Armor & Swords Pro & All-Pro Custom Madden 23 Simulation Sliders For PS5/X Franchise Mode

[Armor and Sword]

32 Years......32 Years we have been playing Madden Football. I still cannot get over that number. It’s like a marriage. You have those honeymoon years in the beginning when everything is young, fresh and feels so right. Then you get some rough bumps in the road, then have kids, then have some golden years and then....you get to that point of “I don’t give a ***t anymore and to hell with it all. Well we were getting to a point after the Beta that I really thought....this was it. This would be the first year we will not purchase Madden. Like....that has never happened. Regardless of anything for the last 32 years without fail.....I buy and play Madden football. Like who has done something for that long? It’s kinda crazy. We are talking about a video game....a toy. But Madden football is something a lot of us have loved and held near and dear to our heart despite how we may feel about that years game.....it’s Madden.



So here we are folks.....back for I believe our 12th year sharing our Slider Set.

I will begin testing at Midnight August 19th and will of course stream it all. We have loads of fun in the chat room and hoop it up talking sports, life...whatever. So I hope you all can join in and stop by to say hello.

Armors 32 Team Manifesto

Spoiler

We will be employing the 32 team manifesto from Madden 22 with the exception of not having to manage practice for the other 31 teams....whew!!! So glad they fixed progressive fatigue!!! Now when it comes to the post season....I will dice roll practice intensity and team focus based on dice rolls and scenarios. But only for the post season!



When it comes to a teams weekly focus I only dice roll it if a scenario dictates Stop the run, stop the pass or focus on the run or pass etc. The scenario will always dictate the next dice roll for weekly focus if applicable and the charts below will give you a clear visual and guide to what I mean.



We will be also developing a dice rolling system for 5th year options and franchise tagging. I will be testing franchise mode thru dozens of sims to come up with a fair and fun system to make your off-seasons feel immersive, balanced and sometimes give you some “holy ***t” moments with some unexpected guys leaving their teams for free agency or maybe even dice rolling a major trade! So stay tuned for that chart which will be added below when complete.



32 team is not for everyone.....and you don’t have to play that way. Madden the way you want to Madden. I just post it here for those that want to give it a go. It’s fun.





We use a Random Number Generator for all our dice rolling and you can find that here:



https://www.random.org/





Potential Scenarios and RNG choices







QB1 Check In: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right







Heavy Rain: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Left



Your result will then dictate that teams Weekly Focus



If Running Game is the focus whether:



1-50 Run Inside

51-100 Run Outside



Passing Game



1-33 Deep

34-66 Medium

67-100 Short





Blizzard: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right



Same thing as above. Result will dictate another roll for Weekly Focus



If you are playing this team that week do not initiate the scenario for them only initiate the weather scenario for your team that week





Media Day Elite QB: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right



If You Roll To Control Passing Game then Roll for Defensive Focus:



1-33 Deep Pass

34-66 Medium Pass

67-100 Short Pass



If you Roll to "Contain Scrambling" set defensive focus for that team to Contain Scrambling QB



Initiate that teams practice for that week when you have any adjustments to their weekly focus if that is the team you are playing.



Tandem Breakout: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right







Cold Opponent Trap Game: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right







Hot Opponent: 1-50 Choose Left 51-100 Choose Right







Three Choice Scenario’s







Rivalry Game - 1-33 Choose Left 34-66 Upper Right 67-100 Bottom Right (Trash Talk)







Multi Branch Scenario:







The Turnaround:







1- 50 Combative Choice



51-100 Be Confident







1-50 Respond To the Media



51-100 Walk Off (End the Press Conference)







If you come across The Early Retirement Scenario for any team:







Roll a 1,2,3 then you will open up the scenario.



Then the coach can let him walk (roll of 1) or talk him into staying (roll 2-100)



If you roll to talk him into staying you have the option to roll again for to try and trade him if you wish.



Roll a 1-25 and you can trade him for the best (and fair...keep it fair if you want some realism) package you can negotiate.



Roll a 26-100 and you hope Your/CPU team turns it around so he will stay....but there are no guarantees as we know with this scenario.





Roll a 4-100 do not click on it or open it and it never happened.







So there is a 3% chance some star players can retire early. So the odds are it may only happen once in season.....or never. Leave it up to fate. Your choice. You can ignore it all together. Again your choice. Your Universe.



The other option with the retirement scenario is if you roll a 4-100 you can then choose to ignore it as we outlined above....or create the disgruntled veteran story line and roll again.



1-35 you can go ahead and deal him. Now we have the disgruntled star player who forces his way out threatening to retire!!!







The Free Agent Fit Scenario does not work for the other 31 teams.....it suggests the same exact players even if another team singed them.....it get’s convoluted. Avoid it for the other 31 teams. Open it for your main team if you wish.



Since The Free agent Scenario is not advisable to open for the other 31 teams we have come up with our own scenario:



Key Injury/Free Agent Scenario:





I had an interesting scenario come up with the Titans in my test franchise. Derrick Henry broke his foot and had been out for several games but the Titans had been managing pretty well. However they were coming up on a big game at home vs The Bills and felt they needed something more. So I did a dice roll to see if they were allowed/able to sign free agent RB Levon Bell.



1-33 they can sign him



34-100 they go with next man up Brian Hill like they have been.



We rolled an 8 and signed him and sent there other backup to the practice squad



When you have this happen....it is up to you to scan the injury list, look at the teams record, upcoming game or games and you can decide what player to go after and dice roll for and it is totally up to you who you want to cut or send down to the practice squad to open up the roster space after you sign the free agent.



Key to Victory Scenarios (The only one I do not roll for is the Opening Week Key To Victory Scenario because every single team get’s it and it is quite time consuming but it is entirely up to you if you want to to that).



1-50 Choose left answer

51-100 Choose Right Answer



Depending on whether that is offense or defense you will now dice roll to choose that teams offensive or defensive focus for that week doing the following:



Offense/Pass



1-33 Deep

34-66 - Medium

67-100 - Short



Offense Run

1-50 - inside

51-100 - outside



If your key to victory dive roll is a defensive focus for your team use the same dice rolls above for your defensive focus.



Users choice if you want to focus on a scrambling QB if the CPU team is facing one (EG Lamar Jackson). You do not have to dice roll for that....just choose it if you wish otherwise for other defensive choices dice roll for pass defense or run defense if that is what you chose from your 50/50 dice roll on the “Key to Victory” scenario.



Anytime you adjust a teams practice focus I suggest you initiate that teams practice for that week if that is the team your main team is playing. Otherwise you can leave it alone as it will simulate it when you advance your week.



Any questions just fire away!



As far as season expectations.....we have come up with a dice roll system inspired by LilWorm!! This is optional.



If a team is rated greater than or equal to 80 overall:



1-25 - 5 wins

26-55 - 7 wins

56-95 - Post Season

95-100 - Super Bowl



If a team is rated greater than 80 overall



1-15 - 5 wins

16-35 - 7 wins

36-85 - Post Season

86-100 - Super Bowl



Keep in mind it is optional however this can easily cause a coaching carousel every year LOL.....so have fun with it!!!





Also there are mentorship scenarios that branch off.



Like for WR’s:



It will ask a 50/50 question on what to work on so roll for the answer

1-50 left

51-100 right



Then it may branch off for example, work on getting open is what your roll dictated to choose.



It will then ask what routes to work on?



Short?

Medium?

Deep?



Roll again:



1-33 - Short

34-66 - Medium

67-100 Deep

Practice and Weekly Game Planning Dice Roll Charts For your Team/Teams Only

Pre-Season:







Your team/teams Set To Full Pads/Split Reps







Weeks 1-4 Regular Season:







Your Team/Teams Set to Full Pads/Starters







Weeks 5-8 Regular Season:



Each Week Roll for your Team/Teams and Roll for Offense and Defense Separately



1-50 - Full Pads

51-100 - Half Pads



Then roll for Reps



1-35 - Starters

36-75 - Split

76-100 - Backups







Weeks 9-16







Roll for your Team/Teams every week. Roll for this for both the Offensive Unit and the Defensive Unit.







1-33 - Half Pads/Starters







34-66 - Half Pads/Split







67-100 - Hald Pads/Backups







Modifiers for weeks 4-16







If your team has a Bye Week Do a Roll:







1-50 Relax







51-100 Extra Work







If you Roll to Relax that week Roll Again







1-50 Half Pads/Backups



51-100 Half Pads/Split



Roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units.







If you Roll to get Extra Work





1-50 Half Pads/Split



51-100 Half Pads/Starters





Roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units.







If you have a Short Week Scenario Roll and the following rolls apply on a Short Week:







1-10 - Full Pads



11-100 Half Pads



Then Roll For Which Unit get’s the reps:



1-25 - Starters

26-74 - Split

75-100 - Backups





Again roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units separately.





Weeks 17 and 18







If you have Clinched the Post Season heading into week 17 or 18 or both:







1-33 Half Pads/Split



34-66 Half Pads/Starters



67-100 Half Pads/Backups





Roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units





If you are clearly out of the Post Season heading into Week 17 and 18:







1-50 Half Pads/Split



51-100 Half Pads/Backups



Roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units.







Modifiers for Weeks 13-18:







Fighting For the last two playoff spots or a Division Title





1-50 Half Pads/Starters



51-100 Half Pads/Split





Roll for both the Offensive and Defensive units.







Post Season:



Half Pads Always then roll For Both the Offense and Defense separately:



1-50 - Starters

51-89 - Split

90-100 - Backups













Universal Modifier if at anytime during the season offense of defensive unit fatigue level is under 85% for your Team/Teams Automatic:



Half Pads/Backups for that weeks practice.











I never change the weekly focus for any of the teams I do not run for both offense and defense and if I am playing a team that week I make sure not to even look at their focus. Just go right into the team health screen and set up the practice intensity.



The only exception to changing either the weekly focus on Offense of Defense for a CPU team is if we have the Key’s to Victory Scenario, Elite QB Scenario, Weather Scenario or any scenario that asks for a dice roll focus on offense or defense. If we get those scenario's use the dice roll rules I outlined in the scenario section above....and change either the offense of defense focus that week accordingly along with practice intensity and unit and initiate the practice if you are playing that team/teams that week.



Also the Weather Scenario (Rain or Snow).....same principle. If you choose to focus on the pass or run (determined via a 50/50 dice roll) due to weather change that teams offensive focus accordingly by dice rolling for either the run or pass focus for that week!!! My advice is if your main team get’s a weather scenario....only open it for your team..not your CPU opponent. I found that if you open it for both teams it voids the weather (the rain or snow won’t happen).



In addition to the above......if you are playing a team that you rolled to choose their offensive or defensive focus for that week use the following Dice Rolls for your own team that week for your own teams gameplan so you have variability since you will know what your opponents focus is on offense of defense due to a scenario RNG Dice Roll.



Offense



1-20 - Run Inside

21-40 - Run Outside

41-61 - Short Throw

62-72 - Medium Throw

73-85 - Deep Throw

86-100 - Blitz Counter



Contain Scrambling QB can be chosen at your discretion without a dice roll if you choose.





Defense



1-20 Run Inside

21-40 Run Outside

41-61 Short Throw

62-82 Medium Throw

82-100 Deep Throw











Once you set a teams weekly focus adjustments dictated by a scenario you can exit out without having to initiate a teams practice. It will be done automatically after you finish your game and when you advance that week. The only time you may want to initiate the weekly practice in addition to your main team/teams you control (and I do this) is for the team/teams you are playing that week. Not initiating the practice saves a little bit of time in the entire process. Or you can take the extra step to initiate each teams practice if you wish to see any practice injuries (which is kinds cool to have storylines in your head heading into that weeks action). Entirely up to you.







Coaching Tree XP Goals



So something that is optional that you could do with weekly coaching goals. When you dice roll for any scenario that has you adjust the teams weekly focus you then could go into the coaching goals for that week and align the to the scenario (I do this myself).



For example, let’s say you are in the Heavy Rain Scenario and the dice role resulted in a focus on the passing game. Go ahead and adjust that teams HC/OC goals to align with XP earned for doing great things in the passing game. No need to dice role...just select anything you want at your discretion. Just another way to add even more dynamics to your universe.









Player Focus







I am going to look at each teams roster and personally pick out who I feel are the most beneficial to that teams development the 3 XP focus players. My rules are they can be either a rookie or a second year player up to 24 years old so maybe even a year 3 player in some circumstances. If the coaching staff upgrades to extra focus players I will add them accordingly.











Formation Subs and Depth Charts :







Starting in Week 1 of the regular season I go through each team and set up a good RB rotation for teams that will employ a true RBBC. For teams with a clear workhorse 3 down back I will set up a few subs to make sure the other back/backs get some carries. For a team with a great 1-2 punch we will set up a nice split. I will also set every teams depth chart after the final cutdown day. I will handle cuts for every team and use my own GM judgment to make cuts....this will create storylines all around the league and potential trade storylines if I administer some trades to help both teams involved. Again....it is your universe...do whatever you please!!!!







Contracts for my team (I let the CPU handle their own except when I see a starting QB up for new contract...then I make sure the following rules apply)







Contracts during in season resign period and off-season free agency :







Contracts must never be more than 4 yrs unless player requests more. If you want to negotiate a shorter term deal, by all means please do so.







You must let one player rated 80 or higher test free agency







Bonus parameters:







All contracts longer than 2 years (3 years or more)



All Contracts 2MM total or higher







Must receive a bonus at 30% of the contract amount so for example you have a WR who signs for 60MM over 4 years his bonus should be at least 18MM of that 60MM total. So his salary total will be 42MM. If you want to give him more bonus than 30%...by all means do so. Up to you.







QB Contracts are a different animal:







Minimum contract amounts for QB's (even if they want much less) in free agency:







At least 4MM for QB rated below 70







At Least 10MM For QB rated 70-79







At least 16MM for QB rated 80-89







25+MM for QB rated 90+











When signing your own QB's these rules apply to your 1st and 2nd stringers only.







Also a small caveat. Your starting QB must be paid a minimum of 14MM regardless of rating once his contract comes up for extension. So let's say you have Big Ben retire on you and now your want Dwayne Haskins to step in...and his contract is up. Well...if he is going to be your starter...he must get starters money. It makes you really think about QB's and their worth to you.











5) Trading - So we all know we can fleece the CPU.....don't do it. If you want a realistic franchise don't blatantly fleece them. Sometimes you can get a good deal that ends up looking one sided. But don't go and trade a 1st and 3rd and some 75 rated RB for Aaron Rodgers. You know that just would never happen. Here are some guidelines for trading:











Any blockbuster trade must include a 1st this year a 1st next year, and either a 2nd this year or a really solid young 3rd year or higher player rated 80 or above at either RT, LT, DT, DE, CB, WR, HB.







If your going to trade for a starting QB rated 85 or higher you really should be giving up the moon for them. 1st, 2nd this year, 1st next year, plus a very serviceable young player rated 80 or higher at the positions I mentioned above.







Also one trade is allowed per season. No trading of or for any rookies or players in the first year of a new contract.







Trades During The Draft



When it comes to trades during the draft we will dice roll them to see if they are accepted or not. And I will only dice roll them if the trade meter shows green. A simply 50/50 roll (1-50 trade accepted and 51-100 declined) Again this is entirely your universe and I encourage everyone....to do whatever your heart desires. I was never one who ever asked other people “is it fair” I just do what I think is in the realm of my “perceived” possibility.









Scouting - I have no house rules on scouting at all. Knock yourself out and enjoy the hunt!!! I let the CPU teams do all their own scouting. I do not look at their scouting either....ever. Just handle your own teams scouting. As far as picking for the CPU teams? I do not do it. I simply let the universe take on a life of it’s own and if I see something wild....I figure out a cool storyline (example....the Jags take a QB in 2022 with Trevor Lawrence there...why did they do it? We have a QB controversy and a juicy storyline that will be born).





Do I have to initiate the practice for every team? - No. The only time I initiate the practice is if it is against a team I am playing (with my main team and the game of the week I choose) so I can see if thy suffered any practice injuries to add to my games storylines that week. However if you want to initiate it....it takes an extra 15 seconds so it is up to you!!!





Will I see the score ticker working with 32 team control? - Unfortunately no. There is no way to see scores around the league while you playing your game therefore leave the ticker off. After you complete your weeks games...advance to the next week and simply go to the schedule and check the scores. Also the news wire is great at giving little recaps of that weeks action! It is far better than previous years. Another option is to super sim/play the moments of every game before your scheduled game.....then you will see all th scores and have a properly functioning halftime show. Totally up to you!



Do I have to do every teams pre-seasons cuts? Do I have to resign all their players, scout and draft for them? Handle their coach tree progression trees? - No...No to all of that. You can set all of that to auto for the other 31 teams. All we like do personally is handle the practice reps/intensity and pre-season cuts. But you can control as little or as much as you want. I have how I play outlined on the OP in detail. So cater the settings to your preferred playing style.

How I approach The Game

It is not too complicated. Just use your entire playbook, keep it real with your play calling and don’t exploit the CPU. There are many different ways to pick out plays now....so have fun with it. Choose play for specific players, specific passes or runs, or even coach suggestions.....if you don’t like the first 3 scroll....but if you scroll you must pick one of those 3.



Audible and hot route as much as you want. The AI is no joke on defense and their offense is a lot more competent. I simply keep it real and don’t call th same play over and over and over. I really get deep into my playbook.





On All-Pro post October Patch #3 No Switch is completely viable again and my preferred way to play Madden. However I will user the WR is needed to fight for the ball on Madden 23 and I will do the same with a DB if I see they are not playing the ball properly. However I feel no switch can still be what you do most of the game. Bottom line....play the game the way you want and have fun!!!!

Version 3.5 10/16/22

Turn these options off in the Main Menu:







Heat Seeker - Off
Ball Hawk - Off
Defensive Assist - On


Set the Sliders in the Main Menu and import them into your Franchise



Also Set your skill level in the Main Menu to All-Madden (From Playmakers and Tommycoa)


Auto Subs All Default


Visual Settings

Coin Toss - Users Choice

Play Call Button Layout - Users Choice

Previous Play Information - Users Choice

On Field Visual Feedback - Off

On Field Trainer - Off

Defensive Pass Coverage Visual Assist - Off

Receiver Visual Assist - Off

Drive Goals Feedback - Off

Franchise Bottom Line Ticker - Scores Only (Off for 32 Team Control)

Franchise Gameplan Boost Notification - Off

Coaching Tips - Off

Pre-Snap Menu - On

Player Names - Pre-snap only

Camera Toggle - On

Passing Cam - On

Offensive Camera Settings - All-22

Defensive Camera - Defensive Perspective

Volume Control (I play with Sony 3D Sound Headphones with 3D sound toggled on in PS5 audio main menu on the console)

Master Volume - 100

Auto Mix - Custom

In-Game Commentary - 70

Stadium Speakers - 100

Crowd Volume - 100

On The Field - 100

Music - 40

Menu SF - 50

Graphics - Performance



Set the following within your CFM Menus

League Settings

Quarter Length - 13 minutes

Accelerated Clock - On 15 seconds

Skill Level - Pro

Game Style - Simulation

League Type - All

Instant Starer - Off

Trade Deadline - On

Trade Type - Enable All

Coach Firing - On

Superstar Abilities - On

Salary Cap - On

Superstar Abilities - On

Ability Edit Controls - Any Player

Relocation Settings - Everyone Can Relocate

Staff Talent Cost Modifier - Slowest

Injury - On

Pre Existing Injury - On

Practice Squad Stealing - On

Career Clock - On

Progressive Fatigue - On

Practice Injury - On

Prospect Stoylines - On

Player Mode

Full On-Field Control - On

Roser Protection

Minimum Roster Size - 46

In Season Player Movement Limit - Unlimited

Player OVR Cut Restrictions - No Restriction

Off-Season Player Cut Limit - Unlimited

Dev Trait Management

Breakout Scenarios - On

Development Trait Regression - On

Desired X-Factor Players - 50

Desired Superstar Dev Players - 75

Desired Star Dev Players - 339

Season Experience - Customized and everything set to manual for team you plan on running in your 32 Team Control Franchise.

Team Settings - All set to off (All set to Manual you control everything for your main team)

For the other 31 Teams Set these options to the following:

Weekly Training - Auto

Trades and Free Agency - Auto

Offseason Free Agent Bidding - Auto

Injury Management - Auto

Pre-Season Cut Days - Auto

Contract Negotiations - Auto (I let the CPU handle the 31 other teams)

Scout College Players - Auto

League Advancement - Auto

Manage Practice Reps - Auto

Team Settings for the other 31 teams:

Tutorial Pop-Ups - Off

Auto Progress Players - On

Auto Progress Talents - On (This is the coach Tree XP the Cpu will upgrade the other 31 teams coaching staffs)

Fill Roster - On



Human Sliders

QB Accuracy - 8

Pass Blocking - 0

WR Catching - 45

Run Blocking - 0

Fumbles - 38

Pass Defense Reaction Time - 0

Interceptions - 5 (+5)

Pass Coverage - 0

Tackling - 9



CPU Sliders

QB Accuracy - 85

Pass Blocking - 50

WR Catching - 50

Run Blocking - 100

Fumbles - 48

Pass Defense Reaction Time - 65

Interceptions - 5 (+5)

Pass Coverage - 95

Tackling - 100




Injuries - 50 (+15)

Fatigue - 65

Player Speed Parity Scale - 25

FG Power - 55 (-10)

FG Accuracy - 35 (+1)

Punt Power - 55 (+5)

Punt Accuracy - 45

Kickoff Power - 50

Penalties

Offside - 80 (+10)

False Start - 80 (-19)

Holding - 80 (+10)

Facemask - 80 (+10)

Defensive Pass Interference - 80 (+10)

Illegal Block In The Back - 80 (-10)

Roughing The Passer - 50

All other penalties are toggled “On”

All Pro Sliders V2 11/24/22




All Settings except for gameplay sliders are exactly the same as above. Use the gameplay slider settings below on All-Pro

Human Sliders

QB Accuracy - 42

Pass Blocking - 50

WR Catching - 48 (+3)

Run Blocking - 35 (-10)

Fumbles - 55 (+7)

Pass Defense Reaction Time - 35

Interceptions - 5

Pass Coverage - 35

Tackling - 47 (+2)



CPU Sliders

QB Accuracy - 45

Pass Blocking - 65 (+15)

WR Catching - 48 (+3)

Run Blocking - 70 (+10)

Fumbles - 60 (+12)

Pass Defense Reaction Time - 45

Interceptions - 7 (+2)

Pass Coverage - 50

Tackling - 47 (+2)

Injuries - 50

Fatigue - 65

Player Speed Parity Scale - 50

FG Power - 57 (+2)

FG Accuracy - 35

Punt Power - 55

Punt Accuracy - 45

Kickoff Power - 50



Penalties

Offside - 80

False Start - 80

Holding - 80

Facemask - 80

Defensive Pass Interference - 80

Illegal Block In The Back - 80

Roughing The Passer - 50

All other penalties are toggled “On”


Auto Subs - Default

XP Sliders by Funkycorm updated 9/10/22

QB -84

RB - 80

WR - 88

TE - 95

FB - 99

OT - 90

OG - 90

C - 90

DE - 93

DT - 93

MLB - 103

OLB - 96

DCB - 95

FS - 103

SS - 103

K - 100

P - 100





Someone had suggested on another slider thread and also here in setting all XP sliders to 300 in the preseason. The theory is a lot of your backups will get a ton of playing time and this can help really develop the entire league as a whole. I really like this idea and will be implementing it in my franchise. This is optional and up to you.





32 Team Set-up Tutorial Video on my Twitch Channel



Ok....folks the easiest way to see the tutorial videos in “How to set up your 32 Team Control Franchise” on Madden 22 is to go to my twitch channel by clicking the link to my channel in my signature.



For those on the phone App my channel name is:



ArmorAndSword



Click on the "videos tab" and filter them by selecting Highlights. There are 3 videos for you to view in the highlights section:



How to Setup 32 Team Control Parts 1 & 2 and how to handle scenarios.



The videos are filled with tips and tricks and how I go about doing all of it.

FG Kicking Dice Roll Chart

KSUOwls came up with a great algorithm for FG kicking on the Pro level (even All-Pro can use a chart like this). Kicking is very easy on Pro level....and even using the method of not using the left stick to aim....I find it easier. I don’t know what I will do...but here is another option you can consider by using the random.org site we have on this OP to use to generate random numbers for dice rolling.



Use this chart as the guide if the kick is a pass or fail.



So the system is quite easy. Generate a random number and apply it to you either a kick attempt or an automatic fail.



So for example if you are attempting between a 48-53 yard FG if you generate a random number 70 or less you can attempt the kick (you still might miss it). If you generate a number between 71-100 it is an automatic fail and you miss the kick on purpose.

Very simple.

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Dolphins Franchise News Wire







Year 1 Mike McDaniel Era Begins

Mike McDaniels a former long time assistant to Mike and Kyle Shanahan has been hired to become the 14th coach in Miami Dolphins history. A Yale graduate McDaniel’s is known for his innovative west coast wide zone running scheme. He started his career as an intern for the Denver Broncos on 2005. He served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans, Washington Redskins.Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons and most recently the 49ers. He held his very first OC position in 2021 in San Francisco and parlayed that into his first HC job with Miami.

McDaniels has a very unorthodox style and the players have already taken a huge liking to Mike’s approach. The Dolphins are hoping he can bring out the best in 2020 5th overall pick QB Tua Tagovolia. They also went out and made some very big moves in free agency this off-season grabbing All Pro LT Terron Armstead, C Connor Williams, RB Chase Edmonds and making a big trade for ALL Pro WR Tyreek Hill from KC. Hill along with 2nd year WR Jaylen Waddle, pending free agent Mike Gesicki, free agent WR Cedric Wilson and RB Edmonds are expected to drastically improve the Dolphins fortunes. The Dolphins had a strong 2021 Draft with Jalen Phillips, Javon Holland and Jaylen Waddle all expected to take an even bigger leap towards stardom in their 2nd years respectively.

“I love South Florida and feel we have something special brewing here”.

The Dolphins also brought in veteran and hometown hero Teddy Bridgewater as Tua’s backup....make no mistake though. If Tua starts slow out of the gate thru the first 4 games (New England, At Baltimore, Buffalo, at Bengals) Bridgewater will be breathing down his neck.

Get ready Dolphins fan for an exciting but critical year for the future of this franchise!!

Dolphins GM Michael Sword Sends TE Mike Gesicki to The Saints and Preston Williams to the Texans as 2 disgruntled players have new homes.

5th year TE Mike Gesicki coming off his best season as a pro was dealt to the New Orleans Saints for Center Erik McCoy. The Saints wanted to have a big target at TE and the Dolphins are still looking to keep beefing up their OL for Mike McDanile’s Wide Zone Run West Coast scheme. McCoy also in the last year of his rookie contract was a natural fit and target for the Fins. Disgruntled WR Preston Williams who made the team as the 6th WR was dealt to the Texans along with a 7th round pick in 2023 for the Texans 2023 5th Rounder.

GM Michael Sword then promoted Rookie QB Skylar Thompson from the practice squad to the 53 man roster. Thompson tuned a lot of heads in the organization and around the league with his stellar preseason. They did not want to take a chance on Thompson being snaked off the Practice Squad. He will no serve as the 3rd QB but will challenge Teddy Bridgewater for the backup job according to some Fins insiders. The 7th round pick out of KSU may get some opportunities as the Fins are not 100% sold on Tua Tagovaloia.

Year 1 Week 1 vs The Patriots

Dolphins Prevail Over the Patriots 21-13

The Dolphins opened their season at home vs their AFC East Rivals. The first half saw the Dolphins take a comfortable 15-0 lead as Tua Tagovailoa tossed a TD to newly acquired Tyreek Hill. Jason Sanders would miss 2 Extra Points in the first half. The Dolphins Defense had it’s way with Mac Jones and the Patriots offense all day. A late score as time expired actually made the score closer than it seemed.

Tua - 18/23 227 yards 2TD 2 INT
Jones - 25/41 216 yards TD 3 INT

Edmonds - 19/104 TD FUM
D-Harris - 11/68

Hill - 8/100 TD
Waddles 7/73 TD
H Henry 8/67
K. Bourne 5/63
D Harris 7/34


Baker 9 TAK
Howard 7 TAK INT
B Jones 2 TAK 2 INT
R Davis sack

Coach Mike McDaniel was pleased with his defense but said the offense has some work to do.


The Dolphins head to Baltimore for a tough Week 2 Matchup.

Year 1 Week 2 At The Baltimore Ravens

Dolphins Pull Off Last Second Win 33-30 Over Ravens!!!

The Dolphins and Ravens went toe to toe in Land over Maryland. And absolute instant classic. The teams traded TD’s in the first quarter and then the Ravens took a 21-7 lead midway thru the second quarter. However Tua battled back and hit Jaylen Waddle with a deep dime for a 65 yard TD. At the half is would be 21-17 Ravens. The Fins would then jump out with another TD but Sanders would miss his 4th XP of the season. 23-21 Miami. The Ravens would then go three and out and Tua would get a chance to drive em....but a Marcus Peters pick would give the Ravens great field position. The Dolphins defense would hold and the Ravens settled for a FG to make it 24-23 Ravens. Two more Tucker FG’s would give the Ravens a 30-23 lead. Tua would then drive the Dolphins quickly down the field and cap it off with his 4th TD pass of the game to Cedric Wilson. The Ravens then would get the ball back and force the the Dolphins to use 2 of their 3 timeouts and the 2 minute warning. Then.....a massive hit on a 3rd down reception to Rashod Bateman by LB Andrew Van Ginkel would jar the ball loose and the Dolphins would recover!!! This opened the door for the Dolphins to drive for a potential winning FG. And Tua would deliver driving the Dolphins inside the 5 yard line where they could take a couple of knees to set up Sanders game winner as time expired. 33-30 Final.

Just a huge road win and a 2-0 start for the Dolphins.

Tua - 24/31 326 yards 4TD (1 rushing) INT
Jackson - 21/24 219 yards INT

Dobbins - 16/72 TD
Jackson - 11/62
Edmonds - 14/38

M Andrews - 8/120
T.Hill - 8/114 TD
J.Waddle - 3/82 TD
R. Bateman - 6/74
C.Wilson - 5/67 TD
D.Smythe - 4/44

J.Phillips - 8 tackles, Sack
A.Van Ginkel - 8 tackles, Sack
M.Pierce - 7 tackles, 2 sacks
M.Williams - 7 tackles


The Bills comes to town in Week 3

Year 1 Week 3 Vs The Bills

Bills Thrash Fins 45-14 Send Early Season Message In The AFC East


If the Dolphins wanted to send a message to the 2021 AFC Eat Champion Bills....it failed to deliver. From the opening whistle Josh Allen and his Bills went up and down the field while his defense stifled Tua, Waddle and Hill all day. Tis managed 1TD and although he went 15/20 for 194 yards he tossed two interceptions (one pick 6) and had a fumble returned for a TD. It was a miserable day for Tua taking care of the football. Chase Edmonds and R.Mostert would combine for just 60 yards on the ground.

Josh Allen scorched the Fins going 27/32 for 269 4TD Devin Singletary would rumble for 70 yards and a TD. Diggs would haul in 7 for 83 and TE Knox killed the Dolphins with 2TD and a 6/52 day.

Coach McDaniel was not happy at all. “We gotta be better than this at home. If we expect to win this division we need much better QB play than what we saw out there. Just unacceptable”

The road does not get any easier as the Fins head out on the road to face Joe Burrow, Jamar Chase and Joe Mixon and the Bengals.


Year 1 Week 4 at The Bengals

Burrow and Company Too Much For Dolphins Defense as Fins Drop 2nd Straight 30-20 To The Bengals

Looking to bounce back from a crushing loss to the Bills in week 3 the Dolphins felt they had to make a statement vs the 2022 Super Bowl Runner Up Bengals. Burrow got the Bengals off to a quick 10-0 first quarter lead but Tua lead his squad back to tie things up at 10 in the 2nd quarter. The Bengals would then kick a field goal heading into the tunnel to take a 13-10 halftime lead.

Burrow in the 34d quarter would lead them to a TD and heading into the 4th quarter The Bengals led 20-13. The game was within reach. However a costly Tua pick would then lead to another Bengals TD and a 27-10 lead. Another FG made it 30-10 and the Dolphins would score a meaningless TD to make it look more respectable.

This was the Joe Burrow show with Mixon mixing in some key runs. The Dolphins were quite ordinary on offense as was Tua who struggled for the second straight week.

Coach McDaniel felt his offense simply lacked a physical running game today as Chase Edmonds only ran for 30 yards on just 9 carries. Sony Michel added 4 carries for 22 yards. Edmonds however did have 2 rushing TD’s. But the lack of a consistent ground game really hurt the Dolphins this week.

Here are some key stats from Week 4:

The Bengals outgunned Miami 462 to 272 and this was really exemplified in the passing game as Burrow ripped apart a strong Miami secondary for 374 passing yards.

The Bengals had 29 first downs......29. Miami had just 13.

The Dolphins won he turnover battler 2 to 1 but that did not matter as the Bengals owned TOP 34:12 to 17:48

The Dolphins defense was simply exhausted.

Some individual stats:

Burrow 34/43 393 TD INT (2 sacks)
Tua 19/26 237 INT (3 sacks)

J.Mixon 24/89 2TD
C. Edmonds 9/30 2TD
S.Michel 4/22

H.Hurst 8/112
T.Boyd 10/102
J.Chase 7/80 TD
T.Higgins 5/68
J.Mixon 3/20

L.Wilson 10 TAK Sack
G.Pratt 6 TAK Sack
J.Bates 4 TAK INT

J.Holland 13 TAK
J.Baker 11 TAK
N.Needham 7 TAK INT
A.Van Ginkel 8 TAK SACK FF

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[YDraigBryste]

Re: Armor & Swords All Pro Custom Madden 23 Simulation Sliders For PS5/X Franchise Mo

Looking forward to another Madden cycle, didn't have the most fun last years (never really gelled with the new scouting and other games arrival).

Do you know if the passing type will have any bearing on the sliders? I'm not good at the new skill-based system

[vertman]

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Great to have you with us for another year!


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[SportsGamer89]

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Great to have you with us for another year!


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Let’s f’n go!!


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[Armor and Sword]

Re: Armor & Swords All Pro Custom Madden 23 Simulation Sliders For PS5/X Franchise Mo

Looking forward to another Madden cycle, didn't have the most fun last years (never really gelled with the new scouting and other games arrival).



Do you know if the passing type will have any bearing on the sliders? I'm not good at the new skill-based system

We will be testing using “Classic Passing”


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[dubplate]

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Looking forward to another Madden cycle, didn't have the most fun last years (never really gelled with the new scouting and other games arrival).



Do you know if the passing type will have any bearing on the sliders? I'm not good at the new skill-based system

I found this video helpful with the new passing mechanic.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Shopmaster/status/1558855083873521664

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[Lordofthething]

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Thank you for coming back!!! You have saved the game for me for probably 10 years now...when I read your post saying you were done I didn't really believe it. Correct me if I'm wrong but you're a 50+ gamer like me... it's in our blood, September without Madden and NHL just wouldn't be the same.

Looking forward to plugging in your sliders brother...

[vertman]

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Let’s f’n go!!


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Hell yea!


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[Armor and Sword]

Re: Armor & Swords All Pro Custom Madden 23 Simulation Sliders For PS5/X Franchise Mo

Thank you for coming back!!! You have saved the game for me for probably 10 years now...when I read your post saying you were done I didn't really believe it. Correct me if I'm wrong but you're a 50+ gamer like me... it's in our blood, September without Madden and NHL just wouldn't be the same.



Looking forward to plugging in your sliders brother...

52 years young….testing is commencing at midnight!!!


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[thelegitgoat]

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I wouldn’t start an offline chise read there’s a bug where yrs 5-7 you can’t load the file


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[hugeheadguy]

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I respect your sliders for years but this thread literally contains so much information that can barley be retained. First of all what is dice rolling. What are all these numbers your using. Then u say choose left or right. U dont explain nun of this stuff.

[Armor and Sword]

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I respect your sliders for years but this thread literally contains so much information that can barley be retained. First of all what is dice rolling. What are all these numbers your using. Then u say choose left or right. U dont explain nun of this stuff.

I have a video on my twitch channel which shows all of this.

Don’t open the 32 team manifesto.

Wait for the actual sliders.

That is why I spoiler the 32 team control. A lot of folks have been following for years and know what it means.

I will do another video for Madden 23 at some point for those new to the 32 team control and the dice rolling I do to choose which direction to go in for choosing scenario answers for each team. Many of us here grew up playing table top sports games like Strat-O Matic Baseball and Football as well as Statis Pro Baseball and Football. So this harkens back to a bygone era of sports gaming!

If all you care about is controlling your team and doing a single team franchise don’t sweat the 32 manifesto.

However if you want to dive into a 32 team universe......I use a random number generator to “roll dice” to come up with a number. Left and Right means left stick left or left stick right when you choose an answer to the scenario.

So for example the QB Check In scenario.

You generate a random number....if it is 32 you choose the answer to the left.

I hope that makes sense.

It is very easy once you do it.

A lot of people either print out all the scenarios on my page or write them down and have it handy.

I use my i-phone to have my random number generator up to roll my dice. It is actually super easy and quick.

But again......if you don’t care about all that...don’t sweat it. Just wait for the sliders and play the game. Again that is why I put that in the spoiler.....because it is a ton of information....and I don’t expect people to reatain all of it....and I don’t want it cluttering the OP.

Enjoy!



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[Armor and Sword]

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I wouldn’t start an offline chise read there’s a bug where yrs 5-7 you can’t load the file


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We are a ways away from starting......and Jeez Louise???!!!