Madden NFL 12

Thanks for the hints over the last couple of days lads.

I went back to the drawing board with Berty's fantastic defence guide and went on a 5 game win streak. Faking the blitz, dropping back the coverage, press coverage, etc in different situations have made my defence very unpredictable for the opposition.

On offence I've started getting my O-line to block the way I'm going to run, squeezing tight sometimes, getting aggressive, and changing the routes of the receivers too.

Now, I struggle a bit with the play clock or to get my defence sorted before the opposition start their play but that's only a minor worry and will be sorted with practice.

mikemac1 wrote: »

Bills haven't played the Ravens though, it's not on the schedule

No, you are right...I've made a bags of that
In that case it would be their conference record.

Ravens are currently 5-3(.625)
Wins against PIT, TEN, HOU, PIT, CLE, IND
Loses against NYJ, JAC, CIN

Bills are 6-2 (.778)
Wins against KC, OAK, NE, CIN, MIA, TEN, SD
Losses to NYJ, NYJ.

But all of this is a bit pointless because a win or a lose by the Ravens,Titans,Bengals or the Colts could would make all of this worthless.

Basicly the only things we know so far is that the Jets, Buccs, Packers and Broncos are guaranteed a playoff spot.

NFC East is still open, although a Dallas win this week against the Giants would secure a division victory for Philly as they hold the higher Common Game win percentage by one game.

One more win will make sure that the Bills make an appearance in the Playoffs.

The AFC South battle could, potentially, go down to the last game where Tennessee travel to Houston. It could be a game to decide who wins the Division and keeps the Superbowl Dream alive...or depending on Baltimore's results it could be nothing more than a battle for a better draft pick.

Giants beat the Cowboys last night 30-14. Was cruising until some brain farts at the start of the second when a play-action went all wrong ending in a pick six and the LenDale White fumbled on my next possession.

Sacked Peyton 8 times, which was nice, and Asante Samuel got his own pick six.

The Giants and Eli win the first Manning Bowl of the season

Just waiting on BPrince and Specsy to play their game. I have sent BPrince a pm to see if this game has been arranged. So hopefully they have done that and get it played asap!

Raoul wrote: »

You can only play madden 12 against people with madden 12.

That sucks. Cousin in the states well have the new one. He just got a ps3 lasts his week

Anyone know what the story with ShaneC is?

I'm playing Arizona this week but there is no sign of him rejoining??

Since the result would have playoff implications for both him and Adrian I'm thinking I should wait and see what the story is??

davetherave wrote: »

Anyone know what the story with ShaneC is?

I'm playing Arizona this week but there is no sign of him rejoining??

Since the result would have playoff implications for both him and Adrian I'm thinking I should wait and see what the story is??

Yeah it would be good if you could wait until wednesday at least.perhaps send him a pm

As we enter the last three weeks of the season, it’s time to take another look at the ever-evolving AFC playoff races:


For anyone looking for details on the tiebreakers, davetherave did an excellent breakdown on page 93 of this thread, and there has been enough detail done on these so I will stick to the broad strokes in this post.

The AFC East looks to be the leading division this year, with two tough teams in the Jets and Bills who both rank in the top 3 in the league in rushing yards, top 5 in total defense and seem to have eschewed modern football, as they are the only two teams with more rushing yards than passing yards;
Jets 1971yds rushing - 1897yds passing w/ Aaron Rodgers playing his usual efficient football
Bills 1965 – 911 w/ Tim Tebow, enough said.
The Jets have locked up a playoff spot and I think we can all safely say they will be the No.1 seed, as Berty’s juggernaut keeps rolling. The Bills look set as the No.5 seed and will probably face the CPU Broncos in the wildcard round.

The Colts and Bengals are still battling No.2 seed and that first round bye, as both 10-3 with the Bengals having the head-to-head advantage after a week 6 victory. However, they are both still looking over their shoulders as the Ravens, Titans and Texans still have shots at the division titles.
The Broncos are almost nailed on as the No.4 seed, as the AFC West is contractually entitled to a playoff spot.

This leaves the No.6 seed as a three-way battle between the Titans, Ravens and Texans.

Division Leaders
1. Jets 13-0
2. Bengals 10-3 *hold tie-breaker over Colts after Week 6 victory
3. Colts 10-3
4. Broncos 7-6

Wild Cards
5. Bills 10-3 (cannot win division, Jets own head-to-head tiebreaker)
6. Ravens 8-5 (2 games off division lead, own head-to-head tiebreakers over Titans and Texans)

In The Hunt
Titans 8-5 (tiebreaker off 6 seed, 2 game off division lead)
Texans 7-6 (1 game & tiebreaker off 6 seed, 3 game off division lead)

A Look Ahead at the Schedule (Might do this each week up until 17?):
Jets @ Eagles
Berty has to decide if he is chasing perfection, or to rest up for the playoffs?

Dolphins (CPU) @ Bills
No playoff implications

Ravens @ Chargers (CPU)
Ravens need to keep pressure on Bengals, as mikemac1 has pointed out, they need the Bengals to slipup once to make their Week 17 showdown a division decider. Ravens have their playoff fate in their own hands as they can win out and are guaranteed at least a No.6 seed.

Bengals @ Rams
Bengals need to win to hold onto the No.2 seed and that first-round bye. Can’t let the Ravens back in the North race.

Panthers @ Texans
After being de-railed by the Bengals last week, the Texans need to bite back to stay alive in the playoff race against the 2-11 Panthers. Texans fate is out of their hands at the moment.

GAME OF THE WEEK - Titans @ Colts
A win here would lock up the division for the Colts. The Colts prevailed in their previous contest 30-14 as the Titans come looking for revenge and to clean up their mistakes after turning the ball over 5 times in the last meeting. A Titans win would keep them in the wildcard race with the Ravens and put serious pressure on the Colts for the division.

An exciting week ahead in AFC football!