I am a huge CFM and like to dive deep into the details of my Franchise for the fun of it. I have used spreadsheets over the years for my franchises. Started out with pen and paper while trying to recruit players in NCAA 2007. Now, I use them to track how my players progressed with their ratings, quickly identify needs rather than flipping through the depth chart and roster menus in game, and use them for navigating contracts and projecting salary cap issues among other stat recording and schedule detailing that I have added in.
I am looking for folks out there that use spreadsheets like me and I would like to see what kind of methods you use to track the details of your Franchise. Or for any CFM fan out there that finds this stuff interesting I would love to hear some feedback on how my spreadsheet is laid out or what I could add to it to make my CFM really come to life. To be clear, I am just looking for feedback on my spreadsheet and things I track vs. things I don't. I am NOT looking for criticism on how unrealistic I might play my games or manage my teams. I think CFM gives everyone the chance to make their own NFL world and each person should make it their own depending on their interests.
You can see mine in the attached document. Here is a breakdown of each of the tabs and their purpose:
NFL Roster: Track current and past players on my roster and their ratings while on my team. Also, included details of how they were acquired or why they departed the team.
Draft Results: Records details of each draft. The key information on here that I like to track that the game won't is the True Talent Rank that is presented to you upon selecting a player. I find this adds to the story of a player's career.
Contracts: Illustrates each player's current contract including their bonus. Other details included are their Overall, Age, and Development Trait to assist in making contract decisions. There is also a row that counts the N/A's for a given year so you know how many spots you might have to fill.
NFL Recap: Shows final Division Standings for my division, Awards, Coaching Staff, Schedule Results, Playoff details for each round (including comments), and other misc. data that I have sometimes included.
Season Stats: Records my players' season stats in Passing, Rushing, Receiving, and Defense for the relative top performers in each category. Also, included Team Stats off to the right.
Note: If you are curious, I do play 15 minutes quarters on All-Madden with adjusted sliders.
I am looking for folks out there that use spreadsheets like me and I would like to see what kind of methods you use to track the details of your Franchise. Or for any CFM fan out there that finds this stuff interesting I would love to hear some feedback on how my spreadsheet is laid out or what I could add to it to make my CFM really come to life. To be clear, I am just looking for feedback on my spreadsheet and things I track vs. things I don't. I am NOT looking for criticism on how unrealistic I might play my games or manage my teams. I think CFM gives everyone the chance to make their own NFL world and each person should make it their own depending on their interests.
You can see mine in the attached document. Here is a breakdown of each of the tabs and their purpose:
NFL Roster: Track current and past players on my roster and their ratings while on my team. Also, included details of how they were acquired or why they departed the team.
Draft Results: Records details of each draft. The key information on here that I like to track that the game won't is the True Talent Rank that is presented to you upon selecting a player. I find this adds to the story of a player's career.
Contracts: Illustrates each player's current contract including their bonus. Other details included are their Overall, Age, and Development Trait to assist in making contract decisions. There is also a row that counts the N/A's for a given year so you know how many spots you might have to fill.
NFL Recap: Shows final Division Standings for my division, Awards, Coaching Staff, Schedule Results, Playoff details for each round (including comments), and other misc. data that I have sometimes included.
Season Stats: Records my players' season stats in Passing, Rushing, Receiving, and Defense for the relative top performers in each category. Also, included Team Stats off to the right.
Note: If you are curious, I do play 15 minutes quarters on All-Madden with adjusted sliders.
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