Day: March 14, 2022

Not much going on, so not much to really say on a Sunday night where I am about to roll into a spring break. Honestly, the most interesting thing going on is looking at the movies that are nominated for Oscars so I am better informed about the films that may win. Outside of that… nothing. Not Madden, which turned out to be more of the same basic stuff with different players and, of course, both fun and irritating as a person who plays. Tomorrow I intend to give Elden Ring a shot, tho I don’t know if I want to put too much effort into the affair. A few hours doesn’t seem to be enough yet a few hours is all I have to give.

In the wonderful world of writing, I am not. At least not so much right now. I need to get back to the flow of this particular story that has me all locked up. It is a good one, and one I think I can get published through Amazon or elsewhere. Not sure where to go with it, but I want it to get done before I start stirring the publication pot.

So, yeah. That’s all that is going on. Another simple sunday.

Some Thoughts:

1. My partner believes I have a problem with proximity to things I used to be completely dedicated to. Youth Football, for example, used to be a huge portion of my life. Train kids all week for a Saturday showdown. Well, I’m done with all of it and I cannot help myself but wandering back to see how people are doing and what teams are doing. I’m done. Really really done. However, I need to steer clear of what has easily become an addiction and an addictive routine. Step 1: Delete instagram.
2. Yep, that is all I got.

Not a lot happening in the world right now that I feel capable of discussing, so I will talk a little Madden. Here’s what’s been going on: After five or so seasons of the Madden family league, my eldest quit. The others didn’t exactly follow suit, but it quickly became clear that they wanted a fresh start and wanted him back in. Today we drafted a Legends league, and I must say the situation looks to be interesting. I drafted line first and then went out and grabbed three RBs: Jim Brown, Gayle Sayers, and Bo Jackson. This gives me the chance to put one at FB (since I failed to draft a TE for the spot) and have a devastating backfield compliment in which Brown runs as FB and I can shuttle the other two for speed and power. I got a few speedy WR to compliment them, so I can run my offense. My defense is a situation in terms of stopping the run though. I have amazingly fast MLBs but nothing of value on the outside. This is a no-trade league, so that puts me in a position to ONLY build through draft and free agency and, well, coaching.

So, why did I draft that way? I don’t know. I felt like if I had an all-star o-line I would be in position to run the ball really well. All but 1 lineman is 90+ rating. None have abilities, but I suspect the breakouts are coming eventually. My LT is 99 rating and my C is 98 which should help with stopping the main glitchy pass rushes my kids lean on. Outside of that I have Darell Green and Deion Sanders at CB, so I suspect they’ll be able to lock up a lot of Wrs in coverage–especially when tasked with playing man to man. I usually run a ton of zone, but I’m working on changing that scheme to one that better fits what my kids run and what my players can do. Like I said, my front end is not very good, but the back end can definitely hold it down.

Some Thoughts:

1. What a life when you can sit and blog about Madden for 10 minutes like that is the biggest thing happening that day.