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Hey all, I've had the idea since last year when I participated in Forums User Hockles excellent NHL Be a Pro thread and the OOTP baseball thread. After doing some test sims the last few days, I'd like to try set this up for a group of goons to have their virtual NFL men attempt a career, thanks to the help of Madden 15's Connected Franchise Mode. While not a perfect simulation, Madden 15 does a pretty serviceable job and makes it easy enough to dump goon stats into a spreadsheet. Consider this an interest check, but if we get enough interest, i'll go ahead and do it. To save my sanity, I'd like to cap this at 40 players. The details!: I will create your character as a new player in Madden 15, save them all to a customer roster, and then start a new Connected Franchise and simulate a fantasy draft. This will mean randomly being assigned to a team, but will make the simulation even more interesting as it will keep some unlucky goon from having his career die in Cleveland or Jacksonville (the sim engine is not friendly to those teams). In order to ensure most goons start, I'll be creating most characters as mid to low 80 overalls, using excel's random number generator for some of the key stats (Arm Strength for QBs, Speed for skill positions, etc), but will not be creating any uber gods. Some goons will start right away, some may see situational snaps. Some of you may be the next Reggie White or Peyton Manning, some of you might be the next Jamarcus Russel. Every player in Madden has a set of normal, numerical stats covering countless physical attributes. They also have schemes - definitions of your player that affect their statistics and growth, as well as performance and scheme fits. I won't type a novel here, so just go to this wiki and read them, and choose which your player will be. Scheme Wiki: http://www.ign.com/wikis/madden-15/Be_a_Player_Position_Breakdown I will then simulate a season, stopping to record stats at the trade deadline, the end of the regular season, and after the superbowl. I'll setup a google doc to track progress, and post some of the more interesting items in the thread. You can enjoy the thrill of being ripped on Twitter by Skip Bayless! A Madden franchise has a hard limit of 30 seasons, and no player will ever go that far, so we'll try take it to when the last goon retires. What i'll need from you to get started: Name: Position: Scheme: Date of Birth: Hometown: College:[/b Jersey Number:] Handedness: Height: [b]Weight:
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Mar 5, 2015 22:53
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Let's see if I can make the HoF like in the baseball sim. Name: Shaq Shoulders Position: WR Scheme: Red Zone Threat Date of Birth: 7/4/94 Hometown: Los Angeles College: Notre Dame Jersey Number: 4 Handedness: Right Height: 6'3" Weight: 220
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Mar 6, 2015 00:53
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Name: Lou Strombone Position: DE Scheme: Speed Rush Date of Birth: 2/14/94 Hometown: St. Cloud College: SCSU Jersey Number: 90 Handedness: Left Height: 6-6 Weight: 295
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Mar 7, 2015 02:43
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Name: Bobby Hill Position: HB Scheme: Powerback Date of Birth:1/6/94 Hometown: Dallas College: Texas Jersey Number: 20 Handedness: Right Height: 5'8'' Weight: 325
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Mar 7, 2015 03:56
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Name: Sexy Rexy Position: QB Scheme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V85zpK1D4Mc Date of Birth: 6/9/94 Hometown: LA College: Baylor Jersey Number: 6 Handedness: R Height: 6'4 Weight: 240
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Mar 7, 2015 04:14
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Mar 7, 2015 05:30
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yay, people! I'll throw mine in. Name: Daar Throwman Position: QB Scheme: Strong arm Date of Birth:1/6/92 Hometown: Elk River College: North Dakota State Jersey Number: 7 Handedness: Left Height: 6'4" Weight: 225
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Mar 7, 2015 06:01
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Name: Cal Ripken JR Position: QB Scheme: Pocket Passer Date of Birth: 4/12/1994 Hometown: Baltimore College: Maryland Jersey Number: 8 Handedness: Right Height: 6'4" Weight: 225
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Mar 7, 2015 06:05
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A DE from a DII school in Minnesota couldn't possibly fail. Nor could a QB from a lovely town in Minnesota. Never.
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Mar 7, 2015 06:14
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Name: Brick Largemeat Position: CB Scheme: Man-to-Man Date of Birth:01/25/94 Hometown: Miami College: Da U Jersey Number: 7 Handedness: Right Height:6'1" Weight:195 zimbomonkey fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Mar 11, 2015 |
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Mar 7, 2015 06:18
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zimbomonkey posted:Name: Brick Largemeat This is totally unrealistic. That age means he would have graduated from Miami.
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Mar 7, 2015 06:29
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jabro posted:This is totally unrealistic. That age means he would have graduated from Miami. Don't old rookies happen sometimes
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Mar 7, 2015 06:36
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Don't old rookies happen sometimes never forget Pop Warren in Madden 25, 36 year old QB stud.
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Mar 7, 2015 06:47
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Dubious posted:never forget Pop Warren in Madden 25, 36 year old QB stud. I remember drafting a army guy I think, he blew out his knee then got called to active service
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Mar 8, 2015 00:19
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Name: Hockles Position: Quarterback Scheme: Mobile Date of Birth: April 5th, Youngest Available Hometown: Cleveland, OH College: Akron Jersey Number: 10 Handedness: Right Height: 6'2 Weight: 225 I better be a HOFer 
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Mar 8, 2015 01:09
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Top Hats Monthly posted:I remember drafting a army guy I think, he blew out his knee then got called to active service that is really cool and dumb that that can happen
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Mar 8, 2015 01:10
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Don't old rookies happen sometimes Yes but I was the making the reference more to the school he chose. Miami players don't graduate.
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Mar 8, 2015 02:40
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it doesn't seem like anyone else is going to make a player
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Mar 11, 2015 04:57
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ill post it in TFF, football goons need something for the offseason instead of getting mad about dogchat in the offseason thread. we will just give the chosen few a career if no one else bites.
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Mar 11, 2015 05:58
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jabro posted:This is totally unrealistic. That age means he would have graduated from Miami. poo poo, bad math on my part. I'll fix that
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Mar 11, 2015 06:40
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Can I change it to UMD?
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Mar 11, 2015 16:38
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Dubious posted:ill post it in TFF, football goons need something for the offseason You mean aside from Chip Kelly's Wild Ride and the first week of Free Agency?
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Mar 11, 2015 17:12
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Yea Chip's Theme Park Experience came out of nowhere. I'm gonna start creating people later tonight, and i'll drop off a mention in TFF later today. Hockles was kind enough to share his spreadsheet format for me to use, so i'll have a google doc site ready when we start it up. E: Top Hats - not sure if Duluth is in the college list, or if I can create custom colleges.I think, from memory, all it has is from the region is U of M, UND, NDSU and I think...Mankato State?
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Mar 11, 2015 19:16
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Name: Stan Darsh Position: DE Scheme: Pass Rush Date of Birth: 03/14/91 Hometown: Dallas, TX College: UNT Jersey Number: 93 Handedness: Right Height: 6'4 Weight: 295
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Mar 11, 2015 19:34
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Dubious posted:Yea Chip's Theme Park Experience came out of nowhere. 
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Mar 11, 2015 19:59
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FYI, I use an offline spreadsheet to keep track of everything, and then upload the whole spreadsheet to Google Docs.
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Mar 11, 2015 20:43
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Assuming that it's not too late to get in on this Name: Mr. Wulf Position: OLB Scheme: 3-4 Pass Rusher Date of Birth: 01/01/93 Hometown: Raleigh, NC College: NCSU Jersey Number: 99 Handedness: Right Height: 6ft Weight: 235
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Mar 11, 2015 21:15
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Name: Athanatos Position: WR Scheme: Speed Date of Birth: Youngest Year Hometown: Peoria College: Illinois Jersey Number: 80 Handedness: Right Height: 6'3 Weight: 220
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Mar 11, 2015 21:46
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Name: That Guyclint Position: Strong Safety Scheme: Playmaker Date of Birth: June 2 [Youngest Year] Hometown: Jacksonville, FL College: Middle Tennessee State Jersey Number: 35 Handedness: Right Height: 6'0" Weight: 213 lbs
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Mar 12, 2015 03:56
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Name: Don Dagga Position: HB Scheme: One Cut Date of Birth: 06/09/92 Hometown: Miami, FL College: University of Miami Jersey Number: 22 Handedness: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 190
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Mar 13, 2015 17:48
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I'm gonna start creating players this weekend!
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Mar 13, 2015 19:02
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Name: Duane Butane Position: HB Scheme: Power Date of Birth: 10/15/91 Hometown: Buffalo, NY College: University of Buffalo Jersey Number: 22 Handedness: Left Height: 5' 8 Weight: 237
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Mar 13, 2015 19:26
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Name: David "Sugar" Aguars Position: TE Scheme: Vertical Threat Date of Birth: 5/25/1993 Hometown: Newark, NJ College: Rutgers Jersey Number: 81 Handedness: Right Height: 6'3 Weight: 250
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Mar 13, 2015 19:52
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Name: Geoff Peterson Position: QB Scheme: Balanced Date of Birth: March 12, youngest available Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan College: Mount Union Jersey Number: 12 Handedness: Right Height: 6'2" ccWeight: 200
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Mar 13, 2015 19:59
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 Name: Lars Umlaut Position: DE Scheme: Speed Rush Date of Birth: January 4, 1993 Hometown: Leipzig, Germany College: University of Maryland Jersey Number: 94 Handedness: Left Height: 6'10" Weight: 292 Beer4TheBeerGod fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 20:02
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Why can't I be a left tackle this is bullshit
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Mar 13, 2015 20:02
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Intruder posted:Why can't I be a left tackle this is bullshit you can't handle the left side
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Mar 13, 2015 20:05
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Intruder posted:Why can't I be a left tackle this is bullshit You absolutely can! The only thing is your only interesting stats would be sacks allowed and pancakes. 
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Mar 13, 2015 20:05
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Dubious posted:You absolutely can! The only thing is your only interesting stats would be sacks allowed and pancakes.  Name: Zachary de la Fuenta III Position: Offensive Tackle Scheme: Date of Birth: 9/5/95 Hometown: Houston College: Houston again Jersey Number: 77 Handedness: Ambi (or right, whatever) Height: 6'6 Weight: vvv Ok, amended Intruder fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Mar 13, 2015 |
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Mar 13, 2015 20:09
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OL can be Maulers, Zone Blockers, Run Blockers, Pass Blockers, or Balanced, if you want to pick a style.
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