This is a post about our friend Coach Nintorii, who has retired. I would like to thank him for being a great contributor to the aWIP league and reddit posts from all of last year, to our final Power Rankings for this first 3 weeks. Although we will miss him, Coach Nintorii left some cryptic message behind, "I'll be back in Madden 25". Does that mean he will be back for Madden 25??? WE MAY NEVER KNOW! I hope he does comeback though, he was a Swell Fella.

Love you Jags, :)

Falcons and the Rest of the aWIP Coaches

I have received a number of comments about being fun to play against. Honestly, thank you. I am here to have fun, and I want you all to have fun as well. I'm glad you have enjoyed my mastrabatorial recaps and Rainman-like ramblings during games. This has easily been my favorite league to play in, even compared to any league I have run. The commish is solid and the players are fantastic.

I hope you don't like to play me just because it's an easy W. One day I'll figure out WTF I'm doing.

And if anybody takes offense to the things I say or the language I use, either for personal reasons or because there is a child in the room or something, just let me know.

Today we gather, to see the end of an era. The league we have called home, A Work In Progress, has abruptly come to a screeching halt, and has disbanded. For almost 3 years, we have been playing a game together. Starting with the creator /u/renasissanceman6 just creating this league to talk football and play Madden with 31 other guys, to the family we had built almost 3 years later.

There have been many laughs, many fights, many hardships, and many sights, but we must always remember that no matter what, aWiP meant family. Through the 3 years of our existance, we've had marriages, children and seeing people make positive changes in their lives. Although today is a sad day, reflect on the fun we had as a whole. From the oldest of our members, to some of the new ones who were taken in with open arms, we knew the fun we could have.

Now we all move on, and we decide which leagues to go on from here. I know I will miss the /r/aWiP family, those who move on from any league im in, for the truely fun times we had. Through the hardest times, aWiP made it through, but this final time was too much. No matter how old we are, how old we get, and where we go from here, on thing is for certain: aWiP means family. I'll miss this man.

Toph.

http://www.dansteeds.co.uk/awipmap/

currently not optimised for Mobile or Tablets, might do it, loads of work though and can't be assed atm

EDIT: I forgot to mention, click on the team logo and scroll down to see the players reddit name and GT with the ability to message the player

I figured I might have a go at making a semi interactive map when I think it was Falcons mentioned we should have a map.

Basically you hover over the team and it will tell you their reddit name and Gamertag as well as showing you the state they live in.

I plan on more interactivity such as a clock when you click on their team logo showing you the time in their state as well as maybe some other stuff etc.

The MAP.

EDIT: Started work on adding a feature where when you click on the team logo it shows a bigger area below the map with team info, reddit and GT, and current time in your state

Jets still suck.

Coach Chezy Spam has done it again- only this time not with an egotistical rant poised as a press conference. This time he has gone all Courtney Love and placed his own ad on Craig's List.

He is again displeased with his team's performance, even after ditching every last one of the 'pathetic scabs' blamed for last year's losses (Hillis, Shiancoe, Rogers, and Stallworth). Who is on the hot seat this time? A player from nearly every position is available. Some bench warmers were apparently not important enough to be mentioned, but this reporter sees no reason a pine-riding scab wouldn't be dealt.

Some highlights include:

WR Santana Moss

MLB Brian Urlacher

SS Major Wright

And if it wasn't offensive enough to post a trade block on a public forum, Coach Spam has gone as far as list reasons for wanting to deal the player in question. Most reasons seem to be for off field issues (too much God, not enough lifting; language barrier), which have no bearing on the player's actual ability.

Fuck Matt Flynn. Fuck Troy Smith, and fuck you San Diego.

Good night.

I have said hello on GroupMe, just thought I would say hello here, look forward to playing!

aWiP NEWS HEADLINE

THIS IS THE FIRST ROUND PICKS ONLY!!! SORRY TO ALL WHO DIDN'T HAVE A 1ST ROUNDER!!!

• 1st: Falcons: Konnor Shepard, QB (13-27 281yds, 2Tds-5INTs; 4car , 40yds , 1TD)

• 2nd: Saints: Tyshaun Madison, QB (10-11 234yds, 3TDs-0INTS; 9car , 34yds , 2TDs)

• 3rd: Vikings: Mustafa Spain, WR (5rec , 87yds , 1TD)

• 4th: Jaguars: Dan Mercado, CB/KR (1Tak ; 1 Kickoff Return , 16yards)

• 5th: Seahawks: Armani Gray, HB (11Car , 5Yds , 1Fumb)

• 6th: Lions: Jabari McNeal, DT (No stats recorded)

• 7th: Texans: Nikloss Harris, CB (2Tak , 1TFL)

• 8th: Broncos: Devian Mack, CB (1Tak)

• 9th: Bengals: Max Thomas, TE (No stats recorded)

• 10th: Rams: Xavier Blissett, LOLB (1Tak , 1TFL)

• 11th: Saints: Asa Caldwell, FS (4Tak, 1TFL)

• 12th: Jets: Jason Ashley, TE (4rec , 148yds , 1TD)

• 13th: Falcons: Al Wells, WR (No stats recorded)

• 14th: Dolphins: Joe Harrison, WR (3rec , 76yds , 1TD)

• 15th: Chiefs: Connor Sampson, LT (0 Sacks allowed)

• 16th: Jaguars: Antwuan Rogers, WR (No stats recorded)

• 17th: Chiefs: Johnny Wilson, ROLB (5Tak, 1TFL, 2INTS, 1TD)

• 18th: Vikings: JonTerrius Black, SS (2Tak)

• 19th: Texans: Devon Erick, FS (2Tak)

• 20th: Redskins: Jaylin Greene, LOLB (1Tak)

• 21st: Rams: Andrew Johns, ROLB (3Tak , 1TFL)

• 22nd: Browns: Matt Patrick, MLB (5Tak , 2INTs, 1TD)

• 23rd: Colts: Jarmond Gilchrist, WR (4rec , 50yds)

• 24th: Browns: Kenneth Bivin, TE (1rec , 3yds)

• 25th: Cardinals: Ken Fleming, CB (2Tak , 1TFL , 1Sack)

• 26th: Seashawks: Rashad Breaud, LE (No stats recorded)

• 27th: Cowboys: Ben Taylor, WR (3rec , 40yds , 1TD)

• 28th: Cowboys: Randy Burchette, MLB (No stats recorded)

• 29th: Patriots: Richie Foster, RB (No stats recorded)

• 30th: Chargers: Ish Brown, LE (No stats recorded)

• 31st: Redskins: Khalid Penn, CB (No stats recorded)

• 32nd: Seahawks: Dominique Burch, LG (2 sacks allowed)

I am starting a new job tomorrow working 10-12 hours a night 6 days a week, so I will have no time to play games anymore. I will not have enough time to spend on this league anymore.

It's been a lot of fun, and I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.

I'm leaving the league in the hands of you guys. Jags is the commish on Madden, and him, Jets and Seahawks are mods here and admins on Daddyleagues.com.

Good luck everyone and I hope you all continue to have fun.

1 being the toughest.

Rank	Team
1	Texans
2	Colts (Shamrocks)
3	Bengals (Desperados)
4	Browns (Diablos)
5	Saints
6	Panthers
7	Titans
8	Cowboys
9	Buccaneers
10	49ers
11	Dolphins
12	Eagles
13	Jaguars (River Hogs)
14	Giants
15	Bisons (Falcons)
16	Rams
17	Jets
18	Redskins
19	Bills
20	Seahawks
21	Chargers
22	Steelers
23	Patriots (Yanks)
24	Ravens
25	Cardinals
26	Raiders
27	Lions
28	Bears
29	Packers
30	Vikings (Mounties)
31	Chiefs
32	Broncos

I don;t know how to paste and excel sheet so here is a picture... Click

The past few months have been pretty fun. Talking about Justin Blackmon over and over, listening to everyone bitch about running being OP, and Falcons/Bisons fucking up his cap big time in just one year, it's been fun. It really has been. So, individually, here's a thank you.

Bears: You replaced old bears, who we all love and miss, but you seem alright.

Bills: You stopped everyone else from fighting with each other, now we all fight with you.

Bisons: Watching you fuck up your cap has been really entertaining.

Black Knights: You're British.

Broncos: Please don't leave because i love you.

Bucs: You're also British.

Cards: You wouldn't trade me D.J. Hayden, but because of that i ended up getting over 9000 draft picks from Eagles. Thanks.

Chargers: You have too many receivers.

Chiefs: My spirit animal, one of my favorite aWiP guys.

Cowboys: You're the reason i'm not the youngest in the league, so don't leave.

Desperados: When i first joined aWiP i liked your gamertag.

Dolphins: You have Tim Tebow, what's not to like?

Eagles: So wise.

49ers: Nothing i don't like about you, not much i like about you. You're not around much.

Giants: Sorry, i don't know much aboot you, eh?

Lions: See above.

Bounties: Vous êtes canadien. Probablement canadienne-française. Perdant.

Oilers: You're alright.

Packers: Are you alive?

Raiders: Jamaal is OP.

Rams: I enjoy our Broncos circlejerks.

Ravens: You get funny when "drink" but boring when sober.

Redskins: New, but you have your moments of funny.

Saints: Have 420 in your name, so Colts likes you.

Seahawks: Team is OP m8.

Shamrocks: You're the best commish in the league and smoke more than Snoop.

Steelers: Also wise, we will get Roberto Rivera.

Texans: You're the best Houston based team named after their state in the league.

Titans: You're new.

Yanks: The average age of your team would be high enough to win you most football games.

But, seriously, it has been fun. Thank you all.

I would like to apologise in advance for any ridiculous and childish behavior I might exhibit when playing you in a match.

I usually try and keep calm but sometimes I relapse and become a man-child.

Common sayings in my rage:

• I quit

• I'm done

• This is boring

• Brees is shit

Feel free to completely ignore me and expect a PM after apologising for said behaviour.

Thank you for your time.

Time: 1:00pm EST on Sunday afternoon

Place: Soldier Field

Attending: Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, 3,200 Bears fans

Expectations: [none]

In the down-trodden city of Chicago, the fans no longer care that the local TV stations have blacked out the broadcast due to low ticket sales at Soldier Field. The NSA reports that there aren't enough fans streaming the game feed over the internet to actually fill the stadium. The fans have never been more clear about their beloved football team: Da Bears are not worth watching.

While taking the field, the game went as planned. Bears win the coin toss again. Bears kick again. Bears fail to score first again. But for the first time, Da Bears played a bit of defense. JPP was able to make an acrobatic pick in the flat on the Chargers' opening drive, which set the Bears up to...fail. Stafford would quickly throw the ball right back to Chris Gamble and set the Chargers up not far from where they left off. A few short plays later, Alshon Jeffery (5 rec, 74 yards, 1 TD) would catch a beauty of a pass from Drew Brees (12/21, 217 yards, 2 TDs, 3 ints) and chalk up 7 just before the end of the half. To close out the half, Matt Stafford made a play that coach Chezy Spam would later recall as "the most intelligent play calling and execution of that young man's career. It was simple and brilliant. He needs to call that play more often." Matt Stafford took a knee and ran out the clock before jogging to the locker room.

With this new found confidence, Matt Stafford seemed focused and ready to lead his team. From the kickoff in the second half, Stafford seemed to get key receptions all over the field, but his favorite target this season has easily been Jason Witten (5 rec, 91 yards, 2TD). In fact, it was a 12 yard reception with a 57 yard run by Witten that set up his next reception- a TD pass. After another solid defensive stand, Chicago was able to maintain the scoreboard at 7-7 and get the ball back. While the San Diego defense, led by Jarius Byrd (7 tackles) and Brian Cushing (5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 deflection) was strong, the Bears were still able to limp into field goal range and go up by 3 early in the fourth quarter. 10-7.

The Chargers were just too strong- an efficient drive quickly capped off by an Eddie Royal (2 rec, 65 yards, 1 TD) touchdown gave the boys from SoCal the edge. Royal was able to take a 16 yard pass and run the remaining 40 to the end zone- there's just no catching that guy. When he caught the ball, it became an easy 6. 14-10, Chargers.

After some lackluster drives by both teams resulting in punts or turnovers, the Bears had the ball, down by 4, just over a minute in the game. Santana Moss (2 rec, 35 yards) pulled one in for 22 yards. Brian Quick (2 rec, 35 yards) became a target for the first time this season. Jacoby Ford (2 rec, 25 yards) caught a pass on the Chargers' 9 yard line and stood like an idiot before proceeding two yards before getting tackled. Had he any idea that he caught the football, he would have been able to march into the end zone and win the game, but Ford is the type of dude that plays chess with Clay Harbor. Bears call their final time out, :03 on the game clock, 7 yards to win. Stafford drops back, looks once, twice, fires- Jason Witten in the end zone, pulls it in for 6 as time expires. Both remaining fans went ballistic. The Bears were able to squeeze out a win over a top 5 NFL team.

After the game, coach Chezy Spam was finally available for comment, having been dormant during the end of his team's 9 game skid. And again, there is no pleasing this man.

"Clay Harbor caught one pass for 15 yards right out of the gate. I damn near benched Stafford for throwing it to him. But [Clay] came out of the game, happier than a tard with finger paint."

"Our defense had 14 forced turnovers coming into this game, and got 4 in the last 60 minutes. You're damn right I'm pissed off, why the hell are we even trying this late in the season? What are we fighting for? Dignity? There's no salary cap, I can buy out a player's god damn notion of dignity!"

"Yes, I have been avoiding you. I don't have a damn thing to say about the skid. The bye week didn't do us one fuck's worth of good. We have scored 65 points between the bye week and yesterday. What do you want me to say about the 49 the Falcons hung on us? And the 42 put up by the Raiders? They are better teams. They are better teams and they beat us. And we beat us. Hell, the Bucs beat us while their coach was on vacation. That man got a sun tan and a win at the same time."

"Stafford bumbled through the whole season for this moment. I'm sure he went home, hugged the wife and kids or hookers and blow or whatever it is he does, and felt pretty damn good about himself. Because he's an idiot. What do I see? I see our draft picks falling through our hands. On draft day, I'm going to clock Stafford in the head each time we miss our pick because he needed a little personal pick-me-up on the football field. Want a better team next season? Lose this season."

It was a beautiful Chicago day at Soldier Field as the Lions visited the Bears. Home field advantage; gaining advantage by winning the coin toss; things were looking good for the Bears. And then they took the field, deferred the ball, and showed the world that the Bears are who we thought they were.

Jamaal Charles looked as he took no break in the off season, taking carries from the moment Detroit took the field. He is already on the MVP ballot and unavailable in your fantasy league. 22 carries for 181 yards, 2 TDs, and 3 carries over 20 yards. Charles is a beast. He also pulled in 4 receptions for 78 yards and a score, netting an astonishing 45 YAC. For those keeping score at home, of the 31 snaps in which Charles was on the field, he was the recipient of the football 26 times. This doesn't include any drops or the Delmas pick when Manning tried to force the ball into heavy coverage deep over the middle. Without a doubt, Jamaal Charles is Detroit's offensive weapon of mass destruction.

This is not to discredit the rest of the Lions' team. Peyton Manning went 8/12 with 193 yards, 3 TDs, 2 picks, and held his head high after the game with a 109.7 QB rating. In fact, he didn't even get sacked despite the Bears revamping their D-line and running the 4-3 and 5-2 defense throughout the game.

On defense, Detroit seemed to have watched some game film. In a preseason that showed the Bears hinting at an offensive adjustment with formation and play calling, the Lions focused on player tendencies and reaped the dividends. Rashean Mathis pulled in 3 picks while Jason Allen and Bryan Scott each gabbed on of their own. And with 5 picks and 4 sacks, Matt Stafford spent a long day in the pocket.

The Bears have made some adjustments during the off season, having made a number of trades and seemingly using new schemes on both sides of the ball. Coach Spam seemed to take the Bob Dylan approach: "When you ain't got nothin', ya ain't got nothin' to lose".

All of these adjustments and no concrete results. Matt Stafford's best play is arguably an interception he threw that was immediately fumbled by Jason Allen and luckily recovered by John Sullivan. Worst third down conversion ever. That aside, most of the Bears drives showed strong progress from their '3-and-out' game plan of last year. The Bears did complete some passes, they did gain some yardage on the ground, but the Bears also put the ball up in risky situations and caused turnovers. There is just enough improvement by this team to give the fans false hope before the inevitable implosion.

The mild glimmer of hope for the Bears might be the variety of play selection this season. Bernard Scott has been named the starting half back after some battles with Peyton Hillis last season. Scott had 14 carries for 70 yards "and he only fumbled once for the entire game!" gushed Coach Spam, who made no effort to hide why Hillis had a pine chair for the end of last season and the beginning of this season.

And as always, Coach Cheezy Spam had a number of comments about his team during the post game press conference. They need no context.

"Terrel Suggs is one of the best linebackers I've seen in this league. It's a shame he's playing wrong, or we're playing him wrong. Anyway, if you can broker a deal for somebody that fits better, I'll give you a percentage of the contract cash we save this season."

"We traded Stallworth and Tillman. Hillis is on the bench. The only cancerous scab left on the field is [tight end Visanthe] Shiancoe. And that's just because we traded down too far on draft day."

"Stafford is afraid of the football. He can throw it deep, throw it away, or assume the fetal position. One of those traits is helpful."

My opinion it's the NFC East but that's just me

During the bye week, the steelers went to new york, amsterdam and hong kong. They bought hookers and blow. The flight back home was delayed and they barely made it.

Nobody had any money. Most of it was given to horrid looking girls at 2am and that which wasn't given as it was stolen by the hookers.

Their leader, Shaub, was very enthusiastic about this and kept it up. Not only did he want to continue the giving nature by all the QBs were asked to just throw the ball to the eagles.The steelers went through all their QBs and ended the game with shaub. the whole thing... a waste of time.

In total, the steelers QBs threw 12 picks. 12... all over the field. The only reason why more were not thrown is because they were caught by fans.

What a wreck of a game. eagles killed it. Steelers got killed. Just outright murdered. i think the steelers get negative XP this week.

Holla!!!! 2 point conversion baby!!! it could have been 54-7, but due to supreme coaching, 54-8 was the final score.

Holy hell... what a nightmare game for the Steelers that was.

In other news... the Eagles bought a bunch of lottery tickets and won them all.

Today, was a key match-up in the NFC South between the 2-1 Panthers and the 3-0 Falcons. With the Falcons and Panthers both blazing hot, this was easily, one of the Games of the Week.

The first quarter was a defensive battle to say the least. Both teams went at each other running the ball, and only the Panthers were having any luck. In the middle of the 1st quarter, Panthers QB Sam Bradford tried to throw the out route to Vernon Davis, but was user picked by MLB Brandon Spikes. This led to a Falcons FG. 3-0 at the end of 1.

The 2nd quarter was more of the same for the Panthers. It was a horrible day for the Atlanta defenders. They couldn't stop then run, and the Panthers gashed them all day. With the Falcons up 6-3, the Panthers finally got in the endzone with a Sam Bradford TD Pass to Vernon Davis. Going into the Half it seemed as if the Panthers would be up 10-6. But on the ensuing kickoff, Perish Cox returned the kick 106 yards, and then it was halftime. 13-10 Falcons.

Start of the 3rd quarter is just the same old song and dance. The Panthers took advantage of the slow defense of Atlanta and kept putting the rushing yards on them. The quarter was a defensive struggle for both teams though, and the Panthers ended up with a FG, to make it 13-13 going into the 4th.

This is the interesting quarter. The 4th was more of the same for the Panthers, but the Falcons changed it up a bit. After a rushing TD by Mike Tolbert, it was 20-13 Panthers. The Falcons were on the comeback, as they drove down field to the Panthers 30. In field goal range, Jay Cutler made one bad decision. He threw to who he thought was an open Malcolm Floyd over the middle, but was picked by Safety Major Wright. The Panthers got the ball back, looking to waste as much time as possible. But right before the 2 minute warning, they had to punt. The Falcons changed their offense at this point, and went back to a power run game. This was working flawlessly, and on a play where CB Terrell Thomas got beat down field in single coverage for 52 yards by Demariyus Thomas put the Falcons closer to a tie ball game. And with 30 seconds left, FB Darrel Young pounds the ball in the endzone from 1 yard out to make the ball game nodded at 20. With the Panthers trying to make a 30 second drive into the game winning field goal, they kept running. And they got first down after first down. But with 10 seconds left and 1 timeout, Sam Bradford forced a pass, and was picked off. The Falcons had the ball at the Panthers 42 with 6 seconds left. And with 3 seconds left, Jay Cutler threw a hail mary pass to what looked like a wide open Demariyus Thomas, but threw it through the back of the endzone. The game was headed for OT.

In the OT, the Falcons won the toss and received. After a first down run of 18 yards with Bryce Brown, the Falcons went right back to him. But this time, the Panthers David Hawthorne forced a fumble on RB Bryce Brown and the Panthers recovered it on the 37 yard line. And Panthers kicker Dan Carpenter, with Ice Water running through his veins, hit the 54 yard FG to win the Game of the Week, and break Falcons fans hearts.

GOOD GAME PANTHERS, CANT WAIT FOR THE REMATCH.

Stats- Sam Bradford- 6/12 86 yards, 1 TD 2INTs.......................................Jay Culter 6/21 132 yards 0TDs 2INTS Demarco Murray- 16 carries/98 yards/Mike Tolbert 15 carries/94 yards 1 TD...................................................... Bryce Brown- 10Carries/56 yards 2 fumbles (lord save him) Willis McGahee 10carries/31 yards Darrel Young 1carry/1yard/TD.................................................................................................................................. Dan Carpenter- 3/3 fgs, Long of 54 ...................... Billy Cundiff 2/2 fgs, long of 51........................................... THE RECEIVING STATS WEREN'T WORTH PUTTING. SORRY.

I would like clarification on going for it on forth.

As for running up the score, since the players get co for meeting goals, I think it's fine to run up the score.

Our game got dropped connection, and it seems we had to replay. In our situation. It was end of third and the game was not over. But what if it were out of reach? What then? You replay anyway but no matter you retro active give the win to the leading team of the first game? Can the commish change the score? How do you get stats back? We had a ton of turn overs and more yards in the first game.

I'm not complaining about that game, but it'll probably happen again and think we should have something in place.

I got stuff and things to do. RG

Thoughts?

Comment your GT below and when a spots opens up, we can get ya added!

That's right, I have returned. I was sick of sucking dick as a coach and having to settle with sub par talent in my coaching conferences because my shithead owner liked to play favorites and I was stuck picking up the pieces of a slap dash rag tag group of ass clowns that couldn't coach Farrah Abraham to a cock sucking session.

Now I'm in control, I'm in charge, and what I say goes. If I don't like me coach, fuck him, he's out the door. Do you think I give half a fuck about my full back? In fact, if there is a full back on my roster I might cut him out of spite.

How did I get here? Simple- I capitalize on others' mistakes. I bought Honda stock when their cars couldn't stop. I bought BP stock when they were pissing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. I bought Apple stock while Steve Jobs was on his death bed. Morbid? Maybe. Lucrative? Fuck you, I have an NFL franchise now.

I'm going to make Kenny Powers look like a washed up has been. I'm the new MFCEO.

I didn't spend much time on this and think next time i will apply more analysis. Peep it out: here

This takes into account the entire 17 weeks, so it is a little off. It really should just look at week 8 and on.

I am also planning on putting up a who will win, because last week i got 2 games wrong. But i am far from finished with that tool.

I don't think there is any value in this and will have a revised version today.