The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

[tomriddle]

Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

This is very well done, kind of agree about the more difficult sliders comment but regardless, I will continue checking on this

Great Franchise...

but you should find some more difficult sliders.

thanks for the compliments Sliders are tricky because you don't want to keep tweaking sliders until you're struggling, that's not realistic at all, I play the games and don't go by wins or losses but rather gamefeel and how the game plays out.

Although truth be told I feel *very* lucky to have stumbled on to a new blueprint on a dominating D, specifically.. double-island-shutdown corners. I am ahead of schedule, year 2 and already have a dominating defense.. if I was to be totally honest, I don't think this team is capable of winning it all yet specially now that DJ is gone but we'll see.. this is a journey after all

I am sorta waiting for Bill Harris' sliders since he likes to sim/stat junky/etc and usually have coach mode sliders that're good but the ones I've been testing for the past 2 games have been pretty good too, "Elway's coach mode" from OS' slider forums

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Week 16 RESULTS - Year 2 - 2011

NFL Scoreboard - Denver Broncos () at Green Bay Packers ()

, 1 2 3 4 F Denver Broncos 0 13 0 3 16 Green Bay Packers 0 6 6 0 12 Top Performers Denver Broncos - Stats Green Bay Packers - Stats	Team Stats Comparison GB DEN First Downs 11 6 3rd Down Efficiency 2-17 11% 3-20 15% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-0 Total Yards 338 252 Passing Yards 186 146 Rushing Yards 68 7 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-5 1-15 Turnovers 3 2 Time of Possession 17:24 30:36
Scoring Summary Second Quarter GB DEN DEN 10:09 D. McBath, returned interception 33yds 0 7 DEN 5:40 A. Pettrey, 49yd fg 0 10 GB 2:51 B. Jones, returned interception 18yds (missed extra point) 6 10 DEN 0:31 A. Pettrey, 35yd fg 6 13 Third Quarter GB DEN GB 1:46 K. Royster, returned interception 33yds (missed extra point) 12 13 Fourth Quarter GB DEN DEN 8:43 A. Pettrey, 50yd fg 12 16
Denver Broncos Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T. Tebow 15-31 171 0 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD K. Moreno 29 15 0.5 0 M. Diamond 2 -1 -0.5 0 T. Tebow 2 -6 -3 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD B. Buck 4 42 10.5 0 P. Hillis (FB) 4 16 4 0 E. Royal 1 43 43 0 Green Bay Packers Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT L.McCown 13-46 208 0 2 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD R. Grant 16 66 4.1 0 L. McCown 2 2 1 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD T.Johnson 4 66 16.5 0 S.Douglas 3 34 11.3 0 D. Lee 2 48 24 0

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Ahhh! The season is winding down, the snow is falling, the playoffs on the horizon! THIS IS FOOTBALL!!! ... at least, that's what I wanted to say. Reality was my team acted like they wanted to be back in bed under a comforter than be out playing football in the snow. My defense bailed out the entire team once again and for that I am always thankful. I know now for a fact they will not go away and they will bring it every game every down. Bingo Johnson and Champ Bailey will simply lock the other team down and will not be beat thru the air on their coverages.

Cris Collinsworth had the commentary of the game: "The Broncos linemen just cannot get off the ball. They look tired out there and are being manhandled." That pretty much sums it up.. what else can I say about 15 yds on 29 rushes. That's right.. 29 attempts.. and 15 yds.. I mean I know it's snowing but still.. that is beyond ridiculous.

To top it all that wasn't the worst thing that happened.. Tim Tebow threw 2 pick 6's. That's right, he was intercepted twice and both were returned for touchdowns. Again.. if my defense did not hold the Pack out of the endzone, this would've been another loss.

I know it sounds like we lost this game even though we won.. it doesn't feel like it. This is not the way to head into the playoffs.. we should be gaining momentum instead it feels like we're struggling to get anything going and just grinding things out constantly.

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The Wolverine! Brian Dawkins seperates ball from receiver

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Tebow throws a pick 6

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Bingo Johnson locking someone down that even throwing it on the ground won't work!

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Tebow throws his 2nd pick 6 and Packer player taunts on the way to the endzone

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Broncos DB Goodman sealing the game by picking off what would've been thegame-winning pass

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Player of the Game

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Final game of the regular season and I'm playing everybody. I want them as sharp as possible headed into the playoffs and they need something positive because lately they've been struggling far too much for a team with their record.

[Assassin]

Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

good luck with the Bills sorry to hear about the loss of DJ Williams. How would you grade this experiment thus far?

[tomriddle]

Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

good luck with the Bills sorry to hear about the loss of DJ Williams. How would you grade this experiment thus far?

like the commercial says, "if you rule the air, you rule the game" albeit, they never imagined it was on the defensive side

it's year 2, i'm sharing the best record in the nfl, i "Stumbled" on a new way to dominate the game defensively.. like I said in my pre-draft evaluation, it will take several drafts for me to properly adress all the holes Denver had but I already have some promising young rookies.. and I found perhaps the single greatest WR in the entire game in Damyrius Thomas who possibly *no one* knows about.. (I'll be honest here, I had no idea who he was)

all in all.. I'd give this experiment an A-

I'm definitely going to be in the dance, the team is setup to contend for years but my gut feeling is this isn't a superbowl team yet.. the problem is Tebow.. once the playoffs hit all these stalled drives just won't cut it, he needs to get them in the endzone and he's struggling on that for the latter-part of the year.

We'll see.. I'll say this.. this franchise ends if in fact the Broncos win it all but I highly doubt we'd do that this year.. as the coach there's just too many things to worry about that I see out there

..but then again that's probably a real coaches' problem, they worry a lot

haha

[BlueNGold]

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I've been following this, and I do agree about maybe implementing some more difficult sliders, but at the same time if you look at the schedule, it makes sense that tom is doing so well with this team.

I think I counted about 12 teams that were at or below .500 and only 4 teams that had a winning record, which were the Dolphins at 2-1, the Patriots at 6-0, the Vikings at 0-0 (not necessarily a winning record but they did go on to be one of the better teams in the league this season), and the Lions at 4-3. Plus he's come across some timely injuries like Rodgers being hurt for Green Bay and Merriman being hurt for San Diego.

Anyways, good stuff here tom. Looking forward to seeing what Tebow can do in the playoffs. I'll be honest though, I hope it takes at least one more season for you to win the Super Bowl, lol.

[tomriddle]

Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

I've been following this, and I do agree about maybe implementing some more difficult sliders, but at the same time if you look at the schedule, it makes sense that tom is doing so well with this team.

I think I counted about 12 teams that were at or below .500 and only 4 teams that had a winning record, which were the Dolphins at 2-1, the Patriots at 6-0, the Vikings at 0-0 (not necessarily a winning record but they did go on to be one of the better teams in the league this season), and the Lions at 4-3. Plus he's come across some timely injuries like Rodgers being hurt for Green Bay and Merriman being hurt for San Diego.

Anyways, good stuff here tom. Looking forward to seeing what Tebow can do in the playoffs. I'll be honest though, I hope it takes at least one more season for you to win the Super Bowl, lol.

I've been fortunate in like you said, not having faced too many winning teams and to add to it came upon some timely injuries
(wk4) Bears - didn't have Jay Cutler when I faced them
(wk6) Chiefs - didn't have Matt Cassel
(wk7) Chargers - Shawn Merriman was out
(wk16) Packers - Aaron Rodgers was out

I've play-tested to help out some cm sliders the past 7 games or so? MikeOwns and Elway's cm sliders from the os slider forum and hell i've had worse blowouts using those sliders than the modified default all-pro i was playing on! -.-

I'm currently play-testing "Playmakers" sliders combined with a MY SKILL setting should have interesting results.. unfortunately I have to log at least 3 exhibition coach mode games before i get a My Skill setting worth taking into a franchise

I just hope Bill Harris releases his coach mode sliders soon haha

....and to be honest with you, I highly doubt we win it all.. but should the offchance this becomes a magical run.. I've already started to think about what my next franchise would be, haha

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Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

Week 17 RESULTS - Year 2 - 2011 Season

NFL Scoreboard - Denver Broncos () at Buffalo Bills ()

, 1 2 3 4 F Denver Broncos 3 7 0 21 31 Buffalo Bills 0 3 7 3 13 Top Performers Denver Broncos - Stats Buffalo Bills - Stats	Team Stats Comparison DEN BUF First Downs 10 11 3rd Down Efficiency 6-12 50% 2-12 16% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 0-2 Total Yards 441 287 Passing Yards 204 114 Rushing Yards 149 88 Penalties-Penalty Yards 0-0 1-15 Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 23:49 28:11
Scoring Summary First Quarter DEN BUF DEN 5:23 A. Pettrey, 44yd fg 3 0 Second Quarter DEN BUF BUF 12:56 R. Lindell, 17yd fg 3 3 DEN 0:11 B. Buck, 2yd pass 10 3 Third Quarter DEN BUF BUF 0:00 D. Edwards, returned fumble 59 yds 10 10 Fourth Quarter DEN BUF BUF 7:29 R. Lindell, 34yd fg 10 13 DEN 7:14 D. Thomas, 82yd pass 17 13 DEN 3:55 M. Diamond, 54yd run 24 13 DEN 1:56 K. Moreno, 5yd run 31 13
Denver Broncos Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT T. Tebow 16-22 211 2 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD K. Moreno 21 68 3.2 1 M. Diamond 7 65 9.2 1 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD D. Thomas 2 90 45 1 P. Hillis (FB) 5 21 4.2 0 K. Moreno (HB) 4 42 10.5 0 E. Decker 3 53 17.6 0 Buffalo Bills Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT K. Orton 12-21 157 0 0 Rushing ATT YDS AVG TD F. Jackson 24 80 3.3 0 CJ Spiller 3 8 2.60 0 Receiving REC YDS AVG TD J. Hardy 3 67 22.3 0 M. Easley 2 8 4 0 S. Nelson 2 13 6.5 0 L. Evans 2 22 11 0

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Last game of the regular season, sharing the best record in the NFL, do I rest my guys heading into the snowy hostile grounds of the Buffalo Bills?! OH HELL NO!! I wanted my team to be sharp, I wanted them out on the snow once again playing the game they love! In the elements!! AND ENJOYING IT! Instead of last weeks' horrible showing in the snow against the Pack!

This game had its fair share of storylines, if you remember.. back in week 4, the Broncos traded away QB Kyle Orton to these same Buffalo Bills. Have no doubts that he would love nothing more than a win right here against Tim Tebow, the man who usurped his starter role and ultimately led to the Broncos trading Orton away.

The game was tight, it was snowing, the defenses once again ruled.. the 3rd qtr ended with rookie RB Diamond fumbling the ball which was recovered by the Bills and ran back to the endzone tying the game up. That was followed by a Buffalo drive that ended in a FG taking the lead 13-10 with just 8 minutes left in the game.

This is when something must've clicked or snapped on the Broncos and they picked themselves up off the floor and struck back to the tune of 21 unanswered points! 3 touchdowns! Sparked by Tebow-to-Damyrius, Rookie Diamond redeemed himself with a good 54yd touchdown run and Moreno sealed the deal when Buffalo failed to convert their 4th down attempt on their side of the field.

I like my teams' chances entering the post-season, I have to remain true to my coaching identity and establish the run and not have to rely on Tim and lean on the defense!

BRING ON THE PLAYOFFS!! YEAH BABY

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A prayer answered right before halftime.. seriously have you even seen a play like this? Actually.. this reminds me a little of THE IMMACULATE RECEPTION!

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Broncos say hello to their old QB Kyle Orton.. seperating him from the ball

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Bottom Line: There is NO WR I would rather have than Damyrius Thomas!

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Rookie RB Diamond redeems his earlier fumble with a breakaway run

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Player of the Game

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THE EXTRA POINT and WILDCARD WEEKEND PREVIEW!

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The Denver Broncos share the NFL's best record along with the Vikings and get homefield throughout the playoffs as well as the bye!

You want the Superbowl? You have to go thru MILE HIGH baby!!

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AFC PLAYOFF STANDINGS - 2011 Season

Teams	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Z-Broncos (conference)	14	2		87.5	6-0	423	224
Y-Patriots (division)	13	3		81.2	5-1	423	293
Y-Bengals (division)	11	5		68.7	5-1	380	326
Y-Colts (division)	10	6		62.5	3-3	416	288
X-Steelers (wildcard)	10	6		62.5	4-2	327	273
X-Jets (wildcard)	9	7		56.2	3-3	320	328

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NFC PLAYOFF STANDINGS - 2011 Season

Teams	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA
Z-Vikings	14	2		87.5	5-1	409	307
Y-Eagles	11	5		68.7	5-1	368	271
Y-49ers	10	6		62.5	3-3	393	345
Y-Panthers	9	7		56.2	4-2	326	316
X-Seahawks	9	7		56.2	3-3	384	319
X-Cowboys	9	7		56.2	4-2	312	312

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WILDCARD WEEKEND MATCHUPS:
New York Jets (9-7) @ Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
Pittsburg Steelers (10-6) @ Indianapolis Colts (10-6)
Dallas Cowboys (9-7) @ SF 49ers (10-6)
Seattle Seahawks (9-7) @ Carolina Panthers (9-7)

if you didn't see it yet, WILDCARD WEEKEND PREVIEW

anyone else kinda excited about Dallas @ SanFran? some really good matchups going on.. the Steelers vs Colts, the Jets vs the high flying Bengals.. damn nice games for the wildcard round!!

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NFL Stat Leaders - 2011 Season

Passing - QB Rating	RATING	Passing - Yards	YARDS
1. T. Tebow	104.3	1. T. Brady	4875
2. P. Manning	95.8	2. P. Manning	4805
3. T. Brady	94.4	3. D. Brees	4760
4. E. Manning	91.2	4. T. Tebow	3812
5. C. Palmer	90.9	5. C. Henne	3602
Passing - Touchdowns	TD	Rushing - Yards	YARDS
1. T. Brady	40	1. A. Peterson	2048
2. P. Manning	39	2. F. Gore	1864
3. E. Manning	29	3. M. Turner	1417
4. C. Henne	27	4. S. Jackson	1386
5. T. Tebow	26	5. R. Rice	1322
Rushing - Touchdowns	TD	Blocking - Pancake Blocks	PCAKE
1. A. Peterson	22	1. M. Oher	20
2. F. Gore	15	2. L. Vasquez	17
3. M. Turner	14	3. S. Andrews	16
4. D. Williams	12	4. D. Joseph	16
5. S. Jackson	10	5. L. Davis	15
Receiving - Receptions	REC	Receiving - Total Yards	YARDS
1. R. Moss	111	1. R. Moss	1754
2. M. Colston	106	2. S. Smith	1497
3. C. Ochocinco	102	3. A. Johnson	1348
4. A. Johnson	89	4. M. Colston	1347
5. S. Smith	86	5. C. Ochocinco	1328
Receiving - Touchdowns	TD	Defensive - QB Sacks	SACK
1. R. Moss	18	1. C. Campbell	20
2. A. Johnson	15	2. R. Seymour	17
3. S. Smith	14	3. C. Jenkins	16
4. D. Thomas	12	4. R. Mathis	15.5
5. C. Ochocinco	12	5. O. Umenyiora	15
Defensive - Tackles	TACK	Defensive - Interceptions	INT
1. B. Ruud	129	1. C. Bailey	8
2. M. Fokou	117	2. E. Coleman	8
3. L. Briggs	115	3. A. Winfield	7
4. D. Smith	111	4. K. Rhodes	7
5. K. Rivers	111	5. S. Piscitelli	6

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WILDCARD WEEKEND RESULTS - Year 2 - 2011 Season

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NFL Scoreboard - New York Jets (9-7) at Cincinati Bengals (11-5)

, 1 2 3 4 F New York Jets 7 7 0 7 21 Cincinati Bengals 7 10 0 14 31 Top Performers New York Jets - Stats Cincinati Bengals - Stats

Team Stats Comparison NYJ CIN First Downs 8 16 3rd Down Efficiency 5-16 31% 10-17 58% 4th Down Efficiency 2-3 0-0 Total Yards 476 580 Passing Yards 116 295 Rushing Yards 122 117 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-33 1-5 Turnovers 1 2 Time of Possession 28:49 31:11

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NFL Scoreboard - Dallas Cowboys (9-7) at SF 49ers (10-6)

, 1 2 3 4 OT F Dallas Cowboys 0 10 14 10 0 34 SF 49ers 14 7 3 10 3 37 Top Performers Dallas Cowboys - Stats SF 49ers - Stats

Team Stats Comparison DAL SF First Downs 13 18 3rd Down Efficiency 8-22 36% 6-17 35% 4th Down Efficiency 2-2 1-2 Total Yards 519 615 Passing Yards 252 334 Rushing Yards 61 95 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-35 4-47 Turnovers 2 5 Time of Possession 35:54 36:15

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NFL Scoreboard - Pittsburg Steelers (10-6) at Indianapolis Colts (10-6)

, 1 2 3 4 F Pittsburg Steelers 7 0 6 8 21 Indianapolis Colts 7 17 0 3 27 Top Performers Pittsburg Steelers - Stats Indianapolis Colts - Stats

Team Stats Comparison PIT IND First Downs 15 11 3rd Down Efficiency 8-17 47% 5-15 33% 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1 Total Yards 465 406 Passing Yards 249 148 Rushing Yards 89 77 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-61 3-25 Turnovers 1 0 Time of Possession 32:08 27:52

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NFL Scoreboard - Seattle Seahawks (9-7) at Carolina PAnthers (9-7)

, 1 2 3 4 F Seattle Seahawks 0 0 3 11 14 Carolina PAnthers 0 14 7 0 21 Top Performers Seattle Seahawks - Stats Carolina PAnthers - Stats

Team Stats Comparison SEA CAR First Downs 14 10 3rd Down Efficiency 9-19 47% 4-15 26% 4th Down Efficiency 1-2 2-2 Total Yards 378 345 Passing Yards 219 101 Rushing Yards 80 131 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-15 3-20 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

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DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS - Year 2 - 2011 Season

Colts (10-6) @ Broncos (14-2)
Panthers (9-7) @ Vikings (14-2)
Bengals (11-5) @ Patriots (13-3)
49ers (10-6) @ Eagles (11-5)

The Extra Point - Wildcard Weekend Recap - Divisional Playoff Preview

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

I urge my team is to face this challenge.. we are good! WE ARE GOOD! I keep telling them that, YOU ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE!!

Even though the Colts have been riddled with injuries..

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.this is it! THE PLAYOFFS! There are no easy teams left, and as someone pointed out, my Broncos haven't exactly been battle tested against the best of teams.. and here comes the Colts.. Peyton, Reggie, Addai, Freeney, Clark.. perennial contenders, a great great team and a worthy test.

[BlueNGold]

Re: The Tim Tebow Experiment - Broncos 'chise, Madden '11 [COACH MODE]

Wow that's a really interesting matchup.

Your great pass defense against the Colts pass-heavy offense..... A perennial contender against an up and coming team..... Manning vs Tebow; passing of the torch?

Looking forward to it. My guess is the Colts pull out a close one.