Hi, my name is Dave Pearson and I am a franchise nut. I am 21 years old and I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My favorite sports teams are the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild and Miami Hurricanes.
Some of my favorite athletes became role models simply by performing well for me in my franchise modes. When Peyton Manning was a rookie and a 78 overall in
Madden 99, I traded for him in my Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise and he became one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game within that single franchise. When Vladimir Guerrero was an up-and-comer with Montreal, I traded for him in
Triple Play 98 and he was a perennial all-star and the cornerstone of my franchise for a decade. I have posters of both of these players in my room for those specific reasons.
If you are like me, you would care if EA Sports added in the new Minnesota Gophers’ TCF Bank Stadium into
NCAA Football so you could play with them in Dynasty mode. You would care if
Madden added the supplemental draft so you could potentially find that second-string offensive lineman that could plug holes. You would care if
The Show added a shortlist so you could follow your minor leaguers closer.
I have always loved the idea of running my own team or franchise. I love stockpiling young talent in the minor leagues, trading over-the-hill vets, clearing cap space and winning championships with my constructed masterpieces. I love the idea of making economical decisions that affect an organization for years at a time. Do not get me wrong, I love to play the actual game as well, but there are not many more things sweeter than drafting a 19-year-old kid, letting him develop in the minors, and then bringing him up and watching him compete and succeed at the highest level. To me, that is just as exciting as netting a hat trick with Crosby or hitting three dingers with Pujols.
With that said, read what my top six dynasty modes are after the jump.
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07-12-2010, 03:22 PM
