So really, Martyball is the way you should be doing this.

Because it doesn't sound like you can score points for shit. Nor does it appear the opponent is capable of scoring them unless you provide an assist (which Clay Bono appears all too willing to do).

3 yards and a cloud of dust - it's really your only shot.

Trust me, I've gone full Martyball.

My playbook features the wildcat and full house pistol formations.

Oh and my 2nd TE is a RT. ROFL

also interesting note: it's impossible to kick in the snow in Buffalo. the CPU and I both missed FGs horribly. I even missed an XP, which really annoyed me since i hit it perfect.

lol what the ****

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Is there some kind of 'experience' category that Santos sucks in to make that miss?

Because that seems like a whole load of bullshit. It's a videogame and execution should matter. You executed perfectly and the game told you to get ****ed anyway. Now if there's some variable that makes Santos ill-suited for even trying that kick and you chose to keep him on your roster, that's part of the 'execution' as part of the sim is roster building.

But if essentially any kicker you'd have had back there would've shanked that ball, that's a bug.

it's just a bug based on snow i'm guessing

Denver is 0 and 6 with the 32nd offense and defense ROFL ROFL ROFL

Game clinching TD pass in his first start and I get rookie Robby ****ing injured in his first start. LMAO

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Back to Alex! Lead us you shit lord! 8-6 Chiefs @ 7-7 Raiders for the division lead.

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My drafted QB is 99 overall after his 1st year. Lol

Evidently the servers are down. ****ers

I'm watching NFL preview while its ****ed up

I started an offline franchise. First game against San Diego, kicked the shot outta them. Charles ran for four TDs. :)

Here are some clips I took from yesterday's online ranked games. I'm like 40-12 so far, about to hit top 1000 (top 2%).

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LMAO LMAO LMAO

Hey Alex, got a clutch drive going, hit that checkdown!

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Well that's OK, Chiefs take the lead anyway after they stop the Raiders ensuing possession. Thanks defense! Let's stop this Raiders hail mary now and win the AFC WEST, BITCHES!

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LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO

Thanks, Alex.

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Thanks, defense.

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LITERALLY ANYONE CAN WIN THIS DIVISION. PLEASE LOSE RAIDERS. I NEED TO WITNESS ALEX SMITH IN A PLAYOFF GAME. LMAO LMAO LMAO LMAO

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Well, this wasn't predictable. LMAO You should have seen the two goal line picks I threw down 41-28 in the fourth quarter.

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Raiders lose 35-14, I blow a chance to win the division, finish 8-8. And the BRONCOS win the West at 8-8. ROFL

TO THE KNACKERS YARD WITH YE, ALEX. GET THEE TO A NUNNERY, AGED JAMAAL! BRING ME THE DRAFT.

Maybe next year I can go 9-7!

And I was so embarrassing, I got coach Reid to retire. I wonder if it had anything to do with the 47 turnovers I committed. LMAO

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I picked this up on Sunday and finally got a chance to play online earlier today. Played a couple bums and won both games.

Initial thoughts are that the game is good. It's smooth. I didn't encounter any glitchy or cheesy bullshit.

Chiefs are a great team to use. OL doesn't play as bad as their ratings and the speed at WR/TE makes a difference. Jamaal is also very fast and runs hard.

We're solid on defense. Houston and Hali make plays consistently.

ROFL 6 turnovers

Charles cut. It was tag or cut and I wasn't tagging that declining SOB, especially after two fumbles against Denver in the season finale. BYE.

Alex is on the trade block. Not paying him $16.8M for another 20+ INTs. :D

Here...we...go!

It seems some of the artificial difficulty from All Madden has seeped into All Pro. This displeases me.

LMAO

Traded Alex and a 2nd (55th) to Denver for a 1st (15th) and 3rd (79th).

PERFECT :D

Chiefs got their head coach. I'll wait to reveal until I get a screenshot of him. Older guy. :D

Free agency!

CB Sam Shields - 2 years, 13.9M.

HB Adrian Peterson - 2 years, 17.4 million. Thunder and lightning with Agholor!

CB Deron Brackens - 5 years, 17.4M. 2nd year player, potential nickel.

Thank you Alex for the cap room. Get stuffed.

Notable FA signings: Brees, Brandon Marshall to Ravens, Larry Fitzgerald and Charles to Philly (they gave him $10 million a year LMAO), Jadeveon Clowney to the Bills. Spencer Ware was let go, signed with Jets.

No QBs appreciably better than Bobbo Chase, so, top draft target for the Chiefs:

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You just signed a 33 year old RB to $8m per?

I want you fired.

It's only a two year deal. Won't prevent me from signing anyone else. Besides, I need an elite power back to pair with Agholor and take the heat off Bobbo. Plenty of gas left in AP's tank.

Trust the process. The system is being built. :D

****ing Vikings took my CB though. Might be fat guy time.

Well, did something I thought I'd never do.

Traded out of the first round entirely this year.

Falcons give me their 2nd round pick and next year's 1st and 7th.

With the Alex Smith trade I'll have three first round picks in 2019. Hope the draft is stronger at the top.

Top pick for the Chiefs in 2018 comes at #49. Slight reach, not a sexy pick, but the most physically talented OLB in the draft.

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Do you only scout certain positions?

You can scout whoever you like. I tend to ignore 3-4 players though. Barely scouted any TEs.

Marvin Lewis has the perfect expression as the Chiefs new head coach.

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I moved to the 4-3, simmed my first season and we won the Super Bowl with Alex Smith. ROFL.

Man the practice squad is the best thing ever.

I literally just look for 21 and 22-year olds to shove on that thing and develop. ROFL

Mauga a liability in pass coverage? Psshhh...


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I generally don't like the 3-4. and I really don't like it in Madden.
my first order of busineess is to somehow switch to a 4-3.

So apparently, if you set the human fumble slider to 0....it actually has the opposite intended effect. :facepalm:

I'm guessing I'll finally make the playoffs in my third season after THAT slider adjustment.

For all the shit you talk, in the end you're a true fan.

"Next year will be the year!"

"Linebackers and fat guys for the motha****in' win!!"

How you build your own Madden teams says quite a bit about how much you actually believe the shit you spew.

EDIT: YOU HIRED MARVIN ****ING LEWIS?!?!?!

Christ man, you're the True Fan aren't you? Like, if we drove a stake through your heart, all other true fans would just vanish into the ether.

ROFL

It is really bad, Clay. You've really outed your inner lil Chiefy in this thread.

Off the top of my head, you passed on Andrew Luck 2.0 for a 3-4 pass rusher immediately after switching to a 4-3, which is essentially the Dee Ford situation in reverse.

You traded for a G on a cheap rookie contract and proceeded to move him to T while taking your $7m T and moving him to G. Now, in two years you'll have a guard making $8m per year and a T asking for at least that much yearly.

You signed a 33 year old running back to an $8m per deal in an attempt to establish a modern Martyball era.

All while essentially gutting the team of any of its franchise faces. Seriously, this team is ****ing unrecognizable and not in the good, post-Pioli kind of way.

Clay's first move should have been to find a QB. He failed at that.

Not your fault? Pfftt. Your primary receiver (Kelce?) was wide open for an easy TD. Good Lord, do you just stare down your pre-selected receiver?

A pass even Clay can't screw up.

FYP

This should be quoted again.

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ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL

The San Diego Chargers are now the Toronto Huskies for me.

I've enjoyed the clay train shit show. Drafting linebackers and replacement Alex Smith qb's. Entertaining none the less.

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LMAO

It gets better. Check out this draft class, baby. I may not have a QB but I have the most safety depth IN DA LEAGUE. In fact, my first pick: LB CONVERTED TO SAFETY. :D Traded down to get him, too. Much value.

MOST TRUE FAN DRAFT EVAH! I did take a WR in the 7th round, though. Gotta fill those skill positions. :D

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But this is going to be an excellent year, trust me. Adrian Peterson is going to BEAST **** people and Agholor is going to run around them. Robby won't have to do shit.

Put it in six inch headlines. 2018 Chiefs are winning the AFC West, guaranteed.

Do you play full 15 minute quarters?

10 mins, because you've always been able to get plays off faster in Madden than IRL

Couldn't help myself. Ended up putting ford as the #2 MLB and picking up a decent backup free agent OLB. I'm ****ing myself via the cap I'm sure.

I am currently sitting at 7-0 in season 1. In it to win it the first time around. I'll pay for it later.
Donk Logic ftw.

....

Bump up the difficulty, pussy.

Well, the opener went well. Bobbo Chase threw 2 TDs, including this gorgeous bomb to Conley.

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Adrian Peterson proved he has plenty left in the tank, ripping off a long run at the end of the third quarter.

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And...AERION MEEKS IS A ****ING SUPERHUMAN MONSTER. GREATEST PLAY EVER. LMAO This was the turning point.

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The Chiefs ran for over THREE HUNDRED YARDS, winning 49-17 after leading just 14-10 at halftime.

1-0. Suck it haters. :D

BONUS GIF. GODDAMN MEEKS.

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Cameron Wolff? PFFFFFFFFFT. Bust. Get a real QB Browns. 2-0. :)

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Eat your heart out Joe Valerio

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still faster than Boomer Grigsby

Love the game. My only complaint is injuries. I'm without my starting qb, RB, top 2 wr, and kelce. It's usually not this bad but I'm missing most of these guys every week.

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Lower the injury slider.

Undefeated online with the Raiders. However, online absolutely kills me. The absolute impossible always seems to happen.

Where in the hell are the updates?

It's also bullcrap that the game doesn't count when "connection to your peer has been lost" occurs. I've been up twice now and I don't get any credit for it.

EA added color rush uniforms and now you can edit the CPU's uniform before a game. Previously you could only do this if you had a 2nd controller.

The Chiefs color rush uniforms are just the red on reds though.

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No updates. Losing streak??

5-1 :D

Lowered the sliders when youngster took over for Alex eh?

Nope. Actually increased them as it was getting a little easy with such a talented QB. :D

A star is born.

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best pylon cam shot EVAH LMAO

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Well, this sucked. Shoulda got a TD I guess.

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How the **** is the Chop and War chant not in this game, but that Bungle garbage is???

I love it when an all pro corner, as well as a safety, give up a hail mary catch 5 yards short of the endzone and then proceed to get run over for a TD. I don't know why I torture myself with this online play crap.

Looks like he's on ice skates.

So they don't offend anyone?

Oh god damn. Dion Hillman absolutely BODIED Sean Smith on this TD. Just chuck it up dawg. I don't think I'm going to need to draft a WR. This guy is developing well, especially for a 7th round pick. Holla at yo balla ass GM.

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Hill is lethal on returns ROFL Only a turd GM would cut him :)

His juke, spin and elusive attributes were too low for my tastes. :harumph:

I think that's the most celebrating I've done on one play. Thanks, Matt Barkley. LMAO

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I hope they use frostbite for Madden next year.

Fifa 17 uses the engine and it looks ****ing gorgeous.

You probably would've missed anyway, (judging the meter).

I have yet to block a kick. I've had one blocked, though.

I made the playoffs! Home field advantage!

The number of the beast is upon us once again. LMAO

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2018 Chiefs Awards:

Robby Chase - Pro Bowl, AFC QB of the year, 3650 yards, 33 TD, 8 INT
Martinez Agholor - Pro Bowl, AFC RB of the year, 1,311 rush yards (6.3 avg), 16 TD, 387 rec yards, 1,150 KR yards (26.1 avg), 1 KR TD
Chris Conley - Pro Bowl, AFC WR of the year 1,287 rec yards, 17 TD
Aerion Meeks - Pro Bowl, AFC DL of the year 21.5 sacks, 58 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 FR, 2 safeties, 1 TD

Awesome thing they added to the game this year: if your player wins a POTY award, his development trait goes up. So Chase went from slow to normal and Agholor from normal to quick. They'll earn more XP points for future games.

Pro Bowlers: All of the above +

LT Eric Fisher (3 sacks allowed)
LG Mack Alston (2 sacks allowed)
C Mitch Morse (4 sacks allowed)
RG La'el Collins (3 sacks allowed)
RT Mitch Schwartz (4 sacks allowed)
DT Chris Jones (10.5 sacks, 40 tackles, 6 TFL, 1 FF)

Let's see how Alex did in Denver this year. He got Kubiak fired. LMAO

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On to the playoffs! The Chiefs host the Bengals, who defeated them 41-34 in Cincinnati earlier this year. TIME FOR REVENGE!

You have your starting running back returning kicks?

He wasn't the starter most of the year. Peterson was.

About the last 5-6 games when it became obvious he should be the starter that changed.

My backfield is absolutely lethal.

There's always going to be some cheese and shit when you play online. It sucks when you're on the receiving end of some bullshit but it's kinda realistic honestly. Players, even All-Pros, get beat sometimes..

Have you had issues online with the computer making you challenge random ass plays? It's happened to me like 3-4 times now. Yesterday I played a game and it made me challenge a 40 yard gain while I was on offenss. Thankfully it's really only ****ed me out of a few timeouts I never ended up needing, but the time it does that in a tight game I'll be ****ing pissed.

THE PLAYOFFS!

The game started predictably for the Chiefs. After a huge 56-yard pass to Travis Kelce, Robby Chase went for a touchdown. Sling it, baby!

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Cincy then mounted a drive and drew close to KC's goal line. It was there that Andy Dalton does what he does best.

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Payback's a bitch, ginger! The No. 1 defense was in gear now. Emboldened by the stop, KC's offense responded with a drive and Bobbo once again launched a downfield pass.

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7-0 Chiefs! Kansas City's defense held again and the Chiefs put together a drive. Unfortunately, Travis Kelce dropped a TD, and the lead was just 10-0 at halftime.

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Adrian Peterson extended the Chiefs lead in the third quarter, as the offensive line opened a gaping chasm at the goal line.

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The 17-3 lead would prove to be insurmountable. The Chiefs throttled Cincy's offense all afternoon, holding the No. 1 passing offense to just 86 net yards. Dalton completed only 11 of 25 passes, and KC held the ball for 28:34 compared to 11:26 for the visitors.

Justin Houston effectively ended the game midway through the fourth.

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Standouts:

M. Agholor - 26 carries, 106 yards
R. Chase - 17-20, 257 yards, 1 TD 1 INT

Kansas City hosts the AFC Championship against Drew Brees and the Ravens. A rematch of KC's narrow OT victory in Baltimore earlier this season.

THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

The Ravens opened the game by ramming the ball right down Kansas City's throat. A missed tackle at the goal line by "Jigga" Watts O'Neill allowed Dion Lewis to score.

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The Chiefs struck right back though, taking advantage of Baltimore's slow corner. Robbo Chase hit Hillman deep.

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A defensive stalemate ensued. The Chiefs got a huge sack on Brees to knock Baltimore out of FG range.

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The Ravens then shocked the crowd by going for a 67-yard field goal.

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That massive kick gave Baltimore a 10-7 lead at halftime. But it would not last, as Bobbo the Bomber once again took advantage of the Ravens' terrible corners. This time he found Conley.

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The Ravens immediately struck back, as the seemingly unstoppable Lewis ripped off a long TD run.

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The Chiefs answered again with another drive. On third and 1, they called a play action pass. The result...

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Touchdown! The Chiefs stopped Baltimore on the next drive thanks to a 46 defensive adjustment to shut down the run. Martinez Agholor made the score 28-17 with a short run, and the Ravens were in desperation mode.

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Baltimore kicked a field goal, and had one last chance to tie the game. Brees drove them inside the 20, and on third and 2, fired a pass for the end zone.

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Huzzah! Micah Hyde's game-ending INT puts the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

Replays, however, showed a different story. The real hero: KEIVARAE RUSSELL.

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Not only did the former Bengal tip the pass, he also batted it a SECOND TIME right to Hyde for the interception. Redemption!

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The Chiefs face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LIII.