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Being a sports fan means living in a constant state of delusion where you believe you could construct a better team than the current front office.Madden 24offers a flexible, initiative Franchise game mode that gives you all the powers necessary to build a Super Bowl-contending team.
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The latest iteration of the Madden provides a wide assortment of options to cater to your Franchise needs. Contending in the NFL is easier said than done, so utilize this guide on your journey to win a Lombardi Trophy.
Choose Your Team
First things first and that’s perfecting the Franchise settings. It’s highly recommended touse the real-life NFL online rosterto begin the Franchise with the most up-to-date roster. Besides the game difficulty, the most important setting to adjust will be theBudget.
Turning Budgets on will activate thesalary capand you’ll have a limit on how much money you can spend. The salary cap is used forsigning free agents, re-signing current players, and stadium innovations.
Now, choosing your favorite team or simply “the best” teams might be the easiest path, but if you have an open mind and want a challenge we recommend taking a look at the following teams.
Player Or Owner
Once you’ve selected the team, you’ll have to choose between being aPlayer or Owner. As a Player, you’ll build a legacy toward making the Hall of Fame in asimilar fashion as the Superstar mode. You can either choose an established NFL player or create your own rookie based on the following offensive and defensive positions.
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As an Owner, not only will you have the duties of the coach but also thefinancial responsibilities of signing players and maintaining the stadium. If you have Budgets turned on, you’ll need to carefully assess which players on your roster should be retained while also seeking upgrades on the free-agent market. Similar to Players, you’ll choose betweenthree Owner backstoriesthat will influence how your Franchise starts.
Upgrading Players And Coaches
Throughout the season, you will earn Skill Points to upgrade the players and Staff Points to upgrade the coaches on your team. When upgrading the players, you’ll want to aim for either categories that fit the team’s offensive or defensive schemes, which are identified with apurple puzzle piece, or simply improve upon their general strengths.
The coaching staff will have a bit more detailed Skill Tree that will have categories that impacton-field performances or off-season activities.
If you plan to keep your coaching staff for the foreseeable future, we recommend unlocking skills that focus onon-field performanceslike boosts in linemen development and effectiveness.
Skipping the preseason might seem like the best idea, but you’ll bemissing out on some easy experience points. There is a series of mini-games in training camp that focus on each position that will quickly earn experience points toward upgrading your team before the regular season.
Scouting And Drafting
Nobody wants to be a one-hit wonder, so it’s important to utilize the NFL Draft to continuously infuse talent into your team. It’s recommended todownload a community draft class from Madden Sharefor the most realistic drafting experience, otherwise, the game will auto-generate a well-rounded draft class.
Utilize thisscouting and drafting guidefor a more in-depth look into dominating the NFL Draft. The most important step isassigning scouts to key regions that focus on their positional strengthsto unlock information on college prospects.
There will befive Mock Draftsleading up to the NFL Draft, and as you unlock more attribute information each week, you can use the Mock Drafts to get an idea of how the real draft will pan out.
