Board 8 > B8 Madden Franchise @Starts Here@

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Week 16
Broncos > Lions: Broncos win with a fg in OT
Chargers > Raiders: Rivers throws 2TD in win
Giants > Skins: Eli Manning having a great fantasy season
Titans > Saints: I got nothing the titans were lackluster but won
Steelers > Jets: Duck throws for 3TD
Patriots > Bills: Brady throws for 2TD
Rams > 49ers: Rams scored 17 in the 1st and 49ers spent the whole game catching up just to lose
Texans > Bucs: Texans eek out the Bucs
Falcons > Jaguars: Julio had 150 yards and the game winning OT TD
Ravens > Browns: Hollywood Brown 120 yards and a TD
Panthers > Colts: CMC ran for 74 and a TD
Dolphins > Bengals: The phins blow out the Bengals
Seahawks > Cardinals: Seahawks had this in such hand that GGeno Smith played the 4th
Chiefs > Bears: Mecole Hardman with game winning 75 yard td catch
Packers = Vikings: welcome to the tie league

News
Brady and Brees are now every week passing each other back and forth on the all time TD list, whoever retires first....loses

Playoff Standings as of now
AFC
1.Colts 11-4 (AFC South Winner)
2.Chiefs 10-5 (AFC West Winner)
3.Ravens 9-6
4.Patriots 9-6
5.Titans 9-5-1 (Clinched Playoffs)
6.Texans 9-6
Crazy that only the Bills atm are missing from the actual NFL playoffs that happened

NFC
1.Seahawks 13-2 (NFC West Winner, #1 Seed)
2.Cowboys 10-4-1 (Clinched Playoffs)
3.Falcons 8-6-1 (NFC South Winner)
4.Packers 7-7-1
5.Eagles 10-5 (Clinched Playoffs)
6.Giants 8-7
This not so much

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Too lazy for Week 17 lets just get to the meat

Playoff Standings as of now
AFC
1.Colts 11-5 (AFC South Winner, #1 Seed)
2.Chiefs 11-5 (AFC West Winner)
3.Patriots 10-6 (AFC East Winner)
4.Ravens 9-7 (AFC North Winner)
5.Titans 10-5-1 (Wildcard)
6.Bills 9-7 (Wildcard)
And whoops the Texans get bounced for the Bills

NFC
1.Seahawks 14-2 (NFC West Winner, #1 Seed)
2.Cowboys 11-4-1 (NFC East Winner)
3.Falcons 8-6-2 (NFC South Winner)
4.Packers 8-7-1 (NFC North Winner)
5.Eagles 10-6 (Wildcard)
6.Giants 9-7 (Wildcard)
And I lost to the Giants getting them into the playoffs

News
MVP is Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

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Awards
MVP:Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
Coach of the Year: Seahawks Pete Carroll

AFC Off Poty:Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
AFC Def Poty:Patriots LB Dont'a Hightower
AFC Rookie O:Steelers QB Devlin Hodges
AFC Rookie D:Steelers LB Devin Bush
AFC QB:Chiefs Patrick Mahomes
AFC HB:Bills Frank Gore
AFC WR:Bils Cole Beasley
AFC OL:Colts Quenton Nelson
AFC DL:Colts Justin Houston
AFC LB:Patriots Dont'a Hightower
AFC DB:Broncos Chris Harris Jr
AFC Kicker:Steelers Chris Boswell

NFC Off Poty:Seahawks QB Russell Wilson
NFC Def Poty:49ers DE Nick Bosa
NFC Rookie O:Cardinals QB Kyle Murray
NFC Rookie D:49ers DE Nick Bosa
NFC QB:Falcons Matt Ryan
NFC HB:Cowboys Ezekiel Elliot
NFC WR:Falcons Julio Jones
NFC OL:Cowboys Zack Martin
NFC DL:49ers Nick Bosa
NFC LB:Seahawks KJ Wright
NFC DB:Seahawks Shaquill Griffin
NFC Kicker:Eagles Jake Elliot

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-39 Different QBs started at least one game this season

QB Power Rankings From Madden, only backups starting significant time listed
1.Patrick Mahomes KC
2.Devlin Hodges PIT
3.Russell Wilson SEA
4.Josh Allen BUF
5.Lamar Jackson BAL
6.Ryan Tannehill TEN
7.Dak Prescott DAL
8.Matt Ryan ATL
9.Deshaun Watson HOU
10.Baker Mayfield CLE

Middle 11-22
11.Kyler Murray ARI
12.Phillip Rivers LAC
13.Jacoby Brissett IND
14.Tom Brady NE
15.Mitch Trubisky CHI
16.Aaron Rodgers GB
17.Nick Foles JAX
18.Eli Manning NYG
19.Sam Darnold NYJ
20.Kirk Cousins MIN
21.Jameis Winston TB
22.Drew Brees NO

Bottom QBs
23.JimmyG SF
24.Brock Osweiler DEN
25.Jared Goff LAR
26.Carson Wentz PHI
27.David Fales NYJ
28.Kyle Allen CAR
29.Andy Dalton CIN
30.Derek Carr OAK
31.Ryan Fitzpatrick MIA
32.Matthew Stafford DET
33.Case Keenum WAS

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News
Bears fire Coach Matt Nagy

Playoffs
AFC
Bills [42] @ Patriots [31]
Brady got in his own way throwing 5iNTs

Titans [23] @ Ravens [30]
Ravens 3FGs in the 4th sealed this

NFC
Eagles [13] @ Packers [21]
Rodgers was unstoppable!

Giants [31] @ Falcons [28]
Elis lone TD to Gallman won the game

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Division Week

Bills [31] @ Colts [35]
Brisett throws 5TDS to eek the win

Ravens [21] @ Chiefs [24]
Chiefs had the lead, gave it up, but managed to hang on for the win just barely

Giants [14] @ Seahawks [48]
The Seahawks were up 42-0 at halftime, yikes

Packers [35] @ Cowboys [42]
Rodgers threw for 4TDs but Prescott thru 5 and held off a crazy comeback from the Packers

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Bold = Probowl


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Conference Champ
Bears hire Paul Ranson as coach

Chiefs [21] @ Colts [35]
Brisett and the Colts just kept scoring

Cowboys [38] @ Seahawks [14]
Neither Prescott or Elliot could be stopped once the 3rd Qtr hit


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Superbowl History
2019: Cowboys defeat the Colts 24-21 (Superbowl MVP: Dak Prescott)

Boy what a tragic thing to see. The Game was led by the Colts at halftime, then they tied up at 21 by the end of the third. The lone score in the 4th qtr was a field goal at the end to win the game. Prescott takes the mvp award with 3TDs passing

Time for the exciting offseason and getting B8 drafted!


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Retirements
Kicker Adam Vinatieri
TE Ed Dickson
HB Lesean McCoy
QB Eli Manning (he had a better send off than irl)
HB Frank Gore (fake game)
LOLB Cameron Wake
TE Delanie Walker
QB Matt Schaub
TE Ben Watson
LT Jason Peters
HB Darren Sproles
QB Josh McCown
QB Drew Brees (Grats brady you auto win that TD record then)
HB Adrian Peterson
LB Connor Barwin
LT Joe Staley
WR Larry Fitzgerald
LB Terrell Suggs
QB Drew Stanton (wow still in the league?)
Coach Andy Reid (:( he never won one)

Chiefs hire coach Demetrius Turner

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Now it's game time!

Also Duck Hodges at 2? The hell

Hopefully get drafted by a decent team.

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New Superstar X Factor Players
Browns CB Denzel Ward
Colts LG Quenton Nelson
Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill
Chiefs RT Mitchell Scwartz
Eagles C Jason Kelce
Falcons MLB Deion Jones
Packers LT David Bakhtiari
Packers WR Davante Adams
Packers DT Kenny Clark
Raiders C Rodney Hudson
Ravens DT Michael Pierce
Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey
Saints LT Terron Armstead
Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett
Steelers RG David Decastro
Titans FS Kevin Byard
Vikings WR Stefon Diggs

No Longer an X-Factor due to regression or retirement
QB Drew Brees
HB Frank Gore
HB Adrian Peterson
WR Larry Fitzgerald
LOLB Cameron Wake
TE Delanie Walker
TE Ben Watson
LB Terrell Suggs
Bengals DT Geno Atkins
Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr
Colts WR TY Hilton
49ers CB Richard Sherman
Jaguars DE Calais Campbell
Patriots WR Julian Edelman
Vikings WR Adam Thielen

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ShatteredElysium posted...

Now it's game time!

Also Duck Hodges at 2? The hell

The best part is Steelers cut him lmao, Madden even considers him a rising star now but cut


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My team financials are kinda screwed, I have 0 clue what fun bug I found this time. I'm gonna be a very bad team for awhile, I may have to cut Wentz to fix my financials?

Chargers are officially the Columbus Explorers
Raiders are officially the Dublin Raiders

Big Free Agency Signings
QBS
Broncos Ryan Tannehill (Wouldnt resign with Titans and gets a big payday here)
Dolphins Teddy Bridgewater (new starter?)
Explorers Marcus Mariota (They cut Rivers for this guy?)
Saints Josh Rosen (oof rough for Saints fans with Brees retiring)
Saints Brandon Allen
Saints Colt McCoy
Titans Case Keenum (What are the titans doing?)

HB
Bills Jay Ajayi (they paid 14 mil for this guy? lol)
Cardinals Austin Ekeler (after being traded to the Bears he doesnt resign and ends up on a hot squad)
Titans Lamar Miller (Henry and Miller? nice)

WRs
Bills Amari Cooper (Dallas relied on him heavily last season but paid Dak instead, prolly a smart move.)
Cowboys Nelson Agholor (how fitting)
Texans Alshon Jeffrey (Unfortunately had to cut him, well Texans get scarier)

TE
Cardinals Austin Hooper (Another power pierce for the desert birds)
Jets Jack Doyle (An upgrade at TE)

LG
Dolphins Joe Thuney (literally the only good G on the market)

DT
Bills Chris Jones (The only superstar X Factor player in free agency, huge win for Bills)

RE
Bills Yannick Ngakoue (A crazy good pickup for the Bills)

LOLB
Bucs Kamu Grugier Hill (He elevated to Star status mid season but I simply had no money to keep him)
Dolphins Kyle Van Noy (A little up there in age but a solid pickup for miami)

CB
Redskins Kendall Fuller (With Josh Norman getting old they spend 56 mil on a young star corner)
Redskins Trevor Williams (And 26 mil on another)
Bills Mike Hilton (Another huge pickup for the Bills)

FS
49ers Rodney McLeod Jr (another regressing safety)
Rams Anthony Harris (another player that major regressed)
Seahawks Jimmie Ward (Actually a bad signing for Seattle hes regressing)

SS
Browns Ha Ha Clinton Dix (HaHa is still going and playing at a very high level)

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Welcome to the NFL Draft, Real players and B8 Rookies together at lastttttt

With the first pick in the NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select LE Chase Young

No Shocker there this gives the team an instant upgrade on that Dline

2nd Jaguars select WR Jerry Jeudy

With two young WRs already in play they now have 3 weapons to play around with for Nick Foles (yes the Dolphins still starting him)

3rd Panthers select DE AJ Epenesa

AJ may not see the field this year but this is Gerald McCoys replacement for sure

4th Columbus Explorers select QB Tua Tagovailoa

So the real question is what will the AI do? Mariota and Tua have similar OVR, are they smart enough to start the rookie?

5th Minnesota Vikings select DT Raekwon Davis

Our first 'bust' according to madden, this guy is projected to be the #2 DT...on a 3-4 defense...ouch

6th Redskins select WR Tee Higgins

This guy is projected to be the #2 WR out of the gate for the skins, the Redskins are atm going with QB Dwayne Haskins

7th The Dublin Raiders select CB CJ Henderson

How bad are the Raiders cornerbacks? This guy is listed as a bust and still projects to be their best CB by a mile!

8th Cincinnati Bengals select QB Justin Herbert

And with this great pick Andy Dalton becomes the backup for sure

9th Saints select WR Quick Fastbreak @Fastbreak

The first B8 player is off the board! The Saints had Brees retire and signed 3 questionable QBs, at the moment they are starting Josh Rosen? Fastbreak will instantly slot in as the #2 WR behind Michael Thomas

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10th The Dublin Raiders select WR Laviska Shenault Jr

The Raiders get an instant WR upgrade getting a new #2 WR

11th Lions select MLB Shaquille Quaterman

This is a big misfire by the Lions, this guy maybe slots in as a backup MLB but only maybe? Huge bust

12th Cardinals select WR CeeDee Lamb

The cards needed a Fitzgerald replacement after he retired, they score a hit here with an instant #1 WR here

13th Rams select DT Derrick Brown

Rams get a DT for the future with a very high upside

14th Bucs select WR Mike Maniac @Maniac64

In the first B8 madden I did, he was a QB the bucs drafted. Last time the redskins drafted him and traded him to Tampa....I think Maniacs destined to be a Bucs guy. He will be the instant #3 in a stacked WR core

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15th Denver Broncos select WR Master Zero @MZero11

MZero gets drafted into a bit of a mess? The team did ok with Brock Osweilers second stint, let him go signed playoff Tannehill but they still have Drew Lock? At least his positions clear, hes the #2 behind Sutton


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16th 49ers select LT Walker Little

A put in Day 1 starting LT for San Fran

17th Jets select MLB Paddy Fisher

A huge miss for the Jets, much like the Lions they misfired

18th Browns select LT Trey Adams

While not an instant starter he has a high upside

19th Texans select TE Albert Okwuegbunam

Say hello to the new starting TE for the Texans

20th Steelers select ROLB Michael Pinckney

I'm starting to think this is a bad linebacker class, another bust

21st Falcons select RG Ben Bredeson

And a solid starter for Atlanta!

22nd Patriots select MLB Mysterious Stan @MysteriousStan

Kinda confused by this, the Patriots have 2 MLBs better than rookie Stan here. They have a strong LOLB and no ROLB. Unsure where Stan fits here


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Well a hiccup, Madden just crashed on my draft pick. I have to redo stuff, unsure when the last auto save was

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So the only way to fix it was swap with Titans and move one back?

23rd Titans select QB Kelly Bryant

So uh this was a bust and I guess they are starting Keenum this year

24th Eagles select SS Grant Delpit

My finances are a mess but this helps! Hes an instant #1 starter and better than McCloud that I let go whew

25th Packers select CB Bryce Hall

A super pick for the pack, they get their #2 corner locked up. A scary Defense gets better

26th Ravens select RE Arti Cress @Arti

Ravens have an aging LE but as the RE he will be an instant menace for the Ravens

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27th Bills select LT Mekhi Becton

B U S T

28th Giants select MLB Joe Bachie

And the giants get a stud instant starter at any linebacker slot they put him at

29th Chiefs select CB Paulson Adebo

Adebo will battle with probowler Charvarius Ward for the starting CB job

30th Seahawks select LE Yetur Gross-Matos

The De of the future, he wont see the field unless injuries happen this cyear

31st Colts select TE Jared Pinkney

I guess they wanted Ebrons eventual replacement but this guys gonna be a long shot

32nd Cowboys select CB Jeffrey Okudah

A super bust for the cowboys

Now that the first round is over, I'm gonna sim thru until I see B8ers pop up

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2nd Round

RD 2 Pick 1 Dolphins select HB Shattered Elysium @ShatteredElysium

Well that didnt take long! Elysium will be taking handoffs as the #1 back from...Teddy Bridgewater!


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RD 2 Pick 2 Jaguars select LOLB Lolo Guru @Lolo_Guru

Guru will slot in and listen to this insane LB core: LOLB Lolo Guru, MLB Myles Jack, ROLB Telvin Smith. Yikes!

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RD 2 Pick 10 Bears select SS Xevabis Beavis @beavis666x2

Well it will be an easy job to win, the Bears had 0 Strong Safeties on their roster. The bears have 2/3 great linebackers, a great FS, and a whatever dline.

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Looking for a place I can compete for the starting job. Let's go!

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RD 2 Pick 15 Seahawks select ROLB War ThaNemesis @WarThaNemesis2

This draft pick spells the end of Bud Depree as a starter for Seattle

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RD 2 Pick 24 Titans select TE Ring Worm @Ringworm

The good news? Titans have a pair of great HBs, a great WR and now a great TE to replace the retired Delanie Walker. The Bad news? No QB really

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Go Titans!

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RD 3 Pick 3 Cowboys select Screaming Starscream @5tarscream

I'm screaming, this is a travesty for me lol. The Cowboys had really bad players for SS and needed one bad, well they hit a home run and the sb champs get even stronger!

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RD 3 Pick 10 THE DUBLIN RAIDERS select QB Steel Sheen @StealThisSheen

Well everyone was excited about this Raiders move and a B8er will be the guiding force across the ocean. With Derek Carr having regressed last season this should be an instant start for Sheen!

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RD 3 Pick 14 Bucs select QB Jucker Jukkie @Jukkie

Is the future connection Jukkie to Maniac?! All Jukkie needs to do is outplay Winston in the preseason which he should as hes better rated

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RD 4 Pick 16 49ers select TE JC Gamer @jcgamer107

Jcgamer in a rough position here, because hes playing behind George Kittle. oof

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RD 4 Pick 17 Jets select Menji Menji @Menji

This doesn't look good for Menji as he'll be playing as the #2 FS here at least for year 1


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RD 5 Pick 16 49ers select FS Kyle KCF @KCF0107

The only FS the 49ers had was Rodney McCloud who they just picked up, well KCF is for sure starting over him

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Wow, I have really fallen on hard times from being the #1 overall pick to whatever happens to me here.

lol, great timing. At least you say I will have a great chance to start.
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Da Bears

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MegamanX posted...

9th Saints select WR Quick Fastbreak @Fastbreak

The first B8 player is off the board! The Saints had Brees retire and signed 3 questionable QBs, at the moment they are starting Josh Rosen? Fastbreak will instantly slot in as the #2 WR behind Michael Thomas

hell yeah

we're going marchin baby

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Undrafted signings

Jaguars sign FB Panda Master @_PandaMaster_

Panda and Lolo will help the jaggies

Bengals sign K Fbike @FBike1

The kicker player always ends up on the Bengals lol


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dammit that's not the raiders

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Preseason Week 1 Headlines

-Eagles TE Dallas Goedert will be out til Week 2 or 3
-Bengals DT Geno Atkins lost his superstar factor and now his season, hes done
-TRADE! Patriots send CB Jason McCourty to DUBLIN RAIDERS for DT PJ Hall
-Giants sign WR Emmanual Sanders
-Giants sign QB Devlin Hodges


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Let's do this, Raiders

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Lol Jucker Jukkie, I love it.

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Preseason Week 2 Headlines

-Eagles lose WR JJ Arcega Whiteside for the year
-Patriots WR Julian Edelman caught 3 TDs
-Rams SS John Johnson III out for the year
-Cardinals sign QB Nick Mullens
-Bills sign QB Kelly Bryant (Titans already cut him lmao?)
-Vikings sign QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
-Broncos sign WR Phillip Dorsett
-New Raider Jason McCourty immediately fractures his foot will miss 6-8 weeks
-B8 Rookie @ShatteredElysium tears his Hamstrong, will miss 3 weeks of regular season

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Preseason Week 3 Headlines

-Seahawks HB Chris Carson out for the year
-Redskins Rookie WR Tee Higgins will 3 weeks
-Seahawks sign QB Tyrod Taylor
-Seahawks cut QB RG3
-Bucs release QB Paxton Lynch
-Bucs QB Tua Tagosomething will miss first 5 weeks of the season with collarbone injury
-Falcons will not have Calvin Ridley or Julio Jones for first 2 weeks
-B8er and Jets FS Menji Menji has been lost for the year with an acl tear
-Patriots CB Jonathon Jones out for the year
-Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett will miss first 5 weeks
-Titans HB Lamar Miller will miss first 3 weeks
-Broncos HB Phillip Lindsay will be out 7 weeks
-Browns WR Odell Beckham will miss first 4 weeks
-Cardinals HB Austin Ekeler out for the year


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Preseason Week 4 Headlines
-This seriously confused me but the Seahawks traded @WarThaNemesis2 to Denver this week
-Steelers sign WR Allen Lazard
-Patriots HB Sony Michel will miss 12 games
-Rams WR Cooper Kupp to miss half the year
-Bengals HB Joe Mixo to miss 7 weeks

Starting QBs
NFC North
BearsMitchell Trubisky
PackersAaron Rodgers
LionsMatthew Stafford
VikingsKirk Cousins

NFC East
EaglesCarson Wentz
GiantsDevlin Hodges (out of nowhere?)
CowboysDak Prescott
RedskinsDwayne Haskins Jr

NFC South
SaintsJake Fromm *R*
FalconsMatt Ryan
BucsJameis Winston
PanthersCam Newton

NFC West
RamsJared Goff
SeahawksRussell Wilson
49ersJimmyG
CardinalsKyler Murray

AFC North
RavensLamar Jackson
SteelersBen Roethlisberger
BrownsBaker Mayfield
BengalsJustin Herbert *R*

AFC East
PatriotsTom Brady
BillsJosh Allen
JetsSam Darnold
DolphinsTeddy Bridgewater

AFC South
TexansDeshaun Watson
ColtsJacoby Brissett
TitansCase Keenum
JaguarsNick Foles

AFC West
ChiefsPatrick Mahomes
Explorers Marcus Mariota
RaidersDerek Carr
BroncosRyan Tannehill

B8 Status
QB SteelThisSheen (Raiders) [Not starting, Derek Carr is]
QB Jukkie (Bucs) [Not starting, Winston is]

HB ShatteredElysium (Dolphin) [Injured]

FB PandaMaster (Jaguars) [Starting]

WR Fastbreak (Saints) [#2 WR]
WR Maniac64 (Bucs) [#3 WR]
WR MZero (Broncos) [#3 WR, they suddenly signed phillip dorsett]

TE Ringworm (Titans) [Starting]
TE JcGamer (49ers) [Starting due to Kittle injury]

LOLB Lolo Guru (Jaguars) [Starting]
MLB MysteriousStan (Patriots) [#2 MLB]
ROLB WarThaNemesis (Broncos) [Starting]

DE Arti (Ravens) [Starting RE]

FS KCF0107 (49ers) [Starting]
FS Menji (Jets) [Injured]

SS Beavis666x2 (Bears) [Starting]
SS 5tarscream (Cowboys) [Starting]

K Fbike (Bengals) [Starting]

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Okay so I got traded from an ex-AFC West team to an actual AFC West team, but not the right one.

Just gotta go to the Chiefs then I can head to Columbus or Dublin!

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I guess this could be worse.

so the Saints signed 3 QBs to replace Brees and then went with a rookie they drafted after me?

I am actually super down for that. Hot rookie to rookie chemistry coming up.

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Oh god. This is the worst.