Alright Boyz, Here We Go!!!! (FOF2K7 Demo Thoughts...)

[Ben E Lou]

View Greta's House Of Football?
The Grey Sheet?

Got some documentation reading to do, I think.

LOVVVVEEEEE the new gameplanning screens.

[Ben E Lou]

Real player names.

[Ben E Lou]

Dang. That's a BIG ol' spot for the team logo.

[Izulde]

One thing I'm wondering is where the Avoid Interceptions rating went. Is that tied into Accuracy now?

[DaddyTorgo]

DAMM YOU SD!!!

i was just about to start this thread

[DaddyTorgo]

anyone try moving a player to a new position? I love how you just get a "above average or below average" for different physical things and no clue about the ratings

(at least i think i love)

it appears "right click to view position experience chart" will be very useful in moving people to non-primary positions!

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

anyone try moving a player to a new position? I love how you just get a "above average or below average" for different physical things and no clue about the ratings

(at least i think i love)

it appears "right click to view position experience chart" will be very useful in moving people to non-primary positions!

You do get a clue about the ratings when you click OK to change them to position.

I traded for Kevin Barry and experimented with that. I do love the above/below/significantly option though

[DaddyTorgo]

Pass Rush Effectiveness Percentage is tracked. SWEET

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Izulde

You do get a clue about the ratings when you click OK to change them to position.

I traded for Kevin Barry and experimented with that. I do love the above/below/significantly option though

yep. just noticed that as i clicked past that screen.

[Buccaneer]

SD, did you not beta-test this game?

[DaddyTorgo]

OMG. Look at the "Offensive Gameplans Adjustment" tab.

*wipes off monitor*

[DaddyTorgo]

mmmm, and in-game PBP is definately improved

[MizzouRah]

I'm interested to see how the draft AI does.

[Flasch186]

is the AI any good?

/ducks

[Flasch186]

what's this shit in the license agreement that you get to spy on me through my computer.....



just kidding

[DaddyTorgo]

*shrug*

why is it that all the offensive plays are diagrammed for idiots, but the defensive ones aren't?

now I'm fairly saavy when it comes to defensive football but there are still times when i'd like to see a lil diagram

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by Flasch186

is the AI any good?

/ducks

I was waiting on that comment.

[Easy Mac]

Am I the only one who thinks the rounded buttons look absolutely ugly. Of course I have it at 1280x1024, so let me shrink the window. I think the color schemes are even fuglier.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Easy Mac

Am I the only one who thinks the rounded buttons look absolutely ugly. Of course I have it at 1280x1024, so let me shrink the window. I think the color schemes are even fuglier.

hadn't even noticed TBH

[MizzouRah]

What are the logo sizes? This could be fun!

[cartman]

I think I found another bug. In the PbP of a Dallas game it said:

Bledsoe avoids the pass rush

Then the game redeems itself:

Bledsoe throws a deep pass to Owens.
The pass is intercepted in the endzone.

[Ben E Lou]

I am LOVING the box scores...

Exhibition Week 1, 2006


played in Philadelphia, PA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Oakland Bandits	3	0	7	0	-	10
Philadelphia Condors	3	0	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 PHI - David Akers 27 field goal
1Q: 00:44 OAK - Sebastian Janikowski 35 field goal
3Q: 02:34 OAK - Ronald Curry 13 pass from Marques Tuiasosopo (Sebastian Janikowski extra point)

Team Statistics	OAK	PHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	245	277
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	3.89	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	108	85
- Rushing Attempts	36	21
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.05
Net Passing Yards	137	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 1	36 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	155	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.07	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/24	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Oakland Bandits Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result 1 15:00 1:44 OWN 20 3 -8 Punt 1 8:38 7:54 OWN 23 13 59 Field Goal 2 12:28 4:20 OWN 20 9 46 Fumble 2 2:00 2:00 OWN 4 8 39 Interception 3 13:16 4:01 OWN 21 7 33 Punt 3 6:13 3:39 OWN 47 8 53 Touchdown 4 14:48 3:19 OWN 20 6 17 Punt 4 6:47 1:46 OWN 33 3 -8 Punt 4 2:24 0:32 OWN 5 3 5 Punt 4 0:45 0:45 OPP 39 3 3 Game

Philadelphia Condors Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result 1 13:16 4:38 OWN 41 8 49 Field Goal 1 0:44 3:16 OWN 17 7 45 Punt 2 8:08 6:08 OWN 42 12 49 Interception 3 15:00 1:44 OWN 21 3 7 Punt 3 9:15 3:02 OWN 5 6 33 Punt 3 2:34 2:46 OWN 47 5 18 Punt 4 11:29 4:42 OWN 20 9 55 Fumble 4 5:01 2:37 OWN 41 5 16 Punt 4 1:52 1:07 OPP 41 4 -20 Downs

Game MVP: Lance Johnstone, Oakland Bandits


Rushing Statistics

Oakland Att Yards Avg LG 10+ TD LaMont Jordan 16 45 2.81 13 2 0 Justin Fargas 15 56 3.73 7 0 0 Aaron Brooks 4 9 2.25 3 0 0 Charlie Kirk 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0

Philadelphia Att Yards Avg LG 10+ TD Brian Westbrook 10 25 2.50 6 0 0 Correll Buckhalter 8 43 5.38 16 1 0 Jeff Garcia 1 5 5.00 5 0 0 Donovan McNabb 1 3 3.00 3 0 0 Greg Lewis 1 9 9.00 9 0 0

Passing Statistics

Oakland Att Comp Yards Sk/Yd TD LG Int Rate Aaron Brooks 16 13 113 2/11 0 17 1 70.0 Marques Tuiasosopo 7 6 42 0/0 1 13 0 131.3 Charlie Kirk 1 0 0 1/7 0 0 0 39.6

Philadelphia Att Comp Yards Sk/Yd TD LG Int Rate Jeff Garcia 26 17 139 2/16 0 30 1 62.8 Donovan McNabb 10 7 69 0/0 0 30 0 89.2

Receiving Statistics

Oakland Catch Targ Yards Avg YAC LG TD WR Alvis Whitted 4 4 21 5.25 0 13 0 WR Ronald Curry 3 3 43 14.33 19 17 1 WR Kevin McMahan 3 3 16 5.33 0 12 0 WR Randy Moss 2 3 19 9.50 4 11 0 WR Jerry Porter 2 4 19 9.50 1 13 0 TE Randal Williams 2 2 19 9.50 2 12 0 FB Zack Crockett 1 2 4 4.00 0 4 0 RB Maurice Clarett 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 TE Irv Hardee 1 2 11 11.00 0 11 0

Philadelphia Catch Targ Yards Avg YAC LG TD RB Brian Westbrook 4 5 22 5.50 18 12 0 WR Greg Lewis 4 6 20 5.00 0 10 0 WR Donte' Stallworth 3 7 42 14.00 31 30 0 WR Reggie Brown 3 3 53 17.67 25 30 0 TE L.J. Smith 2 4 34 17.00 6 24 0 RB Ryan Moats 2 2 5 2.50 7 3 0 WR Hank Baskett 2 4 8 4.00 0 5 0 TE Mike Bartrum 1 1 9 9.00 0 9 0 RB Correll Buckhalter 1 1 6 6.00 5 6 0 FB Thomas Tapeh 1 1 6 6.00 1 6 0 WR Jason Avant 1 2 3 3.00 1 3 0

Interception Statistics

Oakland Ints Yards Avg TD ILB Kirk Morrison 1 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Ints Yards Avg TD CB Sheldon Brown 1 12 12.00 0

Fumble Statistics

Oakland Fumb Recov Force TD LaMont Jordan 2 0 0 0 Aaron Brooks 1 0 0 0 Zack Crockett 0 1 0 0 Warren Sapp 0 1 0 0 Kevin Boothe 0 1 0 0 Lance Johnstone 0 0 1 0 Ernie Anderson 0 0 1 0

Philadelphia Fumb Recov Force TD Jeff Garcia 1 0 0 0 Correll Buckhalter 1 0 0 0 Trent Cole 0 1 0 0 Winston Justice 0 1 0 0 Jeremiah Trotter 0 0 1 0 Jevon Kearse 0 0 1 0 Brodrick Bunkley 0 0 1 0

Punting Statistics

Oakland Punt Yards Avg Net LG In20 Shane Lechler 5 214 42.8 39.2 55 2

Philadelphia Punt Yards Avg Net LG In20 Dirk Johnson 5 194 38.8 35.4 51 1

Kicking Statistics

Oakland FGs 40+Yd 50+Yd LG PAT Sebastian Janikowski 1/1 0/0 0/0 35 1/1

Philadelphia FGs 40+Yd 50+Yd LG PAT David Akers 1/1 0/0 0/0 27 0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Oakland Ret Yards Avg TD Randy Moss 1 17 17.0 0

Philadelphia Ret Yards Avg TD Correll Buckhalter 3 18 6.0 0

Kick Return Statistics

Oakland Ret Yards Avg TD Randy Moss 1 16 16.0 0

Philadelphia Ret Yards Avg TD Correll Buckhalter 2 32 16.0 0 Brian Westbrook 1 30 30.0 0

Defensive Statistics

Oakland Tack Asst Sack RPlay PPlay CB Nnamdi Asomugha 6 1 0.0 15 26 CB Fabian Washington 5 1 0.0 18 23 ILB Kirk Morrison 4 1 0.0 14 24 DT Warren Sapp 4 0 0.0 20 33 S Michael Huff 4 0 0.0 18 22 DE Lance Johnstone 3 2 1.5 16 26 S Jarrod Cooper 3 1 0.0 16 22 S Stuart Schweigert 3 0 0.0 5 16 OLB Sam Williams 3 0 0.0 7 14 DE Derrick Burgess 2 3 0.5 16 26 ILB Ernie Anderson 2 1 0.0 9 16 CB Chris Carr 2 0 0.0 10 24 OLB Robert Thomas 1 1 0.0 8 10 DT Tommy Kelly 1 1 0.0 16 19 S Derrick Gibson 1 0 0.0 3 21 TE Randal Williams 1 0 0.0 21 11 OLB Grant Irons 1 0 0.0 8 17 WR Ronald Curry 1 0 0.0 16 8 DT Anttaj Hawthorne 1 0 0.0 6 19 DE Oscar Ellison 1 0 0.0 5 12 OLB Thomas Howard 0 5 0.0 13 21

Philadelphia Tack Asst Sack RPlay PPlay S Michael Lewis 6 3 0.0 30 23 OLB Chris Gocong 6 0 0.0 23 21 DE Jevon Kearse 4 0 1.5 24 18 DE Trent Cole 4 3 0.0 31 21 DT Brodrick Bunkley 4 3 0.0 20 15 ILB Omar Gaither 4 2 0.0 15 10 CB Sheldon Brown 4 1 0.0 30 24 CB Roderick Hood 4 1 0.0 26 17 S Sean Considine 4 0 0.0 24 21 OLB Matt McCoy 3 1 0.0 12 9 DT Mike Patterson 3 1 0.0 21 18 ILB Jeremiah Trotter 3 0 0.0 21 17 OLB Shawn Barber 2 2 0.0 19 14 S Brian Dawkins 2 1 0.0 26 15 DE Darren Howard 2 1 0.0 11 11 DT Sam Rayburn 1 0 1.0 18 9 T Jon Runyan 1 0 0.0 18 26 CB Lito Sheppard 1 0 0.0 16 15 TE L.J. Smith 1 0 0.0 11 19 DT Darwin Walker 0 1 0.5 16 13

Pass Rush Statistics

Oakland Sack Block Hurry Knock PPlay DE Lance Johnstone 1.5 0 1 1 26 DE Derrick Burgess 0.5 0 0 0 26 DT Tommy Kelly 0.0 0 1 1 19 DT Warren Sapp 0.0 0 1 0 33

Philadelphia Sack Block Hurry Knock PPlay DE Jevon Kearse 1.5 0 0 0 18 DT Sam Rayburn 1.0 0 0 0 9 DT Darwin Walker 0.5 0 0 0 13 DE Darren Howard 0.0 1 1 1 11

Pass Defense Statistics

Oakland Caught Defnsd Intrcp PPlay CB Nnamdi Asomugha 5 0 0 26 CB Fabian Washington 5 0 0 23 S Stuart Schweigert 3 0 0 16 OLB Sam Williams 2 1 0 14 ILB Kirk Morrison 2 0 1 24 CB Chris Carr 2 0 0 24 S Jarrod Cooper 1 1 0 22 DE Lance Johnstone 1 0 0 26 S Derrick Gibson 1 0 0 21 OLB Grant Irons 1 0 0 17 ILB Ernie Anderson 1 0 0 16 S Michael Huff 0 1 0 22

Philadelphia Caught Defnsd Intrcp PPlay OLB Chris Gocong 6 0 0 21 S Michael Lewis 3 1 0 23 CB Sheldon Brown 2 0 1 24 OLB Matt McCoy 2 0 0 9 CB Lito Sheppard 1 1 0 15 S Brian Dawkins 1 0 0 15 ILB Jeremiah Trotter 1 0 0 17 DE Jevon Kearse 1 0 0 18 CB Roderick Hood 1 0 0 17 S Sean Considine 1 0 0 21

Blocking Statistics

Oakland KeyBl BlOpp Panc RPly SckA PPly Robert Gallery 3 8 1 36 0 27 Adam Treu 2 8 2 20 0 11 Barry Sims 2 4 0 27 0 19 Kevin Boothe 1 3 0 23 1 19 Zack Crockett 0 3 0 13 0 10 Brad Badger 0 2 0 10 1 18 Langston Walker 0 2 0 26 0 12 Jake Grove 0 2 0 19 0 17 Irv Hardee 0 1 0 15 0 15 Paul McQuistan 0 0 0 19 1 12

Philadelphia KeyBl BlOpp Panc RPly SckA PPly William Thomas 2 6 0 16 1 31 Jon Runyan 2 3 0 18 0 26 Shawn Andrews 1 5 0 15 0 19 L.J. Smith 1 1 0 11 0 19 Winston Justice 0 2 0 14 0 29 Thomas Tapeh 0 1 0 4 0 13 Austin Burge 0 1 0 9 0 20 Jamaal Jackson 0 0 0 12 1 20

Special Teams Statistics

Oakland Tackles STPlays Derrick Gibson 3 11 Justin Fargas 1 11 Chris Carr 1 11 Paul McQuistan 1 4 Maurice Clarett 0 12 Courtney Anderson 0 11 Grant Irons 0 10 Zack Crockett 0 9 Kevin McMahan 0 9 Darnell Bing 0 8 Oscar Ellison 0 8 Jerry Porter 0 7 Adam Treu 0 6 Shane Lechler 0 6 Langston Walker 0 6 Kevin Boothe 0 6 Alvis Whitted 0 5 Robert Thomas 0 5 Randal Williams 0 5 Robert Gallery 0 5 Anttaj Hawthorne 0 5 Sam Williams 0 5 Irv Hardee 0 5 Sebastian Janikowski 0 4 Stuart Schweigert 0 4 Fabian Washington 0 4 Ernie Anderson 0 4 Randy Moss 0 3 Jake Grove 0 3 Derrick Burgess 0 2 Tommy Kelly 0 2 Kirk Morrison 0 2 Warren Sapp 0 1 Jarrod Cooper 0 1 Nnamdi Asomugha 0 1 Tyler Brayton 0 1 Ronald Curry 0 1 Thomas Howard 0 1

Philadelphia Tackles STPlays Reno Mahe 1 11 Donte' Stallworth 1 4 Matt Schobel 0 16 Jason Avant 0 12 Roderick Hood 0 9 Ryan Moats 0 9 Thomas Tapeh 0 9 Correll Buckhalter 0 8 Sean Considine 0 8 Mike Bartrum 0 6 Dirk Johnson 0 6 Shawn Andrews 0 6 Matt McCoy 0 6 Winston Justice 0 6 Scott Young 0 6 L.J. Smith 0 5 Trent Cole 0 5 Jeremy Bloom 0 5 Austin Burge 0 5 Brian Westbrook 0 4 Brian Dawkins 0 3 David Akers 0 3 Omar Gaither 0 3 Chris Gocong 0 3 Michael Lewis 0 2 Jeremiah Trotter 0 1 Darren Howard 0 1 Dhani Jones 0 1 Darwin Walker 0 1 Sheldon Brown 0 1 Lito Sheppard 0 1 Greg Lewis 0 1 Jamaal Jackson 0 1 Mike Patterson 0 1 Brodrick Bunkley 0 1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance Att Yards Avg Left 14 42 3.0 Middle 19 62 3.3 Right 2 6 3.0 None 1 -2 -2.0

Distance Att Yards Avg Left 8 36 4.5 Middle 11 44 4.0 Right 2 5 2.5 None 0 0 0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Oakland Att Cmp 20+ BdTh Drop Dfns Hurr Knck Intc Aaron Brooks 16 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Marques Tuiasosopo 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Charlie Kirk 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Philadelphia Att Cmp 20+ BdTh Drop Dfns Hurr Knck Intc Jeff Garcia 26 17 2 2 3 2 1 2 1 Donovan McNabb 10 7 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance Att Comp Yards Avg Screen 2 2 15 7.5 Short (0-8 Yds) 11 9 41 3.7 Medium (9-18 Yds) 8 8 99 12.4 Long (19+ Yds) 3 0 0 0.0

Distance Att Comp Yards Avg Screen 6 6 56 9.3 Short (0-8 Yds) 14 10 35 2.5 Medium (9-18 Yds) 11 8 117 10.6 Long (19+ Yds) 5 0 0 0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Oakland Targt Caugt Dropd Yards 20+ PPlay WR Alvis Whitted 4 4 0 21 0 17 WR Jerry Porter 4 2 0 19 0 17 WR Randy Moss 3 2 0 19 0 16 WR Ronald Curry 3 3 0 43 0 8 WR Kevin McMahan 3 3 0 16 0 4 FB Zack Crockett 2 1 0 4 0 10 TE Randal Williams 2 2 0 19 0 11 TE Irv Hardee 2 1 0 11 0 15 RB Maurice Clarett 1 1 0 3 0 9

Philadelphia Targt Caugt Dropd Yards 20+ PPlay WR Donte' Stallworth 7 3 2 42 1 30 WR Greg Lewis 6 4 0 20 0 27 RB Brian Westbrook 5 4 0 22 0 17 TE L.J. Smith 4 2 0 34 1 19 WR Hank Baskett 4 2 1 8 0 15 WR Reggie Brown 3 3 0 53 1 15 RB Ryan Moats 2 2 0 5 0 12 WR Jason Avant 2 1 0 3 0 9 TE Mike Bartrum 1 1 0 9 0 9 RB Correll Buckhalter 1 1 0 6 0 19 FB Thomas Tapeh 1 1 0 6 0 13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Oakland Att Yards Avg Overall Avg Justin Fargas 2 6 3.00 3.73

Philadelphia Att Yards Avg Overall Avg Jeff Garcia 1 5 5.00 5.00 Donovan McNabb 1 3 3.00 3.00 Correll Buckhalter 1 -1 -1.00 5.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Oakland Att Comp Yards Avg/Att Overall Avg Aaron Brooks 1 1 -1 -1.00 7.06 Marques Tuiasosopo 1 1 13 13.00 6.00

Philadelphia Att Comp Yards Avg/Att Overall Avg Jeff Garcia 3 2 11 3.67 5.35 Donovan McNabb 2 1 3 1.50 6.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Oakland Target Catch Yards Avg/Targ Overall Avg WR Ronald Curry 1 1 13 13.00 14.33 WR Kevin McMahan 1 1 -1 -1.00 5.33

Philadelphia Target Catch Yards Avg/Targ Overall Avg TE Mike Bartrum 1 1 9 9.00 9.00 RB Brian Westbrook 1 1 3 3.00 4.40 WR Greg Lewis 1 0 0 0.00 3.33 TE L.J. Smith 1 0 0 0.00 8.50 RB Ryan Moats 1 1 2 2.00 2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Oakland Rushes Conversions Justin Fargas 3 2 LaMont Jordan 2 2 Aaron Brooks 1 0 Charlie Kirk 1 0

Philadelphia Rushes Conversions Donovan McNabb 1 0 Correll Buckhalter 1 1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Oakland Att Comp Conversions Aaron Brooks 4 4 3 Marques Tuiasosopo 3 3 2

Philadelphia Att Comp Conversions Jeff Garcia 11 6 5 Donovan McNabb 1 1 0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Oakland Targ Catch Conversions WR Alvis Whitted 2 2 1 WR Ronald Curry 2 2 2 WR Kevin McMahan 2 2 1 WR Jerry Porter 1 1 1

Philadelphia Targ Catch Conversions WR Donte' Stallworth 4 2 1 RB Brian Westbrook 2 1 0 TE L.J. Smith 2 0 0 RB Correll Buckhalter 1 1 1 WR Reggie Brown 1 1 1 RB Ryan Moats 1 1 1 FB Thomas Tapeh 1 1 1

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
Upper Deck	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)

[DaddyTorgo]

assignable uniform numbers. WHEE

[Pyser]

right clicking on the players rating bars is absolutely phenomenal.

[Raiders Army]

LOL

[MJ4H]

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

LOL

haha I like how Jim is slipping some of his sense of humor into the news and even the demo. cool.

[Icy]

I love the expanded deep charts, way mroe options specially for the defensive formations.

Also love the button on every player card to set if he plays in Special Teams or not. No more having your best players getting injured on stupid plays!!

[Icy]

Dola, come one guys, let's start a MP league asap!!

[Icy]

Double dola, it has real players... i wonder if we can transfer this database to the full game if it ends not having them, i would think so.

[DaddyTorgo]

the rounded "buttons" for the player positions and the new font are "ehhhhh" but as long as the information is there that's okay. jim's still learning the graphical side of things, so what?

[Raiders Army]

Is some good person working on logos?

[Icy]

WOW gamplaning is really expanded, look at the offensive gameplans adjustment screen, it's full of fields to fill!!!

[Icy]

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Is some good person working on logos?

I will as soon as i get up, it's 1 AM here in Spain.

[RedKingGold]

Originally Posted by Icy

Dola, come one guys, let's start a MP league asap!!

2nded

[twothree]

BUG: When starting a new game in the demo, the descriptions for the yes and no buttons for "Begin new game with level economic playing field" need to be switched.

[DaddyTorgo]

*cough* FootballOutsiders Adjusted Line Yards

maybe we'll see more stats like that added eventually?

[Ben E Lou]

Cool stuff from the documentation...

• For the quarterback, you choose a value from 1 (least) to 9 (most) indicating how likely you are to replace him for poor play.
• For rookies, test scores are also available on this screen. Players take part in a series of tests prior to the draft. They are asked to run a 40-yard dash. They are asked to repeatedly lift a weight (which varies by position) to test their strength. They are put through an agility drill, they are given an intelligence test, they are tested in the broad jump and some players are given a position-specific drill.
• Use the No Special Teams button to designate that a player should not be used to fill out special teams - punt returns and punt coverage, kick returns and kick coverage. This is not a guarantee that the player won't be used. For instance, if you have only four linebackers on your active roster, it will be very difficult to keep a linebacker off of special teams. But it will help a lot.
• Use the Interview button to interview players you may be interested in drafting during the amateur draft. This button is available only during the early free agency period. You have 60 interviews you can use during the early stages of free agency. Interviewing a player will give you a better idea of the player's skills. You will also learn about potential affinities and conflicts, details about the player's personality and whether your scout feels the player is better or worse than his overall rating.
• Offensive skill players are also rated for their ability to avoid fumbling, and quarterbacks are rated for their abililty to avoid interceptions. But these are essentially hidden ratings in that your scout can not help you with them, and you'll need to analyze the statistics these players produce to make a guess as to how well your players avoid turning the ball over.

[cthomer5000]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

• Offensive skill players are also rated for their ability to avoid fumbling, and quarterbacks are rated for their abililty to avoid interceptions. But these are essentially hidden ratings in that your scout can not help you with them, and you'll need to analyze the statistics these players produce to make a guess as to how well your players avoid turning the ball over.

Love it.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

*cough* FootballOutsiders Adjusted Line Yards

maybe we'll see more stats like that added eventually?

the reason i say that is because the line on the stats popup that brings you to that is just called "Football Outsiders"

so maybe Jim is planning to add more?

[SlyBelle1]

This is great news...any mention of cost yet?

[Brillig]

Oakland won? This game blows...

[DaddyTorgo]

lol @ the dedication on the quitting page: "Dedicated to the quiet feet of Angela and Gregory."

[Bad-example]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

I am LOVING the box scores...

Exhibition Week 1, 2006


played in Philadelphia, PA

66 degrees, fair, calm

Oakland looking great in preseason.

[RedKingGold]

For those who like the SoleVision (which I really likey) there is an option in the Edit Global Options to hide the results when you sim so you watch the games in Solevision and avoid spoilers.

So far, whenever I think of a potential problem, there's a solution already built into the game.

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

the reason i say that is because the line on the stats popup that brings you to that is just called "Football Outsiders"

so maybe Jim is planning to add more?

Yep and the website is linked in the game. I'm hoping this is a sign of more FO stats to come in the future.

[Ben E Lou]

Offensive and defensive game plans now can be saved individually. Nice!!!

[pbot]

Position distribution screen is an excellent addition.

[Ben E Lou]

Hallelujah!!!

Originally Posted by Help File

1-Deep, Loose Man - This is a basic man-to-man coverage with only the free safety in a deep zone. This is generally called when a run is expected, as it is very vulnerable to any kind of passing attack, particularly to short passes.

1-Deep, Bump and Run - This is the traditional "46" defense, and like the 1-Deep, Loose Man, gets eight men in the box, possibly nine when playing the run aggressively. It is a man-to-man coverage with only the free safety in a deep zone. Pass defenders play much closer to the receivers, trying to keep them from breaking free. This is also vulnerable to a passing attack, particularly to deep passes.

2-Deep, Loose Man - This is one of the most basic coverages. Both safeties drop into deep zones, and the other defenders play a man-to-man defense. It has no major strengths or weaknesses.

2-Deep, Bump and Run - This is the "Cover-2" defense that so many teams use today. Both safeties drop into deep zones, and the other pass defenders play much closer to the receivers, often bumping them within the legal five-yard limit. This defense has no major weaknesses, and is a little stronger against a short passing attack.

Strong-Side Man Cover - This is a combination zone/man-to-man defense with the safeties in two deep zones. On the strong side of the field, defenders are in a man-to-man coverage scheme. On the weak side, the cornerback plays in a short zone along with linebackers, if necessary. This coverage gives you a little variety and is slightly worse against teams with a good receiving tight end.

Weak-Side Man Cover - This is a combination zone/man-to-man defense with the safeties in two deep zones. On the weak side of the field, defenders are in a man-to-man coverage scheme. On the strong side, the cornerback plays in a short zone along with linebackers, if necessary. This coverage gives you a little variety and is slightly better against teams with a good receiving tight end.

3-Deep Zone - This coverage places both safeties and a cornerback (often the nickel) in deep zones. It gives you a more effective pass defense, but leaves you vulnerable to the run.

4-Deep Zone - This coverage places both safeties and two extra defensive backs in deep zones. This is a prevent defense and should never be used when expecting a run. Even short passes are more likely completed against this defense, but it is very effective against deep passes.

Double Coverage:

You may assign double coverage based on the cornerbacks. One cornerback is always assigned to the flanker, and one to the tight end. Your choice affects which side each cornerback covers. If you choose to orient the cornerbacks left and right, then they stay on the left or right side regardless of which sides the flanker and split ends choose. If you choose to orient the cornerbacks based on their abilities, then your top cornerback will always cover the opposing team's best wide receiver.

In double-coverage, a safety (usually the free safety first) automatically joins one of the cornerbacks. This doesn't mean there won't be double coverage elsewhere, just that it's automatic in this case. This is also what the game reports in the play-by-play. When the cornerbacks stay on one side or the other, your choices are to double-cover either the split end or the flanker. When they cover based on ability, your choices are to double-cover either the top or the second-best receiver.

Double-coverage percentages indicate what percentage of all plays a safety is in automatic double coverage.

Select the Recommend button to have your coach set the values on the screen.

[twothree]

BUG: Help File, Team Roster Screen, "This gives you an effective minimum of 38 active players and a maximum of 46. Any less than 44, with the positions distributed as above..."

If all the other numbers are correct, then the 44 should be a second reference to 38. "This gives you an effective minimum of 38 active players and a maximum of 46. Any less than 38, with the positions distributed as above..."

[Ben E Lou]

Nice upgrades to the transaction log. Stage is listed, and the original position is listed in position switches.