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Madden 22 Franchise - Lions GM


MKnight82

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Welcome to my Madden 22 franchise mode.  You can see my previously successful 2020 Franchise mode here: 

 

And my rather unsuccessful 2021 franchise mode here: 

 

I wanted to wait for the new scouting system to drop before starting.  Hopefully this one is as fun as the 2020 version. 

These are the settings I'm using for the league:

Skill Level - All Madden (not sure if this makes a difference on sims or not, I don't think it does).

Trade Deadline - On

Coach Firing - CPU Only (my rebuild could take a long time and with me typing up all of this it would suck for it to collapse after Year 3 because the cpu decided to fire me).

Salary Cap - On

Superstar Abilities - On

Injuries - On

Pre-existing Injuries - On

Fill Roster - Off

 

XP sliders will remain standard, except I jacked up FB, K & P to 200x because they don't seem to progress at all. 

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Head Coach

Dan Campbell has been fired. 

Head Coach MKnight82 has taken his place. 

Custom Coach.  Team Builder trait. 

Offensive Playbook - Not sure about playbooks.  I'll start with New Orleans cause they are usually pretty good. 

Defensive Playbook - Washington.  I like how its a good mix of 4-3 and 3-4 looks.  

 

Offensive Coordinator

Erik Aguilar - 6 traits

 

Defensive Coordinator

Dean Fuller - 2 traits

 

Player Personnel Department

- no traits

 

Scouting Department

Tier 3 Scout - Calvin Heath - Expertise: RG, C

Tier 2 Scout - Brian Orakpo - Expertise: LE, RE

Tier 1 Scout - Melissa Johnson - Expertise: LOLB, ROLB

Tier 1 Scout - Yuxin Liu - Expertise: DT

Tier 1 Scout - Meg Wilson - Expertise: LG, RG

 

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Scheme

Offense - Vertical Power Run

QB - Strong Arm

HB - Power

FB - Blocking

WR - Deep Threat

TE - Vertical

LT - Pass Protector

LG - Power

C - Power

RG - Power

RT - Pass Protector

 

Defense - Base 4-3

LE - Run Stopper

RE - Speed Rusher

DT - Run Stopper

LOLB - Run Stopper

MLB - Field General

ROLB - Pass Coverage

CB - Man to Man

FS - Zone

SS - Run Support

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Lions Roster - Year 1
Offense Skill Players
QB OVR Age HB OVR Age FB OVR Age WR OVR Age TE OVR Age
J Goff 77 26 D Swift 78 22 J Cabinda 65 25 T Williams 80 29 TJ Hockenson 85 24
T Boyle 57 26 J Williams 77 26       B Perriman 75 27 D Fells 75 35
D Blough 56 26 J Jefferson 64 21       G Allison 71 27 C Taumoepeau 60 23
      M Warren 62 22       Q Cephus 70 23 A Mack 57 24
      G Igwebuike 59 26       C Hansen 70 26 B Wright 56 28
      D Mills 57 24       K Raymond 69 27      
                  AmonRaStBrown 67 21      
                             
Offensive Lineman
LT OVR Age LG OVR Age C OVR Age RG OVR Age RT OVR Age
T Decker 78 27 J Jackson 71 24 F Ragnow 88 25 H Vaitai 68 28 P Sewell 76 20
M Nelson 53 25 L Stenberg 62 24 E Boehm 62 28       T Crosby 73 25
                        D Skipper 55 26
                             
                             
Defensive Players
LE OVR Age DT OVR Age RE OVR Age LOLB OVR Age ROLB OVR Age
M Brockers 82 30 D Hand 77 25 T Flowers 82 28 J Okwara 68 23 A Anzalone 73 26
L Onwuzurike 71 23 A McNeill 71 21 R Okwara 80 26 D Barnes 66 22 C Harris 67 26
J Cornell 61 24 N Williams 68 31 A Bryant 67 24            
B Hector 59 26 J Penisini 67 24 J Heath 65 28            
            K Strong 60 25            
                             
                             
Defensive Players      
MLB OVR Age CB OVR Age FS OVR Age SS OVR Age      
J Tavai 73 24 N Robey Coleman 78 29 W Harris 69 25 T Walker 73 26      
SD Hamilton 70 25 Q Dunbar 76 29 CJ Moore 62 25 D Marlowe 69 29      
J R Maybin 66 26 A Oruwariye 75 25 A Holder 58 25            
      J Okudah 74 22                  
      M Ford 72 26                  
      C Elder 71 26                  
      I Melifonwu 67 22                  
                             
Special Teams                  
K OVR Age P OVR Age                  
R Bullock 71 31 J Fox 79 25                  
M Wright 69 25                        

 

This is pretty much the worst roster imaginable. There are no superstar or X factors on the whole team. There aren't a lot of long term building blocks either. 

On offense, Goff needs to go but his contract might hinder that. Swift is a decent RB that might work for a few years. The WRs are awful. TJ Hockenson is rated better than he is IRL but is a solid madden player. The Oline has Ragnow and Sewell, but Decker probably needs to go and the Guard situation is bad. 

Defensively there are a lot of aging mediocre players that will likely be traded. Honestly there isn't a single long term building block on defense. 

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CUTS

QB D Blough (56) - sucks

HB D Mills (57) - sucks

HB G Igwebuike (59) - I'm just not going to carry players under 60 OVR on the roster. 

TE B Wright (56) - sucks

TE A Mack (58) - honestly I can sign free agents better than these guys to replace them if necessary. 

LT M Nelson (53) - ya suspect

RT D Skipper (55) - see ya

LE B Hector (59) - sucks

FS A Holder (57) - sucks

K Matthew Wright (69) - heading to PS 

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2021 Practice Squad

K Matthew Wright (69)

DT Trysten Hill (71) 

WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside (71) 

CB Javelin Guidry (69)

HB Bryce Love (68) 

LOLB Jachai Polite (66)

TE Donald Parham (65)

TE Hunter Bryant (65)

WR Isaiah Wright (65)

LOLB Joe Giles-Harris (65)

MLB Quincy Williams (65)

CB Javaris Davis (64)

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Top 5 Draft Prospects - 2022 Draft
Rank Position Name Height Weight School
1 QB Lane Elliott 6'6" 228 Miami
2 LT Derron Jarrett 6'4" 311 Virginia Tech
3 QB Carl Sullivan 6'1" 232 Miami?
4 DT Kamryn Jones 6'4" 308 Iowa St
5 WR Darin Ward 5'11" 215 USC

 

How are there 2 QBs from the same school in the top 5? 

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Year 1 Scouting Focus

Tier 3 - Calvin Heath - National - It appears you don't have to assign a focus to the national scout. 

Tier 2 - Brian Orakpo - Southeast - LE

Tier 1 - Melissa Johnson - West - LOLB

Tier 1 - Meg Wilson - Central - RG

Tier 1 - Yuxin Liu - Northeast - DT

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TRADE DEADLINE UPDATE - YEAR 1

I'm 2-5, and probably shouldn't have won those 2. I'm definitely in tank mode so I might see if I can get anything for for any expiring contracts or aging vets. Trading Goff would give me a massive cap penalty so I don't know if that is ideal at this time. 

 

*TRADE*

Rams Receive

HB Jamaal Williams (78)

 

Lions Receive

2023 Rams 3rd Round Pick 

 

Rams have had serious injuries at RB and could use a new starter for the year. This is a future 3rd. 

 

*TRADE*

Chargers Receive

CB Quinton Dunbar (75)

 

Lions Receive 

2022 Chargers 6th Round Pick 

2023 Chargers 5th Round Pick 

 

Secondary depth for a playoff contender.  

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