M20: Rule Changes and Points of Emphasis

We're kicking off theMadden 20 season this Thursday the 15th! Due to some changes to the game and issues from last year some rules have been changed and we have a couple points of emphasis as well. To make it easy for everyone we've put all the changes in this thread but please also read through the full rule list to make sure you're familiar with them before we get started.


Changes for Madden 20:




[CHANGE: Account for Ability Re-Roll, Height Restrictions for OL, FB added]
G9. Position Changes -
All Position Changes including simple left to right or vice versa will be subject to Mandatory Trade Committee Review. These changes must be posted in the subforum Position Changes.




Superstar and X-Factor players cannot have their positions edited unless they are a front 7 player (DE, DT, OLB, MLB) and you are changing from a 4-3 to 3-4 or vice versa. A change from 4-3 to 3-4 is only allowed once per coach, per season. These changes must also be posted and approved before editing. Any non-approved changes to Superstar or X-Factor players will result in an immediate 4 game ban for that player.

The following changes are generally allowed but must be submitted to the trade review committee for approval first:
4-3OLB - MLB
3-4DE - 4-3DT
4-3DE - 3-4 OLB
FS-SS

The following positions cannot be changed at all:
WR
CB
HB


Changes along the OL have the following height restrictions:
OT: Minimum Height 6‘4

OG: Max Height 6‘6

C: Max Height 6‘4

FB: Max Height 6‘3



[EDITED:] OL can only be changed to C if they are no taller than 6‘4 and have been in the league no longer than 4 years.
[DELETED] Since C AWR ratings count double for picking up blitzes and the OL with the lowest AWR on your line gets dropped out of the equation it is a big advantage this year to change an OG to C if he has better AWR than your C and similar blocking ratings. Because of this changes to C are not allowed if AWR is higher than your current C.

Generally no position changes will be allowed that would put the player in the top 5 at any position specific or athletic rating for the new position, if he wasn‘t already that high in his current position. A player cannot be changed multiple times by one coach.

You can use any pre-set personnel packages except RB Swap. Dual HB may be used in Shotgun and Split back formations (Pro, Near).


[DELETED] G12. Game Helpers Off for top Players
Coaches who won 70% or more of their games in the previous Madden are not allowed to use the game helpers Ball Hawk and Heat Seeker. Coaches above that mark must stream from the user settings before each game to show that they are off. If they are not the home team they can turn their stream off once the game starts. In season 2 onwards, coaches who went to the playoffs the prior season must turn off Ball Hawk and Heat Seeker. Once the playoffs start all teams must turn off Ball Hawk and Heat Seeker and stream their settings prior to starting a game.


[DELETED: Some Playbooks do not have under center formations] G14. Under-Center plays
Minimum of 10 under-center plays per game (non-Shotgun or Pistol plays).


O8) Running Up the Score:
Good sportsmanship is mandatory in this league, so running up the score on opponents will not be tolerated. This includes both User and CPU games. Please use good judgment when leading by a large margin.

[DELETED: Due to breakout game scenarios we won‘t force backups to be subbed in, however scoring late, scoring in the 4th with starters while up 28, more than 35-point margin, allowing scores or padding stats will still not be tolerated] If you are up by 28 or more in the 4th quarter you must bench your starters. If the deficit gets down to 14 or less after being up 28 in the 4th you may put starters back in.


O10) Excessive offensive audibles and hot routes:
[DELETED: Due to EA‘s removal of last play while on defense opponents cannot be sure how many hot routes were used during the game] Only 2 hot routes are allowed per play.

You should not be audibling and hot-routing more than 50% of your plays.

In addition, calling an audible to change the formation that would play a player out of position circumvents personnel rules (I.E. WR at TE, WR at FB, HB at FB), and is not allowed


[DELETED: Not enforceable] D4) Excessive defensive audibles and hot routes
- The rule O10) was written under offense but its logical that if its not acceptable on O than it shouldn't be on D either.
Your gameplan shouldn't involve regularly going to the line and basically drawing up your own play by making 2 or more adjustments and hot routes.


[CHANGED: Trade Calculator no longer required, not valid] R1) Trade Rules:
CPU Trades are not allowed.

Each team is allowed a maximum of 4 trades per league year (After the Superbowl a new league year will start with FA and trades)

Each trade may involve up to 4 players/picks per side
The trade deadline is Week 8 during the season. Trades will then be allowed again after the Superbowl.
The trade committee must approve of a trade before it will be officially allowed
A trade needs 3 approvals in order to be finalized unless two members of the committee are involved. If two members are involved then 2  approvals are necessary.

- Teams are only allowed 1 trade involving their top 5 OVR players under 30 yrs old per season.
- Teams are limited to 3 1sts and 3 2nds per draft
- Original roster rookies and rookies drafted by the coach (non-autopilot or cpu draft) cannot be traded in their first year

Both coaches involved in a trade must actively play at least two games with their new players before the trade is completely finalized. For example: if the Raiders and I make a trade then the Raiders coach leaves the league the week after or goes on autopilot, the trade must be reversed after 2 weeks.

In order for a trade to be reviewed by the committee all team owners involved in the trade must post and accept the trade in the thread "Proposed Trades" under "Player Transaction Central".
The original post in a proposed trade must contain Daddy Leagues links for the players involved.

Trades during the draft must be submitted and approved by the trade committee either beforehand as a conditional trade or within the 1st 30 seconds of a pick. If its a straight pick swap without players it must roughly match the draft pick value chart.

No comments are allowed in the thread from other coaches not involved with the trade or non-committee members.


[CHANGED] R7) Contract Extension / Re-signing Rules
There is no limit on the number of players you can resign.
Contract length can be up to 3 years for anyone during re-signing. If the player requests more than 3 years you can match but you must send a screenshot of the request to the admins.
Failure to follow the rules will result in contracts being edited down to 3 years.


[DELETED: No Dev Regression]
R7) Fluid DEV Traits:
Since the DEV trait is much more fluid in M19, meaning that DEV upgrades will be rewarded for top performers per position while DEV regression will occur more frequently if a player isn't among the league leaders, we will limit the number of DEV regressions to 2 players on offense and 2 players on defense per team per season. Due to this uncertainty and the possibility that EA's new system could result in a few teams having nearly all the top DEV traits by season 3 we may have to review a way to limit DEV upgrades as well after season 1.

[CHANGED: Cutoff dropped to 70 OVR due to ratings spread] R8) Waiver Wire
If a player under 27 years old 70ovr or greater is cut, then they must pass through the SMLE waiver wire on Telegram. Players 75+ OVR of any age must also pass through waivers.


Points of emphasis:
G4. Good Sportsmanship:
Good Sportsmanship is a MUST! Show respect for your opponent. That means it is not acceptable to run up the score (this is detailed further in rule O8). It also means that you should not quit or forfeit during a game. Possible rule violations should be handled in private messages with your opponent or the commish team, not in public accusations and rants in the open chat. Winning graciously and losing the same way promotes a healthy league.


O3) Hurry Up Offense:
- All teams are allowed to run the "hurry up" offense in both two minute drill situations.
- Any team losing by 14 or more points in the 3rd quarter can run no huddle.
- Any team losing in the 4th quarter by 28 or less is permitted to hurry up as often as they like.

When using the hurry up offense, please allow your opponent to set their defense before snapping the ball. Purposely trying to cause offsides penalties, mis-alignments or taking advantage of defensive AI is not allowed.




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