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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Madden NFL 10: Building a Super Bowl Contender

    As an avid franchise player, I’m always looking for teams to rebuild or improve and develop into Super Bowl contenders year in and year out. So from time to time, I’m going to showcase a team and talk about what I would do to help build it into a team that works for me -- and hopefully for you.

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  • bigjake62505
    Banned
    • Mar 2008
    • 1079

    #2
    I have tried to do this with the bucs but it seems like every year my team under performs. I have had a few good drafts and my offense in one of the best in the NFL after 6 seasons. My D Is good also but I just cant find a good mix. I have been 8-8, 9-7, 7-9. I always end up around in the middle every year. (I play 6-8 games a year). i like to do this to see how my team is built compaired to the sim engine. Last year my QB made the pro bowl in his second year so hopefully I am ready to make a run to the playoffs this year.

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    • MasterX1918
      Rookie
      • Mar 2008
      • 234

      #3
      Re: Madden NFL 10: Building a Super Bowl Contender

      Typical Buccaneers...

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      • qpc123
        MVP
        • Jul 2003
        • 3773

        #4
        You can't really consider taking a team that WAS in the Super Bowl last year, and say that you're building a contender, Bucs or Rams or Lions those are rebuilding jobs. I think when the The Show 10 comes out I'll see if I can turn the Phillies into contenders.
        "You come at the King, you best not miss..."

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        • Valdarez
          All Star
          • Feb 2008
          • 5075

          #5
          Instead of focusing on a per team basis, why not provide the prime abilities to look for for each position first and discuss why each ability is important? Unless this already exists somewhere? This is something I have looked for / hoped EA would provide for several years and still never found.
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          • asu666
            Pro
            • Jul 2008
            • 700

            #6
            I'm playing Franchise mode with the Cardinals too and you have made some very good suggestions. I'm interested in hearing more about how things progress.

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            • bigjake62505
              Banned
              • Mar 2008
              • 1079

              #7
              Re: Madden NFL 10: Building a Super Bowl Contender

              Originally posted by MasterX1918
              Typical Buccaneers...
              I know right! lol when I read your post.

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              • GlennN
                MVP
                • Oct 2003
                • 1930

                #8
                Originally posted by Valdarez
                Instead of focusing on a per team basis, why not provide the prime abilities to look for for each position first and discuss why each ability is important? Unless this already exists somewhere? This is something I have looked for / hoped EA would provide for several years and still never found.
                I agree. This seems something we all just guess at. I saw a great post on how the overall rating is calculated, but what would really help is knowing, for each of our styles, who would be the best fit of players (regardless of overall rating).

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                • Valdarez
                  All Star
                  • Feb 2008
                  • 5075

                  #9
                  Re: Madden NFL 10: Building a Super Bowl Contender

                  Originally posted by GlennN
                  I agree. This seems something we all just guess at. I saw a great post on how the overall rating is calculated, but what would really help is knowing, for each of our styles, who would be the best fit of players (regardless of overall rating).
                  Yeah, I saw that post as well, which I would have bookmarked it as it provided a really nice breakdown of what was used to determine the rating for each position. That may not necessarily correlate to the way you play the game though.
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                  • cjonas82
                    Rookie
                    • Aug 2009
                    • 62

                    #10
                    "Vernon Gholston from the Jets. He has excellent strength (87) to play a 3-4 DE, and will provide some adequate pass rush from the position."

                    Gholston is not a 3-4 type DE he is a OLB in the 3-4 or DE in 4-3. A DE in a 3-4 is not looking to get sacks they are looking to fill gaps so the LBs ( usually the OLBs) can get sacks

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                    • CreatineKasey
                      MVP
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 4897

                      #11
                      I thought Gholston was an OLB? Wouldn't he be kind of limited in size that's required in a 3-4 DE. If I'm correct... he'd be quite the liability in the run game.
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                      • marcoyk
                        Pro
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 744

                        #12
                        Nice article. I'm gonna go start a franchise now.
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                        • robcoop
                          Rookie
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 33

                          #13
                          Great article. This is the kind of content that will keep me coming back to OS. I'm all about the 'chise too and I can hardly ever find any stories about what steps gamers take to build a great team. Thanks! Look forward to next week.

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                          • walliworld
                            Rookie
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 89

                            #14
                            I guess you're starting with the first team in the alphabet, but aren't the Cardinals already a SB contender?
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                            • stlstudios189
                              MVP
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 2649

                              #15
                              well I think the article is meant to be aimed at building your team for the future. just because the Cards were in the Super Bowl last season there is a great deal of work and planing to stay in that position. Good article
                              Gaming hard since 1988

                              I have won like 25 Super Bowls in Madden so I am kinda a big deal.

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