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Last Gunfighter · 09-30-2014, 03:19 PM

Ok, maybe it's just me but it really annoys me that this guy is still in my CFM. Before starting my CFM I edited the rosters and made all these "exempt" guys (you know who I'm talking about, Peterson, Hardy, Dwyer) punters and then cut them so they would not be picked up and used in the game. Now, this works fine and I didn't mine doing it but there is one issue and that is Ray Rice. EA removed him from the roster so you can't make him a punter or do anything to him before your start your CFM because he isn't there. Then you fire up your CFM and BAM, there he is, a FA and immediately gets signed.

The only work around I found is to start the season controlling the Ravens as well as my team and then signing him to the Ravens and removing him from the depth chart. This is hardly the ideal situation because to keep him there I will have to keep resigning him until I can retire him, which isn't exactly fair to the Ravens financially either. I know for a lot of people this probably isn't a big deal but it bugs the crap out of me. Anybody got any other ideas/suggestions on keeping this guy out of CFM?

FedExPope · 09-30-2014, 03:32 PM

That's strange that he somehow still appears in the franchise mode. I'm guessing this is an offline CFM. EA seems to hate people who play offline, not releasing updates for them and whatnot (no idea why in the world online CFMs have patches and the offline ones don't...don't see how it should matter) so it must be a bug of some sort on their part. What I did was keep a roster file when I first got the game, made all my edits to players and such, then kept updating it accordingly. Of course, I'm missing out on a few players but for the most part they aren't big parts of their teams so its not much. That's the only thing i can suggest. Maybe go back and load the default rosters that the game came with, make edits and such, and just keep it and keep updating it as needed. Not ideal, and pretty much a pain in the *** to have to juggle between your roster and EA's, but its better than nothing.

BreakingBad2013 · 09-30-2014, 03:43 PM

He's not in my CFM, I loaded one up last night.

superxero27 · 09-30-2014, 03:50 PM

Having players that were removed in roster files reappear in CFM from what I gathercis not a new issue.

My answer is predicated on the idea that you're not willing to restart a CFM.

- Take over as existing coach John Harbaugh of the Ravens. Set everything to CPU control if you want.
- Bury Rice on the depth chart.
- At the earliest time you may do this, change his position to FB or something where his OVR is poor.
- Cut him.
- His over should be poor enough that he languishes as a free agent until he retires or disappears.
- "Retire" coach Harbaugh. (With an existing coach/player, "retire" doesn't actually retire the guy, it just returns him to CPU control.

Last Gunfighter · 09-30-2014, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakingBad2013


	He's not in my CFM, I loaded one up last night.

Well, I'm not sure how that is possible. Are you sure he's not in FA or on another team? I am using the latest EA roster, he doesn't show on there but as soon as I start an offline CFM he is in FA and quickly gets signed to another team, I think the Titans.

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Originally Posted by superxero27


	Having players that were removed in roster files reappear in CFM from what I gathercis not a new issue. My answer is predicated on the idea that you're not willing to restart a CFM. - Take over as existing coach John Harbaugh of the Ravens. Set everything to CPU control if you want. - Bury Rice on the depth chart. - At the earliest time you may do this, change his position to FB or something where his OVR is poor. - Cut him. - His over should be poor enough that he languishes as a free agent until he retires or disappears. - "Retire" coach Harbaugh. (With an existing coach/player, "retire" doesn't actually retire the guy, it just returns him to CPU control.

Actually I will be restarting my CFM when the patch drops but I don't see how that would help me. I pretty much did what you said to get him buried on the depth chart for now but I would obviously rather he were gone. I would have preferred if they left him on the roster like the "exempt" players and then I could just make him a punter and cut him like I did the other guys. But since he doesn't show on the roster outside of CFM you can't edit him. Very frustrating.

kchuskey · 09-30-2014, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Last Gunfighter


	Well, I'm not sure how that is possible. Are you sure he's not in FA or on another team? I am using the latest EA roster, he doesn't show on there but as soon as I start an offline CFM he is in FA and quickly gets signed to another team, I think the Titans. Actually I will be restarting my CFM when the patch drops but I don't see how that would help me. I pretty much did what you said to get him buried on the depth chart for now but I would obviously rather he were gone. I would have preferred if they left him on the roster like the "exempt" players and then I could just make him a punter and cut him like I did the other guys. But since he doesn't show on the roster outside of CFM you can't edit him. Very frustrating.

Just change his name to Ike Turner.

CM Hooe · 09-30-2014, 04:18 PM

I don't think it's possible to remove him outright due to the way CFM rosters work. They are their own thing which the user can't explicitly modify. It's a weird setup that EA has here. Effectively until EA releases a Career Roster update without Ray Rice, he's always going to at-minimum show up in the free agent list whenever you start a new CFM.

If you still have access to a Play Now roster file with Ray Rice on it, you could effectively remove him by reducing all his ratings to zero in that roster file, then importing that roster into CFM. Most likely then the Ravens will cut him during the preseason, then he'll be erased from the game during the free agency list purge which happens when the game advances to Regular Season Week 1 (to clear space for incoming draft prospects).

kchuskey · 09-30-2014, 04:22 PM

He was removed in the week 3 roster update. I have week 4 roster update, and as far as I can tell, he was nowhere to be found in the CFM I started.

09-30-2014, 03:19 PM	#1
Last Gunfighter "I reckon so." OVR: 1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Denton, TX Posts: 892	How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? Ok, maybe it's just me but it really annoys me that this guy is still in my CFM. Before starting my CFM I edited the rosters and made all these "exempt" guys (you know who I'm talking about, Peterson, Hardy, Dwyer) punters and then cut them so they would not be picked up and used in the game. Now, this works fine and I didn't mine doing it but there is one issue and that is Ray Rice. EA removed him from the roster so you can't make him a punter or do anything to him before your start your CFM because he isn't there. Then you fire up your CFM and BAM, there he is, a FA and immediately gets signed. The only work around I found is to start the season controlling the Ravens as well as my team and then signing him to the Ravens and removing him from the depth chart. This is hardly the ideal situation because to keep him there I will have to keep resigning him until I can retire him, which isn't exactly fair to the Ravens financially either. I know for a lot of people this probably isn't a big deal but it bugs the crap out of me. Anybody got any other ideas/suggestions on keeping this guy out of CFM? __________________ WHO DAT! \| GEAUX TIGERS! \| LET'S GO RANGERS! "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?" -Tuco

09-30-2014, 03:32 PM	#2
FedExPope Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Aug 2009 Blog Entries: 1	Re: How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? That's strange that he somehow still appears in the franchise mode. I'm guessing this is an offline CFM. EA seems to hate people who play offline, not releasing updates for them and whatnot (no idea why in the world online CFMs have patches and the offline ones don't...don't see how it should matter) so it must be a bug of some sort on their part. What I did was keep a roster file when I first got the game, made all my edits to players and such, then kept updating it accordingly. Of course, I'm missing out on a few players but for the most part they aren't big parts of their teams so its not much. That's the only thing i can suggest. Maybe go back and load the default rosters that the game came with, make edits and such, and just keep it and keep updating it as needed. Not ideal, and pretty much a pain in the *** to have to juggle between your roster and EA's, but its better than nothing.

09-30-2014, 03:43 PM	#3
BreakingBad2013 Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2013 Blog Entries: 2	Re: How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? He's not in my CFM, I loaded one up last night. __________________ Official Scouting Tips!

09-30-2014, 03:50 PM	#4
superxero27 Pro OVR: 2 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX	Re: How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? Having players that were removed in roster files reappear in CFM from what I gathercis not a new issue. My answer is predicated on the idea that you're not willing to restart a CFM. - Take over as existing coach John Harbaugh of the Ravens. Set everything to CPU control if you want. - Bury Rice on the depth chart. - At the earliest time you may do this, change his position to FB or something where his OVR is poor. - Cut him. - His over should be poor enough that he languishes as a free agent until he retires or disappears. - "Retire" coach Harbaugh. (With an existing coach/player, "retire" doesn't actually retire the guy, it just returns him to CPU control. __________________ Alumnus: - Northern Arizona University - University of North Texas My teams: NFL - Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals NCAAF/B - Arizona Wildcats, Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, North Texas Mean Green I find it amusing that the OS icon for NAU is 20 years (and three rebrands!) out of date.

09-30-2014, 04:18 PM	#7
CM Hooe Dead! OVR: 45 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Culver City, CA Posts: 20,960	Re: How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? I don't think it's possible to remove him outright due to the way CFM rosters work. They are their own thing which the user can't explicitly modify. It's a weird setup that EA has here. Effectively until EA releases a Career Roster update without Ray Rice, he's always going to at-minimum show up in the free agent list whenever you start a new CFM. If you still have access to a Play Now roster file with Ray Rice on it, you could effectively remove him by reducing all his ratings to zero in that roster file, then importing that roster into CFM. Most likely then the Ravens will cut him during the preseason, then he'll be erased from the game during the free agency list purge which happens when the game advances to Regular Season Week 1 (to clear space for incoming draft prospects).

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09-30-2014, 04:22 PM	#8
kchuskey Pro OVR: 4 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 556	Re: How can I get Ray Rice out of my CFM? He was removed in the week 3 roster update. I have week 4 roster update, and as far as I can tell, he was nowhere to be found in the CFM I started. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: KCHuskey PSN Gamertag: KCHuskey "I remember a day before sliders existed, when we would play an entire season, before dinner."

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