Well, since Sony is down today, I can't download it.
I'm thinking of trying a hybrid of yours and Husker's. His are way too overpowered for the CPU offense, so I'm thinking of your CPU offensive values, his HUM run values and CPU defense.
That seems like a plan that may work for you...this set won't be for everyone.
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I played some play now games, but will be starting an offline franchise probably tonight. I have to say I'm really loving these sliders. Been playing on 15 min with accel at 15 seconds! Everything feels great. Not too hard and not too easy depends how the momentum goes during the game. Stats look good at end of the game also! Great Job! It feels good to play on All Madden and not feel that the computer cheats or over powers you.
JoshC1977s. First, thank you for these sliders and the effort and willingness to share. I have been following along and really think, for me, these are really good.
If I may, a couple of observations and recommendations. I've been having very good games with the latest version. My run game has been tough at times and fairly realistic. I'm playing with the Cowboys and I've had one game where I ran for over 200 yards (2 were for big runs) while 2 other games I ran for under 4 ypc.
My sliders are just as you have them on the first page. 2 things I'm doing is before I play a game I start my chose and import the sliders, even though there are no changes. Also, I have my backups as my starters on my depth charts (once in a game I reset my depth charts to where I want them).
I'm not entirely sure if the effects are real or not, but each game has been a tough fight. I lost to TN when I through a couple of pick sixes, otherwise I've had to really fight to win. Also, I let the CPU pick the plays, only calling an audible when I see something in the def.
Like I said, not sure if there is any real effect here, but thought I would share.
Again thanks.
I should have mentioned the reason for the depth charts. I'm thinking that it might slow down the increase in CNF rating. We'll see how that plays out.
Im going to try a couple more games with hum rbk at 5 and cpu rbk at 10. Ill write down the sack totals. Then ill play a couple how you have it with hum rbk at 35 and cpu rbk at 30 and check those sack totals. I just checked out Miamis RL stats against my cfm stats. Miamis great against the pass, horrendous against the run. Cfm results show the same. So im starting to think maybe opposing backs are getting the right numbers against me. On the human end, Miamis rushing is middle of the road and in my cfm im dominating alot of categories. Maybe im just being a stickler for stats bro idk. But Morenos just beasting and im no stick jockey by any means. Id like to see more variety, some days you get 100 or get torched for 100 and some days you get stuffed for 50-60 or stuff the cpu for 50-60. Maybe im asking too much from Madden lol
My sliders are just as you have them on the first page. 2 things I'm doing is before I play a game I start my chose and import the sliders, even though there are no changes.
I think that there may be something to this. I habitually have been doing this because I have been working on constantly tweaking the sliders. I started a new CFM and loaded the sliders before starting the dynasty (i.e. before going to week 1). I was quite successful in the run game (now...caveat is that my success was mainly against Tampa's second string unit....so massive grain of salt). Other aspects of the game felt a tad different too. I re-started the game and loaded the sliders just before starting the game - and it again felt different and tougher again.
In all honesty, this is probably just a placebo. But, if it is not, I would suggest that people load the sliders just prior to each week's game. Maybe that will make a difference, maybe it won't.
For now, I am not making any changes to the OP set until we can get some more time in.
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Started a new offline franchise as a) PSN has been down and b) my previous franchise had been one where I had won the Superbowl first season due to the dominance of my O-Line pressuring the CPU QB too much and resulting confidence gained may have skewed any observations. With last weeks Roster update (where the Titans down right stink) this will be a good barometer for these sliders.
First game ended in a 36-0 blowout by the Chiefs. Was missing both LTs in my 53 man Roster (after trading away Roos for a draft pick) and Sankey at starting RB, added to a loss of Walker midway through that game it was no surprise I lost so heavily, aided by 6 turnovers.
Next up was the Cowboys and here's the box score:
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
Sep 14, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys (1-0)
7
10
10
7
34
Tennessee Titans (0-1)
3
0
14
7
24
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
TEN
Total Offense
361
397
Rushing Yards
173
145
Passing Yards
188
252
First Downs
13
22
Punt Return Yards
16
9
Kick Return Yards
52
83
Total Yards
429
489
Turnovers
1
2
3rd Down Converstion
7-13
6-15
4th Down Conversion
0-0
2-2
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
0-1
3-1
Penalties
2-20
1-13
Posession Time
20:34
31:26
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
3:46
(TEN) R.Succop 36 yard Field Goal
0
3
0:11
(DAL) D.Murray 42 yard run (D.Bailey kick)
7
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
7:58
(DAL) D.Bryant 30 yard pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick)
14
3
4:37
(DAL) D.Bailey 34 yard Field Goal
17
3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
11:10
(TEN) J.Battle 1 yard run (R.Succop kick)
17
10
5:22
(DAL) B.Carr returned interception 56 yards (D.Bailey kick)
24
10
3:46
(TEN) T.Thompson 11 yard pass from Z.Mettenburger (R.Succop kick)
24
17
0:01
(DAL) D.Bailey 40 yard Field Goal
27
17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
7:16
(DAL) D.Murray 30 yard run (D.Bailey kick)
34
17
3:03
(TEN) C.Coffman 4 yard pass from Z.Mettenburger (R.Succop kick)
34
24
Dallas Cowboys
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
T.Romo
19/30
194
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Murray
15
167
11.1
2
L.Dunbar
4
10
2.5
T.Romo
2
-4
-2.0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Bryant
5
59
11.8
1
D.Murray
5
43
8.6
J.Witten
3
18
6.0
G.Escobar
2
23
11.5
T.Williams
2
25
12.5
D.Harris
1
10
10.0
C.Beasley
1
16
16.0
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
T.Smith
2
T.Williams
1
J.Witten
1
D.Weems
1
C.Snee
1
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
B.Church
11
S.Lee
11
J.Heath
6
D.Watson
5
B.Carr
4
1
1
O.Scandrick
4
M.Claiborne
4
J.Brent
3
D.Lawrence
3
1.0
A.Spencer
2
S.Moore
2
J.Hamilton
2
1
J.Wilcox
2
R.McClain
2
A.Hitchens
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
D.Bailey
2/2
4/4
10
41
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
C.Jones
4
167
41.7
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Bryant
3
52
17.3
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Murray
3
16
5.3
Tennessee Titans
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
Z.Mettenburger
28/46
259
2
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
17
66
3.8
D.McCluster
11
62
5.6
J.Battle
2
11
5.5
1
Z.Mettenburger
2
4
2.0
L.Seastrunk
1
2
2.0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
K.Wright
7
107
15.2
D.Hagan
6
44
7.3
K.Durham
4
25
6.2
L.Washington
4
31
7.7
T.Thompson
3
34
11.3
1
J.Hunter
3
14
4.6
C.Coffman
1
4
4.0
1
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
T.Thompson
1
A.Levitre
1
M.Oher
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
A.Williamson
8
B.Wreh-Wilson
6
J.McCourty
6
Z.Brown
3
D.Morgan
2
B.Harris
2
R.Pitoitua
2
1.0
A.Woods
2
B.Pollard
2
Q.Groves
2
M.Huff
1
1.0
T.Thompson
1
J.Thomas
1
D.Stafford
1
K.Burnett
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
R.Succop
1/2
3/3
6
37
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
B.Kern
5
156
31.2
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
4
83
20.7
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
2
9
4.5
As you can see Murray torched me (Broke 4 tackles while rushing and 50 yards after the catch in the passing game). Romo only really got inaccurate when there was pressure, only 1 batted down pass and a couple of rather dubious out of bounds catches made up the other incompletions.
Their D played well, bent on occasions but didn't really break as I would get into a drive with a couple of first downs, then stop. Interceptions thrown didn't seem cheap either, the Carr one they returned was a misread on my part thinking he had followed the receiver on the slant only to cut across the RB coming out the backfield, while the final one was with 50 seconds left as I tried to complete a long 3rd down on a corner route to Durham.
Lost McCluster early on (hence why the split of carries seems equal), while Hunter also left the game early (joining the walking wounded in the treatment room).
Started a new offline franchise as a) PSN has been down and b) my previous franchise had been one where I had won the Superbowl first season due to the dominance of my O-Line pressuring the CPU QB too much and resulting confidence gained may have skewed any observations. With last weeks Roster update (where the Titans down right stink) this will be a good barometer for these sliders.
First game ended in a 36-0 blowout by the Chiefs. Was missing both LTs in my 53 man Roster (after trading away Roos for a draft pick) and Sankey at starting RB, added to a loss of Walker midway through that game it was no surprise I lost so heavily, aided by 6 turnovers.
Next up was the Cowboys and here's the box score:
Spoiler
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
Sep 14, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys (1-0)
7
10
10
7
34
Tennessee Titans (0-1)
3
0
14
7
24
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
TEN
Total Offense
361
397
Rushing Yards
173
145
Passing Yards
188
252
First Downs
13
22
Punt Return Yards
16
9
Kick Return Yards
52
83
Total Yards
429
489
Turnovers
1
2
3rd Down Converstion
7-13
6-15
4th Down Conversion
0-0
2-2
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
0-1
3-1
Penalties
2-20
1-13
Posession Time
20:34
31:26
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
3:46
(TEN) R.Succop 36 yard Field Goal
0
3
0:11
(DAL) D.Murray 42 yard run (D.Bailey kick)
7
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
7:58
(DAL) D.Bryant 30 yard pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick)
14
3
4:37
(DAL) D.Bailey 34 yard Field Goal
17
3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
11:10
(TEN) J.Battle 1 yard run (R.Succop kick)
17
10
5:22
(DAL) B.Carr returned interception 56 yards (D.Bailey kick)
24
10
3:46
(TEN) T.Thompson 11 yard pass from Z.Mettenburger (R.Succop kick)
24
17
0:01
(DAL) D.Bailey 40 yard Field Goal
27
17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
7:16
(DAL) D.Murray 30 yard run (D.Bailey kick)
34
17
3:03
(TEN) C.Coffman 4 yard pass from Z.Mettenburger (R.Succop kick)
34
24
Dallas Cowboys
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
T.Romo
19/30
194
1
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Murray
15
167
11.1
2
L.Dunbar
4
10
2.5
T.Romo
2
-4
-2.0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Bryant
5
59
11.8
1
D.Murray
5
43
8.6
J.Witten
3
18
6.0
G.Escobar
2
23
11.5
T.Williams
2
25
12.5
D.Harris
1
10
10.0
C.Beasley
1
16
16.0
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
T.Smith
2
T.Williams
1
J.Witten
1
D.Weems
1
C.Snee
1
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
B.Church
11
S.Lee
11
J.Heath
6
D.Watson
5
B.Carr
4
1
1
O.Scandrick
4
M.Claiborne
4
J.Brent
3
D.Lawrence
3
1.0
A.Spencer
2
S.Moore
2
J.Hamilton
2
1
J.Wilcox
2
R.McClain
2
A.Hitchens
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
D.Bailey
2/2
4/4
10
41
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
C.Jones
4
167
41.7
1
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Bryant
3
52
17.3
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
D.Murray
3
16
5.3
Tennessee Titans
PASSING
C/A
YDS
TD
INT
Z.Mettenburger
28/46
259
2
2
RUSHING
ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
17
66
3.8
D.McCluster
11
62
5.6
J.Battle
2
11
5.5
1
Z.Mettenburger
2
4
2.0
L.Seastrunk
1
2
2.0
RECEIVING
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
K.Wright
7
107
15.2
D.Hagan
6
44
7.3
K.Durham
4
25
6.2
L.Washington
4
31
7.7
T.Thompson
3
34
11.3
1
J.Hunter
3
14
4.6
C.Coffman
1
4
4.0
1
BLOCKING
PANCAKE
SACK
T.Thompson
1
A.Levitre
1
M.Oher
1
DEFENSE
TACK
SACK
INT
TD
A.Williamson
8
B.Wreh-Wilson
6
J.McCourty
6
Z.Brown
3
D.Morgan
2
B.Harris
2
R.Pitoitua
2
1.0
A.Woods
2
B.Pollard
2
Q.Groves
2
M.Huff
1
1.0
T.Thompson
1
J.Thomas
1
D.Stafford
1
K.Burnett
1
KICKING
FG
XP
PTS
LONG
R.Succop
1/2
3/3
6
37
PUNTING
NO
YDS
AVG
IN20
B.Kern
5
156
31.2
KICK RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
4
83
20.7
PUNT RETURN
RET
YDS
AVG
TD
L.Washington
2
9
4.5
As you can see Murray torched me (Broke 4 tackles while rushing and 50 yards after the catch in the passing game). Romo only really got inaccurate when there was pressure, only 1 batted down pass and a couple of rather dubious out of bounds catches made up the other incompletions.
Their D played well, bent on occasions but didn't really break as I would get into a drive with a couple of first downs, then stop. Interceptions thrown didn't seem cheap either, the Carr one they returned was a misread on my part thinking he had followed the receiver on the slant only to cut across the RB coming out the backfield, while the final one was with 50 seconds left as I tried to complete a long 3rd down on a corner route to Durham.
Lost McCluster early on (hence why the split of carries seems equal), while Hunter also left the game early (joining the walking wounded in the treatment room).
Good stuff pj. If it makes you feel better, the Titans gave up exactly 167 rushing yards to Murray when they played IRL in Week 2 (of course, it required 29 carries). Those numbers don't look bad overall though and even though the Titans are bad you were able to hang-in there pretty well.
The more I play this set; the more I appreciate the fact that you have to sometimes take risks to stop a dangerous offense. This may mean building in some run blitzes, maybe executing some run commits, etc.
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Yeah I've noticed that certain 5/6 man blitzes do create better gap closing on defence. Next game I played was the equally 0-2 Bengals and I managed to grind out a 24-12 win (they just couldn't get in the Endzone - and missed a 50+ yard FG that would have put them 12-10 up late in 1st half). I only gave up 48 yards rushing to Bernard and Hill on 16 carries, but as they ended up chasing the game and were constricted by my time management (ended the game with a 16 play 7 minute drive after starting at my own 4 - 86 of my 146 rushing yards came off that drive). Sankey - returning from injury - couldn't run at all, but McCluster could after replacing him.
Was such a strange game as I didn't really dominate, never felt as if I was well clear even at 24-9 in the 4th. Both QBs played reasonable, Dalton was 21/33 for 228 yards, while Mettenburger was 16/25 for 192 yards (only 3 throws attempted in 4th quarter). Did sack Dalton 4 times, but the Bengals were missing 2 of their starting OL which wouldn't have helped.
Really liking these sliders. Not finding them too easy nor too hard (despite the 36-0 shutout in the first game). Good job Josh.
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