Finally Did It...

OK.  I'm a decent Madden player, probably between "above average" and "good."  But I haven't made Top 100 in Weekend League since Madden 20.  Now, I usually only finish a handful of WLs per season because of other time commitments.  This past weekend, my kids' basketball seasons are done, we were essentially snowed in on Saturday, and I had a late start to work on Monday.  So conditions were perfect to try to finish my games for the third time this year (first two times I finished 17-8 and 16-9, both with 2 DCs each).  

It was a weird WL.  I started 4-4 on Thursday and Friday, playing like lukewarm garbage, then went on a 10-0 run to get to 14-4.  Dropped a close one on Sunday night to bring me to 14-5, leaving me with 6 games to play this morning.  I won two quick ones this morning, then ran up against a guy where everything went wrong -- dropped pass on third down, "Pressure Inaccurate" ball on 4th down, weird bounce off of my player that he picks off.  I quit and... matched up against the same guy seconds later.  I managed to read his hybrid man defense better this time, stay patient, and play keep away from his potent offense to win that one.  So I'm 17-5.  I load up again and play a guy who's running Trey Lance with Escape Artist and glitching out contains.  I tried everything I could, but could not stop him.  I made one mistake on offense and knew I was cooked.  So I quit out.  Next game I load up... and I get DC'd.  So I'm sitting at 17-7.  I load up my last game and play beautifully, clutching out a close win with some pressure defense to finish 18-7.  I didn't think that would be enough, but lo and behold...

That's a sight to make this old man happy.  I'll take good 'ole No. 99.  Now I can move on to MLB The Show in April knowing I had a solid year in MUT.

Nice job man I hardly if ever play WL because I know I won’t finish all my games and there are some real good players that play WL every weekend so it is very hard when you get into those last couple games💪

WernersBerner said:

Nice job man I hardly if ever play WL because I know I won’t finish all my games and there are some real good players that play WL every weekend so it is very hard when you get into those last couple games💪

It gets MIGHTY sweaty after about win no. 14.  You can coast to some easy ones up to that point, but it's all guys with schemes from then on...

Congrats, JC!

Congrats man!

Good job. I wish I didnt have the issues in having. I lost a good 4 games due to this "lag" issue.....probably more like 6. I should have had at least 16 wins. I'm not an expert yet. But I firmly know I can hit 18 games. Around there is my limit for now. 

Hopefully EA stops black balling me.

Good job though buddy

Congrats man!!

Wwwwww dude I just finally got top 100 too Ive played you before too

X484SrVive said:

Wwwwww dude I just finally got top 100 too Ive played you before too

So did I win or did you clap my cheeks?

For those curious, here's the 50/50 Steelers squad with which I squeaked into the Top 100:

Offense Abilities: QB Joe Namath (5 AP, Pass Lead Elite, Hot Route Master, X-Factor Run n Gun), HB Derrick Henry (X-Factor Freight Train), HB Derwin James (2 AP, Backfield Master, Matchup Nightmare), WR Cooper Kupp (2 AP, Route Technician), WR Collin Johnson (1 AP, Deep Out Elite, X-Factor Double Me), LG Alan Faneca (2 AP, Post Up), RG Quinton Spain (2 AP, Post Up).

Defense Abilities: MLB Luke Kuechly (1 AP, Lurker), SS Jimmy Graham (2 AP, Acrobat, Pick Artist), DT Mean Joe Greene (1 AP, Inside Stuff, X-Factor Blitz), DT Javon Hargrave (2 AP, Inside Stuff), FS Justin Simmons (1 AP, Pick Artist), SS Isaiah Simmons (1 AP, Pick Artist), SS Kam Chancellor (0 AP, Out My Way), SS Troy Polamalu, (1 AP, Short Route KO), CB Night Train Lane (2 AP, Acrobat), CB Tiki Barber (2 AP, Acrobat, Under Pressure), ROLB Barry Sanders (3 AP, Edge Threat, Double Or Nothing, X-Factor Unstoppable Force), LOLB T.J. Watt (2 AP, Under Pressure, X-Factor Unstoppable Force).

Special Teams Abilities: K Daniel Carlson (2 AP, Focused Kicker).

I run the Rams offensive playbook and the Ravens defensive playbook. I run primarily Singleback Bunch X Nasty and alternate between Derrick Henry and Derwin James at HB. I pass more than I run, but I will gash you with the running game if you let me. On defense, I run mostly Nickel 2-4-5 and Dime 2-3-6, trying to mix up pressure and coverage. I use Troy P's Short Route KO Ability to lock down HB wheel routes, and both Barry Sanders and T.J. Watt get after the QB. I play LOLB Micah Parsons at DT in my Dime formation, sometimes dropping him into a bluff blitz to confuse my opponents. I think CB Tiki Barber was my MVP this weekend, as he CRUSHES it as a slot CB with his ratings and Abilities. That Under Pressure Ability lights up a ton when you send him on nickel CB blitzes. My user is either Luke Kuechly or Jimmy Graham (depending on the play).

Here are a few highlights from this weekend:

Jimmy Graham uses all 6'7" of his frame to get up for this user lurk -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154107542
Chase Claypool puts three of my opponent's defenders on skates on this catch-and-run TD -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154107617
Tiki Barber hits the QB on the blitz & I switch to Barry Sanders for a click-on INT -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154119906
My opponent tries to block Barry Sanders with a TE, leading to a safety -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154119942
Tiki Barber removes Jerry Rice's soul from his body -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154107689
Tiki Barber bags a post route in man coverage & tips the ball to himself for a pick -- https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/jcsteel/video/154107772

I fumbled two drives in a row and gave up😂😂😂

Good Stuff right there My Brother

TraeSkywalker said:

Good Stuff right there My Brother

Thanks again for the Tiki Barber recommendation!  He was a monster all weekend.

What prizes are you looking at for #99?