Retirement franchise?

[Gordy748]

No way you should be able to coax them out of retirement, how else could EA persuade you to pay for a "one more year" accelerator?!

Kidding, kidding. I try to avoid resigning older players. Avoids the whole problem.

[RJTurneR]

I only ever sign older guys as back-ups or temporary replacements. In any franchise I re-build while still staying strong (Kind of like the Pats are doing). My last Franchise I did was with Detroit, I only had one guy over 5 years pro and that was Julian Peterson. I was quite proud of it.

[JBH3]

I notification of a player's contemplation of retirement would be nice.

Perhaps some kind of system like how EA's NCAA identifies players trying to leave early for the draft?

[Meast21Forever]

Quote: Originally Posted by RJTurneR

I only ever sign older guys as back-ups or temporary replacements. In any franchise I re-build while still staying strong (Kind of like the Pats are doing). My last Franchise I did was with Detroit, I only had one guy over 5 years pro and that was Julian Peterson. I was quite proud of it.

So you have zero loyalty to the older players on your roster? When I play with the Skins, I try to keep guys on the team who're on the team in real life. Chris Samuels retired as a Skin. Casey Rabach should. I try to keep it like that in Madden. I don't cut ties with players. I just let the older guys play until the younger ones surpass them in ability, then use the vets as backups. I'm all for youth and rebuilding and whatnot, but I also like to keep things realistic while being loyal to the guys who've helped the franchise in real life.

[stp2081]

Quote: Originally Posted by Meast21Forever

So you have zero loyalty to the older players on your roster? When I play with the Skins, I try to keep guys on the team who're on the team in real life. Chris Samuels retired as a Skin. Casey Rabach should. I try to keep it like that in Madden. I don't cut ties with players. I just let the older guys play until the younger ones surpass them in ability, then use the vets as backups. I'm all for youth and rebuilding and whatnot, but I also like to keep things realistic while being loyal to the guys who've helped the franchise in real life.

I do the same. I used to be ruthless, but upon reflection I don't think that makes for good storylines and a sim/realistic franchise. Sure, some Hall of Fame guys don't end their career with their trademark teams (e.g., Joe Montana, Emmit Smith, Jerry Rice) unless they sign that "one-day contract" right before retiring. But there are some players on my team whom I'll keep no matter how low their stats regress, because loyalty and having them stay and retire with the team should mean something.

[Franchise408]

Quote: Originally Posted by stp2081

I do the same. I used to be ruthless, but upon reflection I don't think that makes for good storylines and a sim/realistic franchise. Sure, some Hall of Fame guys don't end their career with their trademark teams (e.g., Joe Montana, Emmit Smith, Jerry Rice) unless they sign that "one-day contract" right before retiring. But there are some players on my team whom I'll keep no matter how low their stats regress, because loyalty and having them stay and retire with the team should mean something.

I tend to do this as well. When in my franchise Frank Gore came up for an extension, I actually gave him a LONGER extension than he asked for, because I wanted to make sure he retired with the 49ers.

I'm also doing the same with Takeo Spikes. I know he doesn't have long ties to the 49ers' organization in reality, but I also know that he is considered a very valued vet in that locker room.

In my Madden franchise last year, I also went out and signed Jeff Garcia so he could retire with San Francisco.