Madden 21 Franchise - Jets GM

[MKnight82]

UDFA 

SS Dion Burton (64)

[MKnight82]

Jets Roster - Year 5
Offense Skill Players
QB	OVR	Age	HB	OVR	Age	FB	OVR	Age	WR	OVR	Age	TE	OVR	Age
M Springs	72	21	G Turbin	83	24	K Conley	76	24	J Ferguson	87	25	T Archer	82	24
S Hancock	65	24	D Roby	72	22				P Slay	86	25	T Dillard	75	21
			L Perine	70	26				D Mims	80	26	R Bradshaw	74	24
			G Hightower	68	26				B Bridge	78	25	R Springs	69	25
			T Watkins	65	25				M Davis	70	24	J Matias	67	23
									D Sullivan	70	21
									D Harrison	68	23
Offensive Lineman
LT	OVR	Age	LG	OVR	Age	C	OVR	Age	RG	OVR	Age	RT	OVR	Age
M Becton	87	25	C Ford	80	27	E Young	76	22	C Edoga	80	27	D Kendricks	76	24
			C Clark	72	26	J Holcombe	71	23	Q Hendricks	70	24	I Wilson	74	25
			R Brewer	71	21	S Foote	70	23				J Simmons	63	24
Defensive Players
LE	OVR	Age	DT	OVR	Age	RE	OVR	Age	LOLB	OVR	Age	ROLB	OVR	Age
D Irons	81	24	A Reynolds	80	24	R Gary	80	26	N Wilkinson	76	23	J Stephenson	80	22
K Singleton	74	23	W Riles	78	22	L Rich	79	23	B Cashman	76	28	D Gaddis	75	25
D Gay	72	25	E Powell	74	24	D McAllister	69	24	T Matthews	72	22
			D Carruthers	70	24	Z Watkins	69	26
			M Davidson	70	23	M Branch	65	23
Defensive Players
MLB	OVR	Age	CB	OVR	Age	FS	OVR	Age	SS	OVR	Age
J Wofford	80	26	B Austin	79	28	B Haskins	75	22	L Rhodes	76	25
E Booker	72	24	B Hall	78	26	R Poyer	72	25	D Burton	64	22
J Lawry	70	25	A Bates	77	22
			T Diggs	77	26
			T Blades	76	25
			J Quinton	72	22
			M Kinney	68	23
Special Teams
K	OVR	Age	P	OVR	Age
A Seibert	81	27	B Mann	88	26

 

QB Springs is the biggest new starter on the roster. 

I moved Eric Young from RT to Center.  

RT Kendricks returns to the starting lineup. 

Rookie DT Riles will start as the #1 DT. 

I'm probably going to trade away CB Austin.  Rookie CB Bates will start.  

Edited August 29, 2020 by MKnight82

[MKnight82]

*TRADE*

Cowboys Receive

CB Blessuan Austin (79)

 

NY Jets Receive

Future 4th Round pick

[MKnight82]

CUTS - FINAL 53 ROSTER - YEAR 5

I have to cut 11 players, some of those can head to the Practice Squad.  

HB La'Mical Perine (70) - CUT - He doesn't contribute. 

HB T Watkins (65) - CUT - He's out of PS eligibility.  

WR Dante Harrison (68) - CUT - He's out of PS eligibility.  

TE Jesse Matias (67) - PS - He's 23.  

LG Cameron Clark (72) - CUT - I've replaced him with draft picks.

RT Jimmy Simmons (63) - PS - He's 24.

RE Zeke Watkins (69) - CUT - He's out of PS eligibility.  

RE Michael Branch (65) - PS - He's 23.

LE Dontrell Gay (72) - CUT - he's the last cut I made.  I'm just out of roster spots.  

 

*TRADE*

Ravens Receive

DT Alan Reynolds (81)

 

NY Jets Receive

Future 2nd Round pick

 

He was the 2nd first round pick I took in my first draft.  He's up for a contract extension this year.  He has 9.5 career sacks, and never had more than 4.0 in a single season.  No forced fumbles in his entire career.  He's just not worth extending.  Still,  he's still just 25 years old and he's the 23rd OVR DT in the league, so he has some value.    The Ravens drafted a Star DE last year and their top DT is a 74 OVR.  He will be a good fit for them.  

 

*TRADE*

Cardinals Receive

LOLB Blake Cashman (76)

 

NY Jets Receive

Future 4th Round pick

 

He seems too valuable to just cut.  I've drafted a bunch of linebackers and someone had to go.  

[MKnight82]

TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE

I'm an impressive 4-2 at the deadline.  No reason to rock the boat, no trades this year at the deadline.  

[MKnight82]

Contract Negotiations

LT Mekhi Becton (89) - 5 year deal, $8.0 mil salary, $7.50 mil SB, $11.9 Y1 cap hit ($77.3 mil Total Contract)

- He's still only 25 years old and one of the best players on my roster.    

WR Johnnie Ferguson (87) - 5 year deal, $7.5 mil salary, $4.35 mil SB, $8.47 Y1 cap hit ($59.0 mil Total Contract)

- He's a really good starting WR.   

 

HB Gabriel Turbin (83) - 5 year deal, $2.7 mil salary, $1.10 mil SB, $2.57 Y1 cap hit ($18.8 mil Total Contract)

- He's been a disappointment, but he's still just 24 years old and this is a pretty cheap extension.  

MLB Jamie Wofford - 3 year deal, $4.0 mil salary, $2.65 mil SB, $5.62 Y1 cap hit ($19.8 mil Total Contract)

- He's a decent starter, eventually I'd like to upgrade him but for now he's worth keeping around.  He's already 26.  

RT Donnell Kendricks (79) - 5 year deal, $4.0 mil salary, $3.35 mil SB, $5.53 Y1 cap hit ($36.5 mil Total Contract)

- He's still only 24 years old and a decent starter.  

WR Brandon Bridge (78) - 3 year deal, $2.0 mil salary, $1.55 mil SB, $3.02 Y1 cap hit ($10.5 mil Total Contract)

- He's a solid depth WR.  I debated this contract because I can't retail everyone, but this isn't that expensive.     

CB Thomas Blades (77) - 4 year deal, $2.0 mil salary, $1.15 mil SB, $2.41 Y1 cap hit ($12.4 mil Total Contract)

- He's developed into a good backup CB.  He's 25.  

ROLB Duke Gaddis (75) - no offer

- He's solid but I can replace him with a draft pick pretty easily.   

TE Richard Bradshaw (75) - 3 year deal, $2.5 mil salary, $1.65 mil SB, $3.49 Y1 cap hit ($12.3 mil Total Contract)

- He's a good backup.  24 years old.     

SS Dion Burton (66)  - no offer

- I can draft a replacement.

DT Deon Carruthers (72) - 2 year deal, $1.2 mil salary, $950k SB, $1.95 Y1 cap hit ($4.2 mil Total Contract)

- He's solid depth.  24 years old.  

QB Sergio Hancock - no offer

- It'll be cheaper to draft a backup.   

   

   

[titans0021]

I do Madden rebuilds every year, I’m not sure I’ve had a QB finish with more INTs than TDs in the last five years. Trubisky should be proud.

[Danger]

2 hours ago, titans0021 said:

I do Madden rebuilds every year, I’m not sure I’ve had a QB finish with more INTs than TDs in the last five years. Trubisky should be proud.

He speaks the Trub.

[JBURGE]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I kinda like the drafts being a lot more random. It gets so boring when you know exactly what to look for. I like that these early picks are more of a risk like in real life. It's frustrating I'm sure, but you've gotten good players in the 2nd, 3rd, even 6th rounds. I like that

The QB being top 5 and a 3rd round talent is kinda dumb. I would have liked to see him be a 3rd round projection and talent and be an X Factor (once in a blue moon). 

Edited September 1, 2020 by JBURGE

[MKnight82]

End of the Year Standings - Year 5
NFC			AFC
Seed	Team	Record	Seed	Team	Record
1	Diablos	11-5	1	Bengals	14-2
2	Saints	10-6	2	Browns	12-4
3	Seahawks	10-6	3	Colts	11-5
4	Cardinals	9-7	4	Titans	11-5
5	Falcons	9-7	5	Chiefs	10-6
6	Giants	9-7	6	Ravens	10-6
7	Rams	8-8	7	Patriots	9-7
8	Vikings	8-8	8	Bills	9-7
9	Bears	8-8	9	Broncos	9-7
10	Packers	7-9	10	Jets	8-8
11	Cowboys	7-9	11	Dolphins	7-9
12	49ers	6-10	12	Texans	7-9
13	Panthers	6-10	13	Steelers	5-11
14	Washington	6-10	14	Jaguars	5-11
15	Eagles	5-11	15	Raiders	3-13
16	Lions	4-12	16	Chargers	3-13

 

I finished 8-8 and outside of the playoffs again. A disappointing finish for sure after starting the year 4-2.  I'm 5 years in and still haven't made the playoffs.  

[MKnight82]

Year 5 - Jets Game Results
Week	Opponent	Result	W/L	Cumulative Record
1	@ Dolphins	30-21	W	1-0
2	@ Texans	34-31	W	2-0
3	v Dolphins	35-33	W	3-0
4	v Colts	31-28	W	4-0
5	@ Patriots	16-48	L	4-1
6	BYE
7	@ Rams	21-27	L	4-2
8	v Patriots	21-28	L	4-3
9	v 49ers	20-59	L	4-4
10	v Seahawks	19-24	L	4-5
11	v Bengals	24-41	L	4-6
12	@ Raiders	34-16	W	5-6
13	@ Bills	30-24	W	6-6
14	@ Jaguars	10-24	L	6-7
15	v Titans	25-28	L	6-8
16	@ Cardinals	17-14	W	7-8
17	v Bills	37-31	W	8-8

 

That stretch in the middle killed me.  I wonder how many teams that started 4-0 missed the playoffs?  

Edited September 1, 2020 by MKnight82

[MKnight82]

TEAM STATS - YEAR 5 (Year to Year Improvement)

Total Offensive Yards - 12th (+19)

Passing Yards - 7th (+9)

Rushing Yards - 26th (+5)

Points Per Game - 15th (+16)

Total Yards Allowed - 30th (-3)

Passing Yards Allowed - 30th (-3)

Rushing Yards Allowed - 28th (+4)

Points Allowed - 30th (+2)

Sacks - 30th (-8)

INTs - 5th (+26)

Turnover Differential - 24th at -13

 

The offense was much better but my defense is still terrible.  I still get no pressure.  Turnovers were a lot better this year. 

[theJ]

Bengals and Browns atop the AFC.  Lol.

[theJ]

1 hour ago, JBURGE said:

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I kinda like the drafts being a lot more random. It gets so boring when you know exactly what to look for. I like that these early picks are more of a risk like in real life. It's frustrating I'm sure, but you've gotten good players in the 2nd, 3rd, even 6th rounds. I like that

The QB being top 5 and a 3rd round talent is kinda dumb. I would have liked to see him be a 3rd round projection and talent and be an X Factor (once in a blue moon). 

Actually i kind of like that too.

The only thing that could make rosters a little more realistic (and again, would be super frustrating) is to have more year to year progression/regression swings.  We see it all the time IRL.  Players rise and fall real quick, or switch teams and bottom out.  

Would be super frustrating to see your start 95 OVR player regress 10 points suddenly, but it would follow real life a little better.

What isn't realistic is the 2 point progression every single year through their 20's, then regress at a steeper pace through their 30's.  It shouldn't be that predictable, is what i'm saying.

[MKnight82]

End of the Year Player Stats - Year 5
Passing
Name	Completions	Attempts	Comp %	Yards	TDs	INTs	AVG	LONG	Sacks	Fumbles
QB M Springs	385	600	64.0%	4403	31	17	7.3	75	46	0
Rushing
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TDs	LONG	YPG	YAC	Broken Tak	Fumbles
HB G Turbin	194	875	4.5	5	97	54.7	159	34	0
HB D Roby	95	321	3.4	5	8	20.1	13	22	0
QB M Springs	53	208	3.9	1	10	13	1	1	0
Receiving
Name	Receptions	Yards	AVG	TDs	LONG	YPG	YAC
WR D Mims	85	1182	13.9	8	71	73.9	485
WR P Slay	88	948	10.8	5	29	59.3	445
TE T Archer	84	863	10.3	7	32	53.9	368
WR J Ferguson	69	817	11.8	4	26	51.1	331
Offensive Lineman
Name	Sacks Allowed	Games Played	Downs Played
LT M Becton	15	16	1140
RT D Kendricks	10	16	1140
LG C Ford	6	16	1017
OC E Young	5	11	753
RG C Edoga	3	16	1191
Defensive Stats
Name	Tackles	TFL	Sacks	INTs	Catches Allowed	Pass Def	FF	FR	Safety	TDs
ROLB J Stephenson	141	5	2	0	51	9	0	0	0	0
MLB J Wofford	123	7	0.5	0	51	9	0	0	0	0
CB AJ Bates	95	4	0	5	55	4	0	0	0	0
FS B Haskins	85	3	0	2	29	4	0	0	0	0
CB B Hall	82	5	0	2	29	3	0	0	0	0
SS L Rhodes	67	4	0	1	31	3	0	0	0	0
CB J Quinton	67	1	0.5	2	36	4	0	0	0	0
RE L Rich	57	8	6.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LE D Irons	43	7	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
LOLB N Wilkinson	41	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
RE R Gary	36	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DT W Riles	36	6	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kicking
Name	FGM	FGA	FG%	LONG	XPM	FGM 30-39	FGM 40-49	FGM 50+	FGA 50+	Touchbacks
K A Seibert	25	26	96%	58	39	16	5	4	5	36
Punting
Name	Attempts	AVG	NET AVG	Down in 20	Touchbacks	LONG
P B Mann	47	54.2	50.7	9	12	74
Kick Return
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TD	LONG
WR D Sullivan	29	741	25.6	1	100
Punt Return
Name	Attempts	Yards	AVG	TD	LONG
WR D Sullivan	18	138	7.7	0	15

 

Rookie QB Springs had an excellent season, with 4,400+ yards and 31 Tds.  

HB Turbin has proven he is not a starting RB.  

Idk what happened with the receiving stats.  Mims went nuts despite playing less snaps than Ferguson and Slay.  TE Archer had his best season yet.  

 

The defense is just sad.  I can't get any big plays.  This is the 2nd season in a row I've caused zero forced fumbles (as an entire team).  My sack numbers are pathetic.  DE Irons isn't doing anything.  Rookie DT Riles was a huge disappointment.