I'm still playing a franchise on Madden 2005...Skins have a handful of Super Bowl wins and Dallas is perennially in last place. I'm up to the 2013 season on the 2005 version of the game.
I just traded a 36-year old McNabb back to Philly...and acquired Beck (rated 82) from Carolina in a separate deal just try try him out.
Ray Rice has been a monster for me. I have a WR with 99 speed that I drafted from Miami named Danny Holt...love throwing deep balls off PA to him.
Cooley just retired though.
I had been just DLing roster updates for years and when they stopped becoming available in around 2009, I started a franchise. If I had more time to play, I'd get a newer version but I get maybe 1 or 2 games (with 4-minute qtrs) in per week. No time for a father to sit and play games.
Also, I'm playing on a PC, so the newest game I could get is 2008 anyways.