Everything New in Madden 23 Franchise Mode
There are lots of new things coming to Franchise Mode in Madden 23. In this article we will cover everything you need to know about the new features and how they will change they way you play Franchise Mode in Madden 23.
Motivations
Motivations seem to be a spin on many fond memories from the NCAA Football Franchise. Unlike in years past, free agent players in Madden 23 will be making decisions based on things other than just money.
Motivations are ranked in order of importance to each individual player. On the screen you will be able to see the 3 most important motivations to every player and how well your team does in each of these areas.
Now, motivations are still not the end-all-be-all in the player’s decision making process. They just make the player either more or less likely to sign with a particular team. So far, we are aware of 12 motivations to start the year in Madden 23 (listed below):
Super Bowl Chase: Players with this motivation prefer to sign with a team that has a chance to compete for a Super Bowl.
Historic Championships: Players with this motivation prefer to sign with a team that has a history of winning championships.
Head Coach Historic Record: Players with this motivation prefer to sign with a team that has a coach with a good record of winning in the past.
Close To Home: Players with this motivation prefer to sign with a team that is close to where they grew up.
Warm Weather State: Players with this motivation prefer to play in cities that have good weather.
Scheme Fit: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams where they are a scheme fit.
Big Market: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams that are located in big markets.
No Income Tax: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams located in states with no income tax (Florida, Nevada, Texas, Washington).
Top Of The Depth Chart: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams where they can be at the top of the depth chart.
Highest Offer: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams that give them the biggest contract.
Mentor At Position: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams that have a mentor at their position.
Team Has Franchise QB: Players with this motivation prefer to play for teams that have a franchise quarterback.
Player Tags
Player tags are a new and interesting feature for fanchise mode in Madden 23. Not every player will have a player tag, but they have intriguing implications to very young players, very good players, and older players. Each of the tags (listed below) will have an impact on how they affect their respective teams.
Currently, there are 9 different player tags in Madden 23 and it’s exciting to see how they change the way players build their teams with these in mind.
Franchise QB: This one is pretty self explanatory. The truly elite quarterbacks get this tag. Think players like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, etc. A team that has a player with this tag is unlikely to draft or sign a free agent replacement.
Award Winner: If a player wins an end of the season award like MVP, offensive rookie of the year, or best linebacker they will get the Award Winner tag. This will increase the number of teams interested in the player during free agency.
Day 1 Starter: Day 1 Starters will be placed above similarly rated players in the depth chart. This solves the problem of when a team drafts a star development 75 overall rookie but for some reason the CPU will bench him to instead play a normal development 76 overall 31 year old. Teams are also unlikely to draft a replacement for this player.
QB Of The Future: This is basically Day 1 starter but for the quarterback position. They are likely to start above similarly rated players and teams are unlikely to draft a replacement for them.
Trade Target: Players with this tag will be added to the trade block.
Mentor: Teams are more interested in these players during free agency. Mentors also boost weekly XP for players at their position.
Future Starter: Players will be placed above similarly rated bridge players on the depth chart. This player will also receive bonus XP during weekly training.
Bridge Player: If starting, teams will look to draft their replacement. Future starters will be placed ahead of this player on the depth chart.
Bridge QB: This is the same as a bridge player just at the Quarterback position.
Conclusion
For years the Madden Franchise Community has been asking for more attention to their favorite part of the game. EA has promised to address the concerns of these gamers moving forward.
In this years game, they seem to be getting it. Many of the changes and additions to Franchise Mode in Madden 23 are cool and exciting, but until we actually get our hands on them and see them for ourselves… we will wait on our final verdict on whether or not EA delivered.
