I have the luxury of owning my own business, and I usually work from home. That allows me a lot of "free" time that in the past I have chosen to spend on MFN.
Not only have I managed a lot of teams, but I also watch EVERY game my teams play. The only exception being when I have happened to be out of the country on vacation. Then I'll only watch some.
I think the most I ever had at once was somewhere around 15. I'm down to 9 now, not because I don't have the time, but because I no longer have the interest (I'll be giving more up soon).
I'm sure once some things are addressed/fixed I'll start picking up some more teams again.
I'm still hopeful that future changes will get this game back to the point where I love it like I used to. As far as how long it takes to manage a team, it now only takes me about 20 minutes every two days per team.
1. Watch game.
2. Activate / Deactivate players due to injuries.
3. Minor gameplan adjustments (run/pass, scout plays, etc.)
4. Check to see if I have any trade offers.
I am no longer doing any serious gameplanning because it is a waste of time with the current code unless you just want to run a few of the "exploit" plays, and that's not the way I like to play. I don't consider any of my teams to be on "auto-pilot". I check on every one of them daily.
I am not one of those players who think it is ok to use the regular leagues just to "test" new ideas or exploits. That is what MFN-1 is for. I think the regular leagues should be made up ONLY of teams that are trying to win (at least until they are eliminated from the playoffs), but I know that's never going to be a reality. It's not fair to the other owners in the regular leagues if I take over a team just to see what happens when I blitz 3 LBs every play, then drop it when I'm done with my "test".
I spend much more time reading/posting in the forums than I do managing my teams at this point.
Last edited at 12/04/2016 7:07 pm