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football65 · 12-26-2012, 11:39 PM

Hey all! I've been getting a little bored with Madden amongst other games, so all the rumors about Norv Turner being fired led me to my idea of making a total rebuild CC with the Chargers.

I've decided that I wanted as much difficulty as possible, so I let go of all star players, which was kinda hard to convince myself to do. I love Rivers, Gates, Weddle, etc., but I just had to do it. I'm just about to sim through the first season (I'll be simming everything, to test how good of a team I've really built), and here's how my starting lineup looks like:
QB: Josh Johnson (70 OVR)
HB: Ronnie Hillman (69 OVR)
FB: Naufahu Tahi (76 OVR)
WR: Danario Alexander (81 OVR, best player on team), Vincent Brown (72 OVR), Eddie Royal (73 OVR) are my top 3 receivers
TE: Ladarius Green (67 OVR)
OL (from left to right): Kevin Haslam (64 OVR), Johnnie Troutman (63 OVR), Colin Baxter (67 OVR), Stephen Schiling (66 OVR), Reggie Wells (74 OVR)
DL (from left to right): Vaughn Martin (81 OVR), Cam Thomas (79 OVR), Kendall Reyes (78 OVR)
LB (from left to right): Melvin Ingram (77 OVR), Demorrio Williams (79 OVR), Jonas Mouton (74 OVR), Shawne Merriman (75 OVR)
CB: Marcus Gilchrist (72 OVR), Shareece Wright (72 OVR)
FS: Darrell Stuckey (70 OVR)
SS: Brandon Taylor (68 OVR)
K: Nick Novak (76 OVR)
P: Matt Turk (77 OVR)

I picked up a lot of guys off FA, and traded for Ronnie Hillman and Shawne Merriman because of their connections to San Diego.

Most of the players I released were picked up right away. Making the headlines were: Philip Rivers signed with the Chiefs, Eric Weddle signed with the Raiders, and Antonio Gates signed with the Rams.
The only players not picked up by another team were Aubrayo Franklin and Randy McMichael.

I should also mention that I'm running a vertical offense with an attacking 3-4 defense, which is pretty much the same scheme the Chargers already use.

I have the Cassius Note (HB from Cincinnati) draft, and I plan to rebuild through the draft, rather than going out and signing big name FA's. My draft plan for this year is focused on my offensive line, so it's similar to how teams in the NFL build their teams. I'm doing this instead of finding my franchise QB, basically because I don't want to "ruin" my QB.

Can't wait to keep this updated, I'm hoping to have a lot of fun with this!

12-26-2012, 11:39 PM	#1
football65 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Apr 2012	San Diego Chargers Total Rebuild Hey all! I've been getting a little bored with Madden amongst other games, so all the rumors about Norv Turner being fired led me to my idea of making a total rebuild CC with the Chargers. I've decided that I wanted as much difficulty as possible, so I let go of all star players, which was kinda hard to convince myself to do. I love Rivers, Gates, Weddle, etc., but I just had to do it. I'm just about to sim through the first season (I'll be simming everything, to test how good of a team I've really built), and here's how my starting lineup looks like: QB: Josh Johnson (70 OVR) HB: Ronnie Hillman (69 OVR) FB: Naufahu Tahi (76 OVR) WR: Danario Alexander (81 OVR, best player on team), Vincent Brown (72 OVR), Eddie Royal (73 OVR) are my top 3 receivers TE: Ladarius Green (67 OVR) OL (from left to right): Kevin Haslam (64 OVR), Johnnie Troutman (63 OVR), Colin Baxter (67 OVR), Stephen Schiling (66 OVR), Reggie Wells (74 OVR) DL (from left to right): Vaughn Martin (81 OVR), Cam Thomas (79 OVR), Kendall Reyes (78 OVR) LB (from left to right): Melvin Ingram (77 OVR), Demorrio Williams (79 OVR), Jonas Mouton (74 OVR), Shawne Merriman (75 OVR) CB: Marcus Gilchrist (72 OVR), Shareece Wright (72 OVR) FS: Darrell Stuckey (70 OVR) SS: Brandon Taylor (68 OVR) K: Nick Novak (76 OVR) P: Matt Turk (77 OVR) I picked up a lot of guys off FA, and traded for Ronnie Hillman and Shawne Merriman because of their connections to San Diego. Most of the players I released were picked up right away. Making the headlines were: Philip Rivers signed with the Chiefs, Eric Weddle signed with the Raiders, and Antonio Gates signed with the Rams. The only players not picked up by another team were Aubrayo Franklin and Randy McMichael. I should also mention that I'm running a vertical offense with an attacking 3-4 defense, which is pretty much the same scheme the Chargers already use. I have the Cassius Note (HB from Cincinnati) draft, and I plan to rebuild through the draft, rather than going out and signing big name FA's. My draft plan for this year is focused on my offensive line, so it's similar to how teams in the NFL build their teams. I'm doing this instead of finding my franchise QB, basically because I don't want to "ruin" my QB. Can't wait to keep this updated, I'm hoping to have a lot of fun with this!