My head canon is Zac tore his ACL on that last TD, turned into a career ending injury. Becomes one of the biggest "what could've been" players in recent NFL history.
The countdown to College Football 25 is on! Did you see Jason Kelce was stumping to bring back the backyard sports games you always play? Jason and you should do a collab video! lol. I love everything you put out man!
Was excited to see Zac continuing his career into the NFL, but disappointed when the glitch doomed everything. I completely support your decision to just say done though. No one wants to redo all that work from scratch again, not so soon after doing it all the first time. Looking forward to whatever comes next though!
madden 25 (2013) brings back good memories of when I wasnt a depressed adult, just a youngling playing games on my old ripped apart couch in my dads basement
Zac Warren Fantasy Points PPR: Week 1: 40; 112 Rush Yrds 2 TD 1 Fumble 8 Catches 60 RecYds 1 TD Week 2: game forfeited by console stats not counted Zac averages 40 fantasy points season which makes him the most productive player in NFL history statistically
My buddy and I both graduated in 2013 and we got an apartment right after. We had a franchise on Madden 25 where he would play the 1st and 3rd quarter and I would play 2nd and 4th on All Madden. Man, what a good time. I remember Peyton retiring then came out of retirement to play for us.
Man me and my buddy graduated in 2013 and moved in right after as well. Many a night spent with the boys playing this and 2k13-14 (whichever cover was miami heat lebron) Lotta devil's lettuce burnt too. Times were way simpler then
@tylerhall3932 Even if it was just for a day, or a couple hrs. Hell, that's the only way I could see some of those guys. Too many of them are locked up somewhere or laid up in a pine box. Breaks my heart if I wanna be completely honest
Fun fact, it was asked of the game's director at the time what he do when 2024 came around and it was time to make the next years football game. He bluntly said "It'll be someone elses problem"
I remember that practice thing used to annoy the hell out of me. Its like when they started adding in those scenarios too, its like they couldn't force the AI to play a certain way - so you'd get a scenario that was like 'Return a Punt for a TD' and then the AI wouldn't even kick in your direction or would kick it out for a touchback 95% of the time or something. No idea if it's still like that in Madden, but wouldnt surprise me how much stuff seems to make it in from game to game
I remember specifically in this game that you could juke backwards during kick returns and punt returns to make the entire defense crash in on you, so the sidelines were wide open and you could run it all the way downfield easy as heck. A bit cheesy though.
If Madden ever decides to make a somewhat decent game again, I would love to see a series where all the NFL team names are changed. Fast forward into the future until all familiar names are gone. And create a completely unique NFL.
It be fun to see you create a nfl team of all classic OGs from college series, each series, and see how long it would take to bring them to a Super Bowl
The question I asked out loud to myself when I was 21 years old was "What are they going to name Madden in 2024?" Come August, my 32 year old self will know the answer.
So Zak Warren is Jeff Warren's son. His dad was already a college football legend at UGF by the time Zak was being recruited. And yet here we see Zak being drafted in 2013, while Jeff was drafted in 2020 by the London Black Knights The fans demand answers, Drew.
Games this old DO have autosave features. NHL 11 autosaved. To its detriment, I think; by 13, they made it so that there were two autosaves and each was separate from your manual save, ie it didn't *overwrite* your save with autosave, it made a new file (and overwrote previous autosaves, rotating to give you a backup, even). Madden just... nah man. I believe 06, the GOAT Madden, didn't have autosave BUT after each event it reminded you to save, so... that worked nearly as well.
really interesting that read option was in madden back then. The gameplay was also interesting, in that it felt very much like classic 'run first' NFL. NCAA 14 is obviously the better game tho
Idk if it would be of interest but on the new maddens you could add Zack as a custom player in the draft and he would be authentically drafted, then start a player career and select him by using an active player. It might not be quite as wonky but you would still have to make an end goal for yourself which I know was part of the problem here.
well that was definitely disappointing. But we can all speculate on Zak's future HOF career. Have you ever done EA FC? Formerly FIFA... it's soccer. Well since the UEFA cup is happening you could... series idea incoming... Take a bottom tier English team all the way to the premier league, win that, the FA cup, the UEFA cup, and yeah. Soccer makes for a super fun video game. And this would be a very tough challenge. As each time you move up a division, the teams get harder and the money get higher. Anyway, love the videos. keep it up.
Wish he would’ve adjusted his ratings to him being a rookie in the league. I figured he would’ve bumped them down a little bit like the game usually does. Adds more of a challenge
Did you remember to change the min.speed threshold? Makes everybody's speed more level if you don't and I know your back is a speed back first and foremost.
My headcanon is that Roger Goodell couldn't accept a Running Back to be as dominant as Zac Warren was, so he banned him from the league (by destroying the universe entirely).
So we can have closure, how about just making Zac Warren in Madden 24 and simming every year of his career just so we can see how dominant he is in the nfl
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My head canon is Zac tore his ACL on that last TD, turned into a career ending injury. Becomes one of the biggest "what could've been" players in recent NFL history.
Roger Goodell stole Thanos' infinity glove and snapped the entire universe containing Zac Warren out of existence. 🤣
Reappears in Madden 24 Chaos Wheel Franchise as a coach
Drewski slowly realizing Madden games didnt get better with the years.
He’s known…
We all know 😢
He doesn't like Madden he's said so before he quit a few Madden series
They actually do get better with years. The more years you go back, the better they are
@@nickfisher8569had me in the first half 😂😂😂
The countdown to College Football 25 is on! Did you see Jason Kelce was stumping to bring back the backyard sports games you always play? Jason and you should do a collab video! lol. I love everything you put out man!
Who's jason?
@@brandensneed6166oh my god… How can you be watching a football video and not know who Jason Kelce is.
@@Miztify69 it didn't say Kelce before it was edited. I don't watch new heights. I was playing football before you were born kiddo
@@brandensneed6166 original comment wasn't edited lol. it's always said "Jason Kelce"
@@brandensneed6166it was never edited😭💀
Was in the middle of a big hit when that nightmare fuel showed up.
Still coughing 5 minutes later. 😂
Looked like an ordinary old-money billionaire to me, idk. 😂
Me not being shocked that yet another Madden series ends because the game bugs out and Drewski understandably is like “nope”
Yeah 😂
YESSSSSSSS
Edit- 11:43 shows an absolutely insane time of possession 😂
The 11:43 mark of the game turned Madden 25 into a survival horror game 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Was excited to see Zac continuing his career into the NFL, but disappointed when the glitch doomed everything. I completely support your decision to just say done though. No one wants to redo all that work from scratch again, not so soon after doing it all the first time. Looking forward to whatever comes next though!
madden 25 (2013) brings back good memories of when I wasnt a depressed adult, just a youngling playing games on my old ripped apart couch in my dads basement
(2014)
@@tophatninjano he had it right lol. 2014 was madden 15. The number on the title is always a year ahead
Literally the same here
This video is going to shape generations
8:32
Drewski- "He's been hitting the tight end quite a bit" 😎 😎 😂😂
Nice!!
I genuinely got ecstatic when I saw this. Thought his series was over!
Umm did you finish the video
Most disappointing ending of all time 😭😭
lol it is over. Im sad too
Notification squad where you at? Also have a good day if you see this Drewski
Yessir
Right here
Tbh I just saw it in my recommendations
Not nightmare fuel, just NJ Governor Phil Murphy. 😂😂😂
Zac Warren Fantasy Points PPR:
Week 1: 40; 112 Rush Yrds 2 TD 1 Fumble 8 Catches 60 RecYds 1 TD
Week 2: game forfeited by console stats not counted
Zac averages 40 fantasy points season which makes him the most productive player in NFL history statistically
We NEEDED THIS
Wow, dude. Brian Hartline... Dustin Keller... Mike Wallace... PHILBIN?! This was a blast to the past for a Phins fan
The madden 25 intros for prime time games were even more amazing
My buddy and I both graduated in 2013 and we got an apartment right after. We had a franchise on Madden 25 where he would play the 1st and 3rd quarter and I would play 2nd and 4th on All Madden. Man, what a good time. I remember Peyton retiring then came out of retirement to play for us.
Man me and my buddy graduated in 2013 and moved in right after as well. Many a night spent with the boys playing this and 2k13-14 (whichever cover was miami heat lebron)
Lotta devil's lettuce burnt too. Times were way simpler then
Take me back bro
@tylerhall3932 Even if it was just for a day, or a couple hrs. Hell, that's the only way I could see some of those guys. Too many of them are locked up somewhere or laid up in a pine box. Breaks my heart if I wanna be completely honest
There are the Xbox one and ps4 versions of that game. I’m pretty sure that might have more features (saving and such)
11:35 Zak’s name is spelled wrong… he won’t forget this…
Came to find this comment lol. Drewski literally spelled his name three different ways within the first 2 minutes of the video.
What a gutbwrenching way for Zaks career to end 😂
Played soccer against Pat in HS, it’s crazy to see where he is now and good for him.
i love the intro in madden its allways nice when i turn my xbox 360 and play madden
I love this storyline from father to son to the nfl. Ive watched this playlist twice and im addicted
A great preview of the "new" features that will be in Madden 25 2 and what will surely just be Madden 25 3: Back 2 School edition
YES MORE ZAK CONTENT, LETS GO!
Fun fact, it was asked of the game's director at the time what he do when 2024 came around and it was time to make the next years football game. He bluntly said "It'll be someone elses problem"
Drewski you are so right at the end!! Having a finishing goal is what drives the videos you do, and there wasn’t much with this game for you to do!
I love the demon owner glitch. It’s very topical
Killin’ it Drewski! Keep it up my guy
08:35 “he’s been hittin the tight end”…..THATS WHAT SHE SAID
The dolphins are warren-tastic with the Zakk attack!
11:40 - Is that the Reverend from 'Poltergeist II'?
I remember that practice thing used to annoy the hell out of me. Its like when they started adding in those scenarios too, its like they couldn't force the AI to play a certain way - so you'd get a scenario that was like 'Return a Punt for a TD' and then the AI wouldn't even kick in your direction or would kick it out for a touchback 95% of the time or something. No idea if it's still like that in Madden, but wouldnt surprise me how much stuff seems to make it in from game to game
Yessss! The return of Zak 🎉 so glad you kept this going
That colts game is exactly why madden added the toe drag feature. The AI was so dumb on the sideline
This is what we’ve been waiting for!
I remember specifically in this game that you could juke backwards during kick returns and punt returns to make the entire defense crash in on you, so the sidelines were wide open and you could run it all the way downfield easy as heck. A bit cheesy though.
“That is a horrifying glitch!”
No Drewski, that’s just what Jimmy Haslam looks like
My GOSH, look at that time of possession differential!! Way to control the clock with the run game.
halfway through the video i was hoping it wouldn’t be a series, glad we agree
This is the most recent Madden game I have. I love this game so much please keep a series going here!
Rip
Thanks for the attempt Drewski, can't wait to see what your're cooking up
This was a nice send off for one of our most beloved players. Excited to see what you do next!
Drews editor needs a raise
So happy you did this. Keep doing you Drewski!
WOW, I genuinely cannot believe this is happening. Madden 25 AND more Zach Warren? This is amazing man
You should do this with madden 2024. I think it’s way better in terms of progression and the actual game.
If Madden ever decides to make a somewhat decent game again, I would love to see a series where all the NFL team names are changed. Fast forward into the future until all familiar names are gone. And create a completely unique NFL.
as a dolphins fan i'm loving this series
Dang! I was so pumped up and it ended in such a let down... I was happy seeing Zak continue his journey but I get it
Yesss!pls more! Madden 25 is so much nicer presentation wise and physics wise than current maddens (frostbite)
The Madden 25 draft classes are fantastic. Keep an eye on Ben Bones and Leon Sandcastle.
I’m surprised you didn’t try the Xbox One or PS4 versions of the game. They don’t freeze from what I’ve seen with personal experience
It be fun to see you create a nfl team of all classic OGs from college series, each series, and see how long it would take to bring them to a Super Bowl
This should def be a series
u know they have updated rosters for 25 right?
The question I asked out loud to myself when I was 21 years old was "What are they going to name Madden in 2024?" Come August, my 32 year old self will know the answer.
The thing that shocks me the most is Zack doesn’t have the record for yards in a career when he had a 3114 yard season.
Petition for heisman Jeff Warren, will Horton and the Ugf pandas vs heisman Zach warren, lex Thomas and NC state
Dang that game crash gave you an existential crisis 😂
The sequel we didn't know we needed
Tj Ward was hitting fools damn
its always so shocking to me how drew always manages to keep his cool
Probably a good idea to keep this as a single entry instead of a series. Cool to see, but it feels like it's time for a brutally honest WR in NCAA.
Seeing Brian hartline’s name again brought back so many great memories of watching the dolphins with my dad as a kid man I miss him ❤😢
So Zak Warren is Jeff Warren's son. His dad was already a college football legend at UGF by the time Zak was being recruited. And yet here we see Zak being drafted in 2013, while Jeff was drafted in 2020 by the London Black Knights
The fans demand answers, Drew.
Not upset at all Drewski, I would be disappointed too! Can't wait to see what's next!
Zak Warren in WWE as a cruiserweight would be amazing.
Games this old DO have autosave features. NHL 11 autosaved. To its detriment, I think; by 13, they made it so that there were two autosaves and each was separate from your manual save, ie it didn't *overwrite* your save with autosave, it made a new file (and overwrote previous autosaves, rotating to give you a backup, even).
Madden just... nah man. I believe 06, the GOAT Madden, didn't have autosave BUT after each event it reminded you to save, so... that worked nearly as well.
Zak Warren is going to be a Madden 25 legend just like Jeff Demps
The owners face aint no way 🤣
really interesting that read option was in madden back then. The gameplay was also interesting, in that it felt very much like classic 'run first' NFL. NCAA 14 is obviously the better game tho
Idk if it would be of interest but on the new maddens you could add Zack as a custom player in the draft and he would be authentically drafted, then start a player career and select him by using an active player. It might not be quite as wonky but you would still have to make an end goal for yourself which I know was part of the problem here.
well that was definitely disappointing. But we can all speculate on Zak's future HOF career. Have you ever done EA FC? Formerly FIFA... it's soccer. Well since the UEFA cup is happening you could... series idea incoming... Take a bottom tier English team all the way to the premier league, win that, the FA cup, the UEFA cup, and yeah. Soccer makes for a super fun video game. And this would be a very tough challenge. As each time you move up a division, the teams get harder and the money get higher. Anyway, love the videos. keep it up.
Dang. I was hyped when I saw this series moving to the NFL, but then... My feelings were crushed.
Would youtube allow you to post NFL Blitz the league 2? Id love to watch you play that
Gotta go back and get Lex Thomas and NC State a ring
I would absolutely be down for more Madden 25 stuff. Madden 25 was, in my opinion, the last Madden worth playing so yeah
2016 IS WHAT YOU GOTTA USE¡¡¡!!! Franchise mode is solid to trade and move positions and gameplays way better after the cutoff from that and 2017
Wish he would’ve adjusted his ratings to him being a rookie in the league. I figured he would’ve bumped them down a little bit like the game usually does. Adds more of a challenge
This Madden looks really really good!
Do you know how to player lock to a running back in road to glory ncaa 11 ps2 version?
maybe just do a career sim? one long-ish episode, and call it a wrap on zak!
You should do a RTG with someone on defense, like a linebacker or cornerback!
No entiendo porque sigues por el centro!! Drewski dale por los costados o corriendo en una cortina, saludos!!!
ALL THE GOATS BACK WITH ZAK 👇👇🏿
Did you remember to change the min.speed threshold? Makes everybody's speed more level if you don't and I know your back is a speed back first and foremost.
I hope nightmare fuel makes appearances in future videos, like when something doesn’t go according to plan or something.
Hilarious seeing Emperor Palpatine show up to the Browns game
I swear most of these animations are still in the latest Madden games 🤣
Madden 12 & 25 so slept on
My headcanon is that Roger Goodell couldn't accept a Running Back to be as dominant as Zac Warren was, so he banned him from the league (by destroying the universe entirely).
USE YOUR JUKE IN MADDEN.🚨🚨🚨 the spin move isn't great that Madden.
Make Zak a College Head Coach. Whether on NCAA 06, 14 or the upcoming College Football 25 game in a few months
Welp…Zac Warren WAS the new Darren Sproles. Still fun to watch.
So we can have closure, how about just making Zac Warren in Madden 24 and simming every year of his career just so we can see how dominant he is in the nfl
We need another dynasty to root for. I miss the days of DVSU, UGF, and RCU.