Fly JETS FLY!! - Coach Mode - Madden 25

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At the Halfway point of the 2014 Season, let's take a look at the standings.

NFL Standings - Week 9 2014 Season
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Cowboys - 4	6	1	0	178	125
Redskins - 6	5	2	0	195	114
Giants - 20	3	4	0	151	168
Eagles - 30	2	6	0	181	209
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Packers - 16	3	4	0	132	141
Vikings - 24	3	5	0	180	176
Lions - 26	2	5	0	148	163
Bears - 32	1	6	1	112	216
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Saints - 5	6	2	0	233	163
Bucs - 7	5	2	0	178	135
Falcons - 11	4	3	0	171	181
Panthers - 23	3	4	1	173	188
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
49ers - 2	6	1	0	181	107
Seahawks - 8	4	3	0	175	153
Cardinals - 22	3	5	0	114	170
Rams - 31	1	6	0	80	187
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Bills - 10	4	3	0	157	154
Jets - 17	3	4	0	111	127
Patriots - 18	3	4	0	149	172
Dolphins - 19	3	4	0	133	136
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Ravens - 1	8	0	0	211	107
Steelers - 9	4	3	0	166	151
Bengals - 15	3	4	0	141	95
Browns - 29	2	6	0	150	186
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Colts - 13	4	2	1	149	121
Jaguars - 25	2	5	0	138	148
Texans - 27	2	5	0	127	183
Titans - 28	2	5	0	71	155
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Broncos - 3	7	1	0	219	137
Chargers - 12	4	3	0	151	156
Chiefs - 14	4	3	0	139	162
Raiders - 21	3	4	1	143	151

The Ravens have surged to an unbeaten 8-0 record and is #1 on the league's Power Rankings.. only time will tell what happens to their bid of a perfect season.

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Week 9 - Redskins vs JETS

What a difference a week makes! WHAT A DIFFERENCE CHANGING SCHEMES AND PLAYBOOKS MAKE!!

one cannot express the nerves I had entering this game against the highly touted Redskins led by RG3. it's not so much nerves about how my team will perform but rather how my team will perform utilizing a whole new scheme and playbook..

did i prepare them enough? is my own preparation sufficient?

one thing was clear.. the whole Read Option experiment is no longer viable. Sure enough, Geno Smith has the raw physical talent to effectively run such an offense but regardless of how beautiful and mesmerizing Read Option would be on succesful plays.. the undeniable fact is that THE QB WILL BE HIT!

Geno Smith's stints on the injury report and throughout the season is proof positive that no matter how tough a QB is.. the reason the Option never really flourished in the NFL is because they are such a valuable commodity that nobody wants to risk them getting bruised and hurt

so I switched to a more traditional offense.. utilizing a power running scheme with play-action is a time-tested formula.. but what my team executed out there against the Redskins made me a happy kissing fool!

who knew that the hours upon hours of practice we've been doing has honed my receivers and QB into a pretty effective vertical attack?! Geno Smith actually threw the ball and threw it with conviction to receivers who were more than glad to catch and run with it!

...and what do you know? when you can effectively move the ball by passing, it open up your running game even more!

this game has given me a much needed confidence boost as i know now that my training and scheming and regimen as a coach has paid dividends and we can matter-of-factly play some good football out there!

i do not know what the future holds but i know this.. my team can play! MY TEAM CAN PLAY BALL!!

New York Jets at Washington Redskins
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
New York Jets ()	14	6	0	3	23
Washington Redskins ()	0	7	7	0	14

Team Stats Comparison
	NYJ	WAS
Total Offense	376	275
Rushing Yards	115	157
Passing Yards	261	118
First Downs	16	13
Punt Return Yards	0	11
Kick Return Yards	62	65
Total Yards	438	351
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	3-12 25%	3-9 33%
4th Down Conversion	2-3 66%	0-1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-5 80%	2-2 100%
Penalties	2-20	3-32
Posession Time	28:42	19:18

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith 109.9 qb rating 26-32 252 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Mills 18 76 4.2 0 C. Ivory 11 33 3 1 T. Gerhart 3 6 2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Kerley 6 63 10.5 1 S. Hill 3 99 33 0 K. Winslow 3 32 10.6 0

Washington Redskins PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Griffin III 54.7 qb rating 16-27 118 2 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD QB R. Griffin III 6 108 18 0 A. Morris 12 46 3.8 0

UP NEXT: My team just succesfully beat RG3 the NFL's reigning "king" of mobile QB's and now face perhaps the greatest mobile QB in history. Truth be told.. I am not worried. Not because the Eagles are having a losing season but rather the 2nd overall pick which has been injured since the early part of the season finally comes off my injury report. THAT IS RIGHT BABY!!! ROLB ADONYS ADAMS IS BACK!!


DRAFT STORIES:

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Week 10 - Eagles vs JETS

my team is young..

QB Geno Smith is coming off his rookie campaign. I have a bunch of rookie starters on my team. I understand this. We are a young squad..

this inexperience, if you will.. is reflected by our inconsistency when it comes to games

i thought we had it figured out.. we looked good. felt good. did good. but yet again, it seems the only streak we can so far put together is a losing one

i was hoping we'd put our very first ever back to back win scenario this season but it was not meant to be. The Eagles led by last year's Coach of the Year Chip Kelly and USC QB Matt Barkley was simply too much for my squad to overcome

sadly.. that was not half the story.. the truth of the matter is we lost this because once again we got physically outplayed by a team who we should have, in my opinion, soundly beaten!

but we are a young squad.. i can only hope we start maturing before this season is lost entirely

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia Eagles ()	3	3	7	7	20
New York Jets ()	0	3	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	NYJ
Total Offense	235	339
Rushing Yards	98	97
Passing Yards	137	242
First Downs	13	18
Punt Return Yards	13	17
Kick Return Yards	63	144
Total Yards	311	500
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Converstion	5	7
4th Down Conversion	0	1
2-Point Conversion	0	0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	80	100
Penalties	42	37
Posession Time	33:10	26:50

Philadelphia Eagles PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Barkley (USC!) 14-29 137 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD B. Brown 18 48 2.7 0 LeSean McCoy 5 43 8.6 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith 21-49 242 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Mills 20 63 3.2 0 QB G. Smith 10 20 2 0 C. Ivory 5 14 2.8 0

UP NEXT:

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Week 11 - Bills vs JETS

Back when I first began this franchise.. I described myself as a coach. Oldschool. Preferred style is old fashioned smashmouth football..

back in the past draft, I drafted a rookie RB in the 2nd round that I scouted as a pure bruiser. a Power Back in the truest sense of the word.. even if he only had 77 SPD.

I knew what this meant.. he won't breakaway from defenders. he will more often than not get caught.. but what I did not realize.. is that he has heart.

watch this. watch my rookie RB Clayton Mills drag 4-5 Buffalo Defenders on the way to the endzone!



that, my friends, is called HEART! It is DESIRE! That is something that no known metric or measurement can properly quantify.. because that is simply HEART! As usual.. Clayton Mills' run sparked a fire in my team that the Bills could not withstand.

And that wasn't his only highlight oh no siree! Did I mention that Mills is NASTY?! He's just plain NASTY! People better get out of his way he's just slapping people around!! ...literally



Players like Clayton Mills will always have a place in the NFL.. and more importantly, can and will always play for me.

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Buffalo Bills ()	3	0	0	7	10
New York Jets ()	0	17	7	3	27

Team Stats Comparison
	BUF	NYJ
Total Offense	297	298
Rushing Yards	95	121
Passing Yards	202	177
First Downs	12	14
Punt Return Yards	10	58
Kick Return Yards	38	1
Total Yards	345	357
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Converstion	2	8
4th Down Conversion	0	1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0 TD	3 TD
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	18:42	29:18

Buffalo Bills PASSING C/A YDS TD INT E. Manuel 16-31 204 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD QB E. Manuel 3 45 15 0 P. Hillis 8 29 3.6 0 J. Dwyer 7 16 2.3 0

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith 19-27 186 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Goodson 13 54 4.2 2 C. Mills 17 44 2.6 1 C. Ivory 5 15 3 0

UP NEXT: Great.. the Golden Boy and the AFC East-leading Patriots on Thanksgiving Day. I'm pretty sure this will be a tough fight. Not only because it's a blood rivalry game but also because they will most assuredly look for payback for their loss earlier this season.



DRAFT STORIES:

[Ryan.b]

I recommend getting Nick Obregon in the draft (i just had this draft) he is a 89 overall!! and thats after having an injury midway through the year.. Eli Watson is and 84 or 85 I think he would be higher though if Obregon didnt get injured he was getting hammered after that and was labelled Eli Duckfeet Watson his mobility is a setback but has a really big arm

Great story so far actually made me create an account just to post lol I havent tried the coach mode yet how exactly does it work? do you still call the plays in the normal format?

Miles Ali is an 82 and has high jumping catch and spec catch solid in all other areas aswell (was actually drafted by the jets)

Jaquin Murphy 76-79 is pretty much a kick/punt returner though still not a bad overall

and Skylar Brooks is also an 82(i wish i got him im a big fan of receiving tightends

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Quote: Originally Posted by Ryan.b

I recommend getting Nick Obregon in the draft (i just had this draft) he is a 89 overall!! and thats after having an injury midway through the year.. Eli Watson is and 84 or 85 I think he would be higher though if Obregon didnt get injured he was getting hammered after that and was labelled Eli Duckfeet Watson his mobility is a setback but has a really big arm Great story so far actually made me create an account just to post lol I havent tried the coach mode yet how exactly does it work? do you still call the plays in the normal format? Miles Ali is an 82 and has high jumping catch and spec catch solid in all other areas aswell (was actually drafted by the jets) Jaquin Murphy 76-79 is pretty much a kick/punt returner though still not a bad overall and Skylar Brooks is also an 82(i wish i got him im a big fan of receiving tightends

thanks for the compliment bro and welcome to OS!!

truth be told, if i had my way i would pick Obre with my 1st rounder considering i need a foundation OL DESPERATELY

but he's going to be gone quick i doubt i would even have a chance to get him unless i trade up somehow

i think so far, projections at this point in the season has the QB going 1st overall.. we'll see how combines go and further projections but yes.. i need a lineman bad

a OL or DT is my primary focus right now as i need to solidify my teams in the trenches

edit: and yes coach mode works exactly like that.. i use conventional play calling/ask madden so it gives me 3 plays, i choose 1 and watch them go at it! i still have to do the FG's, punts, kickoffs, etc.. but everything else is played by the players

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Week 12 - Patriots vs JETS

Who is afraid of "The Golden Boy" Tom Brady? not us
Who is afraid of the big bad new england patriots? Not us
Who is afraid of "Gronk"? Not Us
Who is afraid of Gillette Stadium on the road? NOT US!!

if it sounds like I am excited.. it is because, I AM! seldom does rivalry games live up to the hype much less for the so-called "rivals" to actually play like rivals.. but this? this game lived up to everything sending out shockwaves throughout the league with the physicality and brutality which played out

the very first play of the game was a portent of things to come.. Tom Brady hit Maurice Jones-Drew on a perfect HB Angle which he got smashed in the middle forcing the fumble! Although the Patriots Defense held us to a FG and on the very next drive, MJD took it 70+yds for the TD redeeming himself -- it was a sign of how this game was going to be played.

No boys allowed! Only men would take the field this Sunday.

And no bigger man was there than the Patriots' foundation on defense Vince Wilfork. He was absolutely dominant and try as I could, my RB's found no room to run at all literally grinding out the entire game at around 2ypc. I think the longest run they had was about 5 yds -- Vince was that dominant.

But I kept running.. kept playing smashfouth football and thankfully, Geno Smith was more than up to the task of facing Tom Brady. He played magnificently and his growth has been amazing to behold! He had help.. WR J. Kerley and TE Kellen Winslow who played with a chip on his shoulder hearing about GRONK all week long was fantastic out there. But in the end.. this came down to 1 key possession.

The 3rd qtr was ending and the grind of the game finally got to Wilfork where he got injured as the 4th qtr began. That helped my decision to go for it twice on a drive around midfield on 4th and 1 & 4th and inches. That was the key possession of the game.. keeping the drive alive and eating up the clock.

I thought I coached the game to PERFECTION. I ate up the clock burning all 3 of the Patriots' timeouts as the 2 minute warning hit and kicking a FG to go up 8 points.

You'd think 2 minutes, no timeouts left, down by 8.. that it would be enough to secure a comfortable win. Oh not so. Not against the Golden Boy. Not in his turf. Tom Brady methodically marched downfield 80 yds leading NE to a touchdown drive but thankfully my defense stopped their 2pt conversion.

this is a game for the ages.. definitely one to savor. It was bloody. It was brutal. IT WAS OLDSCHOOL AND I LOVED IT!!

New York Jets at New England Patriots
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F NYJ () 6 13 0 9 28 NWE () 7 3 3 13 26 Top Performers PASS: NYJ Geno Smith - 120.1 / 22-31 / 278 yds / 2 TD / 0 int RUSH: NE Maurice Jones-Drew - 8 att / 74 yds / 9.2 avg / 2 TD REC: NYJ Kellen "Swag" Winslow - 10 rec / 157 yds / 15.7 avg	Team Stats Comparison NYJ NWE First Downs 18 13 3rd Down Efficiency 6-17 35% 3-9 33% 4th Down Efficiency 3-3 100% 0-0 Total Yards 481 451 Passing Yards 256 279 Rushing Yards 81 72 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0 0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of Possession 32:08 15:52
New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith 22-31 278 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Mills 20 49 2.4 0 C. Ivory 13 24 1.8 0 M. Goodson 4 8 2 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Winslow 10 157 15.7 0 C. Mills 3 32 10.6 1 J. Kerley 3 25 8.3 1 New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tom "Golden Boy" Brady 27-33 301 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Jones-Drew 8 74 9.2 2 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Gronkowski 12 99 8.2 1 D. Amendola 5 59 11.8 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Vince "The Beast" Wilfork 8 (4TFL) 1 0 0

UP NEXT: Things are looking better for my JETS team. We may only be 1 game above .500 but honestly speaking .. it feels like a whole new team. Ever since I decided to stop with the Read Option offense and its dink and dunk style opting for a more traditional attack which opened up a vertical offense I never dreamt I had .. things simply feel better for my squad. For the first time this season we have won 2 games in a row and after staring down Tom "Golden Boy" Brady at Gillette Stadium.. things keep looking better as my defensive General returns MLB David Harris who has been injured for the past 8 weeks!! Bring on the Chiefs let's try and make this 3 in a row!! FLY JETS FLY!


DRAFT STORIES: Anyone looking for a National Champion Heisman Winning QB? I love Pocket Passers and seems "Gumshoe" is the best QB in the land!

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Week 13: Chiefs vs JETS

Hangover: def; A letdown, as after a period of excitement.

..at least, that is how this game felt like. From the start, Coach Andy Reid's team was simply playing at a faster speed than us. They went ahead to a 10 point lead and frankly, I was wondering if my team was suffering from a hangover effect after last week's epic victory over the Patriots.

throw in the fact that the leader of my defense, MLB David Harris is back makes me wonder what was going on out there..

eventually.. things settled down. My team as usual grinded it out and my Defense which has been the strong point of my team all season long re-asserted themselves once again taking the ball away 3 times from the Chiefs to come away with an "ugly" W.

That's right.. My JETS. Injury plagued all year long missing key players for stretches throughout the season is actually atop the NFL in Takeaways and Turnover Differential!

They are a direct reflection of me as a coach. Low risk. Grind it out. Protect the football and play solid defense. Most importantly.. HIT HARD and TAKE THE BALL AWAY!!

I couldn't be prouder of this defense and of this team! I just wish my 2nd overall pick Rookie ROLB Adonys Adams played like the force I know he could be. Sadly, being injured for 9 weeks has taken too much time out of developing him and in-game reps. He is simply not a force right now but I know in time.. he will be the defensive menace I am dreaming of!

Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets
Jan 1, 1 2 3 4 F KAN () 10 0 0 3 13 NYJ () 0 7 6 6 19 Top Performers PASS: Geno Smith - 85.3 / 23-37 / 199 yds / 1 TD RUSH: Clayton Mills - 16 att / 49 yds / 3 avg REC: Santonio Holmes - 3 rec / 35 yds / 11.6 avg / 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison KAN NYJ First Downs 13 17 3rd Down Efficiency 3-11 36% 7-19 36% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 2-2 Total Yards 386 390 Passing Yards 203 178 Rushing Yards 77 84 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-40 7-27 Turnovers 3 1 Time of Possession 20:07 27:53
Kansas City Chiefs PASSING C/A YDS TD INT A. Smith 16-32 224 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD J. Charles 13 39 2.9 0 J. Rodgers 4 42 10.5 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD LE Ricardo Mathews 4 2 0 0 RE Geneo Gist 3 1 0 0 New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT G. Smith 23-37 199 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Mills 16 49 3 0 C. Ivory 11 23 2 0 M. Goodson 3 11 3.6 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD CB Kyle Wilson 3 1 2 0 LOLB Antwan Barnes (1 FF) 4 1 0 0 CB Dee Milliner (1 FF) 4 0 0 0

UP NEXT: San Diego... Supahhhchargeerrsss!


INJURY REPORT: That's right baby!! Week 14 of this season and EVERYONE is finally healed! My team has won 3 straight. Injury Report is clean. We're coming together at the right time! LET'S GO JETS!!! PUSH FOR THE PLAYOFFS!!