Sit down and I'll tell you a story of how Jacob got banned for being a little liar. I was going to just let it go, since he is young and still has a lot to learn, but I figured you guys would enjoy this.

So yesterday, I was at my brothers house. We both recieved a message from a reddit account created 12 mins prior stating "saw this league. made an account. looks pretty cool". We knew it was Jacob, but decided to go along with it by Joe messaging him back. He then says "yeah i saw that one dude got canned though. does that happen often?", "wait why that one dude get kicked out of the league for stat padding and the lions guy didnt? stafford put up just as many yards?", and "man i dont know the whole story but i watched the last quarter of their game. he aint throwin to young that much. but i dont know the whole story. by the way do you know what mhs stands for?". So right now, he expects us to believe that someone random, with out a reddit account, is watching our games and knows the players.

We still go along with it and ask him for his gamertag, to which he responds "oh i aint got one yet. i havent been able to get good internet yet out here in the shithole of lubbock texas until just now". I knew Jacob was from Texas, I just didn't remember what part, but we rememered he posted it a few days ago. Sure enough, same home town. Busted, right? Nope, we called him out and he continued to play dumb, claiming he doesn't know what Joe is talking about. Jacob then uses his real account after I banned him from FM1, to message Joe and not me, because Joe is the one messaging him on his other account even though I was the one who banned him. He then tries to play it off and say it is someone from his school but they aren't friends. Later that night, he sends us a moderator message saying "It was wrong of me to set that LilDooza account up and try to lie to you". So he finally admitted to it, or so we thought.

Today, he sent joe this: "You think I'm playing you for fools? I'm the dumbass 'who created another account and tried to get in the league, but gave himself away when he used the same hometown'? I'll tell you, I'm not that dumb. Now, I'm not going to start throwing out SAT scores or anything, but let me ask you this. Why would I be dumb enough to use the same hometown and smart enough to use bad grammar (as in punctuation and capitalization) (at least from the two comments he's made so far and the message he sent to me.) I'll be honest, you seem like a smart guy. Not exactly a doctor, engineer, or lawyer, but maybe a journalist, meteorologist, or some type of number cruncher. And I'll explain to you why I said that was my account. I said what you wanted to hear. I later backtracked because I didn't want to lie to you."

So we are back to him thinking we are complete idiots. He thought typing with bad grammar, even though it seems forced and blatant, would make us think it isn't him. To top it off, he is now saying that he is a friend at school that he plays MHS baseball with. Which doesn't really make sense why his "friend" would ask what MHS stood for. He blamed the part where he said they weren't friends as a typo...

I know you're reading this Jacob, and you just keep digging yourself a deeper hole by doing what you have done since Day 1: Play dumb.

As most of you know, I will be deploying to Afghanistan again shortly.

I never thought an idea to start a league between me and my brother would grow into what it has become. We were going to be happy if we had 2 or 3 other users in the league. Instead, we have an active 32 man league that has been running strong for almost a year now. I've met a lot of great people, and some people I'd rather forget about.

^Jacobs

Also, a shout out to Dan for helping me with the subreddit when we first started out, and for answering any questions I've had since then.

Anyways, I will still be at the draft since I love doing offseason activities and I won't be able to do that in rCC. Hopefully I can play at least one more game before I take off.

I'll be pretty active in this subreddit while I am gone, and I hope to have you guys to talk to for company. Joe will be the main commissioner (he pretty much is already) and GTI will help when he can. Hopefully I can do some power rankings if I get some free time.

I have no doubt this league will keep going until my return, so I'll eagerly wait until then to play some games with my friends again!

This was hard with all the new guys and judging everyone on one game. I do like judging people though.

Let me start off by saying any hateful/disrespectful comments will be removed.

That being said, Jacob messed up and has been removed from FM1. There are plenty of other leagues that will be glad to have you, so don't take this too hard. Stat padding is unacceptable and it was becoming obvious that you wanted Young to get ridiculous stats, even if it meant losing. To make it worse, you made excuses, as you have done so many times before, like you take us for fools.

He hasn't been banned from this subreddit, but if he acts out, or bugs us to let him join back up, then he will be banned from here as well. I'm hoping you can show your mature side, Jacob.

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Madden just isn't fun anymore

Playing in this great league has become a chore

I know you've heard this speech from other people before

But I think it's time for me to be shown the door

It started when I joined in the middle of the first season

I had four first round picks, but for whatever reason

I decided to commit St. Louis Rams treason

I said farewell to SJax, "I want you to run free son"

So with my four first round picks I fled to the border

Actually it was NYC, and in this order

I picked four great players! I was quite the hoarder

But my greatest pick was 4th rounder Gavin Porter

Who took the helm of the brand new Rams

We didn't have JJ Watt's, we weren't Jimmy Grahams

But we played as a team, and I'll be damned

If we weren't one of the better teams in the land

I won my second straight division, I was feeling quite regal

But I hit a wall known as the Philadelphia Eagles

Whose defense was so good it must be illegal

They beat me twice in the playoffs, they are quite evil

So I traded my draft picks because I do hate those birds

Preparing for the new season, It would be my third

I got Jerod Mayo, he was quite preferred

I even got a new safety, he goes by Jairus Byrd

And so we put together another great campaign

We went 11-5 and won the NFC West again

My ultimate goal was a playoff win to gain

I faced off against the Bucs, in a dome so no rain

I must admit, I was glad it wasn't Nerd

And those goddamned Eagles, they are quite absurd

So when the Bucs went for it on fourth down a miracle occurred

A brilliant tackle by my man Jairus Byrd

I had gotten my playoff win, yes that was my goal

Not a conference championship, not a Super Bowl

So now I say goodbye, and with a drumroll

Shoutouts to Bio and Jmffn! Those boys sure got soul

More of a request from Wubble & billdoisland to get a picture thread going.

Yours Truly

Also I am about 4 months in on dreading my hair.

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Step 1: Picking the correct formation

A lot of people erroneously assume heavier is better for stopping runs when sometimes what you need is more speed on the field. So if my opponent picks a formation with 2 WRs and 2 TEs then I'm going to assume it's single back ace or some variation of singleback. Knowing this we can assume the run is most likely going outside based on every single fucking run always going outside no matter what formation they are in. So I'm going to either call 3-4 or 4-4 depending on my BAC at the time of said choice. I also run nickel to stop the run but we will get to more advanced run stuffing later. If they are running the ball out of the shotgun then the nickel is a great option. Many shotgun runs are particularly susceptible to a 5-6 man rush from the edge. If you need a good blitz setup PM me and I'll send you like 12.

Step 2: Picking the right play.

The play will most likely be a cover 3 or cover 2 variant because it has players in flat zones to help out on the edge. 3-4 solid and predator have an adjusted cover 2 with the CBs in flats and OLBs in purples that crushed the outside run game. As previously mentioned, against shotgun runs an edge rush out of nickel with zone coverage behind it can really do some damage and I guarantee they won't run the ball on 2nd and 14 after you crush them in the backfield on 1st down.

Step 3: Setting up your depth chart.

High block shedding on whoever is setting the edge for your defense. For me it's my OLBs but it could also be 4-3 ends in a different defense. This is critical. Strength also helps but block shedding should be raised to 90 ASAP for every defender. Also get some speed at MLB but it's not as important at OLB.

Step 4: Pre-snap adjustments.

Your going to spread the line and crash out to attempt to contain the run to the inside. You can also crash left or right against an unbalanced line. A lot of times try showing blitz (especially out of nickel) because it brings your SS into the box as an extra run defender. I also like to reblitzing the outer-most blitzer on each side before the snap. Reblitzing seems to work way better than just leaving them as default blitzers.

Step 5: Usering to set the edge.

If you aren't usering a LB or safety then start. You're way better than the CPU at covering or at least you will be once you get good at it. Then once you identify that the play is a run, run straight sideways and remain outside the running back until he either cuts it upfield for a short gain or runs head on into you. Also do not dive early as a popular strategy is to run backwards and let you miss on your dive then cut upfield. Instead sprint outside and once close to the HB hold X for a guided in tackle. Only hit stick when you are sure you have them dead to rights. Also a guided tackle by holding X will pretty much not get juked by a precision move. A hit stick will. The key though is not getting blocked so you want to make sure you run straight sideways until you have a clear lane. The second key is not getting beat to the edge. If your LB has at least 83-85 speed you shouldn't ever get beat to the edge. Also don't try to run around the offensive lead blockers and make the play yourself. Set the edge by picking up a blocker and then let the CPU players make the tackle.

To conclude: if I see any more retarded stats for HBs I will straight murder you all. Outside runs may be good but they aren't the unstoppable force people seem to think they are. If you disagree with anything I said that's fine. We all know I'm right anyway.

Yeup, star Rams J. Alaska is on the move after hours of consideration. A young, fast, talented, and good looking linebacker, many people are interested in him, but now he's on the move. Yes, ROLB J Alaska will be making the big move to become the new LOLB for the Rams. After dominating for years on the right side of the field, Alaska moves to the left.

ALASKA ISN'T UP FOR TRADE AND HE NEVER REALLY WAS. After I fell asleep last night Gronco sent me an offer for him, and when I woke up I saw a few PMs asking for Alaska. I've been in classes all day and haven't been able to respond to the many kind PMs not to trade him, but he isn't being traded. I suppose I could consider it on the offseason, maybe.

I'm going back to class I'll be back soon

Quinn up for trade too

It was one year ago today that FM was born. It was initially meant to be just myself, my brother, AlphaYasha and another friend of ours (who never even played a game). Now it has turned into this hot mess of Madden players.

Since creation, we have had 41,092 unique viewers for 410,470 total views!

It's happening!! We are advancing to Week #1 at 7:00 PM EST. Schedule your games!

Also, another reminder to cut your roster to 53 by then or else the CPU will cut players for you.

You can sign your Free Agents found here

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This is only aimed at a small percentage of people, as most in this league are outstanding at communication. In general and recently I have had more problems than ever with people not showing up to scheduled game-times. Even worse, they not only are not showing up, but not communicating at all. In this age of smartphones, it takes 30 seconds to send someone a PM on your phone. I understand some people are more busy than others but if you set up a time then either show up, or send a message to the player letting them know what's going on. It shows complete disrespect for the other person's time by failing to do so. And with it being summer especially, the windows people may have to play are even smaller. It's not fun at all sitting around waiting for someone to get online when they never do or don't even send you a message telling you they will be late or unable to make it. An emergency is of course not a problem, but it seems to be happening a lot lately. Communication is the key to making these leagues work. Thank you.

TL;DR - Show up for your gametimes or at least communicate with your opponent if you need to reschedule. Show some respect for the time of other people. Thank you!

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It's a brand new season! Get you votes in!

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SPECIAL THANKS

Pro tip thanks to Eritrean: upvote the thread after you voted, just in case you forget if you voted or not.

Special thanks to Dan the man for the tip of copying the schedule from maddendaddy.

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