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