Superstar mode

How many people that play Madden are addicted to this like I am? I've been playing SS mode pretty much everytime i get my hands on the controller. What has made it so addicting for me is because they changed it so you only control your player. It's given me a new look on individual player positions that i hadn't experienced before.

On the other hand, my experience hasn't been completely enjoyable. I'm doing a wide receiver currently, it seems to be the position everyone is doing. Unfortunately, i just had to get drafted by none other than the Pittsburgh Steelers. At first i thought it would be okay playing for the Steelers, but now i know exactly why Plaxico Burress and Randle El left as soon as they got a chance. I've done 4 games so far, and the run to pass ratio is 32:18. This is extremely annoying. Not to mention that when they do throw the ball, Roethlisberger never looks at me because i'm the rookie, or for w/e reason. Not to mention if we're leading in the third quarter, i'd be willing to bet Roethlisberger won't throw another pass the rest of the night unless we get behind again.I can't wait until this two year deal is over and i can leave, hopefully for the Skins.

Its fun SS mode but I hate the 360 version Im going to return it and put it towards Saints Row when it comes out next week. Im keeping the XB version of Madden but I dont see anyreal improvements to this year's addition, where is the defense at??? When are the roster updates going to take place.

The 360 version and XB and small rating differences for the Skins some are better on one than the other ??? Its ridiculous.

I've never gotten into the superstar mode. I just like to plow through season after season, I really like the offseason stuff and building my team. And I like to battle online with one of my friends, we go way back playing Madden and Tecmo together.

I might have to give this superstar stuff a shot though.

SS is better now. you can't role a 99 speed WR and mae him a DE anymore though ;) but you can add 4 spd, 8 awr, and 4 sta during the preseason to your guy (beside the normal progressions).

2007 has at least 500 errors in its roster (rosters missing players, players not existing that'll make cuts, position errors, contract errors, etc). So i'm working on fixing that.

You know, I'm enjoying Superstar mode a lot more than i was last season, but i'm seriously starting to hate being a wide receiver on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Before i continue, let me apoligize for this cuss filled rant that i am about to unleash upon the masses. If you don't want to read it, please feel free to not, but i need to unleash this anger before i punch my t.v. in a fit of rage.

[rant]WHY, OH WHY, does Bill Cowher suck so much ass at calling plays in Madden. You'd think that he'd learn from the other 31 coaches in the NFL, that when you are down, it is best not to call fucking run plays all the m.f.'ing time and use PASS PLAYS.

I'm a god forsaken wide receiver, with 94 speed and and the ability to burn defenders all the time, but according to motherfucking almight B.C. all i'm useful for is run blocking. For instance, on this one stupid ass touchdown drive that lasted all of 41 yards, he ran the ball 8 times, and passed once, which was one third down btw. And you know what else, even though it was a pass play, as soon as stupid ass ben got the ball he took off running and didn't even bother going through his progressions to see if anyone was open. The Steelers are now 3-7, having lost four straight, and the percentage we ran the ball in those four losses was like 65 percent. Not to mention big ben is acting like mike vick every time a pass play is called, half the time he won't even look at anyone, he'll just take off running.

In my latest loss, we were down by 10 at the start of the third quarter, and everytime we got the ball we'd run twice for like -3 yards then throw it on third down, only to get incomplete or ben would get sacked. He's averaged under 75 passing yards in the last four games too. In 10 games so far, i have 11 catches for 217 yards and 6 touchdowns. You wanna know why i got 6 touchdowns, was because everytime a pass play was called, I ran deep and beat the coverage to get the score.

And you know what the worst part is. After my latest loss i simply gave up, and decided that i would go and get a trade, even though it would make me look bad. So i go to my agent's office, lo and behold the stupid fucking trade deadline has already passed. Now i still have to go through 6 more games with this stupid fucking team before i can ask for a trade, since i can't ask to get released. [/end rant]

In the end, there's only one lesson that can be taken from my rant. If you are a wide receiver, and you get drafted by the Steelers, either immediately ask for a trade or announce your retirement. That is, unless you love run blocking.

be a safety, you'll play every down. and you can return and cover kicks if you want. I got a (HoF SS father, mother - track star) with 97 speed. if you take a HoF corner/track star, you're pretty much gauranteed 99 speed, which makes everything SOOO much easier. track star/4x40yard dash for life. I even managed to break 4.2 in the 40 (4.18). entering the league at 99 OVR and i still don't get taken until the 4th round :(

I still haven't figured out how to run the 40 or do the bench press. I heard it was included on the ps2 but so far i haven't seen anything about it. When i did pre draft workouts for teams it was just the standard drills they had last year.

Oh yeah, and as for my Steelers wide receiver, i noticed that the rosters were the standard ones that come with the game, not my edited version with all the roster updates and such. That finalized my decision to retire.

I've started two new SS careers instead of one this time, so i can get different perspectives and such. One of them is another wide receiver i made, I really liked being a wideout so i decided to make another one. My dad was a HOF wideout that said he was his day's Randy Moss and my mom was a sprinter, or some ish like that. Anyways, after the draft i found out my overall was a 90, my speed was 99, my acceleration was 98, my agility 97, and my catch 84. I liked it so i'm gonna keep one with that one. Oh yeah and i got drafted by the Jets, which i hope will mean i get more catches lol.

For my other career i started a strong safety, with a HOF dad and a team doctor for my mom. I don't know my ratings yet though, cuz i haven't gotten through the draft.

you want a track mother and high IQs. In order to get a custom roster, you have to load it before starting your SS guy, but i think you already know that.

this is borked though - guy i just made:
DE, track mom (+5spd), HoF dad (physical freak), IQ 150/150, +4spd from 40yard dashes, +4 AWR from IQ test. (i'll get 4awr/3-4sta after preseason too)

OVR: 99 (and again, went in the 4th round)
AWR: 88
SPD: 95 (on a DE!)
AGI: 89
ACC: 93
JMP: 87 (again, on a DE)
TAK: 68
STR: 79

HGT: 7'0"
WGT: 415 (phat)

so, uhh, i can cover randy moss...

still waiting to see if you can actually make a scrambling (vick like) QB though, since that was absent from 2006 and from every madden draft ever (sometimes you'd get a guy with like 86 speed, but 60 acc and agi, which is worthless).

btw, you can reload your guy before the draft and keep simming it to get on a better team (like the colts or the eagles). then just put yourself at the top of the depth chart and rack up stats.

and if you're using a defensive guy, get a team with good DBs or they'll get burnt left and right.

best scrambling QB:
HoF (dual threat)
spd 89 (track +5, 40s +4)
agi 75
acc 83
THP/THA 93/86

which is NOT 95/95/95 :(