Season #4thString: The Experiment

[Adam Hansen]

I've talked to a couple of you about this, but after running the New England playbook week in and week out since season 2 of Madden 11, I was ready for a change of pace.

Unable to actually pick a new playbook, I decided to just give them all a try.

Preseason
	Opponent	Playbook	Result
Week 1	Redskins	Buffalo	W
Week 2	Chargers	St Louis	L
Week 3	Cardinals	San Diego	W
Week 4	Cowboys	Tampa Bay	W
Regular Season
Week 1	Seahawks	Carolina	W
Week 2	Jets	Kansas City	W
Week 3	Bills	Minnesota	W
Week 4	Saints	Indy	W
Week 5	Cardinals	Green Bay	W
Week 6	Buccaneers	Seattle	W
Week 7	BYE
Week 8	Falcons	New Orleans	W
Week 9	Buccaneers	Chicago	W
Week 10	Rams	Dallas	W
Week 11	Falcons		W
Week 12	Saints	Atlanta	W
Week 13	Vikings	Detroit	W
Week 14	Dolphins	Houston	W
Week 15	Redskins	New York (Giants)	W
Week 16	Patriots	Baltimore	L
Week 17	49ers	Miami	W
Playoffs
Wild Card	BYE
Divisional	Saints	Philly	W
Championship	Giants	Washington	L

Now, I never really got a chance to learn the nuances of each playbook and why people like them, but it was a fun chance to mix it up on a weekly basis and force myself to learn what works well.

I really only disliked two of the playbooks used, St Louis and Baltimore. Oddly enough, they were apart of 2 of my 3 losses this season, but I never felt like I could move the ball to the same capacity I did with other teams books.

On the positive side, I walked away really having fun with a handful of teams formations and plays. Indy, Philly, Washington, New Orleans, were some obvious ones (because I love throwing the ball). To my surprise though, Tampa Bay, Carolina, and Kansas City were really fun, even with my initial thoughts that these playbooks were run first.

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[Mike Suszek]

This deserves more attention, and you deserve a TON of credit for carrying this plan out.  No one else could have went 15-1 doing that, it's totally absurd.

-Mike Suszek

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