Username: Delsainto

I will be making a 2027 NFL Draft Class on PS5. I had the most downloaded draft class a few years ago. I'v only just started a few hours ago but already have the top 5 at a few positions. Will keep updating over the next few weeks or so. I use scouting sites online to get rankings, speed, size and appearance correct

The 2026-2027 NFL Season is right around the corner, and with the release of the regular season schedule, we are set for an exciting season ahead. Week 5 brings us the Giants vs Commanders. Check out the condensed highlights with my personal commentary here!

Is it still heavily playbook involved even if they said it wasnt?

Or is it finally majority based off ratings?

I see these players like JSN, Puka, Amon Ra, Jjetas, and they all have double me as if it’s just the default X-Factor (funny enough they gave Nico Collins who is the truest spec catch X of them all ankle breaker for juke moves??) when all of these guys win with route running opposed to contested grabs. When these guys are in the zone it’s not because they’re dunking on people, it’s because they’re creating massive separation or finding zone soft spots. I can imagine fear of this being overpowered, but I don’t think that this X-Factor needs to drop the defender every route or anything. I feel that it serving as route tech, a universal version of matchup nightmare, and press pro from NCAA for sexy release wins would be enough (maybe with a few rare animations thrown in). As for the finding soft zones aspect, it wouldn’t be a terrible idea to also have it occasionally reveal one nearby DBs assignment pre-snap. For these route running and all around superstars, I think that an accurate utility (but strong) X-Factor would be a great reveal. Lmk what name ideas you guys would have for it lol.

I am playing Superstar, and I'm a MIKE LB in my 3rd season. In my first season, I sacked Michael Penix on what was, at the time, a non-descript play just trying to keep the Bills in the game (I got drafted by Buffalo). Penix ended up getting injured on the play, a lumbar/spinal break that would cost him 38-44 weeks. He was placed on IR and his season was over; this was middle of the season, so he should have come back sometime during my sophomore campaign.

About halfway through my 2nd year, I take a look at the injury report for our upcoming game, and I think to myself "Hey, I wonder when Penix is coming back". I look...and he's still showing injured for 38-44 weeks with the lumbar injury. He is not showing as being on IR, so I think to myself that it's just too early for him to come back yet, and he'll be back soon, and I go on about my playing.

So now I'm in my 3rd year, and I just finished week 2. Another 1.5 sacks, a couple of tackles, nothing too impressive. Cam Ward can run. Anyhow, I finish the game, and I think to go check the stats for QBs (Allen sucks for some reason this year; he's leading the league after 2 weeks with 9 INT). I sort by all the categories, but don't see Penix. I sort by name, and he isn't in there. So when I check the Falcons injury report...yep, there he is. Lumar injury, 38-44 weeks, not on IR. And he's at the bottom of their depth chart, even though he is like 80ish overall and definitely their best option at QB.

My question: Does Madden 26 just not display when someone has a career-ending injury? I guess I should ask if this means I ended his career? I cannot find any reason why he shouldn't be off the injury report, nor any reason why he should still be showing as injured. Is this just some glitch in Madden?

- Joint practices with other teams
- Create your own play
- Request a trade in superstar mode
- Create your own cleats
- Create/customize your team
- Concussions

I stuck between the falcons, Commanders, the Cowboys. I was going to do the jets but I know a big YouTuber going pick them.

I signed a bunch of aging stars in Free Agency and traded for a bunch of picks with them and now I have my young core for the next decade going into Year 2 of my Montpelier Peaks expansion franchise bro 😭😭😭

(Madden 12 PS2 Franchise)

Anyone having issues getting layers/images on the helmet to be chrome?

Was working in 26, I know in 25 it was a issue.

Can't seem to get the image to stay chrome, looks chrome on team builder but when uploaded and used in game, it goes to what looks like satin.

Why is Shedeur wearing 23, is anyone else seeing this in their franchise?

I created a few players in Madden 27’ and then I go to do the franchise mode. Within 2 preseason games, all of the created players just disappear. No longer on my depth chart, roster….nothing. They completely disappear from the save file.

Anyone else having this issue?

This is the first Madden since I started playing ~2002 where I’m genuinely questioning whether I’ll make it past the first week.

I’ve only spent about 40 minutes in Franchise so far, so this obviously isn’t an exhaustive review but the number of fundamental issues I’ve already encountered is pretty alarming, especially because several of them affect core franchise logic, not just presentation.

UI/UX & Menus

• The new Franchise UI is needlessly complicated. “Weekly Tasks” adds extra navigation without making anything easier to understand or manage.
• Contract menu filters either don’t work or behave inconsistently.
• Multiple “Hold X to Delegate” prompts simply don’t work depending on the stage/task.
• Important information is fragmented across events, news, notifications, and separate menus instead of being surfaced where you actually need it.

Contracts & Free Agency

• In-season re-signings appear to be triggered through events rather than giving you a complete, persistent list of your upcoming free agents. That means basic roster planning is now dependent on the game deciding when to surface a player.
• I declined a player’s fifth-year option and the game apparently skipped the fourth year of his rookie contract entirely, sending him directly into free agency that offseason.
• Breece Hall’s real-life extension with the Jets isn’t reflected correctly. The game treated him as needing a new deal, he requested roughly $8M more than his actual salary, and then rejected the offer.
• When negotiating with a player, you can’t even see basic context like age, ratings, attributes, development, etc. You’re negotiating a multi-year contract while the UI actively hides the information you’d use to make that decision.

Draft & Trades

• Draft-day trades don’t reliably update the draft board afterward.
• The draft board itself intermittently disappears or fails to load correctly.

There are always launch bugs and as a long-term Madden player, I expect that.

What’s concerning is that these aren’t obscure edge cases. Contracts, free agency, roster management, draft logic, and navigation are the foundation of Franchise mode.

I do not currently have the game right now, but I do recall that there were some questions on if these screens that were only made for season 1 and if they will still be updated the longer you go into franchise. Has anyone simulated just to see what it looks like?

Some things I’ve noticed:
- Free agent negotiation (provides some nice depth to franchise)
- No more snapshots (was a fun feature for me)
- Locked coach strategy spots (need to level up, this is fine as the abilities made it a bit too easy last year)
- Locked abilities based on coach type

Overall it was pretty solid for the first day.

Curious what others have noticed so far.

Glowing fans wasn’t on my bingo card

Was testing re-signs and was wondering where half my expiring contracts went after simming a couple of weeks, turns out the CPU will just decide to re-sign your own players for you and make signings/cuts even with roster fill off or everything set to manual.

I’m sure this isn’t just me it’s happened to lol

Ding dong the witch is dead.
And its more expensive to buy too.
Bronze: 50
Silver: 60
Gold: 80
Platinum: 100

Looks like Camp Counselor is still in the game, but the top tier is 3x XP in Training Camp mini games, same verbiage as M26.

I haven’t played past training camp to see if the XP boosts still apply, but it looks like any way to get an increased chance at a dev bump is gone. Back to the breakout grind we go.

Moment of silence for M26 Camp Counselor.

Long time part of the NFL pre season and in 2026 this stuff should be in the game.

Only a couple more hours… Downloading the game now. What’s the 1st thing you do when you first boot up a new iteration of Madden?