League Announcements, XP Sliders & the 1st Game of Cycle II, Season I
In this article we are going to briefly try and look at a couple announcements pertaining to the flow of the league, discuss some XP sliders we will be using and reflect on the first game that was played as we went into season one!
LEAGUE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advances
Just like our last cycle of Madden our League Advances will be remaining the same. We will be advancing 3X a week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11:59pm est.
Schedules
Also just like last madden when you have your game scheduled you are required to post the agreed upon time in the schedule channel. This is for multiple reasons. It might not seem like a big deal on your end but for us admins trying to track when 32 guys are playing it is a life saver. Seriously. Additional it actually is good for you as well. There were cases last cycle when guys agreed upon a time and one guy didn’t show out of confusion over said time. Since the game wasn’t posted in the schedule channel admin hands were tied and those games were straight Sims when they should of been force wins. So protect yourself and help the admin team by posting in the schedule channel.
Rules
New cycle. Same rules. Don’t be dumb. If your memory is fuzzy then go read em bum.
Issues?
Issues will pop up. Remember, do not address your issues publicly. If you address it publicly do not expect admins to do anything. If an issue emerges bring it up to the admins privately and we will gladly help you solve the issues. When you address the issue publicly the scene you cause becomes your resolution!
XP SLIDERS
So there’s this guy who simmed tons of leagues 10 years with various XP sliders in a means of finding a set of sliders that created a mirrored result to the actual irl rosters.
Check out this YouTube video on them.
A lot of work and research went into these sliders and we will be giving them a go.
The First Game

The first game of the regular season of our second cycle featured a rematch from our pre-league tournament. In this rematch we saw the Falcons and the Eagles square off. The final looks like a one sided ugly game. Truth is it wasn’t one sided, however I don’t think it was a home run hitter. If three plays played out different it was an entirely different game. Additionally if the way these two played in this game remains the same neither of them will be on the wall of champions.
Let start on “if three plays played out different.”
Play 1) Falcons line up for chip shot field and are unable to deliver. If they hit it, that’s 3.
Play 2) a couple seconds left in the first half Eagles were up 0–17. Instead of kneeling or running Falcons throw a pass. The pass is picked and taken in for 6.
Play 3) later in the game on a drive that ended with eagles picking the ball in the end zone there was a dropped TD pass from Julio Jones.
If these three plays above played out different the score of the game would be Falcons 12, Eagles 17. This game would be a game were Falcons play calling would be entirely different in the second half.
Also let us look at “if the way these two played in this game remains the same neither of them will be on the wall of champions.”
I know that sounds harsh but there was 14 sacks and 9 Interceptions in this game. Sacks were pretty much split down the middle. Eagles threw 3 picks and the rest of the picks were thrown by the Falcons. This game was not a game of dominance. there was struggles on both ends.
I believe firmly both these guys are better than they played. I believe firmly both these guys are going to make some noise. Do not be fooled by the struggles in this game.
If you play Eagles week 2, word of advice, watch the seam 😉 ..if you play Falcons week 2, Word of advice, don’t forget your spy 🙃
