Re: FBGRatings Seeks to Recalibrate Madden Ratings, Change Game
Game 3 - Eagles (me) vs Cowboys
All-Pro difficulty, default sliders across the board baseline
HUM and CPU QB Accuracy slider at 35
10 minute quarters, accelerated clock to 15 seconds
Auto-Sub sliders: 90 out, 95 in for all defense
Tony Romo - 22/34, 176 yards, TD, INT, long of 29
Nick Foles - 15/22, 140 yards, 2 TDs, long of 28
LeSean McCoy - 14 carries, 104 yards, 23 after first hit, long of 56
Demarco Murray - 8 carries, 37 yards, TD, 5 after first hit, long of 25
Nick Foles - 8 carries, 40 yards, 8 after first hit, long of 11
Darren Sproles - 6 carries, 42 yards, TD, 9 after first hit, long of 14
Cole Beasley - 6 catches, 58 yards, 27 YAC, long of 29
Jason Witten - 5 catches, 43 yards, TD, 12 YAC, long of 16
Dez Bryant - 4 catches, 36 yards, 4 YAC, drop, long of 20
Jeremy Maclin - 4 catches, 49 yards, 10 YAC, long of 15
Terrance Williams - 3 catches, 27 yards, 9 YAC, 2 drops, long of 13
Riley Cooper - 3 catches, 55 yards, 18 YAC, long of 28
Sean Lee - 4 tackles
Rolando McClain - 4 tackles, TFL
J.J. Wilcox - 4 tackles
George Selvie - 3 tackles, 2 TFLs, sack
Bruce Carter - 3 tackles, TFL
Brandon Boykin - 4 tackles, fumble forced
Mychael Kendricks - 4 tackles
Demeco Ryans - 4 tackles
Nate Allen - 4 tackles
Casey Matthews - INT
Phillip Hunt - tackle, TFL, sack
IMPRESSIONS - this was a tight game up through the third quarter, with Dallas up 14-13 at half, but their defense just appeared to wear out by the end of the contest.
McCoy is a ton of fun to use, even with his speed reduced. I had to keep giving him the rock, but I eventually was rewarded with a 56-yard run in the fourth quarter on the game-sealing drive. I'm pretty sure on the default ratings this run would have been a touchdown, but again McCoy's top-end speed isn't that great with FBGratings (81 SPD, 87 ACC) so I wasn't really upset. He was obviously more quick than fast and was very effective evading tacklers.
Romo played reasonably well but never really challenged downfield. I was playing a lot of zone coverage on account of the Eagles' cornerbacks not having great ratings, which probably had something to do with the matter; would have been nice to see the Cowboys try to stretch the field more, though. He was obviously capable though; well, minus the one INT he literally threw right at me when I was playing on Casey Matthews in coverage.
The Eagles' OL played very well in pass blocking, with the exception of the Selvie sack I'm not sure that Foles was touched. Between that and a strong running game, I was able to have success throwing the ball without much issue.
This is mostly not a ratings concern but I'll say something anyway - I could be wrong, but it was almost like the adjustments to auto-subs affected the CPU team more than it did mine, which I did not expect at all. By the end of the game I was seeing plenty of Cowboys' reserves on the field for extended periods of time; Rolando McClain, Orie Lemon, Jeremy Mincey, Tyrone Crawford, Ben Bass, Ken Bishop, and Ahmad Dixon all logged significant minutes in the fourth quarter. There were some subs on the Eagles' side of the ball - I saw a lot of Philip Hunt in place of Trent Cole in the 4th quarter and Jason Phillips was in there for a few plays in place of Mychael Kendricks - but not nearly to the extent as what I saw from Dallas. I did win time of possession 23:00 to 17:00, which contributed certainly, but bottom line is that the changes I made to auto-sub sliders appeared to have a profound impact which I don't yet understand (I'm not a slider guru) and that likely swung the outcome a bit. I also assume that the reduced stamina ratings across the board contributed, as most of the defensive linemen's STA ratings are now in the low 70s.
I had 98 total offensive plays. Might be necessary to up the quarter length to get a realistic total amount of offensive plays (which I believe is supposed to be closer to 120 or 130?). These ratings so far appear to really reduce the number of big plays in the game; the 50+ yard run by McCoy is easily the longest play I've seen with these ratings in the three games I've logged (and one additional game which I did not record). This in turn results in more longer and sustained drives. Worth noting that I did not attempt to play at the uptempo no-huddle pace which the Eagles typically play at in real life.
Game 3 - Eagles (me) vs Cowboys
All-Pro difficulty, default sliders across the board baseline
HUM and CPU QB Accuracy slider at 35
10 minute quarters, accelerated clock to 15 seconds
Auto-Sub sliders: 90 out, 95 in for all defense
Tony Romo - 22/34, 176 yards, TD, INT, long of 29
Nick Foles - 15/22, 140 yards, 2 TDs, long of 28
LeSean McCoy - 14 carries, 104 yards, 23 after first hit, long of 56
Demarco Murray - 8 carries, 37 yards, TD, 5 after first hit, long of 25
Nick Foles - 8 carries, 40 yards, 8 after first hit, long of 11
Darren Sproles - 6 carries, 42 yards, TD, 9 after first hit, long of 14
Cole Beasley - 6 catches, 58 yards, 27 YAC, long of 29
Jason Witten - 5 catches, 43 yards, TD, 12 YAC, long of 16
Dez Bryant - 4 catches, 36 yards, 4 YAC, drop, long of 20
Jeremy Maclin - 4 catches, 49 yards, 10 YAC, long of 15
Terrance Williams - 3 catches, 27 yards, 9 YAC, 2 drops, long of 13
Riley Cooper - 3 catches, 55 yards, 18 YAC, long of 28
Sean Lee - 4 tackles
Rolando McClain - 4 tackles, TFL
J.J. Wilcox - 4 tackles
George Selvie - 3 tackles, 2 TFLs, sack
Bruce Carter - 3 tackles, TFL
Brandon Boykin - 4 tackles, fumble forced
Mychael Kendricks - 4 tackles
Demeco Ryans - 4 tackles
Nate Allen - 4 tackles
Casey Matthews - INT
Phillip Hunt - tackle, TFL, sack
IMPRESSIONS - this was a tight game up through the third quarter, with Dallas up 14-13 at half, but their defense just appeared to wear out by the end of the contest.
McCoy is a ton of fun to use, even with his speed reduced. I had to keep giving him the rock, but I eventually was rewarded with a 56-yard run in the fourth quarter on the game-sealing drive. I'm pretty sure on the default ratings this run would have been a touchdown, but again McCoy's top-end speed isn't that great with FBGratings (81 SPD, 87 ACC) so I wasn't really upset. He was obviously more quick than fast and was very effective evading tacklers.
Romo played reasonably well but never really challenged downfield. I was playing a lot of zone coverage on account of the Eagles' cornerbacks not having great ratings, which probably had something to do with the matter; would have been nice to see the Cowboys try to stretch the field more, though. He was obviously capable though; well, minus the one INT he literally threw right at me when I was playing on Casey Matthews in coverage.
The Eagles' OL played very well in pass blocking, with the exception of the Selvie sack I'm not sure that Foles was touched. Between that and a strong running game, I was able to have success throwing the ball without much issue.
This is mostly not a ratings concern but I'll say something anyway - I could be wrong, but it was almost like the adjustments to auto-subs affected the CPU team more than it did mine, which I did not expect at all. By the end of the game I was seeing plenty of Cowboys' reserves on the field for extended periods of time; Rolando McClain, Orie Lemon, Jeremy Mincey, Tyrone Crawford, Ben Bass, Ken Bishop, and Ahmad Dixon all logged significant minutes in the fourth quarter. There were some subs on the Eagles' side of the ball - I saw a lot of Philip Hunt in place of Trent Cole in the 4th quarter and Jason Phillips was in there for a few plays in place of Mychael Kendricks - but not nearly to the extent as what I saw from Dallas. I did win time of possession 23:00 to 17:00, which contributed certainly, but bottom line is that the changes I made to auto-sub sliders appeared to have a profound impact which I don't yet understand (I'm not a slider guru) and that likely swung the outcome a bit. I also assume that the reduced stamina ratings across the board contributed, as most of the defensive linemen's STA ratings are now in the low 70s.
I had 98 total offensive plays. Might be necessary to up the quarter length to get a realistic total amount of offensive plays (which I believe is supposed to be closer to 120 or 130?). These ratings so far appear to really reduce the number of big plays in the game; the 50+ yard run by McCoy is easily the longest play I've seen with these ratings in the three games I've logged (and one additional game which I did not record). This in turn results in more longer and sustained drives. Worth noting that I did not attempt to play at the uptempo no-huddle pace which the Eagles typically play at in real life.
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