Project Madden PIFF 2010

Hey all,

So I've taken on a big undertaking of putting PIFF Teams into Madden 2010. This entails quite a bit of time for each team, especially the drafting.

What I'm doing for Team Location is where the Team Owner is living now, so for example the Kreplachistan Rebels are based out of Schofield Barracks, HI. The Snotvia Snotknockers and Tea Repbulic Steepers are out of Tulsa, OK, etc.

Shannon was nice enough to provide me the RGB values for the official PIFF helmets, so the jerseys are licensed by the PIFF Commissioner ;) I'm doing my best to use the limited Logos in Madden to match up best with the logos/theme of the team in PIFF. So for the Rebels "Sun" logo (ie a big yellow circle) I had to match it with the Madden Atom logo, and for the Tea Republic Steepers their "Tea Football Leaf" matches best with the Madden Meteor logo.

I wish Madden 2010 had the feature NCAA Football 2010 has called Team Builder where you can create a team online, then anyone could download it into NCAA 2010. That would make life much easier, I'd tell you to create your team jerseys, stadium, we could actually import logos from image files on the computer to use, etc. But sadly they don't and with Madden we have to deal with the limited logos and team creation options they have...

My next solution would be to tell you to go out and rent Madden 2010 for the PS3, create your jersey, stadium, and tell me the values and I'd input it, but I understand not everyone has a PS3, or doesn't care that much lol.

So for unforms, the helmets are best duplicated from the PIFF helmet logos we use in Yahoo. I need to know what colors people want for their home/away jerseys, home/away pants, socks, shoes. In the mean time I'll input the colors with the values Shannon provided and leave it at what Madden defaults the uniforms to.

For example the Kreplachistan Rebels main colors are Yellow and Blue. I already know what the exact values are for those blues and yellow, so you'd just have to tell me, I want all Yellow Jerseys with Blue Numbers, names, yellow pants with white stripes, etc. For away jerseys, white jerseys, yellow trim, yellow pants, etc. You get the idea. Maybe my vision of your team would is different from yours, and ultimately it's your team so I'd love to get everyone's input :)

For Stadiums, take a look here Madden 2008 Create a Stadium. Tell me the name of your stadium, the endzone area title, mine is titled the "Tomlinson Fsn Club" after my star running back LT :D Do you want your field to be grass or turf? What color for your endzones? You want a dome, open stadium, mobile roof, etc. For outdoor stadiums pick your background enviornment like downtown, rural, urban, mountains. Do you want a huge modern scoreboard on one end zone, pressboxes, more seats?

Now for the drafting, which is quite a pain compared to other Madden's I've done this in. Fortunately there's a site that lists the Madden 2010 values for the players on each team, because Madden doesn't break down fantasy drafts by team, they just do it by position and rating. Obviously I draft everyone on your team, QBs, RBs, WRs, etc. For OL and FBs here's what I did for mine team. I have LT (SD), Thomas Jones (NYJ), and Willis McGahee (BAL) as my running backs. Anyway I take the entire O-Lines for the Chargers, Jets, and Ravens, and same for Full Back (LT, LG, C, RG, RT, etc.) and fill your team with the best of the players from those teams. Same for defense, I have the Packers and Ravens, so I do the same, assemble all the Packers and Ravens D, and draft them, etc. For Punters I look at the punter for the team(s) you have your Kicker on, and pick the better one.

Madden requires a certain number of players at each position:

QB - 2
HB - 3
FB - 1
WR - 4
TE - 2
LT - 2
LG - 2
C - 2
RG - 2
RT - 2
K - 1

LE - 2
RE - 2
DT - 3
LOLB - 2
MLB - 2
ROLB - 2
CB - 4
FS - 2
SS - 2
P - 1

So say you only have 3 WRs on your team, I'll fill your 4th with the same player for every team to make it fair. I also draft your IDPs on top of the best spots for DEF, so while I may have the best combo btw the Packers and Ravens, I also have Julius Peppers, and Adrian Wilson on my team. I let Madden auto depth chart, etc.

I've drafted the Rebels like six times lol, and that's how I came up with the idea for the combining of teams. The first couple of times I did the Rebels, I just did San Diego's OL and Baltimore's DEF. But after realizing if you want to change players you have to re-draft your whole team, I thought well what happens when I sim the game when Baltimore or San Diego has a bye, what to do then? That's when I got the combo idea.

So why am I doing all this you might ask? I want to see how Madden is at simming/predicting the outcomes of PIFF games. Yeah I understand it's different in "Madden PIFF" because when I play the Plankers, Aaron Rodgers is facing the Plankers, not the team the Packers play that week. I also want to upload highlights from the games, as I know Madden supports uploading highlights for the games. I thought that'd be a fun "column" for the PIFF Blog :)

Comments, suggestions, critiques? Yes I realize this takes quite a bit of time, but I'm having fun doing it, just like Shannon has fun designing the helmets and logos. I'll keep you posted as I go. Right now I just have my team drafted, and started designing the Steepers in the game. While I wait for everyone's replies I'll just input the colors Shannon provided, draft your team, and make sure the jerseys look OK, without messing with them too much.

Rock Rock on!

Aaron
Head Coach - Kreplachistan Rebels - Schofield Barracks, HI

PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 3

Hello,
Week three is in the books and the injury toll is starting to rise around the league. Some major players were knocked out early in their games like last week Frank Gore and Chad Pennington which lead to some surprising results in the fantasy football world.

PIFF: Davin's Pillagers continue on their non-losing ways and are sitting atop PIFF with a record of 2-0-1. The rest of the field is close behind, especially in the Red Division where 4 of the 6 teams are 2-1. One team that is surprising in a bad way is the Piratly Vampirates who have already as many losses as they did all of last year (2).


PIML: Two of the three PIML games ended in a tie this week with the only win going to the Harmakipa Monkey Strings that dominated the Focus 39-8. This was the first win ever for the Purple Monkeys.

PIFF All-Stars Week 3:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    P. Manning   17  Steepers
RB    M. Jones-Drew18  Maties
WR1   S. Moss      12  Maties
WR2   D. Jackson   11  Kilters
TE    J. Witten    5   Steepers
K     S. Gostkows. 4   Pillagers
DEF   Ravens       4   Rebels
DB1   C. Griffin   3   Snotknockers
DB2   R. Mathis    3   Plankers
DL    D. Freeney   6   Picklers
LB    L. Briggs    5   Plankers
Coach Davin        100%Pillagers

PIFF Total All-Stars:
5 Scotslandi Kilters
4 Tsukestan Picklers
4 Takawokonia Plankers
4 Tea Republic Steepers
4 Sparrow Island Maties
3 Netthuania Nites
3 Ninja Isle Eldars
3 Kreplachistan Rebels
2 Snotvia Snotknockers
2 Svinksland Pillagers
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Pirataly Vampirates


PIML All-Stars Week 3:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    P. Manning   17  Monkey Strings
RB    M. Jones-Drew18  Savvy Sirens
WR1   D. Jackson   11  Boilers
WR2   R. Wayne     10  Monkey Strings
TE    J. Witten    5   Trip'ems
K     S. Gostkows. 4   Trip'ems
DEF   Giants       3   Monkey Strings
DB1   D. Manning   2   Savvy Sirens
DB2   A. Rossum    0   Focus
DL1   J. Allen     4   Coasters
DL2   R. Deeney    2   Trip'ems
Coach Shannon      89% boilers

PIML Total All-Stars:
8 Tea Republic Boilers
8 Tai Shu Trip'ems
6 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
5 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
5 Harmakipa Monkey Strings
4 Battle Cove Coasters

PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 2

Week two is finished and in both leagues there is 1 team in each division that is undefeated, 1 that has lost both games, and the rest is 1-1. It looks like there might not be a runaway team this year in either league.

In PIFF the Scotslandi Kilters put the smack down on the Maties winning 51-17. The Pillagers are one of the 2 win teams however they have scored the least amount of points in either league. They have been very lucky with their match-ups so far. Meanwhile the Picklers who are the other 2-0 in PIFF has scored 82 points which is tied for the best total points.


In the PIML the surprising Tai Shu Trip'ems are leading the way with a 2-0 record. However the Boilers posted an impressive 53 points which was 23 more points than anyone else in the PIML.

PIFF All-Stars Week 2:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    M. Schaub    18  Kilters
RB    F. Gore      20  Vampirates
WR1   A. Johnson   12  Rebels
WR2   V. Jackson   11  Picklers
TE    D. Clark     13  Kilters
K     N. Kaeding   4   Rebels
DEF   Saints       3   Eldars
DB1   C. Woodson   9   Maties
DB2   D. Sharper   6   Steepers
DL    R. Mathis    4   Nites
LB    E. Dumervil  10  Eldars
Coach Julia        100%Kilters  
PIFF Total All-Stars:
4 Scotslandi Kilters
3 Netthuania Nites
3 Tsukestan Picklers
3 Ninja Isle Eldars
2 Takawokonia Plankers
2 Tea Republic Steepers
2 Sparrow Island Maties
2 Kreplachistan Rebels
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Pirataly Vampirates
0 Svinksland Pillagers



PIML All-Stars Week 2:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    M. Schaub    18  Boilers
RB    C. Jhonson   25  Boilers
WR1   A. Johnson   12  Savvy Sirens
WR2   S. Smith     9   Trip'ems
TE    D. Clark     13  Savvy Sirens
K     S. Gostkows. 3   Trip'ems
DEF   Giants       -1  Monkey Strings
DB1   A. Wilson    2   Boilers
DB2   A. Rossum    0   Focus
DL1   J. Allen     4   Coasters
DL2   R. Denney    2   Trip'ems
Coach Shannon      88% Boilers

PIML Total All-Stars:
6 Tea Republic Boilers
5 Tai Shu Trip'ems
4 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
4 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
3 Battle Cove Coasters
2 Harmakipa Monkey Strings

Edit 09.23.09: Change to PIFF All-Star coach from Jenette to Julia.

PIFF/PIML Highlights and All-Stars 09 Week 1

The first week is over, and some teams picked up where they left off last season and there looks to be some new threats out there.

First I should point out that over at pirateislandsff.blogspot.com is the blog for PIFF and PIML, in the past I have just reposted the emails with some images in them. This year however there will be incentive to go check out the blog because Aaron (Kreplachistan Rebels) has been added as an author of the blog and he will be writing articles about the season as it happens. He has good insight into Fantasy Football so be sure to check up on the blog to see what he has to say.

In the PIFF both the Steepers and the Plankers posted big numbers in their wins, both teams look to maintain their high competition level this year. The two surprise teams after the first week are the Nites who are second in scoring in the Black Division, and the Picklers who usually save their wins for the second half of the season. It looks like this will be a tougher season all the way around for everyone in the PIFF.


PIML kicked off the opening week with round of high scores. The Battle Cove Coasters had little trouble with the Boilers. While the Focus outlasted the Sirens and the Trip'ems tripped up the MonkeyStrings. The Trip'ems posted the high score for the week in the PIML.

Socring is up in week 1, due to two things: 1) Receiving yards now score one point for each 20 yards. 2) There are now bonuses for rushing, throwing, and receiving yards. There might be a couple too many points on the board but we'll live with it for a season and see how things go.

On to the week 1 All-Stars. For a review (or maybe for the first time):
A player must be played to be an All-Star.
Ties are broke by determining which player contributed the most to his team percent wise.
The Coach was decided by seeing which team played most of the points possible, so Matt got 96% of the points possible for his team last week (actual/optimal=percent possible)

PIFF All-Stars Week 1:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Brees     21  Eldars
RB    A. Peterson  21  Red Burns
WR1   R. Wayne     12  Plankers
WR2   R. Moss      10  Nites
TE    J. Carlson   9   Red Burns
K     N. Rackers   3   Picklers
DEF   Eagles       8   Nites
DB1   D. Hall      3   Kilters
DB2   T. Polamalu  3   Snotknockers
DL    O. Umenyiora 8   Steepers
LB    J. Harrison  2   Picklers
Coach Matt         96% Plankers

PIFF Total All-Stars:
2 Netthuania Nites
2 Takawokonia Plankers
2 Tsukestan Picklers
1 Tea Republic Steepers
1 Snotvia Snotknockers
1 Ninja Isle Eldars
1 Harbor Coast Red Burns
1 Scotslandi Kilters
1 Sparrow Island Maties
0 Svinksland Pillagers
0 Kreplachistan Rebels
0 Pirataly Vampirates


PIML All-Stars Week 1:

Pos   Player       Pts Team
QB    D. Brees     21  Focus
RB    A. Peterson  21  Coasters
WR1   R. Wayne     12  Monkey Strings
WR2   R. Moss      10  Trip'ems
TE    T. Gonzalez  6   Focus
K     R. Longwell  2   Boilers
DEF   Eagles       8   Trip'ems
DB1   O. Atogwe    3   Coasters
DB2   D. Manning   2   Savvy Sirens
DL1   C. Terrill   0   Boilers
DL2   R. Brace     0   Savvy Sirens
Coach Charles      95% Focus

PIML Total All-Stars:
3 Nebuchadnezzar Focus
2 Battle Cove Coasters
2 Tai Shu Trip'ems
2 Tea Republic Boilers
2 Pesce Bay Savvy Sirens
1 Harmakipa Monkey Strings

2009 PIFF Promo Video

At least one of these should work.