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xanmank · 01-09-2009, 01:19 PM

In Head Coach, I think the most innovative and well thought out aspects are the offseason and injuries. With members from the Head Coach team now on for Madden 10', I think alot of good things can happen for Franchise mode

-The Draft is amazingly detailed with in-depth scouting, trading picks, really smart drafting AI and it really draws the player in to make them feel more involved. Even if there were not pre-created storylines and bios, I think a draft full of randomly generated names with the same pre-made attributes would be amazing. Also, the extra undrafted rookies signing period is cool.

-Free agent bidding is great because you can't stack your team and get away with paying players a less-than-competative salary, because another team will come with a better offer. Its also fast paced so you have to think quick who you want and how much they are worth to you. The AI is great in this too, and finally teams start to balance themselves out in the offseason and fill their needs

-Training camp: Expanded Rosters are key to finding out what players work in your system, even having street FA come in to compete for a roster spot. Cut days allow for teams to find treasures in another man's trash.

-Injuries: The fatigue and injury system is robust with individual body parts that have a probability of getting injured, and as a player goes through his career, commonly injured parts have a higher chance of re-injuring and often times they are never 100% again

I think if these features were added into Madden's Franchise mode, it would be the perfect football game and bring people back to the Madden series.

What is everyone else's opinion?

01-09-2009, 01:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
xanmank Pro OVR: 8 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 523	Franchise: Would adding Head Coach's Offseason & Injuries be enough of an improvement In Head Coach, I think the most innovative and well thought out aspects are the offseason and injuries. With members from the Head Coach team now on for Madden 10', I think alot of good things can happen for Franchise mode -The Draft is amazingly detailed with in-depth scouting, trading picks, really smart drafting AI and it really draws the player in to make them feel more involved. Even if there were not pre-created storylines and bios, I think a draft full of randomly generated names with the same pre-made attributes would be amazing. Also, the extra undrafted rookies signing period is cool. -Free agent bidding is great because you can't stack your team and get away with paying players a less-than-competative salary, because another team will come with a better offer. Its also fast paced so you have to think quick who you want and how much they are worth to you. The AI is great in this too, and finally teams start to balance themselves out in the offseason and fill their needs -Training camp: Expanded Rosters are key to finding out what players work in your system, even having street FA come in to compete for a roster spot. Cut days allow for teams to find treasures in another man's trash. -Injuries: The fatigue and injury system is robust with individual body parts that have a probability of getting injured, and as a player goes through his career, commonly injured parts have a higher chance of re-injuring and often times they are never 100% again I think if these features were added into Madden's Franchise mode, it would be the perfect football game and bring people back to the Madden series. What is everyone else's opinion?