 3 points or less, well except that one blowout[/QUOTE]

I'll try to have the decency to beat you by more than 3, lol, jk ;). Seriously, though, don't get discouraged by those games. At least it means you're right there on the edge of winning a lot of games. A few minor improvements and some adjustments, and you could easily find yourself on the other side of the outcome. I remember earlier in the season, people were questioning if Stafford ever got to throw the ball, and maybe that's your answer. I don't know why I'm telling you this right before I have to play you, lol.
 
I feel really bad about advancing the schedule without that Cowboys - Dolphins game being played. DVO has asked repeatedly for a sub and nobody stepped up. At this point, I think it's fair to tell him to play the CPU because simming it wouldn't be right. If there are any objections to that, you should have subbed.

Panthers - Colts also didn't get played. Has Tanabeo played a game for this league lately? I feel like there have been a lot of sims of his games.

Broncos - Chargers also hasn't been played. Didn't we have a sub for this one? I know Kaster doesn't want this one simmed. If there is no sub, I think Kaster should be allowed to play the CPU as well. Definitely not his fault this game hasn't been played.

Hopefully those two games with no sub can be played relatively soon. I don't want to extend the deadline too much.
 
Yeah, I don't mind playing the CPU, but it's pretty boring, haha. When I played Dark Rider the other day, he told me he could sub if I needed one, but I wanted to see if I could get the game done with the actual secondary owner. I'll PM him to see if we can play it tomorrow afternoon.

EDIT: I also don't want this simmed since my game last week was simmed, haha. Fortunately Denver won without me :D

EDIT 2: Since Dark Rider offered, I've PMed him if he's good to go. In the meantime, the only time I can really play tomorrow is 3:30-5 EST. If he's otherwise occupied, is anyone else free as a contingency?
 
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[quote name='KasterDB']Yeah, I don't mind playing the CPU, but it's pretty boring, haha. When I played Dark Rider the other day, he told me he could sub if I needed one. I'll PM him to see if we can play it tomorrow afternoon.

EDIT: I also don't want this simmed since my game last week was simmed, haha. Fortunately Denver won without me :D[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I forgot about your game last week. I was mostly just thinking that we've had several people drop from the league/bail on their secondary team lately, and the entire point of the secondary teams was to avoid people having to play the CPU. If, all of a sudden, people are too busy or whatever to help others get their games played, then we really have no choice but to let people play the CPU for "easy wins".

Half the members in this league (9) don't have secondary teams right now. I don't like it, but unless people step up, playing the CPU is going to be unavoidable. On that note, here's the next round of "Who Wants A Secondary Team"? This is who people could logistically pick up. As always, you don't HAVE to pick up a secondary team. Subbing here and there is a big help too.

Superstar: Chicago, Minnesota, Arizona
Ultimate Matt X: Chicago, Minnesota
Matt Young: Chicago, Minnesota
Dark Rider: Chicago, Minnesota, Arizona
LVPatriots: Arizona
Blade3D: Miami, NY Jets
Yanksfan: Miami, NY Jets
Tanabeo: Miami, NY Jets
damailman2272: Miami, NY Jets
 
[quote name='KasterDB']EDIT 2: Since Dark Rider offered, I've PMed him if he's good to go. In the meantime, the only time I can really play tomorrow is 3:30-5 EST. If he's otherwise occupied, is anyone else free as a contingency?[/QUOTE]

Kinda doubt you'll be up that late since you're on the east coast, but I could probably play in about an hour after I feed/change/get the baby back to sleep.
 
I'm free to sub tonight in a bit, or tomorrow if I have a time to work around. I would have volunteered earlier, but I didn't check this thread for the last couple of days. It's also demoralizing to get destroyed more than twice during a Madden week =p. Tanabeo never contacted me for the Panthers-Colts game.

If anyone wants the Colts for a secondary team, they can have them. I really have no preference as to which secondary team I play as, so if someone doesn't want to play as the Dolphins or Jets but would want to play as the Colts, that's fine with me. I'll just pick up one of the other open teams afterwards.
 
I already dropped Miami...I'll sub for that game if need be, available anytime...

And if I HAVE to get a secondary then I'll just take Miami back but I don't want to...I don't like losing...lol
 
After this week, here are the remaining number of games against primary teams for each open team:

Dolphins: Patriots
Jets: Chiefs, Giants
Bears: Chiefs, Broncos, Seahawks, Packers
Vikings: Broncos, Lions, Saints
Cardinals: Cowboys, 49ers, Browns, Seahawks

So it definitely looks like the open NFC teams are more in need of an owner than the open AFC teams.
 
[quote name='Blade3D']I already dropped Miami...I'll sub for that game if need be, available anytime...

And if I HAVE to get a secondary then I'll just take Miami back but I don't want to...I don't like losing...lol[/QUOTE]

Hey, nobody HAS to pick up a secondary team. It should just be fairly obvious how it is beneficial to EVERYONE for us all to have one. Eventually, things are going to roll around and you'll need someone to step in for a team nobody wants (see: pitfallharry's post). And trust me, I don't like losing anymore than anyone else. But all we can do is try to keep people honest and playing fair. If you have a problem with anything anybody does, shoot me a PM and I'll address them personally to make sure things don't get out of hand.

I hope he doesn't mind me using him as an example, but earlier this season, Yanksfan was a little discouraged about the direction the league was headed in. But we talked about it, and I'm glad as hell that he decided to stay, as he's been a vital part of this league, subbing numerous times for several teams. Beyond that, if there's something you think I could be doing a better job of, just let me know. I do my best to approach things judiciously and be fair to everyone, but I'm far from perfect, and I might not always be thinking clearly about everything. At the end of the day, this is a community league.

[quote name='KasterDB']Okay, Dark Rider and I are playing at 4. Sorry for the hold-up.[/QUOTE]

No problem. Not your fault. I'm just trying to walk the tightrope here between enforcing a hard deadline and being fair to everybody. The more these teams switch in and out, the more complicated it gets.

[quote name='pitfallharry219']After this week, here are the remaining number of games against primary teams for each open team:

Dolphins: Patriots
Jets: Chiefs, Giants
Bears: Chiefs, Broncos, Seahawks, Packers
Vikings: Broncos, Lions, Saints
Cardinals: Cowboys, 49ers, Browns, Seahawks

So it definitely looks like the open NFC teams are more in need of an owner than the open AFC teams.[/QUOTE]

Awesome! Great job putting that together! Based on that, we honestly need someone to take the Bears and Cardinals. It's going to be a pain in the ass finding a sub every single week from here on out. This should also show Blade that minimal effort is being asked of him to finish the Dolphins season up. It's one more game, lol.
 
Hey commish, put me down for a secondary team, i don't care who it is. Bu I think I have been around long enough that it would be okay for me to take on one. I am glad to do something to help keep the league alive.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']Did he score on the play? If not, let's not blow it out of proportion.



However, OG, try to at least pay attention to what is going on at the end of a game. Madden definitely will pick a run play after telling you to kneel. It's stupid, but it probably has something to do with the game miscalculating the amount of time left in relation to your opponent's timeouts. It's also very easy to navigate to a kneel play. (You can find it under "special team" or by choosing a play for your "QB").[/QUOTE]
I know where the kneel is...it happened with like 40 seconds left it went from kneel to off tackle i ran it.....probably shouldn't have but i had no intention what so ever of running up the score....really couldn't if i tried it was a good defensive battle!!!
 
Actually, this happened to me when playing a random online matchup. I don't know where the ball was lined up so this may not apply. But if it wasn't a goaline situation, if you accidentally bust a run where you meant to kneel, just run out of bounds after picking up the first. You don't have to worry about fumbling, you just picked up a fresh set of downs, so you should have no problems milking the clock at that point. Just a thought.
 
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I'm considering the Vikings or the Bears, but honestly I think the secondary teams do something weird for competition, moreso than CPU games, so I'm not sure. If I could take the Bears and ship Urlacher to the Browns I'd do it.
 
I am fine with taking either the Jets or the Dolphins, for at least the rest of this season. I could care less which. When needed, I am also fine with someone playing the CPU if they prefer that over a sim. I don't think it is anyone's preference to do so, but I think a sim is worse for any playoff contenders. I would be upset if my team got upset in a sim game and cost me a chance at the playoffs.

An idea for secondary teams in the playoffs - what if owners that did not make the playoffs take over a secondary, if any are interested? I don't think we will have a ton of secondary's in the playoffs, and it would be a better way to reward someone who played all year long and stuck with it. Just a thought. I don't know that it is a good idea, but it may be worth discussing.
 
[quote name='Yanksfan']I am fine with taking either the Jets or the Dolphins, for at least the rest of this season. I could care less which. When needed, I am also fine with someone playing the CPU if they prefer that over a sim. I don't think it is anyone's preference to do so, but I think a sim is worse for any playoff contenders. I would be upset if my team got upset in a sim game and cost me a chance at the playoffs.

An idea for secondary teams in the playoffs - what if owners that did not make the playoffs take over a secondary, if any are interested? I don't think we will have a ton of secondary's in the playoffs, and it would be a better way to reward someone who played all year long and stuck with it. Just a thought. I don't know that it is a good idea, but it may be worth discussing.[/QUOTE]

I think it's an excellent idea, and it would expedite the playoffs because nobody would have to wait on a guy to finish his primary game to play as his secondary.
 
LVPatriots: Arizona

I'll try picking up Arizona, I found I was playing too much Madden when i had the Chiefs/Vikings and the other league, but I'll give it another shot.
 
[quote name='CAGLeagueSports']I feel really bad about advancing the schedule without that Cowboys - Dolphins game being played. DVO has asked repeatedly for a sub and nobody stepped up. At this point, I think it's fair to tell him to play the CPU because simming it wouldn't be right. If there are any objections to that, you should have subbed.

Panthers - Colts also didn't get played. Has Tanabeo played a game for this league lately? I feel like there have been a lot of sims of his games.

Broncos - Chargers also hasn't been played. Didn't we have a sub for this one? I know Kaster doesn't want this one simmed. If there is no sub, I think Kaster should be allowed to play the CPU as well. Definitely not his fault this game hasn't been played.

Hopefully those two games with no sub can be played relatively soon. I don't want to extend the deadline too much.[/QUOTE]


i said earlier i could sub for the games if need be
 
KasterDB and I have a game at 4EST (SDvDEN). The charger's owners is gone right? If no one is opposed to this, I will take over the Chargers as a second team.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']KasterDB and I have a game at 4EST (SDvDEN). The charger's owners is gone right? If no one is opposed to this, I will take over the Chargers as a second team.[/QUOTE]

He's ostensibly still around. It would probably be best for the league if you picked up the Vikings or Bears, as they have a bunch of games against primary teams and are in the other conference.

Also Dark Rider, I'm on now, was able to get out of class a little earlier than expected.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']Hey commish, put me down for a secondary team, i don't care who it is. Bu I think I have been around long enough that it would be okay for me to take on one. I am glad to do something to help keep the league alive.[/QUOTE]

Absolutely, thanks! It'd probably be best if you took Chicago or Arizona. It looks like LVPatriots is going to try taking Arizona, so I hope you're cool with Da Bears!

[quote name='Og whitewidow']Hey i can sub.....if DVO needs one i am around.[/QUOTE]

You should probably try PM'ing him. We haven't heard from him in a couple days now. I'm guessing he probably gave up on asking for a sub. Hope he checks in before the Broncos vs Chargers game is played.

[quote name='Og whitewidow']I know where the kneel is...it happened with like 40 seconds left it went from kneel to off tackle i ran it.....probably shouldn't have but i had no intention what so ever of running up the score....really couldn't if i tried it was a good defensive battle!!![/QUOTE]

As Yanksfan said, scoring wasn't the only option there. In a 17-3 game, with 0:35 left at his 24 yard line...you PROBABLY should have known what was going on. It is what it is, but when you're kneeling the ball one play and running it the next, doesn't something seem off?
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']KasterDB and I have a game at 4EST (SDvDEN). The charger's owners is gone right? If no one is opposed to this, I will take over the Chargers as a second team.[/QUOTE]

I believe the few rules that exist for secondary teams are:

- No trading/FA signings for secondary teams.
- Secondary team should be in the conference opposite of your primary.

The first rule is ironclad. The second could be more flexible though, as long as you don't have a game against your primary. That is up to the commish.
 
[quote name='Ultimate Matt X']but honestly I think the secondary teams do something weird for competition, moreso than CPU games, so I'm not sure.[/QUOTE]

No idea what this statement means.

[quote name='Ultimate Matt X']If I could take the Bears and ship Urlacher to the Browns I'd do it.[/QUOTE]

So, you only want a secondary team if you can rape their roster and juice your primary team? Well, that sounds reasonable, lol.

[quote name='Yanksfan']An idea for secondary teams in the playoffs - what if owners that did not make the playoffs take over a secondary, if any are interested? I don't think we will have a ton of secondary's in the playoffs, and it would be a better way to reward someone who played all year long and stuck with it. Just a thought. I don't know that it is a good idea, but it may be worth discussing.[/QUOTE]

Well, the problem with this idea is if anybody's secondary team makes the playoffs and their primary doesn't. I wouldn't want to take away someone's chance at playing in the playoffs. I do like the idea for anyone with two teams that make it though. Maybe offer the extra teams to people who just missed the playoffs. At least that way more people would be included and it would give a few people "new life". I also have an idea in mind for what to do with secondary teams for next season, but I want to wait at least until the playoffs are under way before discussing it. Don't want to give too much away. :)

[quote name='damailman2272']i said earlier i could sub for the games if need be[/QUOTE]

Not sure what this is in reference to. If you're talking about the Cowboys - Dolphins game, I'm all for anybody subbing here. The problem is, we haven't heard from DVO. People are more than welcome to try to contact him though.
 
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