Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

[BaylorBearBryant]

I'm looking for a challenge this year for my offline Franchise. The past couple of years it's been a little too easy to get a powerhouse going. I'd love if there was an expansion team mode, but I'm thinking I'll try and do a big rebuild of a crappy team.

Maybe take the Browns and trade Manziel for a future pick or take the Rams and trade Foles away.

Fantasy draft is an option, but I feel like I tend to always get a sweet team compared to the CPUs.

What are some scenarios/storylines you incorporate in to your franchises to make them more fun and challenging?

[cbc72]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Trade all players from the Patriots to the Jaguars and see if Jacksonville can win.

[BaylorBearBryant]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Well if Jacksonville can't win with that, they might as well go to London.

Leaning now towards taking Detroit and swapping Stafford, Megatron, and Ngata for draft picks and building around Ameer Abdullah.

[fballturkey]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Take over the Bills and build around Tyrod Taylor. That's my plan.

[BaylorBearBryant]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Take over the Bills and build around Tyrod Taylor. That's my plan.

Since it's being suggested that we hold off on starting our franchises, I'm just running a test one with the Falcons. Hoping to figure out the sliders and get accustomed to scouting before I start with the Lions.

But I did trade Matt Ryan away for a 2nd rd pick and I'm rolling with Matt Flynn. Won my first preseason game in overtime no less... but man Matt Flynn was erratic in the first quarter. Should be interested to see how it plays out.

[Kilendil]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Me and my friend just use house rules. Makes it more fun for sure. We restrict the amount of trades during the season and offseason, max draft picks and can only resign 2 players per season and franchise tag. It depends on what team you pick but after 1 season we found ourselves actually having to delve into FA more. Also any trade has to at least border realistic. At the start of season 2 his team an 82 during year 1 was a 77. Mine stayed at 81 but I didn't lose Eli manning and replace him with jimmy garoppolo. 😀

[Brandwin]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Check out Armor and Swords sliders thread. He has a interesting take on how to handle teams resigning players etc...

Here you go - spoilered for length

Spoiler

3. 32 team franchise and the "Random Number" resign method - in order to get a more robust off-season via the free agent market I will employ a random number resign system. It is pretty simple and easy to do so here are my steps:

1) Each week during the regular season pick 3 teams to resign players in season and go to the proper screen

2) https://www.random.org/ when you use this site set the number range from 0-100. Look at your player list and generate 4 random numbers. 0-33 they test free agency 34-100 they resign. By generating 4 numbers let's say this comes up: 25, 54, 54, 10 from the top of the resign list you would not resign, resign, resign, no resign. Once you get the hang of it it goes really fast. It can make for some very exciting storylines. Of course I always choose one player to tag, and one player as an absolute must resign for each team. Other than those two players, anything goes. I did this on Madden 12 and it was awesome. Other than that I do not control anything else for the other 31 teams.

[Gosens6]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

Just use the Jets .. Hell of a challenge there


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[Tgar05]

Re: Fun & Challenging Ways to Mix Things Up in Franchise Mode

An OS user named Rexis did a dynasty with the Rams on madden 2010 called 3rd and long. His rules were pretty cool and seemed pretty challenging. I would have done one or two things differently but all and all he had the best house rules I've seen on here IMO obviously but he had a rather large following. I suggest you check it out. Easily found if you google the info above.