As I was beginning season 5 of my Denver Broncos Franchise I was sick of not seeing my superb team reach its ultimate potential in the games I simulated. My belief was that this was do to an internal flaw in my coaching scheme and my coaching staff. During the offseason I completely revamped the staff and changed the coaching scheme so my team would use its strengths to its maximum potential. I came up with an idea, but I wondered if it was considered cheating. I decided to simulate a season without saving by experimenting with different coaching schemes to see which one would produce the most success. My theory was hey there is no way I can see my team practice with different scehemes considering this a video game, but I can adjust schemes and see how my team would perform in live action had that scheme been implemented. I did not consider this cheating because I was not saving whatever record my team recorded it was solely for experiemental purposes. Eventually I found a scheme that gave me a stunning record of a 14-2 season. I did not save that season, but of course decided to use the chosen scheme in the season I actually saved. I have no played 14 of 16 games in the real season 5. The result: I have played 2 games and won both, and the other 12 I simulated and went a stunning 9-3 which amounts to a record of 11-3 and currently has my Broncos sitting where they belong at first place in the NFL standings. Did I cheat or did I find an edge? I don’t really have a good answer, but I am content with my decision and I adjusted strategies to find the best one and that is what a coach is supposed to do. This may lead to my eventual championship. Go Broncos!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Close But No Cigar
The season was ours. We finished 12-4 and as I last said received the 2 seed in the AFC for the post season. We won handedly in our first game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-13. The running game was keyed by Knowshon Moreno who ran for 95 yards and a td. Kris Steven-Baker also had an effective game behind center throwing for 270 yards and a td, but most importantly not throwing an interception. I learned a lot from this game because in the past I had been unsuccessful time and time again in the post season. This game seemed to be a model for how to win a tough game. More importantly than all the previous individual offensive stats I mentioned was that I won two important battles: the turnover battle and the battle of time possession. My defensive forced one fumble and picked off quarterback Ben Roethlesberger 3 times. In a 40 min game I had the ball for a total of 27 minutes compared to the Steelers 13 minutes. These stats are the true reason for my victory. I played lock down defensive and I took my time when I had the ball because the fact of the matter is when you have the ball the other team cannot hurt you. The next game was a different story. I took on the top seed Patriots for a spot in the Super Bowl. These Patriots have won 4 of 6 super bowls during the span of my franchise. Like I said before defense is key in big games, and against the Patriots I never seem to have what it takes to stop their passing attack. Year after year I build my team with talent but mostly focused on stopping the run, and year after year I am sucessful, but the Patriots defy the odds they do not run! It as if I am helpless. I competed for 3 quarters with the game tied at 24, but eventually reality settled in and the Pats took me down. When I rebuild for next year I think its going to be important to not only build a team for the regular season, but build a team that can match up with the league's best such as the Pats. My ability in playing is rising, and hence so is my game iq, currently at a all time high 685. However, as the iq rises the game gets harder. So, I will adapt and step up to my challenges as this game is proving to definitely require adaptive learning. The Broncos championship may be in the near future if I play my cards right!
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