Dorkington Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Received Madden 25 last night. I started a connected career (franchise mode), set the roster to resemble my best guess for what our week one roster will be, based on who we've seen Marrone favor in preseason. Also changed the defensive strategy to "attacking 3-4", and had to change some roster spots around. I simulated the season.... results: Regular season record: 12-4 (Started off 0-2, went on a 9 win streak, finished 3-2 over last 5 games... 0-2 vs Pats, killed Jets/Fins) First round playoff bye Played the Chargers (who finished 8-8) and.... lost. Womp womp. - CJ Spiller finished with 2,064 yards rushing. Freddie got himself 500ish yards on top of that. - EJ Manuel had a safe year. Threw for 2,500 yards, 20 TDs, 2 INTs... but only 50% completion percentage. Stevie led our receivers with 1,000ish yards. Goodwin had a strong showing with 500ish yards. Woods and Graham both had 400ish yards themselves. - Mario Williams finished the season with 20 sacks - Gilmore and Byrd both had strong seasons, with 8 and 7 interceptions respectively. Not bad! One caveat... I turned injuries off. So....... yeah. Edited August 28, 2013 by Dorkington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The reason we lost is because Marrone goes with Tuel over EJ in the Playoff game. Last seconds of the game Antonio Gates throws a lateral across field to Malcolm Floyd who gets behind a convoy of blockers on his way to the endzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 What's the default D (and O) for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 What's the default D (and O) for us? I'll have to go back and check, I remember the D was just a base something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsoldier54 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The reason we lost is because Marrone goes with Tuel over EJ in the Playoff game. Last seconds of the game Antonio Gates throws a lateral across field to Malcolm Floyd who gets behind a convoy of blockers on his way to the endzone. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I'll have to go back and check, I remember the D was just a base something. Yeah the D was pretty bland. I switched to Ryan playbook. I suck at that game. I got my directv card and I'm putting the game on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Yeah the D was pretty bland. I switched to Ryan playbook. I suck at that game. I got my directv card and I'm putting the game on Ebay. Good idea, I'll have to check that out. I'm surprised EA didn't switch the defensive playbook, it looks exactly the same as last year's. Though, to be fair... they probably don't give the Bills much attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The reason we lost is because Marrone goes with Tuel over EJ in the Playoff game. Last seconds of the game Antonio Gates throws a lateral across field to Malcolm Floyd who gets behind a convoy of blockers on his way to the endzone. Hey, look at it this way. At least no one brought up one of the most painful minutes in Bills' fans' history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Yeah the D was pretty bland. I switched to Ryan playbook. I suck at that game. I got my directv card and I'm putting the game on Ebay. I thought the D has a blend of 3-4 and 4-3 plays, as well as the standard nickel, dime, etc. Most playbooks usually just have one or the other. In other Madden 25 predictions, we started out the season 7-0. EJ outduels Tom Brady week one, throws 2 TD's 272 yards, CJ rushes for 140 yards, and we kick the game winning field goal after a two minute drill. Edited August 28, 2013 by FireChan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I thought the D has a blend of 3-4 and 4-3 plays, as well as the standard nickel, dime, etc. Most playbooks usually just have one or the other. In other Madden 25 predictions, we started out the season 7-0. EJ outduels Tom Brady week one, throws 2 TD's 272 yards, CJ rushes for 140 yards, and we kick the game winning field goal after a two minute drill. Bonnerville! I did notice the Mix of 3-4 and 4-3 under Marrone playbook but I'm not a Madden guy and used the "suggestion system", I don't know what its called, and kept getting lame zone coverages plays. I switched to Ryan playbook and more blitzes came up. If I had the time and interest I noticed there are a lot of blitzes if you pick the D plays manually under Marrone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 I had the same problem, suggested plays were almost always fairly standard zones and man coverage plays, nothing aggressive. Would be remedied once I get comfortable navigating plays quicker, I always start on "Ask Madden" or "Gameflow" until I do, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I had the same problem, suggested plays were almost always fairly standard zones and man coverage plays, nothing aggressive. Would be remedied once I get comfortable navigating plays quicker, I always start on "Ask Madden" or "Gameflow" until I do, though. Past Maddens have often had a coaching slider to dial up or down the aggressiveness of the defense. If that still exists, you may want to try sticking with the default playbook and just upping the aggressiveness to 70-80%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The reason we lost is because Marrone goes with Tuel over EJ in the Playoff game. Last seconds of the game Antonio Gates throws a lateral across field to Malcolm Floyd who gets behind a convoy of blockers on his way to the endzone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 What did pats finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Good idea, I'll have to check that out. I'm surprised EA didn't switch the defensive playbook, it looks exactly the same as last year's. Though, to be fair... they probably don't give the Bills much attention. They push updates every week. If this years D makes some noise and gives them reason to change it'll come I hope. I feel like read option plays were added mid season for frisco, Seattle and Was. My only issue with madden is I could play it for literally hours on end. Not compatible with family life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 D is 4-3 base -.- O is balanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 What did pats finish? Pats were 10-6 Jets were 8-8 Dolphins were 4-12 or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChan Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Bonnerville! I did notice the Mix of 3-4 and 4-3 under Marrone playbook but I'm not a Madden guy and used the "suggestion system", I don't know what its called, and kept getting lame zone coverages plays. I switched to Ryan playbook and more blitzes came up. If I had the time and interest I noticed there are a lot of blitzes if you pick the D plays manually under Marrone. You can move the stick left or right to pick the type of play you want with Gameflow. Aggressive, conservative or balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 The reason we lost is because Marrone goes with Tuel over EJ in the Playoff game. Last seconds of the game Antonio Gates throws a lateral across field to Malcolm Floyd who gets behind a convoy of blockers on his way to the endzone. atleast it wasnt robert meachem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Good idea, I'll have to check that out. I'm surprised EA didn't switch the defensive playbook, it looks exactly the same as last year's. Though, to be fair... they probably don't give the Bills much attention. They dont. In last years Madden, they used the pic of Stevie when he had dreads from over 5 years ago. Lazy. Can you let us know what some of the main Bills players ratings are? CBF Edited August 28, 2013 by Canadian Bills Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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