I put an EXPANSION TEAM into MADDEN 24 FRANCHISE MODE! | Dragons Expansion Franchise | Ep 1

[@OctogonalGaming]

This video has been in the works for almost a month now, and I’m so excited you guys finally get to see it! Make sure to like and subscribe to the channel for more of the Dragons Franchise, and make sure to join my discord server (link is in the description), if you’d like to make a custom player for the upcoming draft class!

[@ActuallynotTrey]

How if Madden 24 just came out?

[@slippers1240]

He’s been planning

[@OctogonalGaming]

@ActuallynotTrey I’ve been planning out the roster and expansion draft for awhile, along with buying the domain for my merch store and buying the logo

[@ChrisC-gt2ur]

@@OctogonalGaming I think you forgot ti add Christian Gonzalez to the patriots protected players list I am pretty blind so it could just be me but if not I wanted to let you know

[@ActuallynotTrey]

@@OctogonalGaming Ohhh

[@JanstonCordell]

I wish Madden had expansion as an origin for a franchise campaign. Up to +8 teams would be glorious.

[@Peyton--oy1qo]

2k has it and I wish madden would add it too

[@OnlyIMayUseThePower]

This is the exact kind of franchise mode I've been looking for. Thank you for taking the time and your obvious dedication to quality. Excited to enjoy this series.

[@OctogonalGaming]

Much appreciated🫡

[@TommySuX]

Dude congratulations on the sponsorship! That’s fantastic stuff. Super psyched for this series too, my favorite series of yours was your NBA expansion series, so I’m thrilled.

[@christiantalley275]

I can already tell this series will be great. Issa very unique idea to have your franchise team be an expansion team. Looking forward to a great year of this franchise

[@OctogonalGaming]

Much appreciated🫡🫡

[@tipperytom]

Thanks!

[@tipperytom]

It's not much, but I hope it helps!

[@dom_the_kid]

I'll be honest, 2:50 was a phenomenal segue into the ad read 🤣

[@OctogonalGaming]

😂😂

[@joannochman8594]

So happy you’ve gotten sponsored you really deserve to succeed with how amazing your content is!

[@Gdub33]

I really wish that madden included a real expansion opportunity in Franchise. Like 2 new teams once every 10 years. You would have an option to include an expansion team in year one or any year after that. And then again ten years later.. Should be able to re-arrange the divisions and set the rules for the expansion drafts and watch them in real time. With an updated stadium and uniform creator this would make up for a lot of the other franchise short comings. Man that would be so cool.

[@MrC-ye8xi]

I grew up in stl and was a massive rams fan until they left. I am super pumped to see you bring football back to my home town.

[@Only1Originals]

Love this, great start to the season! You put incredible detail into these videos

[@OctogonalGaming]

🫡🫡

[@Fourmath]

St. Louis has a pro football team. The Battlehawks! KA-KAW!!!

[@thewillofd4417]

Wow the depth you went into for this series is absolutely wild, mad respect!

[@jho_34]

SO excited for this series! Glad to see my man Denzel Mims getting some shine too! A little disappointed to not see Pittsburgh's RB3 Anthony McFarland not brought in for some playmaking depth

[@aaronpreuss4261]

Super excited to see the Dragons fly high in this series :) Hoping one of my guys makes this franchise. I'm 1 of 3 so far :D #Goals

[@jackgrecich8530]

Glad to see we have a 31 year veteran safety with Darnell Savage!😂 17:07

[@Quad-Zilla]

Ea sports it's in the game

[@jayfeev215]

31yr vet that's 26yrs old LOL!! Can't make this $h!t up!!

[@OctogonalGaming]

Common EA disasterclass😭

[@TheLastoftheFourMKs]

@@jayfeev215 Average job listing behavior

[@thenorseman363]

Yes Yes Yes!!! It’s finally here. And there’s merch. Sweet

[@GoatedJermaineLamarrCole]

2:56 smooths plug of all time

[@kthompson2162]

Just a phenomenal, creative idea. Excited to see what happens with this!

[@braxtonrembert612]

I’m ready to love another new series. I’m starting to like the madden series more than the NBA series.

[@JustinArthQB]

I’m hyped! The Rizzler under center will be running for his life with the lack of an o-line. But that running back room and that wide receiving core are surprising good and gotta rely on that to help out Wilson. Devin White HAS to be the leader of the defense and everyone’s favorite of Caleb Farley returns to Octy! Hope he’s a beast just like with the Titans!

[@dolphinated]

You got a sub today. Well done.

[@distractionjared8943]

Cool that you are making an expansion team in the new Madden! Hope it going to turn out great. This might be a wierd request, but could you switch CEH and Greedy Williams numbers around. I'm an LSU fan, and CEH was 22 and Greedy was 29 at LSU.

[@OctogonalGaming]

If I remember I’ll make the switch

[@emanuelegermani6521]

better have your draft classes available this year too, had a blast on madden 23 drafting Kade and turnin him into a beast

[@OctogonalGaming]

My classes will be back this year! (Assuming the game lets me which since it’s EA that’s a lot easier said than done)

[@giannisakoumpo]

10:56 oh hell nah Howd I miss that 😂

[@kandicat5286]

Ok i got to know, I feel de’andre is a player and running back the eagles traded for, to fill a weakness in running back, so is there any other reason that he wasn’t protected

[@OctogonalGaming]

They have rashaad Penny and Kenny Gainwell who are pretty much just as good. Howie Roseman doesn’t value RBs and they didn’t give up much to get swift to begin with

[@kandicat5286]

@@OctogonalGaming that’s fair enough, but I feel swift is younger and better than penny. I can understand the decision to not protect swift but I feel like I would’ve protected him over penny. I don’t mind it though just cutious

[@OctogonalGaming]

They didn’t protect Penny though lmao, they didn’t protect any of their RBs

[@kandicat5286]

@@OctogonalGaming ah mb i miss understood

[@chicosssss]

Would love to know how you did this, seems like such a fun franchise idea!

[@jasper.maxwell]

From the looks of it, he only just relocated the Cardinals.

[@djgladeju6331]

Yeah he did Arizona Cardinals and he did a lot of like trading and cutting and signing to fill out the roster to where it looks different

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@chrisrobertson4053]

This is awesome. What happened to all of the cardinals players tho? What did you do with them?

[@OctogonalGaming]

They’re on other teams

[@sithmaster4305]

I won't lie i thought with that qb opening you were going to reveal Gardner Minshew.

[@OctogonalGaming]

He would’ve been super fun too lmao

[@Blurredfury22]

You can do expansion drafts in 24? That’s awesome. I’ve been waiting for it to come back since madden 02 when Texans came out. I loved it

[@TDragon8]

It’s not actually an expansion team, he just relocated a team and dropped all their players

[@liamcrothers8896]

Michael Thomas running a slant in his player promo is hilarious

[@OctogonalGaming]

I didn’t even notice that at first lmaooooo😭

[@Vector0104]

I’ve never seen anyone tie together everything the way u did in the beginning great job.

[@OctogonalGaming]

🫡

[@joemamasports]

Are you doing ncaa next up this year

[@OctogonalGaming]

I’m not doing next up as a full series again but there will be small segways for it

[@j3cubed562]

I despise Madden and EA with a passion, but I love your videos and the work you put into them. So I'm going to watch this series and click the like button solely for you!

[@OctogonalGaming]

Much appreciated🫡

[@phantomgamez117]

I see so you relocated the Cardinals and are making it out to be an expansion team. You had to pick my favorite team lmao! Anyways I love the creativity and I’m very excited for this series.

[@whoissej]

Finally, we made it

[@jamescrowhorse6689]

Liked and subscribed. Can't wait to see how this series goes.

[@komali4617]

Darnell savage had 31 years of experience lmao

[@OffTheTopQ]

W sponsor plug

[@louisb9359]

Lets go so pumped for this series!

[@OctogonalGaming]

Yesssssir🫡

[@DeeTheToyHunter]

This is gonna be a dope series

[@ceendude]

So excited for this! Keep it up bro

[@justpablogames]

hey does anyone know how he did this expansion draft? ik it’s not a direct feature in the game but I’d love to try it for myself

[@jd5_szn]

LETS GOOOO ITS HERE

[@williamsonmedia24]

YES THANK YOU FOR PICKING ST. LOUIS IT WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE - I cannot wait to watch St. Louis football again, even if it's on a video game lol

[@ExaltedSalt]

How did you do this? Like how'd you set it up? I'd love to do this

[@supersasukemaniac]

i would have gone with the Aviators, with how much St. Louis has embraced BattleHawks football, I would have gone with the team that looks like BattleHawks at home.

[@jessevandever1593]

How did you clear the team. Did you release them in the franchise or release them before and save a roster?

[@OctogonalGaming]

I traded the players onto other teams for the new players we got in the roster menu before starting the franchise, that way the contracts would remain unchanged

[@Vector0104]

Man look at Darnell savage 26 yrs old and 31 yrs experience

[@OctogonalGaming]

He’s been playing since he was in the womb😭

[@user-eo9ks9cq6p]

What do you do with the draft pics when you relocate

[@Saxxin1]

Tucker was a great example of a special teams player. And I agree. He'd be on that list.

[@oclus9550]

the effort truely showed in this vid and rip cardinals lol

[@randyrandycontent]

This is going to be a great series

[@FeveTen]

Octy I'm looking to do something similar. What team did you choose to dismantle and where did you send the star players from the other teams? I feel like from a cap standpoint this might be hard to manage at first?

[@OctogonalGaming]

I did the cardinals and put their players on other teams around the league. I made the cap work because I did all of the trades in the roster editor before going into Franchise so everyone’s contracts would stay the same

[@FeveTen]

gotcha! @@OctogonalGaming I'm assuming Kyler ended up on a QB needy team like the Raiders or Bucs?

[@trickadaddydexter64]

WE HERE!!! LETS GO! NEW TEAM TO REP!

[@jeffgottschall1014]

Im super stoaked for the series to start even though i wanted the condors. My only question is how would the eagles not protect swift? Like i get he cant stay healthy but still i personally feel they would have protected him

[@OctogonalGaming]

The reason why Swift was unprotected is that Rashaad Penny and Kenny Gainwell are pretty much just as good. Howie Roseman historically doesn’t value RBs and the price to get Swift to begin with was very low

[@jeffgottschall1014]

​@@OctogonalGaming ok thank you for the clarification i just needed to know also i forgot that the eagles had gainwell and penny already and again man im super stoaked for the series to start

[@davidg1612]

I moved the Commanders to become the Tokyo Dragons. I thought it had a nice ring to it and the Asian heritage part if it seemed fitting.

[@jadkins2406]

Excited

[@torinklutterman3743]

Octy did you replace a team or in 24 can you add teams btw im a current gen player

[@Pastorlogangrant]

Would love a video on how you set this up! Incredibly unique and entertaining.

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@shiftedshoes3693]

Ready to see Scottie Piggins teach Caleb Farley some tips😂

[@WashedUp5]

I know this may be obvious….but how many hours a week do you put into this series, including the Next Up series. Bc I hope u know it doesn’t go unnoticed

[@OctogonalGaming]

I don’t know how many hours specifically but it’s definitely a lot😂😂much appreciated my friend🫡

[@morganboss1671]

I know it will probably take forever but can you do a spreadsheet of unprotected players as well

[@OctogonalGaming]

Respectfully I don’t have that type of time lmao

[@morganboss1671]

@@OctogonalGaming I understand, I got my roster built now. This was a banger idea and I’m hyped to see it play out

[@IamDezire]

How did you do an expansion team?

[@OctogonalGaming]

I manually chose the players for the team and put them on an existing nfl team

[@Cut2theKwik]

So I gathered that you replaced the Cardinals and you mentioned in another comment that Kyler, Budda, etc will end up on other teams. Did you send the Texans pick back to them?

[@OctogonalGaming]

Yeah I gave Houston their pick back, they really got Will Anderson basically for free😭

[@Cut2theKwik]

@OctogonalGaming that's what I was gonna say next lol. But ok, I'm stealing this idea so was jc how you handled it. Thanks man!

[@lomi8976]

how did you do this oct? id love to recreate one of these

[@OctogonalGaming]

I chose players to manually protect and then put all the guys I wanted onto a current roster

[@BucketsBeenWoke]

Yo how did you do this could you make a tutorial I know how to relocate but I dont know how to relocate and still have a fantasy draft

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@bhbo24]

Bro you killed me with Mormon mahomes 😂😂

[@damonr4136]

I was really expecting to see an actual draft of some kind instead of just being told who was on the team, don't know if that wasn't possible, but it was the whole reason I was watching

[@finnsaunders4789]

Bro the Tokyo Dragons would have been such a lit team name

[@OctogonalGaming]

It would’ve but having an NFL team in Japan feels pretty unrealistic

[@finnsaunders4789]

@@OctogonalGaming Fair enough. Looking forward to Ep 2

[@bingbong17760]

someone already did that

[@notoliver1674]

How did you set this up? Like did you use a team and dump their roster?

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@Macstremity]

Im sure it's been asked, but for this did you just cut all the Cardinals players and let teams pick them up, or drop their overall so low they never get picked up by anybody and just chill in the bottom of FA till the end of time?

[@OctogonalGaming]

No they’ll be playing for other teams across the league

[@nathanarmstrong3453]

I dont have any of the new teams or locations for relocating on my copy of madden 24

[@OctogonalGaming]

That’s probably because the new relocation stuff if for only next gen unfortunately

[@braxtonrembert612]

So who would be the jets backup qb?

[@OctogonalGaming]

I think they ended up getting Colt McCoy

[@braxtonrembert612]

@@OctogonalGaming I understand wanting zach but he is the one who is getting most of the preseason reps as the #2 qb

[@OffTheTopQ]

@@braxtonrembert612Wilson is also on a 2nd pick contract that with Rodgers the jets tbh shouldn’t be paying and could send like 7.8 mill to another player to help out Rodgers not watch him so makes sense

[@elijahgust]

Crazy I literally have a franchise mode where I play as the STL Dragons

[@Matt11560]

savage been playing football in the womb

[@OctogonalGaming]

He’s been playing since he was in his dad's ballsack😭

[@donrickles845]

how do you actually do the expansion draft? that is what I cannot find out

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@JesusSavesLives_14]

Can’t wait till week one of this series

[@LC__1013]

this is gonna be awesome

[@supersasukemaniac]

the years aren't glitched, they count the Rookie Year as Year one, so One Year experience means you are in Year 2. edit Trubisky is 100% glitched. never mind it is glitched, Mormon Maholmes should be 2. also you got a couple of Ash Ketchum's in the defense, 26 years old, with 31 years experience.

[@alexcoolkidawesome3606]

Who should I use for madden 24 franchise

[@OctogonalGaming]

You want a rebuild or more of a good team?

[@alexcoolkidawesome3606]

Rebuild

[@alexcoolkidawesome3606]

Who would you suggest

[@OctogonalGaming]

cardinals, rams, Bucs, raiders, colts, bears, commanders

[@alexcoolkidawesome3606]

I am between cardinals,rams,bears

[@zacherybadman6952]

How did you get the team? And can you do that in other maddens?

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@lucaskimble747]

Is there a expansion mode actually in the game?

[@OctogonalGaming]

Unfortunately no, but I showed how to workaround that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=jUJquDIwg2xPAk1c

[@BARRETTTHEGOD124]

Ah yes Darnell savage played 31 years in the nfl 😂😂

[@shadowz4555]

YES W octy

[@LC__1013]

So i can see you chose to relocate the cardinals, what did you end up doing with all of there players?

[@OctogonalGaming]

They’ll be on other teams across the league

[@LC__1013]

@@OctogonalGaming oh so did you just drop them into free agency?

[@OctogonalGaming]

@@LC__1013I swapped them for the players who I put on our team, so they’re all on other teams. Kyler for example is now on the Raiders

[@andybarr4167]

To bad madden doesn't have an option to add expansion team like nba 2k

[@aaronshrodgers9919]

YES YES YES

[@masonmckay9819]

Is there a downloadable roster?

[@Fdhgdgdhd]

How did you make the roster bc I wanna do it myself

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@punchy5668]

I was scared ThT u was go take actually guys like rodgers or some in fantasy draft so very curious

[@colefleming5]

love how the Falcons protected a waived player instead of Okudah or Dalman lmaoo

[@OctogonalGaming]

I made the list a little while ago, I’ll have to update it

[@colefleming5]

@@OctogonalGaming yeah i know, just funny

[@2clutch222]

How you get those jerseys

[@B-Bibbles]

Hurray! LET'S GO ST-Ds!

[@willnorwood8486]

How do you do a expansion draft

[@OctogonalGaming]

Showed it here!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXjag6KajZllY7Msi=XPgkk_4cx_2afA9S

[@kolbymeadcelticsfan7901]

Do you know if you have any patriots player

[@OctogonalGaming]

We have at least one player from every team

[@kolbymeadcelticsfan7901]

@@OctogonalGaming who is the patriots player

[@OctogonalGaming]

watch the video I showed the whole roster😭

[@randomegg8354]

With the cardinals gone, what will happen to guys like kyler Murray, Buddha baker, etc.

[@OctogonalGaming]

They’ll go to other teams across the league

[@Quad-Zilla]

​@@OctogonalGamingI want to do a similar idea do u tank them to a 12 overall or what

[@OctogonalGaming]

@QuadZilla141 no they’re all their current ratings

[@JaySirMan1]

W Coach tbh🤭

[@OctogonalGaming]

W comment tbh🤭

[@arielabramov7858]

week 1 need it now

[@hawkxxii2286]

Love the depth and creativity in this series. I don't think Zach Wilson should be in here tho. The jets seem to have some faith in him and he will have another shot as the future guy after aaron retires. I think he could pull for a protected spot. Why the Devin White slander too lol he had a better year last year statistically then the super bowl year. Nonetheless really good vid.

[@OctogonalGaming]

I left Wilson unprotected mainly because the jets have a lot of good players on offense and they’re in full pursuit of a Super Bowl. I think they still have a lot of faith in him too but they’re ring chasing. As for white, he’s on the last year of his deal and I know the Bucs don’t want to pay him the absurd asking price he has

[@marklemon3111]

Hey been watching since the beginning bonnett Whitlock Modelo are amazing. Absolutely love you content was wondering if you could help me out I'm trying to download the draft classes myself and all and can't can't find them. Could you possibly help me out so I can make my franchise experience as great as you have done for me. Thank you for you time and hope to hear back from you