Re: Is There A Gameplay Difference
This is a good question and while I don't necessarily have a definite answer I have noticed a few things. I started my dynasty with 2017 rosters and just finished my 5th regular season. I still have a bowl game to play this year. So I haven't completely got rid of all base players, but close enough to feel like I see a difference. Another quick note is I do a little bit of manual improvement/regression for my own players as well as top performers across the country. I have not done anything for incoming freshman around the country so far, although I am looking into some stuff currently.
Most non-base players come in with very low awareness and much lower strength than base players do. I feel this mostly affects offensive line play, and this led to a severe decline in user offense from year 4 (1st year at LSU) to year 5 (2nd year at LSU, only 1 base OL).
2017-10 players throw for 3000+ yards, 12 30+ TDs (3 40+), no full time starters threw fewer than 5 INTs
4 players run for more than 1500 yards, 0 more than 1800, 5 players run for more than 15 TDs, 0 more than 18.
18 players (3 TEs) have more than 1000 receiving yards, 1 over 1500 yards, 8 had more than 80 receptions (1 TE), 0 more than 90, 21 players had more than 10 TDs, 3 more than 15
Leading QB rusher-Zach Abey, Navy, 1227 yards, 6 TDs
Leading non option QB rusher-JT Barrett, Ohio State, 975 yards, 11 TDs
2021 (no bowl games yet)
16 players throw for 3000+ yards (all but 2 are RS seniors aka base players)
6 more players within 250 yards of 3000+ (3 are non base players and 1 of those is user controlled)
2 players within striking distance of 4000 yards (both RS seniors)
15 players have 30+ TD passes (13 are RS seniors), 4 have more than 40 (all RS seniors)
6 full time starters threw 4 or fewer INTs (4 are RS seniors)
9 players over 1500 rushing yards (4 are RS seniors, one non base player is user controlled)
1 player (non base player) over 1800 yards, 2 players within striking distance of 1800 yards (1 is non base player).
16 players over 15 rushing TDs (8 are RS seniors, one non base player is user controlled)
3 players over 18 rushing TDs (all RS seniors)
5 players over 80 receptions (2 RS senior WRs, 1 non base WR, 1 RS senior TE, 1 non base TE), 0 over 90.
21 players over 1000 receiving yards (2 RS senior TE, 3 non base TE, 12 RS senior WR, 4 non base WR), 0 over 1500. 1 within striking distance of 1500 (RS senior)
39 players had more than 10 receiving TDs (appears to be close distribution of RS seniors to non base players)
3 players have more than 15 TDs, all are non base players and 1 is TE
Leading QB rusher-Daniel Harper, UNC (non base player)-1058 yards, 10 TDs (non option)
I can provide more data (team stat comparisons from both years, player ratings, 2018/19/20 stats) if requested. Take from this what you will but what I have noticed is as teams lose base players, passing numbers actually drop (pure numbers have gone up but that is base players with 4 years of development), although receiving and rushing numbers rise.
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