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I just wondered if anyone has done this yet.....you pretty much run your own team, from the draft to the style of D you run....I just started my league and I have been scouting my players for the draft so far.......it seems to be kinda like Madden as far as rating the players and such, but it does tell you who the player is modeled after....which is pretty cool.....I haven't started the season yet or anything, I was just throwing it out there and seing if anyone else has done it yet.....

Looks very interesting

Yeah, being a football nut as I am, I dig this sort of thing....in Madden, that is my favorite part, the offseason....and drafting the players and such......I can't wait to see how this thing pans out.....it keeps records, you have to give each player reps in training camp to make them better, but not to much as to injure them, pretty much everything you would do as a coach.....the one thing I haven't seen so far is anything about a salary cap, which if that is the case, then you will have some people I'm sure taking multiple teams in a league and trading all of the good players to one team.....which would end up ruining it for everyone else......

I am the same way. My favorite part of Madden is drafting and building up players and my org.

I signed up and was about to pick Cleveland in something called "dion", who I assume started that league. But I have no clue who Dion is or what is going on as of now
Can a group of us start a league if we have enough people?

They just name the leagues funny names, nobody creates them, just the web-guru people....and yes, we could all get in a league...we would almost have to all be on at the same time and then go in and take over a league...not sure how fast they fill up, but it would be nice to make sure everyone got in that wanted too......

My 1st season just started, and it seems to simulate pretty close to what type of players you have...I'm digging it...they also seem to police it VERY well.....in the forums some people post threads about glitches and stuff like that, but support ALWAYS answers the thread and gives an explanation to what is going on...so I don't think anyone can really cheat at it.....I just signed up in another league I love it so much......but more than willing to do a 3rd if we could somwhow get one going with people from here......

where is this site? does someone get referral points or a bonus? It sounds interesting.

I have Cincy in the Manning league. Offense is doing good but i can't seem to stop anybody.

Yeah, I'm having that same problem.....I had to run a 3-4 because I lost my D-lineman due to injury....plus I have 4 good LB's with at least 90 potential....but I still give up 145 to the opposing team.....I'm Cleveland in the Carson league....and I just picked up Seattle in the Payton league..they are pretty good...built to win for maybe 2 years...alot of players are at least 90..got a couple around 95-100...but they are at least 10 year veterans.....my draft is sunday........

and no, you don't get anything for referrals...just go to sportsims.net
and create a user ID...and it will take you to select a team automatically I think.....

Well I just signed up, I got the New Jersey team in the 'Scoot' League. What is the first thing I should be doing? Just looking for a little push in the right direction. Looks like it is getting ready to draft. Any positions better to draft?

First thing you need to do is take a look at the Free Agents available and see if any of them can be helpful in finishing out your team. Then you need to plan for the draft, see where you need help and put together of players who might be available when you pick. You also need to look at your roster and see if you should make any trades. Make sure you use IE as your browser for this site cause Mozilla/firefox and others may not show the pages right.

Here is a quick look at my roster, where would upgrade first? I pick 32nd:

My Roster
Depth Pos Name Inj Yr Cur Pot Exp Dur
QB N. Phillips OK 4 90/100 100 221 99
Rsrv QB McDonald OK 4 73/48 80 334 87
Rsrv QB A. Joyner OK 2 69/100 87 24 77
Rsrv HB E. Kassell OK 7 81/90 88 1012 72
Rsrv HB D. Pilgram OK 7 80/40 82 1381 75
Rsrv HB K. Washington OK 5 74/42 88 214 94
Rsrv HB W. Popson OK 5 76/80 85 175 68
Rsrv WR T. Metcalf OK 11 91 94 2311 56
Rsrv WR T. Geathers OK 2 68 89 21 58
Rsrv WR S. Gouveia OK 7 68 87 1345 77
Rsrv WR H. Darby OK 7 76 86 964 75
Rsrv WR A. Hamilton OK 2 74 84 69 60
Rsrv TE T. Figures OK 8 83 96 1601 63
Rsrv TE K. Arvie OK 2 82 96 16 88
Rsrv OL J. Walls OK 5 96 100 771 94
Rsrv OL D. Lee OK 3 81 100 100 73
Rsrv OL M. Fortin OK 11 81 90 2336 65
Rsrv OL F. Brown OK 7 79 81 1183 79
Rsrv OL D. Wilkins OK 4 73 85 241 96
Rsrv OL S. McGee OK 3 70 79 241 95
Rsrv OL P. Seay OK 3 70 83 184 68
Rsrv OL R. Harrison OK 3 69 75 219 84

Rsrv DL S. Graham OK 3 88 100 142 100
Rsrv DL E. Vardell OK 10 79 88 2096 59
Rsrv DL T. Jones OK 14 79 95 3046 40
Rsrv DL C. Mirer OK 9 78 90 1840 67
Rsrv DL E. Harris OK 9 73 89 1834 64
Rsrv DL D. Dahl OK 2 74 86 89 62
Rsrv LB T. Stewart OK 5 89 98 910 81
Rsrv LB M. Dawson OK 13 84 98 2813 47
Rsrv LB Q. McPhail OK 8 83 93 1290 59
Rsrv LB B. Smith OK 9 80 89 1767 63
Rsrv LB J. Haynesworth OK 7 80 85 964 88
Rsrv LB R. Raybon OK 7 74 88 482 54
Rsrv LB C. Frederick OK 4 73 82 440 84
Rsrv DB R. Jenkins OK 9 94 100 1829 73
Rsrv DB J. Godfrey OK 8 93 100 1635 77
Rsrv DB L. Wilmsmeyer OK 10 90 100 2096 59
Rsrv DB C. Simon OK 8 77 100 1160 53
Rsrv DB D. Hand OK 14 75 89 3080 37
Rsrv DB A. Teague OK 5 71 83 482 76
Rsrv DB R. Martin OK 3 68 74 259 100
Rsrv KR R. Morris OK 1 52 74 0 94
Rsrv PR B. Sloan OK 12 85 98 2564 52
Rsrv K C. Greenwood OK 8 100 100 1614 84
Rsrv P D. Lewis OK 7 82 86 867 63
Rsrv RB G. Anderson OK 4 74/65 84 445 90
Rsrv OL P. Smith OK 2 68 74 96 52

Frenchy, You have alot of older players on Defense so i would start there but it depends what your gonna run defensively, you running the 3-4 or the 4-3? and do you plan to win right now or build the team?

If your lookin to run the 3-4 take a look at who your OLBs are gonna be and see what kind of blitz ability they have, they need to be 90+, plus your ILBs need to be strong against the run and the pass, if not you need to see who might be available when you pick. Since your picking 32 the top 3 to 5 LBs will probably be gone.

Next take a look at your DL and see how they stack up, are they pass rushers or DT types? Again the first 3 or 4 DL will probably be gone when you pick so see who might be there when you pick.

I'd say based on the age of your defense i'd look to draft those two spots early and maybe add a DB later. But take a look at who might be available at other positions too you don't want to take a LB who only has 88 potential and pass up a RB or WR who has 95+. The only position you have that you can totally ignore is QB since you have a young guy there who has 100 potential and very good durability. Your pretty strong at RB too, but don't pass up a stud for a decent player at another position.

If your lookin to do this for more then 1 season then you might want to put some of your older players on the trade block and see if you can get any interest.

I'm planning on running the 4-3. As for the older players I'm going to trade them off and get younger, so I'm rebuilding.

I just two players for the 11th pick in round one. That should help a little.

I think I will like this site once I learn a little more about how it works.

Just some info for ya.

When you get to the training camp you get a set amount of reps to divide between all your players of that position. The more reps you give a player the more his rating moves toward his potential, but you have to watch your players durability, if his durability is a low number and you give him too many reps he could get hurt. Also your players ratings will go up as they gain playing time, since your rebuilding you may want to start a few of your rookies.

When you start your games take a look at each opponent before you play them and see how they work, are they a running team or are they a passing team?, and adjust your game plan accordingly.

Something else you want to do is after the draft is over take a look every so often at the FAs again, cause a people set their rosters they may cut someone who is better then who you have.

I'm planning on at least 5 1st and 2nd rounders and I hope to start all 5 of them. Right now I have 3 early picks.

Another good tip for the draft.....actually stay for it......I have stayed for both of my teams and have been the only one that stays.....at least it seems.....my 1st draft, I had pick #5...I got the best WR (Isaac Bruce), with my 2nd pick, I got the best TE (Tony Gonzalez), then I got a 93 potential OL in the 3rd...who was projected in the 2nd.....and did well there after also.....I'm not sure how people use the draft tool, or there Hot list, or if they use it at all.....but even in the second draft, same thing happened....people end up taking KR/PR, crappy players way to early and you can sit there and get the cream of the crop.....by doing that, I would say if your re-building, you can do it alot sooner by just simply showing up for the draft.....especially if you draft by best player available.....which is what I ended up doing in the 2nd draft....but like someone else said, be sure to check the ratings of each player by clicking on their name....and I would definitely watch the durability rating.....

I've stayed for the whole thing, damn thing has taken almost 6 hours. I see what you mean though, I have gotten plenty of good players in the later rounds.

No they don't all start at the same time. When you look at the teams next to the league name it shows what day that league is on.

Yeah, ya gotta watch that...what day they are on.....alot of people just abandonship if they take a major injury or are out of playoff contention.....I for one, would rather build my team, but I have seen some decent teams that people just abandon.......

i'm just ready to get the season started.

J/C

You may also be able to get a team in a league that has been going for awhile. I just picked up Cleveland in a league thats already playing year 16.

Im all signed up, Im cleveland in the DeLAMIELLEURE league....this loks like alot of fun.... looks like i need a QB and RB very badly....take a peak tell me what you think....Im running the 3-4 and West Coast off

INJ YR RAT POT EXP DUR
Rsvr QB T. Geathers OK 2 78/60 89 101 92
Rsrv QB K. Beuerlein OK 9 74/48 88 807 55
Rsrv QB M. Skrepenak OK 1 45/60 70 0 89
Rsrv RB C. Salaam OK 4 83/46 87 429 83
Rsrv RB C. Clay OK 3 78/49 84 212 93
Rsrv RB K. Royal OK 2 75/86 81 98 84
Rsrv RB D. Davis OK 2 75/54 93 90 75
Rsrv WR J. Brownlow OK 4 89 94 444 92
Rsrv WR E. Fuller OK 3 85 88 378 91
Rsrv WR E. Thomas OK 6 76 90 440 80
Rsrv WR H. Tumulty OK 2 73 85 142 67
Rsrv WR J. Berlin OK 1 50 70 0 80
Rsrv TE A. Downs OK 4 79 84 347 77
Rsrv TE A. Lynch OK 2 74 84 78 91
Rsrv OL J. Rogers OK 4 97 100 547 100
Rsrv OL L. Stepnoski OK 5 91 97 494 100
Rsrv OL P. Darby OK 5 89 90 781 91
Rsrv OL E. Hebert OK 8 86 88 1261 74
Rsrv OL C. Ravotti OK 6 81 82 1078 71
Rsrv OL R. Benefield OK 10 81 94 1951 63
Rsrv OL M. Buchanan OK 5 78 82 574 97
Rsrv OL B. Bailey OK 5 77 84 285 72
Rsrv OL M. Faulkerson OK 8 84 90 1641 79
Rsrv DL T. Walker OK 10 84 94 1602 73
Rsrv DL K. Roby OK 7 83 83 1324 80
Rsrv DL B. Phillips OK 19 81 100 4324 1
Rsrv DL B. Brown OK 3 80 85 277 95
Rsrv DL M. Donaldson OK 4 78 82 405 70
Rsrv DL J. Dawson OK 2 74 88 98 64
Rsrv LB P. Morris OK 4 97 100 536 100
Rsrv LB C. Smith OK 6 84 90 1107 90
Rsrv LB J. Cooper OK 11 82 93 2417 49
Rsrv LB J. Sawyer OK 3 77 92 161 65
Rsrv LB E. Hamilton OK 10 76 86 2197 44
Rsrv LB R. Schreiber OK 2 69 83 118 99
Rsrv LB C. Lett OK 2 65 70 126 100
Rsrv DB M. Woodall OK 5 100 100 1012 93
Rsrv DB M. McDonald OK 3 82 88 277 88
Rsrv DB S. Kinchen OK 3 81 85 283 100
Rsrv DB D. Galloway OK 8 79 88 1729 54
Rsrv DB M. Lane OK 4 78 85 381 100
Rsrv DB J. Reed OK 4 78 82 481 77
Rsrv DB C. Turner OK 2 76 89 107 100
Rsrv DB J. Jackson OK 2 71 78 119 78
Rsrv J. Rison OK 5 89 94 613 78
Rsrv PR D. Mills OK 5 84 88 602 54
Rsrv K B. Whitfield OK 7 90 96 1314 55
Rsrv P A. Hollis OK 14 84 95 3037 1
Rsrv RB G. Jennings OK 2 66/87 75 108 95
Rsrv TE H. Tovar OK 2 72 81 50 68
Rsrv OL T. Howard OK 2 71 83 122 83
Rsrv DL W. Burton OK 2 73 79 156 100

Have you had your draft yet? Make sure you look at each players abilities and sort them out accordingly don't just go by the pre-assigned positions (maybe your LT should actually be a RG based on his ratings, maybe your FB is a terrible blocker and should actually be a RB, etc.) Also if your gonna run the 3-4 make sure your OLBs have 90+ blitz ability if not you might want to run a 4-3 until you get your talent level up there.

thnx for the info.. ill look into it

no havent had the draft yet... I am going to run the 4-3 none of my LB's have Blitzing over 50 let alone at 90

Ok, I think I can help you a little..I took Cleveland as my very first team, and the roster looked the exact same.....your OL is great.....and your DL is not very good at all...especially the 19 year vet.....want some inside dish....trade him as fast as you can....his 1st game he had like 5 tackles and 2 sacks...and never played again....he has a durability of 1....In my 1st years draft, I got Isaac Bruce in the 1st round...Tony Gonzalaz in the 2nd (both were top 10 proj players) I got a 93 potential OL in the 3rd, a 100 potential punter in the 4th....what I'm getting at is stay for the entire draft, and I promise you can re-build that team in a couple of years.....I went 8-8 I think in the first year......I had one of the best offenses...set / and come close to setting alot of records offensively....out of curiousity, look at your QB's compared to.....is it Dan Fouts.....mine was.....if so, your gonna love him....

J/c this is a question for anyone

How many seasons does a player play for? Do his skills go down as he gets past a certain amount of seasons?

How many seasons does it take for a player to reach his full potential??



KING

I got Kansas City in the Page league about half way through the season. Went 12 and 4 this season and go into playoffs tommorrow. My problem is I have a lot of player in that 10 to 13 year range. I will be rebuilding next season probably.


KING

I have Seattle, and they are alot like that too..right now, I'm 6-3, with the 5th best "O" and the best "D".....but alot of my guys are between the 9-13 year range....so I had better get it done soon......

Ok, I'm not real sure what I'm allowed to say and not say about this, but apparently the thread I had posted about trying to get a dawgtalker league was against site rules, and I got a spankin...... .....so if your still interested, try messaging me or something.......

I would imagine that it was deleted because this one was already running on the subject.

No, I got a message about it, but I'm afraid to say a whole lot about it cause I'm afraid I'll get suspended from the site.......alot to do with site pimping..... .....

Ok, so far we have only 3 interested in a dawgtalker private league...

Roscoe5319
Deepthreat
Kingodawg

count me in, my team right now is 0-4. hoping to go 0-16 so I can get the first pick in the draft.

Damn i'm excited. My Cincy team only went 7-9 this year but it was enough to win my division and make the playoffs where i have won 3 straight and have advanced to the leagues first SuperBowl. Keeping my fingers crossed that i can pull out a win.

I have KC in the Page league and am playing for the SIM Bowl today. I am playing a better team but I feel good. My team is rated a 87 and I am playing a team rated 91 but in the conference title game I beat a team rated 95(Cleveland )


KING