Best budget cards

I am picking cut up for the first time since September. I was wondering 

Who are your favorite budget players?

what is the best way to build a team quickly?

what positions are most important?

what abilities are good?

is it worth it to pay to change team chems to make a theme team?

1. How "budget" are you talking? Like 93s or 90s, 89s etc.

2. If youre no money spent grind the new house rules and play all your incomplete challenges, that's what I did.

3. house call is SUPER important on your users and safeties if availabale, and make sure to put workhorse on your running backs and quarterback.

4. Absolutely not

I am basically looking to build a complete team worth 250-280k that can try to compete although I have untradable James Winston as my qb who I am comfortable using so I guess the qb position is good for now

StickyOozy said:

1. How "budget" are you talking? Like 93s or 90s, 89s etc.

2. If youre no money spent grind the new house rules and play all your incomplete challenges, that's what I did.

3. house call is SUPER important on your users and safeties if availabale, and make sure to put workhorse on your running backs and quarterback.

4. Absolutely not

I got lucky with a couple pulls, I have about 500k, and most of my team ar 92-93s with a few 94s and a 95 at WR and LE

StickyOozy said:

1. How "budget" are you talking? Like 93s or 90s, 89s etc.

2. If youre no money spent grind the new house rules and play all your incomplete challenges, that's what I did.

3. house call is SUPER important on your users and safeties if availabale, and make sure to put workhorse on your running backs and quarterback.

4. Absolutely not

House call...is that an ability to add on or a trait? Sorry if the question seems dumb

DRTYDOG said:

House call...is that an ability to add on or a trait? Sorry if the question seems dumb

nah you good lol...its an ability and its basically like lurker in madden, if you don't got it then your lbs won't even jump. im no money spent so really just playing through all the challenges and new house rules is what I would do, your team is definitely decent enough to win games rn tbh

Dan Jackson is best card in this game

StickyOozy said:

nah you good lol...its an ability and its basically like lurker in madden, if you don't got it then your lbs won't even jump. im no money spent so really just playing through all the challenges and new house rules is what I would do, your team is definitely decent enough to win games rn tbh

Yeah I need to update that lineup. I'm stuck between going 3 3 5 tite or  multi D amd I need 4 more for tier 4 pro style o. I didn't pay enough attention from the beginning on TT .....now I know it's important ...just way late in the game to be trying to adjust it.

StickyOozy said:

nah you good lol...its an ability and its basically like lurker in madden, if you don't got it then your lbs won't even jump. im no money spent so really just playing through all the challenges and new house rules is what I would do, your team is definitely decent enough to win games rn tbh

Is that better then putting ball hawk on your corners,fs and ss?

thenick6 said:

I got lucky with a couple pulls, I have about 500k, and most of my team ar 92-93s with a few 94s and a 95 at WR and LE

That's plenty good already to win games.  I was regularly beating superior squads in H2H with an 89 overall team until the arms race really took off last month.  I'm at 92 currently and can at least compete and stay in the 1 score range with all but the best of players and user gods.   

Decide on an offensive and defensive identity, find a playbook that supports that, and acquire players accordingly. 

My favorite budget beasts have been:

1.  Caleb Downs

2. Kyle Van Noy 92

3.  Rome Odunze

4.  Jerrick Gibson 

5.  The ubiquitous Flanagan that everyone had early minus his poor run blocking 

6. Dan Jackson is highly praised but was only average for me

7.  89 Hunter Wohler was always around the ball and laying big hits

CogZoom said:

That's plenty good already to win games.  I was regularly beating superior squads in H2H with an 89 overall team until the arms race really took off last month.  I'm at 92 currently and can at least compete and stay in the 1 score range with all but the best of players and user gods.   

Decide on an offensive and defensive identity, find a playbook that supports that, and acquire players accordingly. 

My favorite budget beasts have been:

1.  Caleb Downs

2. Kyle Van Noy 92

3.  Rome Odunze

4.  Jerrick Gibson 

5.  The ubiquitous Flanagan that everyone had early minus his poor run blocking 

6. Dan Jackson is highly praised but was only average for me

7.  89 Hunter Wohler was always around the ball and laying big hits

I do have to say, at least for me, dan jackson was a beast and if you don't already have a better safety then pick him up

cam lockridge is really good as a cheap corner and greg penn is a really good user linebacker for cheap

QB Miller Moss (15k) HB Chris Johnson's Rewind (35k)  TE Tanner Koziol (55k) CB Christian Gray (30k) CB DJ Harvey (30k) SS Quentavius Scandrett  (40k) FS Malachi Moore (35k) are some good cards that have played well for or against me

Best way to build a team if you have money is Booster Packs, but If you're NMS then I would play the Tower Of Valor solos and the gamechanger house rules

Most important positions are basically everything besides OL and P

the best abilities for each position are QBs (Magician, Extender, Workhorse) HBs (Shifty and Workhorse) WR/TE (Cutter and Takeoff) DL (Quick Jump) DBs (BallHawk)

you don't need a Theme or Scheme Team, they are more of a nice thing to have than a necessity

picklejuicegreentea said:

I do have to say, at least for me, dan jackson was a beast and if you don't already have a better safety then pick him up

I wanted to love him.  I got him after seeing everyone talk him up here and played him in front of Stroman for about 10 days but it just wasn't happening for me in my scheme unfortunately.  Just average results.  I pulled Khalil Barnes in a pack and moved Downs to SS with Stroman to SS2.