There was never any reason for me to play Champs during Season Pass 1, and I fear that playing Champs now isn't helping me be a productive member of human society, but I feel I should mention the following:
Just about everyone has a better team than I have, but that's what I get for swimming with the sharks. I've still induced a couple early concessions, and I'm uncertain whether the disconnects were also users throwing in the towel. I'm 4-5 this go-around.
I just had a really good game against a player that beat me 13-16 with a late field goal. My best guys were his depth, and he leaned into his run game in a way that did make me a bit jealous. Even then, I managed some key stops on some drives. On my final drive with less than half a minute remaining, I managed to push the ball downfield almost within field goal range, but I threw a pick on a sideline throw forced with only seconds remaining. Disappointing, but at least I racked up a few key Champs stats.
As I mentioned in another thread some weeks back, I'll never be truly competitive in this game. Even so, I do feel that the defense in this game is better than many people here seem to think. I am also grateful that "Only tracks in wins" is no longer a thing in Champs. Now I have all of the inducement I need to get pummeled in a handful of cases, and otherwise, to play a bunch of games far more competitive and cerebral than what I could get in Solo Battles.
Game on!