GENERAL RULES AND SETTINGS:
Settings:

Quarter Length: 7 Min – We will start out by default with 7 minute quarters. This is to mitigate the people that like to sit on the ball and walk down the field on their first possession. Then the person who chose to ‘Kick’ only has half of the 2nd Qtr in order to get some points on the board. This can be adjusted if we all collectively decided we want more or less.

Game Difficulty: All-Madden

Sliders – Will be adjusted probably after we finish Season 1 once we get a feel for how good the CPU plays. If you guys are all stomping the CPU, sliders will be turned up. If the CPU is unrealistically good, they will be turned down. Just want to still keep it challenging and competitive when User vs. CPU games are played.

Draft – This is NOT a fantasy draft league. You will get your normal rosters, and scout, draft, and recruit free agents just like normal.

Weekly Advances – Every 3 days – We WILL stick to this schedule. If you don’t log in and play your game before the deadline, your game will be simmed. You need to make every effort to communicate and set up a time to play your User games. If you made every effort to contact your opponent and he never replied, you will be allowed to play the game against his CPU. In the event both users try to communicate but personal schedules conflict and the game can’t be played, then the game will be simmed CPU vs. CPU, UNLESS one of the users gives consent to let you play with his team as CPU. When you finish your game and things for the week, hit ‘READY’. That way, the league will advance on its own when everybody is finished.

TWITCH Account – All users must set up a twitch account for game broadcasts. Will go in depth as to the purpose of this in the next section.

Team Selection- If two peoples want the same team they must play for the team on all-madden as the same team. They must play before the league invite sept 11 after the first roster update.

Gameplay Rules

4th Downs – Unless you have a good reason to go for it on 4th down, don’t. In some cases it is acceptable, If you are behind early in the game and need to get some momentum going to try to stay in the game. If you give your opponent heads up and he agrees than that is fine. Also fake FG’s or Punts are ok if the situation calls for it. But if it doesn’t make sense, just don’t do it. Don’t be those guys in the random lobbies that just sit there and go for it on 4th every single time just to be a ****.

The following are examples of when it is not allowed to go for it on 4th . .

If you’re ahead.

If you’re down by one possession (or less) early in the game.

Bottom Line: Going for it on 4th should be last resort and only if you have good reason to. Use your best judgement. If a situation is in question, just ask your opponent, and if he’s ok with it, then go ahead.

Running up the Score - Our rule of thumb is if you are ahead by at least 3 TDs, you chew clock and coast. Especially in 4th Quarter. If your opponent scores and breaks that 3 TD lead, then you are free to turn it up again to maintain that lead. We just don’t want to see you trying to throw up points and embarrass your opponent when you are comfortably ahead. There are some cases when maybe a HB or WR breaks open on a run or quick slant and scores, but just don’t be throwing down the field, running ‘HURRY UP’, etc.. and BLATANTLY just running it up.

Glitches/Money Plays – If you are the kind of guy that googles the dirtiest and glitchiest money plays in the game, and then sit there and run it again and again and again, then you are not welcome. Don't exploit the game on same money play over and over. Spread the ball around. There are ways to exploit the AI of the game that the player has no control over. Don’t be that guy, please.

Disconnects/Lag outs – Disconnects/lag outs more than 2 times will cause you to be set on ‘AUTO’ and opponent will play your CPU. This is where using ‘Twitch’ comes in handy, if the evidence is clear that you are doing this on purpose, you will be disciplined and/or banned.

TWITCH/Game Broadcasts – USER vs. USER games must be broadcast/shared/video’d by at least one of the players. This is to keep us all honest with the rules.

Team Management Rules:

Player Positions – If you want to make PERMANENT player position changes, do that in the offseason. Just like NCAA, you are able to do that. If you need to make TEMPORARY roster/depth chart changes due to injuries and what not, fine. Just don’t exploit.

Trades/Free Agents – Pretty simple, just don’t exploit the CPU or other players. This rule is in place because we actually had a guy that traded away ALL of his draft picks to build a “Super Team”, played with them for one year, then bounced. It caused rifts and wrinkles throughout the league for seasons after that.

Leaving the League/Time of Absence – If you need to go away, deploy, vacation, etc. and won’t be able to play, place your team on ‘AUTO’ until you return. If you decide to quit the league altogether, don’t release all of your players, sabotage your team, and then bounce.