talent level

[Noble_Platypus]

I had a LB that played for me for 5 years. he had on ave about a 25 in red for various ratings. He played well so I kept him despite his low redlevels. When his contract was up I let him go for a younger player with lots of potential. ater training camp I checked the FA list. The LB was there, but when I clicked on him his red levels were on ave about 80, with several maxed out to 100. I didnt change scouts or coaches.Why the change? You would think 5 years in training camp would improve him, not 1 summer in no camp. anyone else seen this?

[The_herd]

Year 5 seems to be when the games internal clock for deciding if a player is a bust or a stud goes off.

[Noble_Platypus]

yeah, but this guy had zero green bars. He was supposedly maxed out on potential and ability, according to my scout and coach.then he vastly improved after being picked up FA

[The_herd]

In year 5 some (very few) players will lose ability or gain ability, its somewhat rare, but I've seen a star reciever with maxed out abilities, coming off a 2,000 yard season, have his ratings drop to the point where he wasn't even a starter anymore. I've also seen QBs come out of nowhere and be one of the top 2 or 3 in the league. It all seems to be tied in with their 5th year.

[Darkiller]

that's idiot and not related to anything close to the NFL or what a "human athlete" can potentially do in his career.

So you can bring on pretty much ANY 4th year busts/ undrafted FA and wait for them to get into that marvelous 5th year and then, lucku you, you'll find yourself with a top2 player at his position all of a sudden, for no reason.

I am sorry to hear that FOF4 carries that "feature" because it's rubbish and makes the game unpredictable to a point where this is a total non-sense.

[stkelly52]

As long as it is a rare occurance it isn't so bad. Go ahead an take a chance on that 4th year player, but if 19 times out of twenty he tanks then I have no problem with it.

[MizzouRah]

I just paid $24 mil for a 5th year RB in free agency. His numbers were 52 now and a potential of 75 later. I sign him and look at his numbers only to find out he was a bust in training camp. Now he's a 25-35 guy! Ugh! ;)

I kind of like it though...


Todd