Danchrism

Ate Rod Woodson's soul

I am originally from New Orleans, currently in Ottawa

This is one of my favorite game modes. I've found if you play on an emulator, you can try to cheese out a trade using the rewind function. All trades will apply after the rewind, and if your team is affected elsewhere you'll instantly see the new guy after the rewind. This gives you more than 3 weeks to try and work a deal out. This has both benefit me and hurt me (I play with the Saints, and cannot get Willie Roaf back no matter what). Favorite players to trade for: James Hasty as a starting CB, Ronnie Lott as a starting S, Jeff Cross and Warren Sapp as starting DL, Rob Waldrop for 110 extremely cheap points in Free Agency (the guy sucks). I usually try to sign Ricky Sanders, Greg Townsend, Tim Harris, and W(ilbur) Marshall.

It's all good! Trust me, I've been visiting this site sine 2006. I've seen the work you guys put in (even grabbed an editor once to understand exactly how tough it is). Seriously. I commend you guys. I'm not beating anyone up and I don't intend to come across as such. I simulate and am posting observations that may raise flags for other simulators. If it's fixable, cool; if not, no big deal. I'll still play it. If the concern is that making Graham strong over-powers the Saints, weaken Moore a little and Ingram a lot. Saints' RBs aren't known for how great they've been recently. Sproles is still a baller though

He's slow as balls and apparently Drew Brees hates him in simulated seasons.

Saints fan here! 1.) Jimmy Graham is terrible in this game. In real life, he's unarguably the best week 1 healthy TE in the NFL. Freakin' Oakland's starting tight end (I didn't name him because no one from the other 31 fanbases knows him) only catches slightly worse. Kyle Rudolph is far better. Old guys Gates and Gonzalez are faster. Dallas Clark is a BACKUP! and he's just as good. I really don't get it. (edit: just did a speed sim. 0 catches. I'm perplexed) 2.) Can Roman Harper become Kenny Vaccaro? He can remain the same (maybe take the hitting power down). 3.) Mark Ingram: 94 hitting power? On what planet? He was used horribly last year, but he's 5'9 215. He's not effin' Ironhead Heyward. Random observations: Kansas City is in a single-back formation, but there's a FB at WR3. Just make them standard set? Also, could Arizona go to the one setback formation vs. run & shoot? They have a starter and backup at TE, 3 WRs out of 4 on the field, etc. Just looks like a better fit imo. Bilal Powell is starting for the Jets as of now Issac Redman is another one with a head-scratching 94 hitting power. Adrian Peterson only has a 31 hitting power. Given the other two RBs I already pointed out, I'm stumped. Peyton Manning is in #17? I like using the 4WR set for Detroit to get 2 TEs on the field, however only 1/4 pass plays have Bush as a receiver option. I feel like they should default with 3 or maybe even all 4 pass plays having him as a receiving option. Return guys are okay. Where are strong safeties getting all these sacks from? Dawan Landry has 16, Brandon Meriweather and Laron Landry had 14, Steve Gregory and TJ Ward had 13, MD Jennings and Thomas Decoud had 11...

I get that TSB always has nerfed numbers (particularly at yards per passing attempt, rush, and reception) and the raw # of attempts is relatively low for the same production. I just noticed that NTs are sack monsters and ILBs are interception monsters. I like the big yard numbers; it says juiced in the filename. Some observations are just that, the rest was just cosmetics (like the return specialist notes). Looking forward to qbvikings' changes.

Hey, I was just coming here to post a Saints update. (Obv a Saints fan based on my profile pic) QBs and RBs good. Ingram has switched to his collegiate #22. WR3 should be Nick Toon #88, WR4 should be Kenny Stills #84. Toon is a possession guy, Stills more of a speed guy. TEs good. OL is good (De La Puente is #60). Sproles should be default kick & punt returner. Currently it's Thomas. DL: First Will Smith should be Akiem Hicks #76. Jenkins and Jordan OK though I believe Brodrick Bunkley #77 is the starter at NT. LB: Second Will Smith should be Martez Wilson #95. After him should be D. Hawthorne #57. Lofton's good in the spot where he is. Junior Galette #93 is the last LB. DBs are all good. Keenan Lewis is #28. Just speed-simmed a season. Some observations (I'm burning the midnight oils as I do this so excuse the randomness): * Randall Cobb caught 91 passes for 2500+ yards (btw is he off as KR in GB now?). * Jerod Mayo had 13 INTs. In fact, most of the leaders I could immediately identify were LBs. Why do LBs have better hands than DBs? Every team has a Gary Reasons on it. Not good. * I don't even wanna report the sack numbers but I will anyway: 13 players broke the current sack record. Six had 30+ sacks. * Denard Robinson has a 6 in ball control and receptions. * Devin Hester should be on KR/PR for Chicago, Tavon Austin for St. Louis, Jacquizz Rodgers for Atlanta, Dexter McCluster for KC, Trindon Holliday for Denver. Return averages looked good. * Darren McFadden ran for 2165 yards and the Raiders went 4-12. lol. * Baltimore's FB led them in rushes and yards, so consider flipping Rice to FB and moving Juszczyk to RB. * For that matter, re-check the 1-RB lineups and make sure the first 3 run plays go to the RB, and the 4th play as well unless that's set to a designed QB run. * Tampa Bay won the NFC South, Buffalo won the AFC North. The rest of the division winners seemed legit (Baltimore, Houston, Denver; Washington, Green Bay, Seattle). * Finally, bad QBs should be more bad - I shouldn't feel confident playing with Blaine Gabbert! Good precedent you're working with so far, overall. Now that final cuts are in, nailing down all 32 teams' rosters should be fairly easy from here. Bonus points for finding creative ways to make 2TE lineups!