Season 1: Week 2 Open

Welcome to week 2. The AFC East and NFC West jump out as dominate divisions with 3 winning teams each. Use the Weekly Schedule thread and keep me posted if you're having trouble hearing from your opponent. Thanks.

Did your team survive Week 1? The answer is probably not. At the time of writing this (shortly before advance, injuries were ringing a ridiculous toll on teams. So pull up a chair and have a pity party with your fellow franchise members needing to fill their roster.
Fun Facts:

• Heading into advance, about 86 players showed up injured.
  
• ONLY 3 teams escaped advance with zero players injured. You can hate my Bears, Ghost's Bengals, and burnum's Dolphins.
  
• Only 3 teams had 1 player showing up on the injury report before advance. The Colts, Jets, and Lions.
  
• Both Patriots RTs are out.
  
• The worst injury falls on Sebastian Vollmer, out for 39 weeks.
  
• Chiefs Jaye Howard out 29 weeks, Redskins Jarvins Jenkins out 22 weeks, Rams Laurinaitis out 11 weeks.
  
• Ravens led all teams with 7 injured players.
  
• Ravens are missing both of their starting OLBs (Suggs, Dumervil).
  
• 49ers are missing both of their starting MLBs (Bowman, Willis).
  
• Wide Receivers and Defensive Tackles each led all positions with 8 injured players.
  

Team	Pos	Player	Injury Length
Bills	MLB	Arthur Moats	4 Weeks
Bills	DT	Marcel Dareus	3 Weeks
Broncos	LT	Chris Clark	4 Weeks
Broncos	RT	Orlando Franklin	1 Week
Browns	RE	Quentin Groves	4 Weeks
Browns	LG	John Greco	2 Weeks
Buccaneers	LG	Ted Larsen	4 Weeks
Buccaneers	RT	Gabe Carimi	4 Weeks
Buccaneers	HB	Jeff Demps	5 Weeks
Buccaneers	SS	Keith Tandy	2 Weeks
Buccaneers	LOLB	Steven Means	5 Weeks
Cardinals	LG	Jonathan Cooper	2 Weeks
Cardinals	RT	Eric Winston	6 Weeks
Cardinals	HB	Rashard Mendenhall	4 Weeks
Chargers	CB	Shareece Wright	7 Weeks
Chargers	ROLB	Dwight Freeney	7 Weeks
Chargers	LOLB	Larry English	1 Week
Chargers	WR	Eddie Royal	4 Weeks
Chiefs	LT	Donald Stephenson	9 Weeks
Chiefs	DT	Jaye Howard	29 Weeks
Chiefs	RE	Tamba Hali	2 Weeks
Chiefs	LT	Brandon Albert	4 Weeks
Chiefs	SS	Quintin Demps	1 Week
Colts	C	Samson Satele	3 Weeks
Cowboys	LOLB	Kyle Bosworth	8 Weeks
Cowboys	ROLB	Bruce Carter	2 Weeks
Cowboys	LE	Tyrone Craword	1 Week
Cowboys	LG	Ronald Leary	2 Weeks
Cowboys	WR	Miles Austin	4 Weeks
Eagles	RG	Julian Vandervelde	1 Week
Eagles	DT	Isaac Sopoaga	1 Week
Eagles	RG	Tod Herremans	3 Weeks
Eagles	WR	DeSean Jackson	6 Weeks
Falcons	LOLB	Joplo Bartu	5 Weeks
Falcons	DT	Corey Peters	2 Weeks
Falcons	CB	Robert McClain	4 Weeks
Falcons	DT	Travian Robertson	2 Weeks
Falcons	RT	Lamar Holmes	3 Weeks
Falcons	RG	Ryan Schraeder	4 Weeks
49ers	WR	Quinton Patton	2 Weeks
49ers	MLB	NaVorro Bowman	4 Weeks
49ers	LG	Daniel Kilgore	2 Weeks
49ers	RG	Alex Boone	5 Weeks
49ers	MLB	Patrick Willis	3 Weeks
Giants	HB	David Wilson	5 Weeks
Giants	RG	Chris Snee	1 Week
Giants	LT	Will Beatty	2 Weeks
Giants	LE	Justin Tuck	2 Weeks
Jaguars	LOLB	JT Thomas	3 Weeks
Jaguars	HB	Justin Forsett	4 Weeks
Jets	HB	Chris Ivory	7 Weeks
Lions	WR	Ryan Broyles	1 Week
Packers	ROLB	Clay Matthews	5 Weeks
Panthers	WR	Domenik Hixon	3 Weeks
Panthers	ROLB	Jordan Senn	1 Week
Patriots	RT	Brice Schwab	6 Weeks
Patriots	RT	Sebastian Vollmer	39 Weeks
Raiders	QB	Terrelle Pryor	1 Week
Raiders	SS	Brandian Ross	5 Weeks
Rams	C	Scott Wells	1 Week
Rams	MLB	James Laurinaitis	11 Weeks
Rams	LG	Chris Williams	4 Weeks
Ravens	RG	Jah Reid	3 Weeks
Ravens	SS	Christian Thompson	1 Week
Ravens	LT	Bryant MicKinnie	5 Weeks
Ravens	LOLB	Terrell Suggs	2 Weeks
Ravens	C	AQ Shipley	2 Weeks
Ravens	ROLB	Elvis Dumervil	5 Weeks
Ravens	MLB	Robert James	3 Weeks
Redskins	LE	Jarvis Jenkins	22 Weeks
Redskins	LOLB	Darryl Tapp	2 Weeks
Redskins	RT	Jason Smith	3 Weeks
Saints	CB	Patrick Robinson	1 Week
Saints	WR	Nick Toon	3 Weeks
Saints	MLB	Jonathan Vilma	2 Weeks
Seahawks	CB	DeMarcus VanDyke	3 Weeks
Seahawks	DT	Matthew Masifilo	3 Weeks
Steelers	ROLB	Jarvis Jones	2 Weeks
Steelers	WR	Antonio Brown	7 Weeks
Steelers	C	John Malecki	2 Weeks
Texans	HB	Arian Foster	2 Weeks
Texans	RE	Antonio Smith	4 Weeks
Titans	DT	Sammie Hill	3 Weeks
Titans	RE	Andre Carter	3 Weeks
Vikins	RE	Everson Griffen	3 Weeks
Vikins	DT	Fred Evans	5 Weeks

            GAME OF THE WEEK            

Classic AALoA matchup. Commando holds one Super Bowl trophy.  I've been a Bridesmaid, but never a bride in Madden, but have more Super Bowl trips than Commando. Peterson vs Forte. Ponder's wheels vs Cutler's scowl. Peppers vs Allen. The usual clusterfuck of the NFC North could start settling early for either team. The Vikings cannot avoid going 0-2.

If anyone knows stop_cheesin, any idea why the asshat would just up and quit without a word? The Bills now need a new owner.

Scouting is now LIVE! Hope you like the draft class. Because you have no choice!

 Week 3 Opens Sunday night.

the_EDJ wrote:

• Ravens led all teams with 7 injured players.
  
  
  
  
  
• Ravens are missing both of their starting OLBs (Suggs, Dumervil).
  
  
  
  
  

Pardon me if I'm not too sympathetic.

Is illmatic around? He's autopilot on NCAA

Ken wrote:Is illmatic around? He's autopilot on NCAA

He should be around for your Madden game.  I know he mentioned a possible new job with different hours, but for the most part he's been on auto-pilot because he's been consumed with Madden, lol.

True....

Pitt, can ya un-auto pilot me in NCAA when ya get a chance? My Madden honeymoon is over and I wanna get back into the NCAA game  Sorry  


Eagles are able to beat San Diego 45-35 in a fantasy owner's dream.

Eagles trailed 7-3 after the first quarter, but put together a 21 point 2nd quarter to gain the lead and never let it go. Both teams scored 21 in the 2nd half and Eagles hold on for the victory.

Some gaudy stats:



Rivers: 21/36, 372yards, 4TD
Vick: 10/16, 120 yards, 3TD

Mathews 8/102 yards, TD
McCoy 21/259, 3TD

Gates had 5 catches for 111 yards and a TD


No turnovers in the game 


Might be the first time since season 1 of '12 that I ran the ball more than I passed. 28 runs and 16 passes, I must be sick or something.


and response to EDJs write up:  

May our rehab staffs be well-paid and competent

illmatic_216 wrote:True....

Pitt, can ya un-auto pilot me in NCAA when ya get a chance? My Madden honeymoon is over and I wanna get back into the NCAA game  Sorry  


Eagles are able to beat San Diego 45-35 in a fantasy owner's dream.

Eagles trailed 7-3 after the first quarter, but put together a 21 point 2nd quarter to gain the lead and never let it go. Both teams scored 21 in the 2nd half and Eagles hold on for the victory.

Some gaudy stats:



Rivers: 21/36, 372yards, 4TD
Vick: 10/16, 120 yards, 3TD

Mathews 8/102 yards, TD
McCoy 21/259, 3TD

Gates had 5 catches for 111 yards and a TD


No turnovers in the game 


Might be the first time since season 1 of '12 that I ran the ball more than I passed. 28 runs and 16 passes, I must be sick or something.


and response to EDJs write up:  

May our rehab staffs be well-paid and competent

You should be able to take yourself off auto-pilot through the game as well as through the Dynasty Wire site.

Dstylez(Patriots) Jets here text me at 561-843-0168 to set up our game.

I love all the injuries this year. Makes it a lot more realistic.

Peyton's Adamantium Neck wrote:I love all the injuries this year. Makes it a lot more realistic.

Ditto. Makes it a lot more important to build your roster for depth.

Actually, cheesin was in my other league, Realball, won a few championships if Im not mistaken, but did get booted.Prolly left due to the slower pace and still relying on a message board for everything when their are more player friendly options.

King_Hippo72 wrote:Actually, cheesin was in my other league, Realball, won a few championships if Im not mistaken, but did get booted.Prolly left due to the slower pace and still relying on a message board for everything when their are more player friendly options.

Thanks. I finally got an answer.  He blamed owner mode being too much work. You'd think that'd be apparent when trying to join and it only give you that option.

The forum provides player creativity to enhance the league experience. You can't do shit just looking at a PS3 screen. Things get old quick.  C'mon sunshine, brighten up.

It literally takes 2 minutes a day, at minimum effort, to follow things on a message board. It's definitely the way to go.

Dstylez and my game got desynched.

We're shooting for a replay tomorrow evening.

REMAINING GAMES:

• Jets vs Patriots -- Desynched, will be replayed.
  
• Cowboys vs Chiefs -- No word from Chiefs owner. Pending auto-pilot.
  
• Vikings vs Bears -- Scheduled for later today.
  
• Saints vs Buccaneers -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• Broncos vs Giants -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• 49ers vs Seahawks -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• Steelers vs Bengals Auto-Pilot -- 
  
• Redskins Auto-Pilot vs Packers --
  
• Panthers (no cape yet) vs CPU -- 
  
• Lions vs CPU -- 
  
• CPU vs Ravens (owner hasn't joined?) -- Where's myjumprope? Anyone know him?
  

Jets win a battle vs the Pats 31-17 GG Dstylez.

REMAINING GAMES:

• Cowboys vs Chiefs -- No word from Chiefs owner. Pending auto-pilot.
  
• Saints vs Buccaneers -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• Broncos vs Giants -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• 49ers vs Seahawks -- Nothing posted. No clue.
  
• Steelers vs Bengals Auto-Pilot -- 
  
• Panthers (no cape yet) vs CPU -- 
  
• CPU vs Ravens (owner hasn't joined?) -- Where's myjumprope? Anyone know him?
  

illmatic_216 wrote:It literally takes 2 minutes a day, at minimum effort, to follow things on a message board. It's definitely the way to go.

True, but the more things advance, the message board is being left behind, a legit chat room right on the front page and mass texts when issues arise, weeks advance, etc is more user friendly.

Defense was awesome. Romo was good. Running game was good enough.

Players of the Game
Offense: QB Tony Romo -- 15 of 20 for 227 yards, 1 TD, 0 INTs
Defense: CB Brandon Carr -- 1 INT (in redzone)

Also, I think the most annoying thing in Madden this year is the number of shoestring tackles. So tired of DEs tripping me up when they're three yards behind me and I have the corner.