Anyone doing a Great Teams roster?

[capa]

Anyone doing a Great Teams roster this year? Not alltime rosters with greatest players for each franchise, but a roster set that has like the 72 Dolphins, 89 49ers, 68 Jets, etc...?

C

[apollo1980]

Quote: Originally Posted by capa

Anyone doing a Great Teams roster this year? Not alltime rosters with greatest players for each franchise, but a roster set that has like the 72 Dolphins, 89 49ers, 68 Jets, etc...? C

I was going to. Look for a thread here named Monday Night Football and Franchise Best.

Not enough people seem interested, so I bailed. But if there was enough interest, I was going to create the following:

“Monday Night Football”
Teams limited to the era of Monday Night Football, when it aired on ABC, from 1970-2005.

NFC

1982 Redskins
1977 Cowboys
1986 Giants
1980 Eagles

1985 Bears
1996 Packers
1991 Lions
1976 Vikings

1991 Saints
1979 Buccaneers
2003 Panthers
1991 Falcons

1994 49ers
1975 Cardinals
1984 Seahawks
1975 Rams

AFC

1985 Patriots
1975 Bills
1984 Dolphins
1998 Jets

1975 Steelers
1981 Bengals
1980 Browns
2000 Ravens

1970 Colts
2004 Texans (best team in this era went 7-9)
1999 Jaguars
1979 Oilers

1983 Raiders
1981 Chargers
1991 Chiefs
1986 Broncos

“Franchise Best”
Best single team from each franchise during the Super Bowl era


1991 Redskins
1986 Giants
1992 Cowboys
2017 Eagles

1985 Bears
1991 Lions
1998 Vikings
1966 Packers

1998 Falcons
2002 Buccaneers
2009 Saints
2015 Panthers

2013 Seahawks
1989 49ers
1999 Rams
2008 Cardinals

2007 Patriots
1972 Dolphins
1990 Bills
1968 Jets

1978 Steelers
2000 Ravens
1986 Browns
1988 Bengals

2006 Colts
1999 Jaguars
1999 Titans (we could argue for 1993 Oilers)
2012 Texans

1976 Raiders
1998 Broncos
1969 Chiefs
2006 Chargers

[capa]

I think you should do it. The teams I created in the past seem to get a lot of downloads, but not many comments in the threads.

There is another guy on here who also does specific teams - l8knight1. of course, Iteachpercussion does full years like 85, 87, etc. Those are always excellent.

I like your idea and pick of teams!

C

[apollo1980]

Quote: Originally Posted by capa

I think you should do it. The teams I created in the past seem to get a lot of downloads, but not many comments in the threads. There is another guy on here who also does specific teams - l8knight1. of course, Iteachpercussion does full years like 85, 87, etc. Those are always excellent. I like your idea and pick of teams! C

Thanks. But I see other people chiming in on 1985 and 1987 season files left and right. Those are great, and I’m interested in them. But if those creators are getting people to chime in, left and right, it feels like, for the most part, I’d be wasting my time.


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[dylanrocks83]

Quote: Originally Posted by apollo1980

Thanks. But I see other people chiming in on 1985 and 1987 season files left and right. Those are great, and I’m interested in them. But if those creators are getting people to chime in, left and right, it feels like, for the most part, I’d be wasting my time. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Are you painstakingly accurate like the 1985 roster guy? He does accurate pads, ratings, player types, and now heights and weights thanks to EA allowing us to fully edit rosters from the main menu. If it's just names and a bit of details for top guys, then it won't get any play from me.

For example, you have the 1992 Cowboys on the Franchise roster. I am a huge fan of that particular team. If I select that team and see that the heights and weights are wrong, or the numbers are wrong, or the players are only done for the starting lineups, or that the ratings don't reflect how well those players performed in 1992, I will immediately delete the roster. I end up deleting about 95% of the so-called legends rosters because people just aren't accurate. Some only change names and get almost everything else wrong.

You are wanting to create two full roster files. If you are going to do it like the 1985 guy, that's going to take a really long time! He's hammering out the 1985 roster by the end of October. And I know he's good because he's always been good.

I'm just skeptical of anyone who says they're doing this because the rosters usually end up being garbage sprinkled with a few gems. If you are planning on doing it, then do it right and you will get lots of praise.

[apollo1980]

Quote: Originally Posted by dylanrocks83

Are you painstakingly accurate like the 1985 roster guy? He does accurate pads, ratings, player types, and now heights and weights thanks to EA allowing us to fully edit rosters from the main menu. If it's just names and a bit of details for top guys, then it won't get any play from me. For example, you have the 1992 Cowboys on the Franchise roster. I am a huge fan of that particular team. If I select that team and see that the heights and weights are wrong, or the numbers are wrong, or the players are only done for the starting lineups, or that the ratings don't reflect how well those players performed in 1992, I will immediately delete the roster. I end up deleting about 95% of the so-called legends rosters because people just aren't accurate. Some only change names and get almost everything else wrong. You are wanting to create two full roster files. If you are going to do it like the 1985 guy, that's going to take a really long time! He's hammering out the 1985 roster by the end of October. And I know he's good because he's always been good. I'm just skeptical of anyone who says they're doing this because the rosters usually end up being garbage sprinkled with a few gems. If you are planning on doing it, then do it right and you will get lots of praise.

It doesn’t matter, now. I said I wasn’t doing them.

But to answer your question, yes, my rosters are pretty accurate.

I’ve done this since the 1990s. I’ve had a magazine article (Computer Gaming World) and a newspaper article (Hartford Courant) written about them in the 90’s, for the games Super Bowl Sunday, Front Page Sports Football, NFL Pro League Football and MicroLeague Football (all computer games.) I was approached by Sierra Dynamix, the company that made Front Page Sports Football Pro, to create their rosters for their 1998 version of the game, but I was too busy to assist.

I used to work at ESPN, and would go to their sports library of books, to get the most accurate information I could from some of their books.

For Madden, I would create one of the two season files, back it up, then work on the second season file off of the first, since a lot of the teams would appear on both seasons.

May I also note it’s not appreciated to make a critical statement about me, before knowing any more information.

I’m at work now. But if you want, I can post pictures of the articles later today, along with the email from Sierra Dynamix.


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[mathteachernerd1968]

I'd be interested in franchise best during SB era from 1966-present.

I'm in a Facebook group with CAPA and others who'd be interested in playing either full seasons or playoffs (12 teams) in franchise mode. Some of us would definitely be willing to help.

[apollo1980]

Quote: Originally Posted by mathteachernerd1968

I'd be interested in franchise best during SB era from 1966-present. I'm in a Facebook group with CAPA and others who'd be interested in playing either full seasons or playoffs (12 teams) in franchise mode. Some of us would definitely be willing to help.

I don’t know about it any more. I was thinking about “coming out of retirement,” but don’t know if there’s enough interest to warrant it.

Funny you say 1966-Present Super Bowl Era, the old PC game XOR’s NFL Challenge had a floppy disk series that had the best teams from 1966-Present (at the time) and they would update it every year, if a new “best” team came around. That’s where I got the idea for Franchise Best.


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