On Topic: FOF2K4 Position Change
 

Here's the situation - I drafted what should be a stud RT, but I already have a pretty good RT who is a 3-year vet. My hope when I drafted him was that I could change him to a LT with no loss of ratings. My LT is not that good. I checked this after the draft, and there is a small loss (he would retain about 93% of his ratings, according to the scout). I checked the vet, too, and he would retain about 86%. So, what would you recommend? It seems like these are my choices:

1) Change the rookie to LT, and take the loss of ratings.
2) Change the vet to LT, and take the loss of ratings.
3) Don't change do a position change at all, but play one of them at LT.

I'd change the rookie...he's still got prime development time to realize his full potential. The 3-year vet will not only lose ratings (full potential), he'll lose experience (current ability), and he might not gain it back as fast as a rookie would.

change the rookie b/f training camp and u wont lose anything. i change DB's, OL's, WR's, and OLB's all the time.

I don't know about that...it specifically says in the help files that a change from Right to Left tackle is big because of the specialized role of the Left Tackle. You'll probably lose a bit, but not too much.

depends on how close the vet is to free agency.

The vet has two more years on his contract, I think.

I'd change the rookie. Also along the lines of what troll was saying, if you change a players position before training camp I find they lose less potential and current abilities. This only applies for first year players and there is some uncertainty because of the whole blue bar issue.

I would change the rookie's position, unless you plan to get rid of your veteran RT in the next year.

Don't neglect to see what homeboy could do as a guard...

(I'm enthralled with drafting tackles and converting them to guard. Something about the ratings jump is thrilling.)

(I'm enthralled with drafting tackles and converting them to guard. Something about the ratings jump is thrilling.)[/quote]

That makes 2 of us. I don't do it often because it's probably cheating.


Sometimes when you change DT/NT's back and forth or LB's it does the same thing.