How to Rebuild Five of the NFL's Worst Franchises in Madden 15

[Rewmac]

I do agree on some, but I don't think Bridgewater is the key. I think team play is the key for the Vikings. Trusting young guys, giving them a chance is the way. Signing some veterans to mix with rookies.

Rams: They have it all. They need an o-line that can support the run and a QB who can pass and stay healthy. Bradford ain't gonna work at all, he is better than a backup but he isn't a franchise QB either. So I think drop him he costs too much. I mean look at the Redskins. Kirk Cousins is doing very well against teams that have no defense, but still doing very well.

Oakland needs to relocate and just move on. Trade their players, stop buying random old players to fill up talent holes.

[spfhelmiii]

It's sort of hard to rebuild any of these teams when playing as an owner is completely unplayable right now.

You can play as a coach but that's not sufficient for people who like to really sign players, watch them develop, draft players vs. signing vets, make decisions on players, etc.

Is this the case? I thought you can do all this as a coach.

[Iceman87GT]

This would all be fabulous except for that whole, you know, crippling bug where rebuilding small market teams have no money, and can't resign their own players or sign new free agents.

Question for sure this issue manifest itself? Because I did an online CFM as the jags with my friend (the falcons) and ended the season with 24M available funds and very few players that needed to be re-signed (not to mention available funds only affects how much you can give in bonuses when re-signing not stuffing new players).

Now my situation is not typical because I was able to win the super bowl (no sliders and all-pro difficulty, I'm aware that that makes rebuilding much easier), but I also moved to Portland (which cost me money throughout my last season in Jax).

We started or CFM before the online update but I don't remember having issues gaining funds even before the update we've live (also the stat issues said updates were supposed to fix still appeared in year 1), maybe I would have earned even more money with those updates?

[sportyguyfl31]

is offline franchise playable as a coach? or still a bug riddled mess?

[sbuxer]

Re: How to Rebuild Five of the NFL's Worst Franchises in Madden 15

Question for sure this issue manifest itself? Because I did an online CFM as the jags with my friend (the falcons) and ended the season with 24M available funds and very few players that needed to be re-signed (not to mention available funds only affects how much you can give in bonuses when re-signing not stuffing new players).

Now my situation is not typical because I was able to win the super bowl (no sliders and all-pro difficulty, I'm aware that that makes rebuilding much easier), but I also moved to Portland (which cost me money throughout my last season in Jax).

We started or CFM before the online update but I don't remember having issues gaining funds even before the update we've live (also the stat issues said updates were supposed to fix still appeared in year 1), maybe I would have earned even more money with those updates?

It's the age old adage: Winning cures all.

If you're winning, your stadium is full and you can charge higher ticket prices so you have a lot of money rolling in.

If you take over a bad team and lose, the opposite of this is true. That's when you have no money to do anything.

[dmankey1]

After the first season with the raiders, -3.7 million. After the draft -10 million. First 3 games on the road, -19 million....fun stuff this cfm...couldnt resign anyone playing with 42 or 43 guys.

I'm in year 2 with the Raiders and I moved to San Antonio. Currently I'm 6-3 with +22 mil in funds. (+) 5-6 mil per home game and (-) 2-3 mil per road game is what I'm averaging right now. The issue is winning. If you don't win then you won't make money. Moving the team helped greatly. It's hard and I could very easily be 3-6 but I've had some luck fall my way. What I did when I took over....I got rid of McFadden and MJD, picked up Andre Ellington early year 1 (87 ovr now) , Picked up Knile Davis from FA in year 2, drafted O-line and secondary early, RB and WR later, starting Carr, moved Tuck to the inside (killing it with speed straight the QB), put Mack at LE. I play mostly Man/Man blitz defense. Run the ball like crazy and use PA pass when needed. I average 250 rush yards across 3 RB's and 200 pass. Offense is 85 and Def 86. Playing with Amour and Swords sliders.

[dkp23]

Re: How to Rebuild Five of the NFL's Worst Franchises in Madden 15

bad advice for raiders, do not move on from mcfadden. It is a video game, you can increase his injury rating. Also, at the end of the season you can sign him for cheap on a long term deal, he is only like 26 or 27. That is an high 70s rated RB with 95 speed.

This isn't the real NFL, it is a video game and in madden speed kills.

[dmankey1]

Re: How to Rebuild Five of the NFL's Worst Franchises in Madden 15

bad advice for raiders, do not move on from mcfadden. It is a video game, you can increase his injury rating. Also, at the end of the season you can sign him for cheap on a long term deal, he is only like 26 or 27. That is an high 70s rated RB with 95 speed.

This isn't the real NFL, it is a video game and in madden speed kills.

You're right, speed kills but I'd still get rid of McFadden

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[Sheba2011]

I would add one:

New York Jets:

- Move on from Geno Smith, you need a QB who isn't a turnover machine. Find a young QB in the draft or trade for one of the young backups that could be starters.
- Find a young RB, Chris Ivory will never be a top RB in this league he is a solid #2 guy or an injury fill in but you need a young franchise RB that can carry this team on it's back when you need to. Stevan Ridley will be a free agent next year, he runs a lot like Curtis Martin did...
- The Jets have one of the best front 7's in football but that secondary is a continued work in progress.
- Eric Decker at best is a #2 WR in this league who can occasionally put up #1 numbers but outside of him it is barebones at WR.

[thaone08]

I would add one:

New York Jets:

- Move on from Geno Smith, you need a QB who isn't a turnover machine. Find a young QB in the draft or trade for one of the young backups that could be starters.
- Find a young RB, Chris Ivory will never be a top RB in this league he is a solid #2 guy or an injury fill in but you need a young franchise RB that can carry this team on it's back when you need to. Stevan Ridley will be a free agent next year, he runs a lot like Curtis Martin did...
- The Jets have one of the best front 7's in football but that secondary is a continued work in progress.
- Eric Decker at best is a #2 WR in this league who can occasionally put up #1 numbers but outside of him it is barebones at WR.

As a Jets fan I agree with this one hundred percent. I'm starting to think that Geno can't go four weeks without throwing a pick. Decker is a number 2 receiver on a good elite team so you hit that mark point blank. Ivory right now is good but future wise we do need to get a legit number 1 back that can be a franchise back for the next 10 years. With me when I start mines with the Jets i'm doing a whole house cleaning.

[aceinthehole12]

Rebuilding in Madden is one of my favorite things to do. I have one with the Jags and the first three years were bad but years 4-6 were great and ended in one Super Bowl. I know it's a game but it felt good.

[aceinthehole12]

Rebuilding in Madden is one of my favorite things to do. I have one with the Jags and the first three years were bad but years 4-6 were great and ended in one Super Bowl. I know it's a game but it felt good.

[salty222]

Yeah, um, did you even look at McFadden's Attributes? In real life he sucks. But in Madden McFadden has been one of the most dominant backs in the game for a few years now. This year he has fallen off a bit but his attributes are still elite and easily make him one of the most universal backs in the game, if not the most. I agree about Carr and the defense. But McFadden (and Reece) are still huge focal points for that offense.

[Dr Death]

Re: How to Rebuild Five of the NFL's Worst Franchises in Madden 15

You're right, speed kills but I'd still get rid of McFadden

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Most people - including the Raiders themselves - just don't know how to use McFadden. As an NFL RB the most games he's ever played in one year is 13 - he seems to average around 7 per year due to injury.

I moved him to receiver - kept him listed as a RB - but sub him in as a WR, and with his size, speed and hands, good luck finding a DB that can contain him. He totally dominated in every CFM that I did with him in that way and he played all 16 games since he's not getting pounded by 300+ pound linemen or LBers.

[Iceman87GT]

It's the age old adage: Winning cures all.

If you're winning, your stadium is full and you can charge higher ticket prices so you have a lot of money rolling in.

If you take over a bad team and lose, the opposite of this is true. That's when you have no money to do anything.

So how is a small market team not winning games and thus not making money a bug?

A team like the jags has a lot of cap space so the available funds thing is how an issue (cut down on the bonus and weight it in the salaries until your are able to start upping the bonus offerings). Don't know about other teams. Regardless it doesn't sound like a bug. I would say the available funds one should start with in the case of a created owner is absurdly low even for the Moguls (which IMO is the best type of owner to select), or wouldn't be if bonuses were divied out over the course of the contact and not immediately taken out. But that's not a bug that's a questionable game design choice on their part.