Category: Primetime News

place front new posts here. make sure to have a pic in it.

by sixthmallard

The Unhinged Users Team Analysis – Can Luckyy make another run?

Luckyy's Unhinged Users are the second team to complete and we’re breaking down the players on his roster. This is a solid team, with some great users, that should be relevant into the postseason. The consistency of the QBs is the main concern, but there’s a ton of upside with Luckyy and Lurker. We’ve compiled the relevant Madden 24 stats for every player and @Hucci has provided some analysis for us!   
  • Team Name: Unhinged Users
 
  • Owner: @CG Luckyy / CG Luckyy - (23-24)
Passing: 480-746, 64% Completion, 66 TDs, 63 INTs Defense: 67 TFLs, 14.5 Sacks, 60 INTs, 51 PDEF, 4 FF, 14 DTDs, 1 KRTD   Hucci’s Analysis - Statistically Lucky is middle of the pack at QB. From my perspective though I think Lucky has the fastest read through progressions time in this league. Lucky may struggle here and there but he is always a hell game.  
  • GM: P1: @CG LU12KER / CG Lu12ker - (23-15)
Passing: 246-387, 4528 PYards, 29 TDs, 39 INTs Defense: 40 TFLs, 8 Sacks, 24 INTs, 14 PDEFs, 1 FF, 5 DTDs   Hucci’s Analysis - This guy is a game manager. Pounding the rock and keeping the defense in the box is the gameplan. He's not gonna dot you up but Camaro is a tough go because of his ability to keep the ball and clock moving.  
  • P2: @The Brisket / The Brisket49 - (15-19)
Receiving: 225 Rec, 4,457 Yards, 19.8 YPC, 28 TDs, 564 RAC Defense: 18 TFLs, 13 INT, 6 PDEF, 5 DTDs    Hucci’s Analysis - Brisket is a solid DC and a serviceable wideout. If he’s rocking the 3-3-5 wide still he might be hell because it is very powerful this Madden.  
  • P3: @The Accountant (CPA) / The Accountant 28-17
Rushing: 291 Attempts, 1867 Yards, 6.4 YPC, 16 TDs Receiving: 48 Receptions, 785 Yards, 16.4 YPC, 3 TDs, 303 RAC Defense: 197 TFLs, 50 Sacks, 2 INTs, 1 PDEF, 1 FF Hucci’s Analysis- Hands down one of the best DL users in this league or at least he was    in 23. With how easy the pass rushing is this year I look for Accountant to be a force  again.  
  • P4: @CG A1phas / CG A1phas - (9-21)
Rushing: 116 Attempts, 491 Yards, 4.2 YPC, 2 TDs Receiving99 Receptions, 1508 Yards, 15.2 YPC, 10 TDs, 110 RAC   Hucci’s Analysis - I haven't seen alot of game film on Red Hour/Alphas (no disrespect). He has played with some pretty good players before so I assume they must see talent there or he wouldn't be on the squad.   
  • P5: @All Time Rushing Leader / Woohdy (30-13)
Rushing: 600 Attempts, 5516 Yards, 9.2 YPC, 2 TDs, 4 FUM Receiving: 70 Receptions, 834 Yards, 11.9 YPC, 10 TDs, 462 RAC Defense: 54 TFLs, 15.5 Sacks, 36 INTs, 41 PDEF, 13 DTDs   Hucci’s Analysis - I've been saying this since my season with the Chiefs, Woohdy is the best back in this league. Long before he lit up the stat column I knew he had great stick. This game being is a run heavy game and will highlight his skills. His attitude has been his only negative. Otherwise Woohdy is a phenomenal player.  
  • P6:sub: @GrandpaWarpath / FTK Warpath (4-9)
Passing: 73-154, 47% Completion, 7 TDs, 25 INTs Defense: 9 TFLs, 3 INTs, 2 PDEFs, 1 FF   Hucci’s Analysis - Warpath has always been one of the chillest people in this league. I have known him way before this league and he has always been a good teammate. When I hopped to PS4 he was a great ambassador for their community and welcomed me. I am appreciative of that and can't wait to watch him play again.  
  • P7:sub: @CriticalTelos💍💍 / Critical Telos (24-18)
Rushing: 423 Attempts, 2897 Yards, 6.8 YPC, 35 TDs, 1 FUM Receiving: 63 Receptions, 922 Yards, 14.6 YPC 5 TDs, 385 RAC  Defense: 93 TFLs, 35.5 Sacks, 30 INTs, 19 PDEF, 1 Safety, 9 DTDs, 1 KRTD   Hucci’s Analysis - Telos has always been a solid RB. Winning a few awards at the position. Just like I said with Woohdy, I expect Telos to put up solid numbers because running the ball is very powerful this year.    
by sixthmallard

Top Ten Teams for Season 1 of the VFL on Madden 24

Team Selection is going to be a completely new, dynamic system in the VFL on Madden 24. VFL teams are going to be able to freely select the NFL team they want to use in each game, and matchups are going to be more important than ever. Here are the teams we think will be the most used in Season 1 of the new VFL.    1 - Chiefs There are five 99 overall players in Madden 24 and the Chiefs have two of them in Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. Players like Kadarius Toney, MVS and Isaiah Pacheco form an elite, and very user friendly, supporting cast around their two superstars. The offensive line is very good, Chris Jones is 96 overall and the defensive backs are very fast. The Chiefs should be one of the most contested teams in Season One.    2 -  Bills This might be a controversial spot, but the Bills might be one of the strongest teams in Madden 24. Josh Allen is one of two QBs who have access to the diving throw animation. This animation was elite in the beta, and it may make the Bills an elite offense. The defense lost a big piece in Tremaine Edmunds, but their offensive line should be improved over last year.      3 - Chargers Another team that was a staple of Madden 23, the Chargers brought back all of their core offensive pieces (including Donald Parham Jr.) and should be solid again in Madden 24. Kahlil Mack has taken a steep drop in rating, but they added Eric Kendricks so the defense should be fine.    4 - Jets The J-E-T-S are finally relevant again baby, let’s go. Gang Green added about 15 former Packers and most of them are good in Madden. Aaron Rodgers is only an 86 overall, but I’m sure he’ll still have the best throwing animation in the game with a few great superstar abilities. This team is going to be really fun to use.    5 - Bengals Really solid team, but they’re also really boring. Joe Burrow doesn’t have the throw power of the other QBs, it’s only 87, and Ja’marr Chase doesn’t have the amazing physicals you’d hope from a high overall receiver. They didn’t make any major additions in the offseason and they lost Jessie Bates, so this isn’t going to be as good of a team as last year. The Bengals should still be a top-5 team, however, because of the falls of Green Bay and Tampa Bay.      6 - Eagles I’m guessing this will be the lowest spot the Eagles hold on our Team Power Rankings. This team is full of cracked players. Jalen Hurts is massively overrated, they retained almost all of their important players and they added some rookies that have some ridiculous physical attributes.    7 - Dolphins Tyreek Hill is the best offensive weapon in the game and is really the only reason this team is in the top-10 at all. Tua is still very mediocre, but the defense is very solid and will add 97 overall Jalen Ramsey once he returns from a torn meniscus.    8 - Ravens Lamar Jackson is still Lamar Jackson and his supporting cast is the best its ever been. This team should be regularly used in Madden 24, especially for QBs who know how to use scrambling QBs.    9 - Browns I’m not sure how the run game will play in Madden 24, but I believe that Nick Chubb will be able to succeed in any environment. Deshaun Watson is a scrub, but they kept their core intact and added a few big names like Za’Darius Smith and Juan Thornhill.    10 - Patriots You may be thinking that I’m just throwing the Patriots on here because I’m trying to fit all four AFC East teams on here, but the Pats might legitimately be the fastest and tallest team in the game. Tyquan Thornton is 6’2 with 96 speed, and they added two rookie CBs that have 95 speed in Ameer Speed and Isaiah Bolden. Speed is 6’3, Bolden is 6’2. Add them to 6’1, 93 speed Christian Gonzales and the Pats may be a surprising team in Madden 24. 
by Realest 260

VFL Top 25 Players ( 21-25 )

VFL Top 25 Players

This is a list of what 4 others players and myself within the community think are the Top 25 players from this Madden which includes seasons 6 ,7 , 8 , 9. I would like to starting by thanking Farah , Gabe , Koolaidz and EboK for taking time to help with this process. There was a point system based on where you got ranked on all 5 voters.  Starting with players ranked 21-25!  

25)- King LoGiiC

EboK on Logiic - “Logic has high madden iq but isn’t confident in himself. Which holds him back in game.” Farah on Logiic - “Solid player who definitively benefited from playing with 2 top players and had a big season at DL thanks to realest’s defense.” Gabe on Logiic - "Should be alot higher based on his skill but hasn't put together enough consistency. If he can build off this season I could see him shooting up the list" Realest on Logiic - Has a very high IQ for the game , Lack of confidence in himself which translates to his play at time will always hold him back from reaching his full potential.  

24) - NATECASHMNEY

Gabe on Nate - "Extremely underrated. Very well rounded skill player and a solid DC, can't ask for much more than that." EboK on Nate - “Good RB/DL & decent DC. Hucci was scared to face him in the bowl.” Realest on Nate - Nate can fit on any roster ,  Hes a plug and play type of player , Gonna give you solid numbers at RB and always gonna be a quality line 2 DC  

23) - Areis21

Farah on Areis  - "Areis consistently puts up stats at DB and routinely has one of the tougher defenses in Madden to face thanks to his DB user skill" EboK on Areis - “Hated by mostly everyone in the league but is a good WR/DB & decent DC.” Gabe on Areis - " ppl might not want to hear this but he is 1 of the best dbs in the league and has shown consistency at the position for over 10 years now. Hes obviously doing something right. " Realest on Areis - Adapted this madden , always gonna get interceptions. For someone who doesn't touch the game outside of VFL games his numbers are always solid  

22) - Swift AP

Realest on Swift AP - Really improved over the past few seasons ,  Over the past 2 seasons hes lead the AP boys to new heights and have given them a name in the community ,  much respect! Gabe on Swift AP - " very impressed with swift and the AP boys as a whole. Imo they as a unit are the most improved line I've maybe ever seen and it starts with swift. I expect him to move up this list pretty quickly" EboK on Swift AP - “Beat me twice in the offs. Nuff said.”  

21) - Critical Telos

Gabe on Telos - " another underrated guy. Just handles business no matter the assignment and has been a big part of 2 championship teams. Telos is absolutely the kind of player you want on your team" Koolaidz on Telos - "Call him Mr. 6th man. Consistent role player that has contributed for two Super Bowl squads. Regardless where you put him he'll get good rushing stats." EboK on Telos - “Won 2 rings & is a borderline top tier RB. Glue guy.” Realest on Telos - As Travis Scott said " Who put this shit together I'm the glue " This is the guy you want on your roster , Team Player and just wants to help the team win.  
by Hiighwalkr

THE BRING YOUR 3 VFL CHALLENGE

  With the conclusION of szn 9, the vfl hits an OFF-SEASON lull until september. to give the active users of the community a chance to still compete, we are holding a 8-TEAM DOUBLE-ELIMINATION tournament: hosted by highwalkr & Ibprofam.

GAMEPLAY: Current VFL gameplay rules will apply, but meta man blitzes (Spinner, DB Fire, Over Storm Brave) will be limited to 3 times a drive- If stream proof is submitted of said rule break, the game will be replayed. This also applies to any other VFL rules broken! 

TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE: Double elimination, with each round being designated TIER 1 or TIER 2 teams allowed for use- Round 1 will start with TIER 2 TEAMS- you can only use a team once TOTAL: Tiers listed below: 

TIER 1 : Ravens, Bengals, Browns, Chargers, Cowboys, Eagles, Chiefs, Bills, Packers, Buccaneers. TIER 2: Dolphins, Jaguars, WFT, Raiders, Broncos, Lions, Vikings, 49ers, Cardinals, Seahawks, Scheduling & Format: The tournament starts July 10th and will conclude on July 16th. Open scheduling as followed- Owners will be invited to the tournament discord and responsibility for setting up game times falls on them solely- The cutoff date for Round 1 games will be July 11th 11:59pm CENTRAL TIME. The cutoff for Round 2 will be July 13th 11:59 pm CENTRAL TIME. The cutoff for Round 3 will be July 15th at 11:59pm CENTRAL. Championship round will take place on the 16th- The finalist from the Double Elimination bracket will have to beat the top seed TWICE, the top seed only needs to beat the team from the Double elimination bracket ONCE.  OWNERS/SUBS: Initial owners have already been contacted and pre-selected, they are the following users: 1) Brady, 2) AP Boys, 3) CG Lurker, 4) CG Lucky, 5) Nate, 6) Ibprofam, 7) TheRealKobe, the 8th and final spot/owner is still being determined- If you would like to apply, please contact Highwalkr.  A line is allowed 1 sub that can play ANY position, but they must be registered with your team by the 7th and they WILL NOT RECEIVE prize money.  ENTRY FEE: 10$ will have to be paid by July 7th to qualify for tournament, this is a one time entry fee for your entire line, each individual will NOT have to pay, Owners can either pay for his line or ask his teammates to split the entry fee. 

PRIZES: EACH user of the winning line will receive $69.99 (Copy of M24)

       

by Hiighwalkr

Hiigh Times- Updated QB Rankings

  SOME DIDN'T SIGN UP, OTHERS RETIRED AND MANY HAVE UNDERPERFORMED...

Honorable Mentions: Hucci (Can't win without Ebok) KoolAidz (How do you have 1 TD in 3 games?)   TPBraves (Turnover Issues) AllTheWay (Never heard of you, but promising start)                              Lucky (Run the damn ball more) Sacc (You're my #10 QB) Aceboogs (44.8 Completion HOW??) #9 TXJAMESSMITH: I get it, for whatever reason TxSmith didn't sign up for bidding, but is one of the most committed ECU players we have- go figure. The fact is, even if he plays with the same people every szn and line hunts, I'm still gladly rocking with him over 80% of our leagues QBs. 

#8 BREESUS: Call him trash or call him Ebok's adopted step son- the fact is, he has thrown the 4th most TDS in our league since last season. 

#7 USERBFLAWLESS: User was given the depressing task of playing with the legend Kirk Cousins but has gotten the job done going 4-2. It's hard to speak highly of this player when he never speaks highly of himself, but this will be 3 seasons now where UserB has shown the league he can be a very dependable LINE 2 QB. #6 BEASTE: A lot of hate circulating around this player, but personally I believe it's undeserved. From an IQ and capability standpoint, Beaste knows how to win in this league and has proven that time and time again. I would say his "issue" is similar to Aaron Rodgers, he needs a change of scenery. Step away from Owner and sign up as a player and most importantly step away from BeefyChub and get back to your winning ways.  #5 SWIFT AP: A somewhat new face to the "elite player" conversation, but this QB and his line are possibly some of the most consistent players in this league and personally, I'm happy to see them win. 12-6 record dating back to last szn, Swift and the AP squad are proving he/they need to be considered a LINE 1 QB/Team in this league.  #4 CHAMP: No surprise here, Champ in my humble opinion, is a guy you want on your team every season. He wins games, he schemes his ass off and he avoids all the league drama and BS that kills others. I would love to rank him higher, but from a statistical standpoint I need to be unbiased and go off of facts and not opinion.  #3 BRADY: Everything I said about Champ, can also apply to Brady.. except he can get a little mouthy from time to time.. PAUSE. I do need to give major props to his team selecting decision, I think it took a ton of balls (Idk why I keep sounding so sus) to switch off of BAL after spending the $$ he did and deciding to use DAL. 

#2 PONCHY: Back like he never left, I don't know how you can say one negative word about a dude who's lighting the league up with Skyler Thompson... Like how funny is it to hear others complain about their QB room, when this man is #1 in everything while using SKYLER THOMPSON. 

#1 EBOK: I've said this many times before and I'll say it again now.. I stopped betting against this dude a long time ago. It's all too familiar at this point! Ebok and company start the szn off a little rocky, but come playoff time BOOM. Now, loosing Hex does throw a major wrench into Ebok's dynasty plans, but an honorable mention QB "Drock" is a QB to watch out for moving forward.      

by Hiighwalkr

Hiigh Times- VFL/NFL Player Comparisons

  vfl week 1&2

  TXJamesSmith - 2021 Aaron Rodgers: AR finished his 2021 MVP season with 34 TDs 4 INTS, our very own TXSmith is currently on a similar pace with 18 TDs 2 INTs. What more could be said, coming off an MVP season and emerging again as an MVP candidate this season, TXSmith is as good as it gets statistically.

BWall- 2005 Alex Smith: Before Alex Smith would hit "greatness" there was a 9-game span in 2005 where he went 1TD 11INTs with a 40% completion percentage. Similar to this season for Bwall 2TDs 12 INTs 34% completion, things haven't came easy for the VFL veteran WR turned QB. 

Woody- LaDainian Tomlinson 2006 Season: LT had one of the most dominant seasons the NFL has ever seen in 2006 with a combined 31 TDs and over 2000 yards. It was an MVP year for the star running back and that's exactly where Woody sits after Week 2. Shady- Legarrette Blount 2018 Season: Shady is a known player in the league with impressive past seasons similar to Blount before 2018, this season though has started off rocky to say the least. Like Blount in 2018 who ran for a league's worst YPC 2.7, Shady finds himself this season at the bottom of VFL with 4.4 YPC.  RogueApollo- Davante Adams 2020 Season: The 2020 season in the NFL was the Aaron Rodgers/Davante Adams show! Similar to our league, TXSmith and Rogue are very dependent on one another, but season after season dominate statistically. Adams finished the year leading in almost every WR category, Rogue should follow suit in Season 8.  Smash6090- Danny Amendola 2019 Season: Smash and Danny were both put into solid scenarios, Smash playing in BUF w Allen and Danny commanding 100 targets in the 2019 season, unfortunately neither have been able to do much with it. Smash through Week2 has a minimal 2 TDS and 455 yards, back in 2019 Amendola with his 100 targets, could only muster up 1 TD and 678 yards.  Accountant- Jared Allen 2011 Season: Back in 2011, Allen was in a league of his own.. He ended that campaign with a powerful 22 sacks and completely dominated on his side of the ball. Accountant through week 2 has also been in a LEAGUE OF HIS OWN. Using MIA lineman, he's somehow surpassed users playing with Myles Garrett and Von Miller. Currently sitting at 18 sacks and half the season left, he could quite possibly surpass 40 sacks now usering Myles Garrett himself!

UngluedTiger360- JJ Watt 2014 Season: JJ Watt completely destroyed lineman in 2014, but still finished 2nd in sacks with an impressive 20.5 sacks on the season. Similar to Tiger this season, his stellar numbers through 2 weeks (15 sacks) gets completely overshadowed by the player mentioned above.

Abyss- Charles Woodson 2009 Season: Back in 2009 Woodson was a straight animal, who dominated in every aspect of defense. 9INTS, 2 Sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 3 TDs- this would carry him to a Defensive Player of the year title. Abyss is in a similar position, posting a highly impressive stat line of 6.5 sacks, 9 INTs, 2 FR and 3 TDs.       

by Hiighwalkr

High Times Week One Recap

  vfl opening week 

  Packers: Lackluster start for Smitty and Fig at 3-6, but I was impressed with their front office ability to swap Brisket for Fear in a series of trades with the Eagles and Dolphins. Having a team like GB means you always have a shot to win, but the way these 3 lines have played thus far, running the ball seems to be the focal point, even though they have the best passer in the game. I'm interested to see how they perform Week 2.

Browns: Many doubted this team had what it took to even be competitive.. Looking at each roster, NFL and VFL, I personally didn't understand the logic. Now there's still massive questions that need to be answered and most of that revolves the teams QB room, but if finding a way to competently pass the ball 8 times a game is the only missing piece here?? I'd say this team by design, has a shot to do very well.

Chiefs: Not really a surprise here at 7-2, arguably the league's best QB and most definitely the league's best new QB paired up in a current VFL that lacks elite Quarterbacks. I'm not going to roast or praise this team because they have so many handouts given to them. Fara only plays for Champ and Hex has MUT friends the rest of the league hasn't heard of. They will be dominant and they will be favorites to win the league. Cowboys: 4-5 was a better opening week than I would have predicted. The AP line is the most deceiving line in the league, they never go for any real money, but they can beat anyone... I still want to see what this team's long term goal is. Spent nothing on their NFL team and nothing on their VFL players, they have more cap than the Browns and the Browns have 16 MILLION LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO Eagles: Could Ebok pull an MJ and 3peat??! It's funny, last two times he won, I can remember early points in the season where it seemed like his teams were destined to fail, then the big turnaround happens. This year could always follow suit, but I'm still on the fence about a non-elite QB team winning over the games current meta of high ball passing. 5-4 is still respectable and the season is still young. Bucs: At 6-3, this is exactly where I assumed a team with 3 elite QBs would be. Another no brainer scenario where of course Beaste lands Brady as GM, after Brady spent all off season telling everyone he wouldn't do it and of course somehow Abyss falls right in their lap, after he ironically posted his "scheduling issues" for the upcoming season. So once again, I won't roast or praise this team.. OBVIOUSLY their going to do well. Chargers: Good for Johnny Wheels, he was able to land the best QB and the most appealing team to play for in the VFL based on their NFL roster. At 4-5, you're right there in the mix with everyone and ironically, their trade of BWALL for Blunkey is an extremely low risk/high reward move. Now it'll take TX Smith basically winning every game he plays for this team to contend, but that's truly how their team is deigned. Dolphins: Middle of the pack at 4-5, the Dolphins are an odd team to predict, with their out of nowhere trades that actually benefitted them the most in the end ironically- this team will need to find their identity as we head into Week2. Their best weapons at the moment, are also the thing that could potentially hold them back. Accountant and Brisket have always made it known they will look for trades if things don't go as planned, for a new Owner/GM using a team like MIA in a league filled with KC, BUF, TB, LAC, GB, that's a recipe for disaster unless this team gets hot next week. Week 2 is make or break for them!!

Bengals: It pains me to say this about a team I have much respect for, but I don't see it with this group right now.. Before I dive into the negative, there is one positive and that's the QB play of Flawless. After that, you're looking at a 3-6 team with no identity and very little star power from the VFL roster. As their NFL team goes, the Bengals are SNEAKY GOOD and have the ability to compete with any team, I want Lucky and company to bounce back in Week2 because the league is better when he's relevant, but if they can't make it work, I can see things getting ugly very quick and Lucky has never been one to handle being ridiculed well.

Bills: Another scenario similar to Johnny Wheels and LAC where I'm scratching my head, not knowing what to make of this team. On the outer looking in, you have the best roster in football (Buffalo Bills) and you paired that with an elite QB in Koolaidz. After that, it's a lot of waiver transactions and even more question marks. Leaving Week 1 at 4-5 is basically a wash, so I'm curious to see what Week 2 holds for this group.   Week 2.... Here... We... Come.  

by Realest 260

Night 1 Recap

First night of the VFL was very interesting as a guy who isn't taking place in the games.

  Packers - I would have to say Packers were the shock of night 1 going 2-1 would be my biggest shocker moment. If you ask them I would bet they thought this would happen but lets be real nobody else did. Trini Ron picked up a win over the Browns and Smitty and Fig pulled off a close win vs Dolphins. Can GB keep this up or was it lighting striking twice in one day? Browns - Browns owner TP had a good first night leading the Browns to a 2-1 record with wins over the Bengals and Bills. Browns running back Woohdy V2 accounted for over 475 yards and 4 touchdowns in 2 games for the Browns. Browns QB Highwalker suffered the only loss for the Browns on the night with a 1-7 passing games with only 17 passing yards vs Green Bay. 2-1 is a good night for the Browns Chiefs - To nobody surprise the Chiefs go 3-0 on the night with Champ dominating the Packers and Chargers in his 2 games along with Hexi winning a tough fought game 17-7 over the AP Boys in Dallas. Can't say I'm to shocked with the Chiefs dominating night 1 while facing 3 teams who were predicted to struggle this season. Im ready to see what the Chiefs line 3 has to offer. Cowboys - Also a shock on the night was Cowboys starting off 2-1 with a big upset win over Ebok and the Eagles. AP line showed up a won a game in overtime 29-28 with a 2 point conversion to win the game. Also the Cowboys picked up a win over the struggling Dolphins in night one who seem to be the league worst team after night one. Eagles - Eagles started off the night 0-1 with a tough loss to the Cowboys. Ebok really struggled in game with throwing 4 interception putting his team in a hole early. They came back and took the game to overtime but just couldn't get the big stop when needed. Then Ebok bounced back with a win over the Chargers which they controlled the game they whole time. The line of Hucci , Tmo , Ugongetthiswork dominated on the night going 2-0 with wins over Bengals and Bucs, Ugongetthiswork once again making his early case for MVP dominating on both sides of the ball. Bucs - Bucs only played 2 games on the night going 1-1. Brady really put a beatdown on the Bengals with a commanding 37-7 victory. But then Abyss really struggled against Eagles losing 27-7. A game that was close before the half turned upside down by a late half interception thrown by Abyss and the Bucs just couldn't seem to recover. From a early look Brady and Beaste will need to do the heavy lifting this season for the Bucs. Chargers - It was a rough night for the Chargers starting the season off 0-2. I know it gotta be tough for Bwall stepping in on short notice for the Chargers due to Chargers former GM quitting the league a few days before the season kicked off. Good news for the Chargers is the 23.5 million dollar man TexasJamesSmith hasn't stepped on the field yet. Dolphins - Man was it rough for the Dolphins. They just couldn't seem to generate any type of offense tonight only scoring a total of 25 points in 3 games. I was afraid this could happen with Tua at the helm. Dolphins are gonna have to get more creative on offense because 25 points in 3 games just isn't going to get the job done. Still waiting to see what Cruce and Verts have to offer. Bengals - 0-4 on night one LOL LOL LOL.  Mr Top 5 himself started of the season 0-2 with losses to Blunkey and Hucci, As a matter of fact every line on the Bengals lost a game in night 1. I was concerned after the bidding looking at Lucky roster because I just didn't see it. This is usual where Lucky looks to trade 4 to 5 guys from the team looking to improve his roster which in the past has worked out well for him. Bills - 1 name is all I gotta say.. Blunkey , Blunkey , Blunkey. In the VFL Blunkey is probably the leagues punching bag. He talks the most , losses the most , and is the blunt of the joke on most occasions in the discord. But in night 1 Blunkey went 2-1 with wins over the Dolphins and Bengals. Have to say I got a great laugh out of watching Blunkey beat Lucky. I don't think Lucky should be able to speak for the next week.   Also a big shout out to some up and coming stars in the league. Tglass QB/LB , Wideleft RB/DB ,Trey demonz WR/DL 3 guys who dominated in the AFL. In one game Tglass threw for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns. If your looking to call up some guys for next week I think this is the line your looking at!  

by Hiighwalkr

High Times – Totally Unbiased Early Team Rankings

Season 8 is already underway but our first true look at what this season's Owners/GMs are cooking up will come Friday, when player bidding begins. Thus far, Season 8 is already starting off with a major BANG, as team bids eclipsed numbers we've never witnessed in the league before. My rankings below will cover that and overall potential moving forward. 

#10 & #9 - Miami Dolphins/ Dallas Cowboys

Let's start off with the facts, this is purely speculation based, by no means do I have a crystal ball in front of me, telling me which teams will succeed or fail this season. What I can tell you is, both of these teams currently have no true QB users heading into the season and they made the job even tougher by selecting teams that WILL NOT be QB friendly. On the positive side, cap spent is ideal and both teams are filled with OP weapons that can keep opposing teams up at night. My question is this, can they capitalize during player bidding and surround their lockeroom's with proven VFL winners? 

#8 - Green Bay Packers 

I get it, how could Mr Gunslinger himself be ranked so low when everyone and their mother could probably throw for 300 yards a game using Aaron Rodgers. Well, the answer is simple... Owner/GM Smitty and Fig are not users with any QB experience/success at least within the last 4-5 seasons I've been a part of the VFL. Now, does that mean their incapable?? No... but they either plan on one of them giving QB a shot, or they plan on somehow bidding 3 QBs while only having 24 MIL left to spend, on a total of 7 players. 

#7 - Buffalo Bills

Here we go again.. The BUFFALO BILLS ranked this low??? When we can probably all agree, after roster reset this team is probably the most talented group of men in the game!! Here's my dilemma and thoughts, similar to the Packers above, you're 15 MIL deep in your cap already and you have no QB's. Now I understand the very talented user "Shady" is going to give QB a try and with him having Josh Allen, chances are he can make the jump work.. BUT, how did that go last season with the Eagles?? The answer is not well. If Shady is not confident at QB and stays at his true position RB, this team then needs to figure out how to afford 3 QBs with 25 MIL cap, good luck! 

#6- Los Angeles Chargers 

I'm truly excited for Johnny Wheels and company, he landed probably the most fun team to play with offensively and somehow, he landed them while spending 3-4 MIL less than other Owners who attacked the Power 6 teams. This man truly deserves another shot at leading a team to the promise land, after last season when he was setup for failure when he selected VFL clown Blunkey as his GM.. RIP. 

#5 - Cleveland Browns 

Hey, I know these guys!! Now coming off a season where he finished top 6 in all QB statistics, TPBraves is looking to build on that success with a complete 180 team selection with the Browns. Here's the facts because at this point, I've heard every critique this team is facing. Yours truly "Highwalkr" is stepping into the QB arena and is doing it with a team/player that will make passing the ball effectively, very problematic. The Browns are clearly lacking an elite QB presence with Deshaun Watson and after last season, the league eventually figured out how to stop Nick Chubb (sort of).. Here's what I'll say to all the haters- 39 MIL cap, an Owner/QB that has proven HE can get the job done passing and a GM that is probably one of the most active/engaged users within our league. If you think I don't have the ability to craft together an ELITE roster with a 15 MIL advantage over 60% of the league, you bumped your damn head. 

#4 - Cincinati Bengals

I like Owner- Lucky, I also like the Bengals, especially Joe Burrow having the Fearless perk- what I'm a little concerned with is the amount of $$ they purchased this team for and his GM selection who I won a super bowl with! So I'm truly torn here, on one side of the coin I see a more than capable Owner/QB and a very capable GM/QB, playing with a team that's loaded with talent on ball sides of the ball. Now on the other side of the coin, I see a suspect GM pairing when you compare their situation to KC, TB, PHI and I see a team that should have probably went for 10-12 MIL at the most. 

#3 - Philadelphia Eagles

I WILL NOT BET AGIANST EBOK UNTIL HE DOESN'T WIN A TITLE... I've made that mistake before and I simply won't do it again. All I will say is this.. He did a phenomenal job landing PHI for only 1MIL and as always, Hucci is a great GM addition. What I'm curious to see is if taking away the ability to high point pass 75% of his balls, will slow down his success in this league? Back-to-back season, he murdered with this meta, this season his offense will for better or for worse, look MUCH different. 

#2 & #1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers/ Kansas City Chiefs 

With these rankings this early in the season, it's hard to truly say who's number one- So to make it easier on myself, I have these last two teams paired together because in my eyes, they are neck in neck when it comes to current state and potential. Both teams have phenomenal QB pairings, while both teams also paid WAYYYY too much for their respected teams. Either way, you get what you pay for and at least they only have to budget for 1 QB!  

by eboKtsoP

Interview With MVP Snub RPO Painkiller

   

Today i got blessed with a lil interview with the RB/DL stud RPO Painkiller. (Congrats to TXjames on the great season)

  First off, congratulations on an outstanding season. Although you were not selected as the MVP, your performance was undoubtedly deserving of recognition. Can you share your thoughts on not being selected for the award and were you surprised when TXjames was given the award?
I wouldn't say I'm surprised I kind of expected it because he went 11-1. I just don't think you being 11-1 holds the same weight when you're not leading either of your position groups in stats. And as for not being selected myself, I think slowing down and losing to some extremely good lines in the last 2 weeks hurt my chances.
Speaking of losing to good lines. You had one of the hardest strength of schedules i’ve ever seen. Do you feel like the voters didnt take that into account when choosing MVP? Fear W/L (W- Blunkey, Lucky, Abyss, Hucci, Ace, eboK, Champ) (L- TXjames, Abyss, eboK, Dirty, Warpath)
Definitely played some tough games but I didn't feel like there wasn't a single game this season were we shouldn't have won the game or could've won the game. As for the voters I'm not sure if they knew or didn't know but I find it hard to believe they did know considering I didn't win the award.
With that being said do you feel like the voters just gave him(TXjames) the award because he went 11-1? Heres his schedule. TXjames W/L (W - Fear, Ace, Hutch, Koolaidz, Hex, AP, Ace, WTB Buckets, Gmen, SirBottomis, BLK) (L- UserB)
Looking at who he played I'd say if we played the same guys my line would've at the veery least matched his record and his 11-1 wasn't impressive
You had amazing stats & broke some records but do you feel like Drocks ego got in the way of your line winning or you from putting up even better stats? Also do you feel like you & Drock was a good fit?
Idk if it was his ego, I just think we as a line got to complacent after how well the first 2 weeks went for us. As for fit, I think the plan we had and scheme we ran made us a good fit but idk if that remains consistent if the scheme or team changes but who knows.
In your opinion do you think Drock was feeling pressured by people in chat saying the browns QBs dont pass the ball? & did he feel like he had to prove himself?
I think a little bit of that played a factor into the dip off, but mostly we were practicing for like 3-4 hours a day for the first week or 2 of the season and then didn't for 2nd half of the season so I credit our drop off to that mostly.
What are your plans for season 8? Are you going to run it back on the RB/DL or do you look to DOMINATE elsewhere? Also do you have anything to say to the people who think you only had a good season because you had Nick Chubb & Myles Garrett?
I will be playing RB, as for defense idk yet. I want to play DB but I guess we'll see. And idc what RB you give me... I get the touchs and I'll dominate