OGPN Leagues

OGPN is a SIMULATION STYLE MADDEN LEAGUE.

Competitive Madden is encouraged. Exploiting Madden's AI, abusing broken mechanics, or attempting to find loopholes in the rulebook is not.

The goal is simple:

PLAY TO WIN. PLAY FOOTBALL. MIX IT UP.

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Advance: 48 Hours
Quarter Length: 6 Minutes
Difficulty: All-Pro
Cross-Platform: Enabled
Streaming: Mandatory
Gameplay: SIM

Both owners are responsible for scheduling and communicating with one another.

Do not wait until the final hours of an advance to contact your opponent.

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ALL GAMES MUST BE STREAMED.

The HOME TEAM is responsible for streaming unless the away team agrees to stream instead.

OGPN league games are expected to be streamed through YouTube and archived.

Streams should never be deleted.

Unless given permission otherwise, games must be LIVE STREAMED, not recorded and uploaded afterward.

If a game legitimately cannot be streamed because of a technical issue, BOTH PLAYERS must record the game.

Streaming exists so administration can review:

• Gameplay complaints
• Rule violations
• Disconnects
• Exploits
• Sportsmanship disputes

Failure to meet streaming requirements will result in:

2 FORCED LOSSES

Repeated violations may result in removal from the league.

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Competition is encouraged.

Stat padding and unnecessarily running up the score are not.

Once a game is effectively decided, your goal should become finishing the game rather than maximizing statistics.

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You must turn on:

CHEW CLOCK

You are expected to remove your starting:

• WRs
• RB
• TE

If the opponent cuts the lead back below 35 points, your starters may return.

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You should have your backups playing at:

• QB
• RB/HB
• WR
• TE

At minimum, your backup QB, HB and WRs should be in the game.

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You may NOT score additional offensive touchdowns.

You may still:

• Kick Field Goals
• Score Defensive TDs
• Score Special Teams TDs

Chew Clock must remain on.

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If there are fewer than 2 minutes remaining and you are leading by 17+ points, kneel or otherwise burn the clock out.

Do not continue aggressively attacking the opponent.

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When leading by approximately 5 possessions or more, use conservative playcalling.

You do NOT have to run the ball three straight times.

You are allowed to attempt to gain a first down.

There is a difference between moving the chains to finish a game and aggressively trying to pad statistics.

Blowout restrictions do NOT apply to postseason games.

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Spread the ball.

Your RB should not routinely be your team's #1 receiver.

No single player should account for 60% or more of your entire offense.

Every offense will naturally have a go-to player, but you should make a legitimate effort to involve multiple players.

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You are required to both RUN AND PASS.

The maximum acceptable ratio is:

70 / 30

This may go either direction.

Examples:

70% Pass / 30% Run

or

70% Run / 30% Pass

Mix it up.

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RPOs are allowed but may account for no more than approximately:

15% OF YOUR OFFENSIVE PLAY CALLS

Gameplay may be reviewed if an issue arises.

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Play Action may NOT be called on:

3rd & 7 or longer

If a play has built-in Play Action, you must remove the fake by hot routing the RB to:

• Run a route

or

• Pass block

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Once a player is motioned, they must GET SET BEFORE THE SNAP.

You may not repeatedly motion players back and forth to determine whether the opponent is playing man or zone.

Learn to read the defense.

Repeated coverage-check motion also unnecessarily slows the game down.

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Play flipping is allowed once your offensive line has gotten set at the line of scrimmage.

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No Huddle is allowed when used for legitimate strategic purposes.

Examples include:

• Defense is caught in the wrong personnel
• Defense is badly misaligned
• You just hit a big play and want to maintain tempo
• You are trying to maximize the clock while trailing
• You are down 10+ after halftime

No Huddle should not simply become your default offense for an entire game without football logic behind it.

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Nano or Turbo Blitzing is:

NOT ALLOWED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES

Moving defenders into positions specifically designed to manipulate Madden's AI is illegal.

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If you manually move a defensive player out of position before the snap:

YOU MUST USER THAT PLAYER THROUGHOUT THE PLAY.

You may correct a player who comes out of the huddle obviously misaligned in coverage.

Example:

Your safety is assigned man coverage against the TE but lines up on the opposite side of the field.

You may move him into the proper alignment without being required to user him.

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You may not manually move a:

• Defensive Back
• Linebacker

out of position and onto the line of scrimmage pre-snap.

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You must rush at least:

3 PLAYERS

No fewer than three defenders may rush the quarterback on a snap.

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It is illegal to manually drop a defender into coverage when that player is assigned to rush the passer.

If you want to cover with that defender, you must first hot route them into:

• Zone Coverage

or

• Man Coverage

You cannot assign a player to rush and then user him into coverage after the snap.

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Run Commit should only be used when the situation legitimately calls for it.

Do not repeatedly Run Commit throughout a game.

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You must mix up your defensive play calls.

Repeatedly calling the same defensive concept or setup is not acceptable SIM gameplay.

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Mix up your formations.

It is unrealistic to run formations such as:

• Dime
• 46

for virtually an entire game regardless of the offense's personnel.

A good rule of thumb:

MATCH PERSONNEL WHEN APPLICABLE.

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Teams may have no more than:

ONE SAFETY

in the active portion of the SUBLB depth chart.

Users may not manually substitute defensive backs at linebacker outside of Madden's qualifying SUBLB system.

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OGPN acknowledges that NFL teams have become increasingly aggressive on fourth down.

You may go for it freely under the following circumstances:

Allowed once you are beyond:

YOUR OWN 40-YARD LINE

Allowed once you are inside:

YOUR OPPONENT'S 40-YARD LINE

Allowed once you are inside:

THE OPPONENT'S 20-YARD LINE

You may go for it if one additional first down would mathematically allow you to drain the remaining clock and end the game.

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Normal 4th-down permissions are suspended when you are:

UP 28+ IN THE FIRST HALF

UP 21+ IN THE 3RD QUARTER

UP 17+ IN THE 4TH QUARTER

In these situations:

PUNT THE FOOTBALL.

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You may attempt a:

2-POINT CONVERSION AFTER ANY TOUCHDOWN

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Position-change restrictions apply to both:

• Official Position Changes
• Depth Chart Alignment

If a player does not meet the listed requirements, you may make your case to league administration.

Any exception must be ADMIN APPROVED.

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Must possess:

75+ Throw Power

68+ Average Accuracy

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Must:

Weigh 200+ lbs

Have either:

80+ Trucking

or

80+ Elusiveness

Have:

50+ Strength

And be within:

FIRST 3 NFL SEASONS

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Must:

Weigh 230+ lbs

Have:

86 SPD or lower

Have:

60+ Run Block

Offensive linemen may not simply be moved to FB to create an oversized blocking advantage.

OL → FB conversions require specific commissioner approval.

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Must:

Weigh 230 lbs or less

And be within:

FIRST 3 NFL SEASONS

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A Wide Receiver may convert to Tight End only if he meets ALL of the following:

HEIGHT: 6'2"+

WEIGHT: 225+ lbs

SPEED: 91 or lower

STRENGTH: 70+

RUN BLOCK: 50+

EXPERIENCE: First 3 NFL seasons

Every requirement must be met.

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Must:

Weigh 290+ lbs

If the player's native position is already on the offensive line, movement between OL positions is permitted.

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Must:

Weigh 240+ lbs

Native OLBs may move to DE regardless of the normal requirement.

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Must:

Weigh 280+ lbs

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Must:

Weigh 230+ lbs

Native DEs may move to OLB regardless of the normal requirement.

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Must:

Weigh 230+ lbs

Native OLBs may move to MLB regardless of the normal requirement.

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Must:

Weigh 220 lbs or less

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Must:

Weigh 220 lbs or less

Native SS players may move to FS regardless.

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Must:

Weigh 230 lbs or less

Have:

93 SPD or lower

Native FS players may move to SS regardless.

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Must:

Weigh 230+ lbs

Have:

89 SPD or lower

Have:

65+ Strength

If the player has primarily played linebacker at the NFL level and proof is provided, administration may approve the conversion regardless of the normal physical requirements.

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All Cornerback → Safety conversions require:

ADMIN APPROVAL

This rule exists because safeties can also be placed into Madden's SUBLB depth chart.

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Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should a Superstar or X-Factor player be position-swapped through Madden's Edit Player option if doing so changes their intended abilities or X-Factor.

Violations may result in league discipline and the player being corrected by administration.

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If you receive a Breakout Scenario:

SEND A SCREENSHOT OF THE REQUIREMENTS TO AN ADMIN.

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If you achieve your breakout goal but disconnect, you may submit photo/video evidence.

If verified, administration may retroactively award the development upgrade.

If the disconnect happens before halftime, or the game is simulated:

You may attempt the breakout again during your