Madden 24 Franchise Complete Beginners Guide!

In this video I am going to walk you through everything you need to know about Madden 24 franchise mode. Every line and page you can go to will be covered in this video along with important tasks to complete on certain weeks. So if you are new to Madden franchise and are looking for some help, this video should get you started out strong!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:32 Creating A Franchise
8:04 League Settings
31:18 Home Page
32:05 Training Camp
33:47 Weekly Strategy
38:30 Manage Staff
45:32 Manage Roster
1:01:42 Manage Team
1:02:51 News Tab
1:03:23 League Tab
1:09:52 Options Tab
1:12:11 Upgrading Players
1:15:05 Week 1 Tasks
1:19:50 Scouting College Players Tab
1:22:33 Re-Signing Players
1:25:08 Breakout Scenarios
1:26:06 Prospect Focus Week 11
1:29:29 Bye Week
1:30:13 End Of Season
1:36:13 Offseason Re-Signing Stage
1:38:01 Offseason Free Agency Stage
1:44:43 Offseason Recap Stage
1:47:41 Starting The Draft
1:52:41 Outro
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[@tds42099]

I’m a franchise mode veteran I been playing since madden 06 so I didn’t learn anything really but wanted background noise on a boring Saturday while I played my league and I enjoyed it a lot lol and I think it was a really solid breakdown

[@CBGamingYT7]

Appreciate the listen! And thank you for the kind words

[@Harerazer]

I'm like you. It was an interesting listen and I appreciate the effort but there was a noticeable amount of missing information, not wrong but incomplete. Also totally disregarding Player Only, my preferred multi-user mode, from the jump was disappointing and should have been listed.

[@exoticbutters4212]

I'm new to Madden and this video helped me so much. Thank you

[@_USERMAG]

You're the best for this! Thank you man! ❤

[@cheaterattackdog5869]

Listened while I was playing my franchise games. Very good video! Don't change the way you do your videos. They are great! ❤

[@CBGamingYT7]

Thank you!

[@djdrpepsidew4164]

Thanks! I have recently gotten into American Football as a fan from the UK. Very helpful, I can now enjoy a new passion of mine.

[@CBGamingYT7]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy and let me know if you have any questions about the game as you learn more about it!

[@leviwhite4570]

@@CBGamingYT7Whats the funnest mode to play brand new to nfl too

[@funnymoney2877]

Dope content sir keep it up!

[@bswft7786]

Awesome video, really helpful

[@74farseer]

Cheers mate. This is a massive help to someone like me, playing Madden for the first time. I appreciate the down-to-earth long-form format.

[@CBGamingYT7]

Thanks! I have a couple more videos that explains things in more detail as well in my Madden 23 tips and Madden 24 tips playlists!

[@74farseer]

@@CBGamingYT7 I've already been checking them out. Fantastic work. Many thanks

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@74farseer thanks!

[@NOMAD10671]

This is my 2nd year after a long hiatus playing Franchise...there's actually useful stuff in here. Good vid...Liked & Subscribed.

[@CBGamingYT7]

Thank you!

[@marcusdy1974]

But how do you actually play a season game in franchise? Everytime I start a franchise it stimulate on screen and I'm not actually playing.

[@joshgrice8398]

@@marcusdy1974gotta press play season game and not simulate week lol

[@4thsho]

I played this video right before I bought the Madden game. Now I feel prepared.....thanks

[@makize8428]

Man, thank you for making such edits, I'm from Europe, more precisely Bosnia, I've been following the nfl for a while and I'm trying to understand your football, I want to buy Madden 24 but I don't know how to start, I don't know anything, your channel will come in handy to start literally from zero. I hope you will make more of these for total beginners. Peace and blessings 🇧🇦🤝.🇺🇲

[@CBGamingYT7]

I hope the channel helps you with what you are looking for. Don’t be afraid to ask questions! I’m always responding to comments

[@makize8428]

@@CBGamingYT7 Thank you, I really appreciate it, here is one question, can you make a video of how the gameplay works, basic movements and how to use the defense. If it's not a problem, otherwise on KZbin they don't want to answer the question and they want us to follow them. Thank you very much

[@brianmurphy7809]

Wow glad I came across your channel I been playing madden for years sometimes it confused me with all changes they do with game every year your video help me out a lot how you broke down everything and what settings best to switch them to in the game even though I always play offline in franchise mode that part help me which option click on about roster before enter the game and how pick team which all the madden games I have always pick my favorite and been a big fan of since I was kid the Cincinnati Bengals....lol Man I love your youtube videos you put out and how simple you breakdown everything down and simple it help me out a lot everything you went over in for Madden 24 this year

[@CBGamingYT7]

Thank you!

[@brianmurphy7809]

​@@CBGamingYT7 your welcome

[@cee1960]

Thank you

[@vpg722]

Thanks for this. Watched through about half. I’ll have to get to the rest later. Not sure if you’re covering it, but how do you switch the controller select to middle to watch a game? I’ve started a 32 team user league and it doesn’t seem to let me choose this option.

[@CBGamingYT7]

Unfortunately you can not move the select to the middle. In order to watch a game you need to start the game, go to super sim, change speed to slow, sim to end

[@paulwoolcock6364]

CRIKEYS! This is bloody great stuff bro! I'm an Aussie who has always loved Madden but I tend to struggle with the insane complexity of the Franchise mode. Most beginners guides I've seen have this assumption that people understand what the hell is going on and just talk about recent changes. Keep in mind that Australian football has all the strategic nuance of a kick to the nuts in comparison 😂 Cheers for the EXCELLENT video bro, just don't tell my mates I think Aussie Rules is basic af compared to NFL 😜

[@CBGamingYT7]

Haha thanks man! I got a few more coming that will explain things in a much more simplified manner as well. Glad you like it!

[@randolphduke]

Thank you so much for making this video! I'm old enough to have been playing video games since the days of Pong, but for some reason, I have never played Madden NFL. After all these years, I decided to finally buy Madden 24 to go along with my new PS5. I have no clue how to play it, so this is a huge help. Thanks again!

[@CBGamingYT7]

Awesome! I have a few more videos that may be helpful to you. Most things from my Madden 23 tips playlist and everything from Madden 24 tips will work. Madden doesn’t change too often so some info can still be used from the older games. Glad it’s helping!

[@randolphduke]

@@CBGamingYT7 I'll definitely have to check them out. Thanks!

[@dankcity505]

@@randolphdukeif you have an old console or pc play one of the older ones 04-11 are so good these new maddens are so bad unless you wanna pay money and play that ultimate team shit that’s so pay too win when it comes too franchise def try get ur hands on madden 08 or sum 🤙🤙

[@Samurai78420]

It's mind boggling that a quarter of a fucking century in a fun football game, makes starting so fucking confusing.

[@JUICEWRLD738]

I love madden 24

[@kl0udzice754]

do the Buckners franchise

[@kyleobrien3098]

Do your strategies stay what you set them to even if you don't do the minigames, and sim them? I find a lot of them really frustrating and I really just like to sim everything, but that one gives you the pop up asking if you want to sim strategy, making me think it gets overriden. Thoughts?

[@CBGamingYT7]

when you go into weekly strategy it will auto pick for you and whatever it chooses for that week will be what is given to the team if you sim it. It does change from week to week and you can't set it to be the same automatically.

[@ejgailliard5845]

I know you do a majority of CPU vs CPU simulation. I know that’s not the case in Franchise mode and you can’t see other teams play. How do you play your games in that case? Or is it mainly simulation heavy?

[@CBGamingYT7]

It’s simulation for the rest of the teams. I wish I had the time or a way to see more of the games but for time purposes I just sim any game outside of the ones I record

[@jerseyuno1]

48:22 - is there any in depth guidance on what those traits do for the players?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Which traits are you referring to?

[@Finesseaj_]

About to make a offline league with a updated community file now that free agency has started. If I sim the entire 1st season and force win the entire schedule the way it played out irl, with XP sliders turned off no one will go up or down in overall right? So that way I can get it to the 2024 draft

[@CBGamingYT7]

I believe so, have never done it so don’t want to say 100% yes but the plan sounds good to me!

[@Finesseaj_]

@@CBGamingYT7 yeah 4 hours later lol I'm sitting here in week 1 of preseason adjusting every single new contract cause EA still doesn't let the people who make the rosters, do that outside of franchise. Nonetheless, I'll let you know if it worked once I get to the off-season

[@mikemarcovecchio3562]

New to Madden here. Just wondering of theres a way to change my preseason line up. Its starting players i dont want starting haha

[@CBGamingYT7]

The game will sub the players out after the first quarter in week 1 and then it moves back a quarter for the other games. Your best bet is to either change your whole depth chart before the game or do it in game when you decide to sub out. Unfortunately that is the only way

[@millionsbill3]

You should do another vid just like this but for just Trades only for franchise mode..😮So many people are Lost when it comes to trades!

[@BradyONeill25]

hey, i’m trying to be able to just sim to this years super bowl at the starting point and it’s not showing me an option. is there something i can do to fix it?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Madden stopped updating the start now option every week and do it very sporadically now

[@AdrianAguilarDrums]

Video was a huge help and I watched the entire thing but is there a way to just keep my roster exactly how it currently is in real life even after completing my first season? I know I can start the season with the real life NFL roster but I also want to keep it that way without worrying about having to pay attention to all the trading and drafting process. 🙏

[@CBGamingYT7]

Unfortunately there is not. If you set things to simple and auto everything the CPU will decide who to resign and also will probably low ball a few players for resigning. The bare minimum would be resigning everything manually and maybe handling player upgrades yourself. The cpu will not trade for you from what I have seen. Thank you for checking it out!

[@jeffjuarez8914]

When im in franchise mode during the free agent period, it doesnt let me sign free agents :( anyway i can fix this?

[@CBGamingYT7]

I’ve only seen that when I have free agency or signing players set to auto in settings

[@MrYabbaDabbaDoo]

What are the messages that pop up in the bottom right every now and then? How do I see what they say?

[@CBGamingYT7]

What messages? I don’t recall seeing them myself

[@robertmestel2143]

Hey man. Very nice video. I’m playing madden 24 for two days now and I’m having a little crisis and I hope you can help me. Madden 23 was my first madden and I always was a fifa career mode player who only played for stats against cpu so I did that also in madden 23 and it was much fun and I played over 10 years of career without having any problems. But now I played my first falcons season in madden 24 and this endurance display of the players is making me crazy. One big run with ridder and he had like 10% all the rest of the season. I don’t know how he get back 100%. I’ve seen in the video it has to do something with auto subs but that’s only when players are substituted. Also the bigger problem players like pitts and London weren’t playing more than 2 plays a game and I don’t know why ? Maybe your having an idea to help me. Thank you

[@CBGamingYT7]

Madden implemented “progressive fatigue” a couple titles ago and routinely breaks it with certain updates so the best way to avoid any issues from this is by going to your settings menu and turning off progressive fatigue for good. Another way to combat this if you want to keep it on for realism purposes is to make sure you are adjusting the practice intensity for your players. You can do that in the weekly strategy menu by changing them from full pads to half pads. Make sure it’s set to both and not just starters as well.

[@vpatel1631]

How do I play online with RANDOM people, can I do it if I made my team from use REAL LIFE ACTIVE NFL ROSTER, and I am NOT a coach but a wide receiver?I am also on current gen but am playing on a ps4 lol

[@CBGamingYT7]

can you explain this question more please?

[@vpatel1631]

@@CBGamingYT7 I clicked real life active nfl roster, but don’t see the option to play online against randoms when advancing the weeks. I am on current gen but using ps4

[@AkakaaaJsksl]

Brother, I have a problem with playing the first season, the end of the first season, and the playoffs. I see that my main team does not play with me, even though I have them in the starting lineup.

[@CBGamingYT7]

do you mean your starters?

[@AkakaaaJsksl]

@@CBGamingYT7 yessir

[@sumandsubstance7881]

How about CPU VS CPU Simulations? For the most realistic gameplay setting, should I put it on Rookie? Pro? ALL Pro?

[@CBGamingYT7]

if you are just simming the game and not watching I do not know what the best settings are. I of course sim games but I do not have settings established strictly for that. I always refer people to Operation Sports forums because there are a lot of good people over there at really dive into that stuff!

[@sumandsubstance7881]

@@CBGamingYT7 ok what if I watch the cpu vs cpu games? What in your opinion is the most realistic setting? PRO? ALL PRO? or does that not matter as long as the sliders are on point?

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@sumandsubstance7881 I prefer all pro this season but pro is the 2nd best for me. If sliders are right you can use either of those and get quality game play

[@sumandsubstance7881]

@@CBGamingYT7 👌👍

[@JuliaWilliams-fw5el]

can you only pick up free agents if you’re a coach…? i’m a player on franchise and it doesn’t give me any option to do that

[@CBGamingYT7]

Yeah you can’t make roster moves as a player in franchise

[@kieran3237]

Hello from Ireland,is it possible to play seasons without playing franchise?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Hello from the US! And unfortunately no, Madden does not have a season mode. Which now that you say that seems like something that should be in the game lol

[@kieran3237]

@@CBGamingYT7 thank you for reply.

[@OTCHooly]

@@CBGamingYT7I’ve always wanted a regular season mode. I’m from Australia. Internationals want simple so we can follow the game a lot more easier

[@mrBrianlovesmovies]

Is there coach mode in Madden 24? If so, how do you turn it on?

[@CBGamingYT7]

there is technically a coach mode under main menu settings that will make the CPU take over for you if you snap the ball and don't touch any buttons. I don't know how effective it is but its available for you to use.

[@bree1606]

37:41 for the training it won’t let me start it I can do player training and pick the goal but I can’t start it

[@CBGamingYT7]

That’s strange. Is it grayed out?

[@Jesus-ws1zp]

How can I start a offline franchise in the off-season

[@CBGamingYT7]

Unfortunately you can’t. Has to be online for that to work

[@pepecap]

Is head coach firing broken? I got fired as a head coach and recieved no offers. Even if I have a few winning season and then a bad one. I'll get fired and receive no offers and forced to retire.

[@CBGamingYT7]

They have really never worked tbh. I’d make sure coach firing is off and just make it up as you go if you think you need to switch teams

[@aman692007]

How do you just watch the game like you do in your franchise play-through? I only see options to play the game?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Go in the game like you are gonna play it. Start-super sim-sim speed slow-sim til end

[@aman692007]

@@CBGamingYT7 thank you so much. Love your videos super informative. Keep up the good work.

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@aman692007 your welcome! And thanks man

[@marcusdy1974]

So does this tutorial get you into a 17 game season? I'm trying go through a real season.

[@CBGamingYT7]

I’m sorry, I don’t understand the question?

[@marcusdy1974]

@@CBGamingYT7 was trying to start a season bruh that's all. I think I found out how.

[@mdemartino71]

Hi....how do you select offline???? It won't let me select offline.

[@CBGamingYT7]

When you are starting a franchise you get to a screen right away that lets you choose the top section says things like start today and then there is one below that for offline

[@MyNBA2k23-99]

How do I confirm my weekly strategy? I do everything and it still tells me that it is incomplete when I go to play a game

[@CBGamingYT7]

At the end of the weekly strategy where you can do the mini games there is a menu to the left that says start training. Click on that and it will run the practice for you

[@MyNBA2k23-99]

@@CBGamingYT7 OK Thanks!

[@SmokeeUK]

Madden is so frikkin wonkey for peeps that offline

[@Top_Shotta1]

How do u check messages

[@CBGamingYT7]

What do you mean?

[@Top_Shotta1]

@@CBGamingYT7 I figured it out, it kept saying I had unread messages. I haven played a franchise league in over 15 yrs and a lot has changed 😂😂😂

[@jameskirkland2179]

I don’t see training camp in my franchise, why is that?

[@CBGamingYT7]

It’s only at the beginning of preseason. If you are referring to weekly training then that would be under settings and you would need to make sure that weekly strategy and manage practice reps is set to manual

[@drzstudios4595]

I never got to play the game 🎮

[@slugg00]

Don’t download the community drafts, all your picks will be number 11 or 22 and look the same

[@dashingthroughgames2735]

id training camp only in next gen

[@CBGamingYT7]

Yes from what I’ve been told it’s only for next gen. No clue why they did that smh

[@dankcity505]

It’s funny how much more shit there was to do in madden 04-11 and how easy it was too do it all and make ur way thru the screen and this game has none of those features but is somehow 100% more confusing and slow