50 50 theme team thoughts.

The running 50/50 tt in squads does give you the +4 over +2… last week we made the Super Bowl and dj Moore was on kickoff. Said he had 98 speed with the plus 2 and plus 2 bears chems. So it definitely works again this year just like in years past.

Last night I switched from ZC/25 and Bears/25 to Bears/50.  With the extra chems for two captains, I am able to have extra guys from other teams.  I will now no longer be chasing promo cards.

50/50 Theme teams are really interesting. Some years the team you want to use is really good, and other years they're just simple unusable. With that being said, if you really want to use a 50/50 theme team, they're really fun. But, I also see why you would just want to use whatever cards are intriguing. This is my first year truly using one and I'm really enjoying it especially because I can use some filler cards.

backnmusic said:

Just wondering what everybody else thinks about 50/50 theme teams. And how they approach the game once they get there.

Just got my Vikings team to 50/50. Kind of feel like now that I'm there I don't have to be to hyped about the new promos. If I get a good Viking player in a new promo I can throw them in. If there aren't any, the team I've got is a solid 92 OVR. So I don't need the focus so much on the new promos anymore. And I don't need to get frustrated when a new promo has no cards for my team.

I agree. I use cowboys tt and it makes playing the game with minimal money spent much easier as you aren't chasing every new promo card. Just the players on your tt and guys you plug in extra spots you can afford. Also makes for differences in the squads you see and play. I've always ran tt and will continue bc i find it the most fun and rewarding

ab51 said:

I feel like 50/50 tt just make the game more enjoyable you get more excited for cards that come out that go on your tt. You will more than likely use a lot of cards that you’d never think about using

This is the other thing before when I didn't run a theme team there was no method to the madness.  It was always every promo gotta try to get the best guy 

Theme team helps give you a purpose/goal and woke it can make some promos boring if you're on the outside it allows you to save up so you can collect the players you will get in future.

Theme team is what allowed me to control my spending on this game when I use to do hundred dollars every promo now I can buy in large go NMS with the exception every now and then.  But dropping $20 every 3-4 weeks to supplement is better than dropping $120/week

I'm running a texans theme team and it is good with boosts but if your super committed you'll have to wait for those cards with chemistry which can be annoying with outdated cards

von11 said:

I find TT to be overly restrictive and boring.  Same player (for the most part) every year.  As a Vikings fan I consider myself to be the best GM in Viking history...as the purple and gold got amazing cards from across the league in the lineup...they are all Vikings once they put on the uniform.

I am a Panthers fan so I need an excuse to not use Panthers players

Just got my Eagles TT to 50. Not bad when the Eagles are FLOODED with amazing cards pretty much everywhere, lol.

But, to actually answer part of your question about what to do now I'm doing this...

I still have to get HB Vick, Vincent, Riddick and maybe even QB Perry. All these freakin LTDs man ha ha. So, I am just sitting back waiting for the Redux for these guys.

How I have been building up my team, especially with Zero Chill is, I DON'T have to go and grab the newest eagle to drop right away! I made a lot of coins by week 1 of ZC, building the Eagle player day 1, play with him a bit, then sold him that day. Rinse and repeat with each release of ZC, with each one I built, I sold for over 500k each. Then, as each player dropped big time, now I bought em back for damn near half of what I sold em for.

That's the cool thing about theme teams, you're not having to chase the fresh, brand-new items as your old items get enough boost from the 50/50 to hold you over until the new items drop big time, thus allowing you to get MORE players for your coins!!!

huge 49ers and I I’ve just always ran a 50/50 9ers theme team simply because of the boosts I can spend less coin on my favorite 9ers and in the end get rewarded with plus two speed, Str, Acc, Agility, Etc. 

Now with team captains x2 I can switch out my guys For the new card drops and keep my 50/50 TT boosts, most fun way to play IMO

Make sure you get the vikings strat item for x2, use all the team captains you can for x2, if you have the old rookie premier use them for x2, use the division dynasty card for x2, use the team diamond for x3. you can get up to 60/50, then you can sub in up to 10 players that are not vikings and still have 50/50. that way you get your vikings but can still interact with new promos and not get bored too.

NickKnowlton2 said:

Prove it cuz there’s no way ur telling me if I have a 50/50 ravens theme and by buddy has the same but Deion sanders would have +4 speed so it would be 99 speed 99 acc and agility how….

Here is proof I sent to a friend who didn't believe me awhile ago. This a squads Superbowl so it shows the Kick Returners Speed and Agility. Hester's base legends card has 87 Speed and 86 Agility. As shown in the photo from the double stack Seahawks theme team he is at 91 Speed and 90 Agility from the +4

My thoughts are I want to do that! Most people want to carry at least 50% of their favorite team's players.

The problem is there are not enough high-quality players from each team for everyone to be able to use 50% theme team and be competitive.

NickKnowlton2 said:

Prove it cuz there’s no way ur telling me if I have a 50/50 ravens theme and by buddy has the same but Deion sanders would have +4 speed so it would be 99 speed 99 acc and agility how….

It’s been this way for years now. When it showed some stats of the player in the pregame stuff it would show a speed higher than the one your guy had before you entered the game. EA is jive by not explaining this things themselves.

I am running a Colts TT only this year I decided to run just the 2023 Colts lineup as is so gold 73 Minshew is my starting qb. I think my team is like an 83 or 84 overall but it's been a blast to play even during some hard struggles. After the Superbowl I will run the all out Colts tt which I have collected all Colts players but ones who don't play have yet to see the field.  One thing I wish EA would do is have a Separate H2H where only 50/50 TT can play H2H. That to me would be fun just playing TT it's rare to play against a true TT in h2h.