Question about conflicts with #2 or #3QB

[red95vette]

I have a strong conflict between my RB leader and QB#3. I'm wondering though whether that will have a negative impact on the squad always or only if the #3QB is playing at the time?

[QuikSand]

I don't think there is anything very definitive known about this -- but my somewhat informed guess is that the conflict matters regardless of whether the players involved are playing, or even on the active roster.

[red95vette]

That's not what I was hoping to hear:( .

In my SP game, my 3rd RB is a mentor for the new young stud I drafted, and there are no guys to replace him with in the FA pool. Oh well, I guess I'll try to live with the conflict.

Thanks for the quick answer.

[Sgran]

It's almost impossible to get rid of all the conflict on your roster. One thing that I realized is that conflicts emerge when you a new team leader emerges on your roster. For example, my defensive front leader retired, so the honor went over to Doug Buffone. Out of nowhere, Dick Butkus has a strong conflict with Buffone that had never manifested itself before. I have no idea how I could have anticipated this, but on the other hand, the results don't seem to be catastrophic.

[Ben E Lou]

It's almost impossible to get rid of all the conflict on your roster. One thing that I realized is that conflicts emerge when you a new team leader emerges on your roster.I'd disagree with the first statement there, and once you get your chemistry rolling, I've found that the best way to handle the second is to sign a new leader. If you can't find one who works out as a starter, then find one with a need special teams or who would work as a backup. For example:

http://www.younglifenorthdekalb.com/fofc/tuckerchemistry.jpg

In the example above, I signed two new leaders in the offseason to keep the good chemistry rollin'. RB Calvin Floyd is only rated 22/25, but he has 100 personality and is 49/60 in kick returns. He'll be my #2 kick returner, and has affinities with all three of my extra QBs. Once my aging RB and FB retire, I'll rebuild my backfield affinities around Floyd, or someone else like him. FS Bernard Roebuck is also a team-leader acquisition. He's rated 41/41 overall, but 52/52 in zone defense, and 54/54 in interceptions, so he should be a decent backup FS.

I've gotten to where I give particular value to starting-quality players, like FL Truett and SLB Donato above, who also have high ratings in Leadership and Personality. My chemistry situations at receiver and on the defensive front are just insane.

[red95vette]

Wow Skydog, your chemistry is awesome. Great idea about trying to find a new leader. I think I'll try that.

But, it seems like maybe I also need to start pre-calculating chemistry. I've avoided that so far and just left it to chance or more appropriately decided to handle it reactively when it arises. Now I'm beginning to think that's not so wise -- as I don't want to build a great team ignoring chemistry and then be in such a bind when leadership changes.

[tarcone]

Does leadership go to the negative side?
Your OLine leader is disgruntled. Could'nt he be rallying the troops against the coach?
In other words is leadership always a positive thing?

[QuikSand]

Does leadership go to the negative side?
Your OLine leader is disgruntled. Could'nt he be rallying the troops against the coach?
In other words is leadership always a positive thing?

I believe the "disgruntled" tag you mention (one of a series of things that can appear in that slot) is connected exclusively to his feeling about playing time, and his willingness to renegotiate or re-sign with your team. I don't think it's at all connected to the "chemistry" algorithm being discussed here.

[QuikSand]

Wow Skydog, your chemistry is awesome.

Isn't it, though?

I'm thrilled that SkyDog has taken a liking to the chemistry system in that league (IHOF), since I really embrace it there also. It's good to have competition for "best clubhouse in the league," especially with new ownership in Ann Arbor.
Oh, and the fact that our teams were both bye week teams in each of the last two playoffs might be coincidence, and it might not.

[red95vette]

OK, so one more quick question. I've gone ahead and made some personnel changes to eliminate my conflict. But, I've also noticed that some new guys I've brought in as backups that should have affinities with their positional leaders, do not. Does it take some time for these to develop?

Sorry for my ignorance as I've pretty much ignored chemistry up until the conflict arose. But I do remember the game (in the past) telling me that such-and-such would be excited or disappointed by an FA I was about to hire. So I've always assumed affinities or conflicts with new team acquisitions were calculated when the player was brought on-board. Is that not the case? This time, the game told me nothing,but I know from their BDays that these guys should have affinities with the leader.

Thanks in advance for any further insight.

[red95vette]

dola

Ok, so last night it wasn't working, but this morning it is. I don't know if it had something with shutting down FOF and reopening? This morning I added 2 other players that should have affinities with their leaders and they in fact did. Funny thing is the original ones still do not, but maybe that will change with time. I'll just have to watch it.

[red95vette]

double dola

Just did some more experimenting and figured out it had to do with the strengths of personalities involved as to whether the affinity was reported of not. In the cases where it wasn't, the positional leader had a relatively weak personality. I replaced him with someone stronger as an experiment and the affinity was then reported.

[MizzouRah]

Can't we all just get along? :D

[Chubby]

Isn't it, though?

I'm thrilled that SkyDog has taken a liking to the chemistry system in that league (IHOF), since I really embrace it there also. It's good to have competition for "best clubhouse in the league," especially with new ownership in Ann Arbor.
Oh, and the fact that our teams were both bye week teams in each of the last two playoffs might be coincidence, and it might not.

Yet neither of you can win a title in that league, coincidence?