Congrats on getting your game pushed out. I've played four solo games and have had a lot of fun.
I bought a ten-team 2019 set: LSU, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Penn St. & Texas.
I'm a LSU season ticket holder so I've been running my team through the gauntlet with winning scores but somewhat mixed results.
So far I have wins over Texas (24-10 using a double blind system, in other words truly random both ways - I have since switched to controlling my beloved State U.'s offensive and defensive play call); Alabama (21-13, a hair-raising game against a superior statistical team, all hail Joe Burrow); Penn St. (34-17, PSU was stilted offensively but a beast on D with their 16% blitz); and Michigan (24-14, much like the PSU game where UM was weak offensively but killed me defensively).
Early thoughts:
1. The place kickers are gods. If you can get in range, try the 3.
2. The Whoa Nellie card has absolutely killed me. It's a straight up rolling thing, but PSU scored both TDs (a breakaway run and a fumble backed up by a friggin 12 return for another score fml lol), and both UM scores were breakaways. Meanwhile, I've had two TDs called back by penalties (one of which I scored anyway) and the WN card hasn't done jack for me. Again, it's just the rolls and you have to go with the flow but it's a bummer when it flows against you.
3. Every team I bought plays D like crazy so there's lots of negative rushes. How do you even run the ball against a -4 PSU? I'm thinking a house rule where you get no less than zero might be in order - btw, this happens frequently though not as often on short passes - but IDK. I'm a RAW kind of guy so I'll probably see the season through w/o house rules to see how it goes. That said, the logical consequence of being behind the down and yardage situation with nothing to do but throw long passes tends to limit the scoring output vs. real life.
4. Finally, as mentioned above, brah, Joe Burrow. I can pretty much short pass my way up and down the field with runs mixed in for FDs, but his long pass ability borders on the short pass abilities of other mere mortals. Truly a pleasure to play, even if their D is suspect (pro tip: defend the pass, let the runs take care of themselves - the sack opportunities and extended INT chances more than make up for the few yards opponents get over between the tackles).
All that said, what do I know, I haven't played Ohio State or Clemson yet lol.
In any event, I'm having much fun and depending on how COVID plays out this may yet be my fall pastime.
Cheers!