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[SnDvls]

if this has already been answered. I noticed that some teams for unknown reasons don't get to pick in certain rounds of the draft in the newest FOF series. I assume it's because of cap problems, but can't seem to get a correct answer. Anyone know the answer to this?
If it is because of cap issues then does the pick just disappear? If so why doesn't the picks after it move up in # (for example St. Louis is supposed to have the 15th pick in the second round, 47th overall, and New England has the 16th pick in the second round, 48th overall. St. Louis has X's for their pick so they don't pick, but when New England does it still has the player as the 16th pick 48th overall ect.)

Thanks for any and all help

Travis

[The_herd]

if this has already been answered. I noticed that some teams for unknown reasons don't get to pick in certain rounds of the draft in the newest FOF series. I assume it's because of cap problems, but can't seem to get a correct answer. Anyone know the answer to this?
If it is because of cap issues then does the pick just disappear? If so why doesn't the picks after it move up in # (for example St. Louis is supposed to have the 15th pick in the second round, 47th overall, and New England has the 16th pick in the second round, 48th overall. St. Louis has X's for their pick so they don't pick, but when New England does it still has the player as the 16th pick 48th overall ect.)

Thanks for any and all help

Travis

Its for cap reasons. The NFL doesn't move the picks up, they just announce a team has lost a pick for whatever reason and move on to the next pick, so I'm sure that's why FOF does the same.

The NBA has been doing a similar thing with the T'Wolves after the Joe Smith contract fiasco. They go to the podium and announce that the T'Wolves lost the pick and move onto the next one. Its probably to show that the team screwed up and are being punished accordingly, plus they want to avoid possible confusion.

[yabanci]

check the transaction log, which will show that xx team lost its pick due to a salary cap violation.

[fantastic flying froggies]

What they said.

The pick lost is always a 3rd rounder.

[Flame Eater]

The team may have also traded away that pick.

[Passacaglia]

If you get into *serious* cap trouble, you can lose other picks -- essentially if you've already lost your 3rd round pick for the next three years, you start to lose 2nd round picks. Also, if a team trades you their 3rd round pick, then loses it, *you* lose the pick.

This is my experience from FOF 4, not FOF 2004, anyway.