OK, I made some moves on the football front..

[gridlore]

I really think I enjoy this part of the game more than the actual football games..



OK, here are how the trades worked out.

1st: Manning (QB 97) to the Detroit Lions for Stevens (QB 76), a 1st round pick, and a 3rd round pick. Stevens is 24, with passing accuracy and power numbers of 91 and 94. He's also a lot more mobile than Manning.

2nd: Ferguson (LE 71) and a 1st round pick (from Lions) to the New Orleans Saints for Roberts (LE 89) and a 3rd round pick. This vastly improves a weak pass rush, which had been a major problem for me.

3rd: Martin (CB 82) and a 2nd round pick to the New York Jets for Vanelli (CB 87) and a 3rd round pick. Martin was an aging player with good hands but poor speed. This trade gives me a secondary rated at 92.

My current draft look for next season

No pick in the 1st round.
One pick in the 2nd (from the Lions)
Four picks in the 3rd round (49ers, Lions, Jets, Saints)
One pick in the 4th (49ers)
Two picks in the 5th (49ers, Lions)
One pick in the 6th (49ers)
One pick in the 7th (49ers)

After all this, I have a salary cap figure of $6.85 million. Quite an improvement.

Comments

[docwebster.livejournal.com]

A question, sirrah.

Do you have any favorite Madden websites?

BTW, I got Madden 2004 for the PS2 at EB Games this past weekend, and I'm loving it.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Not really. I grabbed the update from EA Sports, and have geeked some college teams uniform schemes from various places.

[aurictech.livejournal.com]

Well, you certainly did better than the Colts did IRL when they traded Marshall Faulk to the Rams for two draft choices (2d round and 5th round).

The question is, which QB do you start next season?

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm only in Week 5 of the current season. Between Stevens (76) and his back-up Anderson (74) I've got a nice little QB controversy going. Both are 24, and have similar stats. I may switch out QBs in different situations to see who has the better chops.