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Re: My First Journal! Bringing the Lombardi Trophy Back to Title-Town

Postby Col. Trautman » Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:47 am

Wild Card Game 4 Vikings @ Cowboys Image After punts both ways Prescott was picked off by Sendejo Image That would lead to a 33 yard TD pass to Treadwell Image point after is no good Image 13 yard TD pass to Murray and the vikings are taking quick control. Image Image Point after no good again.... The cowboys muff a punt return and give it right back to the Vikings.... After 1 Qtr of play 12-0 Vikings Image Forbath misses a 25 yard FG attempt Another pick by Sendejo Image which would lead to the 44 yard FG by Forbath 15-0 Vikings Image Image 75 yard pass to Butler 15-7 Image Image Baily kicks a 44 yarder to bring in 15-10 Vikings Image Image Bridgewater threw a pick 6 to Brown and the Cowboys take the lead. ImageImage Point after is good 17-15 Cowboys. Vikings are starting to struggle after their fast start, and Prescott marshalls the Cowboys down the field to put them up by another 3 points with 0:03 left 1st half. Image Image DPI set up Forbath to try a 52 yard FG with 0:00 left in the half, he nailed it Image 20-18 Cowboys at half time Image Diggs fumbles the Cowboys punt and Dallas gets the ball back with great field position. However they
only tack on 3 Image 23-18 Cowboys Punts fly thick and fast with Bridgewater ending up injured and out for the game Image with Bradford taking his place. They end the 3rd Qtr 23-18 Image Cowboys. Cowboys have had great pressure on the QB all game Image The punts continue with the horrible 3rd down completion % of both teams. Down to the 2 minute warning and still 23-18 Cowboys Baily kicked the 45 yard late game FG to put the Cowboys up by 8. The MVP Image With 0:53 left and 1 timeout, I really don't see Bradford pulling an A-Rod and getting the 2 pt conversion to OT. Bradford turned it over on downs and The Cowboys knelt out the remaining seconds Image Final Score 26-18 Cowboys Image Next on to Divisional Weekend. Some great matchups, 1st Steelers @ Patriots, then Dallas heads to chilly Lambeau Field. Then the Texans @ Raiders and finally Seahawk @ Falcons. Instead of Green Bay heading to Dallas it's reversed! The NFL awards will be coming up soon too!

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Madden NFL 08 PC v0.0 Game Log - Vikings at Cowboys
Game Time: Sat Jun 09 01:41:56 2018
Skill Level: All Pro
Quarter Length: 15 minute(s)

Slider                         Human   CPU
QB Accuracy                       50    50
Pass Blocking                     18    18
Receiver Catching                 50    50
Running Ability                   63    63
Offensive line Run Blocking       18    18
Defensive Awareness               40    40
Defensive line Knockdowns         17    17
Interceptions                      7     7
Defensive Break Blocks             9     9
Tackling                          29    29
Fieldgoal Length                  57    57
Fieldgoal Accuracy                85    99
Punt Length                       56    56
Punt Accuracy                     59    99
Kickoff Length                    66    66

Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 0 mph
Temp: 79 degrees

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Vikings            12    6    0    0    0         18
Cowboys             0   20    3    3    0         26

Game Statistics:                  Vikings    Cowboys
First Downs                            13         15
Third Down Conversions                  5          3
Third Downs                            18         15
Third Down Percentage               27.8%      20.0%
Fourth Down Conversions                 0          0
Fourth Downs                            1          0
Fourth Down Percentage               0.0%       0.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made                 0          0
Two Pt Conversions Attempted            0          0
Two Pt Conversion Percentage         0.0%       0.0%
Offense Redzone Num                     2          2
Offense Redzone TDs                     1          0
Offense Redzone FGs                     0          1
Offense Redzone Percentage          50.0%      50.0%
Rushing Attempts                       33         41
Rushing Yards                          93        111
Rushing Average                       2.8        2.7
Rushing TDs                             0          0
Passing Yards                         201        227
Passing Completions                    16         15
Passing Attempts                       34         28
Completion Percentage               47.1%      53.6%
Passing Average                       5.9        8.1
Passing TDs                             2          1
Offensive Pass Interceptions            1          2
TOTAL OFFENSE                         294        338
Defensive Pass Interceptions            2          1
Punt Return Yards                       0         26
Kick Return Yards                      60         40
Punts                                  11          9
Punt Avg                             44.1       45.0
Fumbles                                 1          1
Fumbles Lost                            1          1
Penalties                               3          4
Penalty Yds                            29         67
Turnovers                               2          3
TIME OF POSSESSION                  30:12      29:54

Individual Stats: Cowboys
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Dak Prescott                    15   28  244   53   8.7    4    1    2   75   65.2

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Ezekiel Elliott                 31   96   3.0   10    0    0
Dak Prescott                     8   11   1.3    7    0    0
Keith Smith                      2    4   2.0    3    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Brice Butler                     2   76  38.0   75    1    0   52
Ezekiel Elliott                  3   57  19.0   26    0    0   31
Dez Bryant                       3   55  18.3   32    0    0    8
Cole Beasley                     4   32   8.0    9    0    1    3
Jason Witten                     2   22  11.0   18    0    0   11
Keith Smith                      1    2   2.0    2    0    0    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Dan Bailey                       4    4  100          0    2    2  100          0        0          0
Chris Jones                      0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        5          2

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Chris Jones                      9  405  45.0   51      0    4          2

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Dez Bryant                       2   40  20.0    0   24

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Dez Bryant                       4   26   6.5   10    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Anthony Hitchens                 8    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         2        0
Sean Lee                         8    1    2    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Maliek Collins                   7    2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
David Irving                     6    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Damien Wilson                    5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         1        0
DeMarcus Lawrence                4    1    3    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0         0        0
Tyrone Crawford                  3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Orlando Scandrick                3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         2        0
Byron Jones                      3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Chidobe Awuzie                   3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         1        0
Kavon Frazier                    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Terrance Williams                1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Xavier Woods                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Anthony Brown                    1    0    1    0    0    0    1    1   22  22.0           0        0         0        0
Dez Bryant                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Jourdan Lewis                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0         0        0
Keith Smith                      0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jason Witten                         4             0
James Hanna                          3             0
Zack Martin                          2             0
Terrance Williams                    1             0
Tyron Smith                          1             1
Jonathan Cooper                      1             1
Ezekiel Elliott                      1             0
Travis Frederick                     1             1


Individual Stats: Vikings
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Teddy Bridgewater               12   24  183   50   7.6    6    2    1   46   85.9
Sam Bradford                     4   10   49   40   4.8    1    0    0   19   55.8

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Latavius Murray                 29   61   2.1   13    0    0
Teddy Bridgewater                3   32  10.6   18    0    0
Jerick McKinnon                  1    0   0.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Kyle Rudolph                     5   66  13.1   26    0    0    3
Latavius Murray                  3   61  20.3   46    1    0    5
Adam Thielen                     3   39  13.0   19    0    0    8
Laquon Treadwell                 1   33  33.0   33    1    1    8
Jerick McKinnon                  1   14  14.0   14    0    0   10
Jarius Wright                    2   11   5.5    7    0    0    0
Michael Floyd                    1    8   8.0    8    0    0    5

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Kai Forbath                      2    3   66          0    2    0    0          0        0          0
Ryan Quigley                     0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        4          2

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Ryan Quigley                    11  485  44.0   51      0    1          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Stefon Diggs                     3   60  20.0    0   21

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Stefon Diggs                     0    0   0.0    0    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES CTH ALLOW BIG HITS
Eric Kendricks                  11    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         2        0
Ben Gedeon                       9    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         1        0
Linval Joseph                    5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Everson Griffen                  5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Xavier Rhodes                    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0         2        0
Danielle Hunter                  4    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Anthony Barr                     4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         1        0
Andrew Sendejo                   4    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    6   3.0           1        0         1        0
Shamar Stephen                   3    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Trae Waynes                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Brian Robison                    2    0    1    0    1    2    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Tramaine Brock                   2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Kentrell Brothers                1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Eric Wilson                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0         0        0
Terence Newman                   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0
Harrison Smith                   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0         0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
CJ Ham                               5             1
David Morgan                         4             0
Aviante Collins                      3             4
Adam Thielen                         1             0
Nick Easton                          1             0
Joe Berger                           1             0
Laquon Treadwell                     1             0
Pat Elflein                          0             1


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Re: My First Journal! Bringing the Lombardi Trophy Back to Title-Town

Postby RevanFan » Sat Jun 09, 2018 6:42 am

Dallas vs. Green Bay in the playoffs? That never goes well for Dallas.
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Postby jose21crisis » Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:10 am

Oh god. Steelers at Patriots. The Steelers NEVER win in Foxborough in the playoffs. I'm hoping for a change .... I'm not having high hopes though.
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Postby Col. Trautman » Sat Jul 07, 2018 6:11 pm

Sorry for the delay on finishing this 1st season..... I hope to get back into the swing of things soon!
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Postby Col. Trautman » Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:04 am

Man I have been really neglecting to finish this... I have been experimenting with off-season procedures on a test file to actually have a multi year franchise for this one. Every other time I started one it always bogged down right after retirement stage. When 14 players of the roster retire and you only have 7 picks in the EA draft was particularly frustrating. I have the feeling I am getting quite close to getting things proper in my test files so I should be able to get this back in gear. Just an update for you guys, again I apologize for the long hiatus.
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Re: My First Journal! Bringing the Lombardi Trophy Back to Title-Town

Postby madden07eurocat » Tue Aug 21, 2018 1:28 pm

Col. Trautman wrote:Man I have been really neglecting to finish this... I have been experimenting with off-season procedures on a test file to actually have a multi year franchise for this one. Every other time I started one it always bogged down right after retirement stage. When 14 players of the roster retire and you only have 7 picks in the EA draft was particularly frustrating. I have the feeling I am getting quite close to getting things proper in my test files so I should be able to get this back in gear. Just an update for you guys, again I apologize for the long hiatus.

I understand completely! Life is full of little bumps. I've had massive medical issues and now my wife needs to have a procedure done. It may be a bit before I'm back as well.
Have you ever tried trading players at the end of preseason for draft choices next season? I play with a 90-man roster in preseason. You have to be careful because you can cheeze the CPU and have a ton of picks. Unfortunately that happened to me and before I realized it I had 20 more picks in the upcoming draft. Something came over me and I couldn't stop myself. Unrealistic but I will live with it for this next season. I used NZA 1.3 to move the draft choices to me because Madden gets capped at 10, I believe. I'll try to outline if you are interested in trying that. I know Revanfan has done this as well, so we can both be resources. I have a feeling that with Madden 19 coming out, a lot of time is going to be spent by the modders on that program. Time will tell.
Have you ever tried Madden Amp drafting? I find it a whole lot more realistic. There is a guide for how to do it and I made a video on it as well.

Edit: Are you having lots of issues with missed PATs and FGs? I bumped up the AWR of all kickers so that it isn't an issue anymore. I lowered AWR for FBs and TEs since they were all so good. I think someone else may recall better, but I think there was an issue with that. Don't know if it is a problem with the current default roster or not, but it was with the roster when I started my franchise.
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Re: My First Journal! Bringing the Lombardi Trophy Back to Title-Town

Postby Col. Trautman » Tue Aug 21, 2018 3:03 pm

I am sorry about the medical issues in your family currently, I wish you and yours the very best of luck through these difficult times. To answer your question and provide a few details. I was using a custom roster I had helped another FI member with, all the stats were 75's we did it as a test earlier in 2018 and it worked fairly well, I tweaked it more, and had the proper uniforms for the current season all the stadiums setup, and also fixed every free agent in it so it no longer crashed because they had contracts. None of the players were remotely similar to real life all the big NFL names didn't even exist in this one. I started it as the Dolphins, and played it and ended up with a #1 ranked defense for a change. My main problem was that most of my defensive players were in the upper 30's and injury prone, so I lost most of them to retirement as well as my FB, I 'll tell you that there were some low scoring games, which was interesting and it felt a bit more natural, rather then always putting up 30-40 points on the CPU every game. My kicker and punter were lost to free agency as well. I imported the real 2008 draft class, using the Madden roster editor, and I got some good picks in the Madden Draft. I ended up trading 2 of my aging injury prone players, for a kicker and punter which turned out quite well, my punter kicked two coffin corners the very first game of the next season. I improved my receiving corps for my less than stellar QBs by more trading and converting an extra corner I had to WR. I didn't use a 90 man preseason roster, but it is the first time I have gone more than one season in a franchise without crashing so it should be easier for the Packers franchise of mine!
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