Deep Route

Football, America's new past time. The most popular sport in the country. So it goes without saying that there's an overabundance of online simulations. There are some you can play solo. Some where you can be an individual player. And somewhere you can have complete control over a franchise over multiple seasons. The first one I've chose to bring to your attention is Deep Route.

What separates Deep Route from other simulations is the sheer amount of detail into the game. You are in control of everything possible player wise. This means all personnel decisions...decided by you. Situational play calling....decided by you. Contract signing.....decided by you. Drafting.....decided by you. Your decisions make or break your team.

Seasons fly by incredibly fast as you have two options, everyday or 3 days a week. It's amazing to see the every day leagues as they have close to 50 seasons of history. Really gives you the strong sense of tradition. To further the history lesson, complete historical statistics and standings are kept for you to take a peak at. Unfortunately a Hall of Fame is not available, but should be in the works.

So how much does a game like this cost? There's no cost to start up. You can play multiple seasons of mediocrity and never have to pay a dime. Eventually one of three things will happen. You start to win the leagues, which will bring in more tokens for you to sign up for future seasons. You'll pay for extra tokens (the ideal scenario since it also helps keep the website running). Or you'll go home to mommy and quit playing.

I strongly recommend this game to fantasy football junkies who love stats. I also recommend this to advanced football fans. The level of customization might be a bit overbearing for those who are just becoming familiar with football or even football simulations.