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QuikSand · 12-18-2006, 08:03 AM

There are two ways to deal with "creeper" players (true in FOF 2004, as well as in FOF 2007 it seems).

One is to basically look at their current red and green bars, and make some judgment about whether the guy is worth anything. Often, he isn't... even if he inches a little bit forward from his current projections.

The other is basically to see players like that as an investment -- that these players will either one day develop enough ratings to become worthwhile, or that they might even be a lot better than their visible ratings already, and are simply being "masked" for scouting purposes. If the latter is true, then you're looking at a hidden 51/51 player and saying "nah, I already have a guy who's 41/48 and he's better than this stiff."

This was an interesting facet of the short-lived GroupThink FOF 2007 career, while we were focusing on building players through the draft. We had some interesting results from a few creeper players on that team, including one breakout that was even more profound than SkyDog's guy listed above.

12-18-2006, 08:03 AM	#10
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	There are two ways to deal with "creeper" players (true in FOF 2004, as well as in FOF 2007 it seems). One is to basically look at their current red and green bars, and make some judgment about whether the guy is worth anything. Often, he isn't... even if he inches a little bit forward from his current projections. The other is basically to see players like that as an investment -- that these players will either one day develop enough ratings to become worthwhile, or that they might even be a lot better than their visible ratings already, and are simply being "masked" for scouting purposes. If the latter is true, then you're looking at a hidden 51/51 player and saying "nah, I already have a guy who's 41/48 and he's better than this stiff." This was an interesting facet of the short-lived GroupThink FOF 2007 career, while we were focusing on building players through the draft. We had some interesting results from a few creeper players on that team, including one breakout that was even more profound than SkyDog's guy listed above.