Amazing Draft...(Insane Sleeper QB)

[Acrobat]

what's the QB's name? i'd like to try to draft him in my franchise.

[nuckles2k2]

+1,000,000

This...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercurial23

I'm not sure how he pulled it off really. I simmed a bunch yesterday and after scouting my drafts weren't as good as his. Lots of busts, and gems in later rounds. It's not as easy as he made it seem

and this.

Quote: Originally Posted by CW McGraw

Yeah. Hell, my "safe" pick in the first round was a total bust. He's a LG with F potential. This guy must have gotten insanely lucky. I followed my gut and gambled on some risky prospects that payed. You can get starters from the later rounds, but you're much more likely to find roster fillers.

The conclusions that have been jumped to in this thread are ridiculous. One thread talking about a sick draft class =/= "OMG the draft classes are total failures and scouting works too well."

It equals exactly what the OP said it was, a (singular) sick draft class. Not several ridiculous draft classes for 3 straight years.

Stop the assumptions folks, it's really foolish.

[williampenn]

Quote: Originally Posted by Acrobat

what's the QB's name? i'd like to try to draft him in my franchise.

I dunno if it's the same guy, but I drafted a QB late in the fourth or fifth(I'd check but they left the feature out like dickwads) and he is an A potential who is an 86 two years exp named Creo.

[bowdown2shadi]

Scouting tips? Tips on what to look for when drafting?

[Cards77]

Quote: Originally Posted by TeamBuilder

1st Rd #17 TE (82 OVR) "A" Potential 6'4" 240 88 SPD 87 AGI 88 ACC 85 TRK 85 CAR 75 CTH 86 CIT 92 JMP Beast of a receiver at tight end, average blocker but that will probably improve. Very happy with him as my first round pick. Basically Vernon Davis but better. 2nd Rd #7 QB (77 OVR) "A" Potential 6'1" 222 85 SPD 92 AGI 89 ACC 88 TRK 85 ELU 91 SPM 86 JKM 81 CAR 92 THP 84 THA 69 SAC 71 MAC 82 DAC 88 RUN "The" QB of all time. He has an 88 Trucking! Seriously, look at those attributes and tell me you wouldn't want him as your franchise QB. Only thing he's weak on is this throwing short and mid, but those will improve in a year or two. (Best draft pick I've ever had in a Madden game). 2nd Rd #17 WR (79 OVR) "A" Potential 6'1" 200 94 SPD 93 AGI 97 ACC 91 TRK 85 ELU 88 SPM 75 JKM 85 CAR 91 CIT 92 SPC 97 JMP 86 RET Anquan Boldin + Calvin Johnson = this guy. 91 Trucking is ridiculous for a wideout and then look at his jumping and his catch in traffic. Will probably be best wideout in the league in 3 years. 2nd Rd #28 LG (84 OVR) "A" Potential 6'4" 290 97 STR 88 IBL 82 PBK 88 RBK 97 RBS 97 PBS Absolute Mauler at left guard, attributes say it all. 3rd Rd #17 C (82 OVR) "A" Potential 6'3" 295 94 STR 84 IBL 86 PBK 85 RBK 93 RBS 94 PBS Will look really good lining up to my new LG from late in the second round. 3rd Rd #28 FB (81 OVR) "A" Potential 6'0" 247 80 SPD 95 AGI 94 ACC 95 TRK 80 ELU 88 SPM 86 JKM 81 CAR 80 CTH My favorite pick, I love using fullbacks and this guy does it all. He will be a pro bowler for my team for the next 10 years. 5th Rd #28 K (79 OVR) "A" Potential Kicker for the next 15 years. 5th Rd #32 RG (76 OVR) "C" Potential Solid backup RG. 6th Rd #32 RT (79 OVR) "B" Potential Great Value pick in the 6th round. Will replace Vernon Carey in 5 years. 7th Rd #17 WR (78 OVR) "B" Potential Nice sleeper, maybe future slot receiver. * Names are not listed in case anyone has the same draft class... (Wouldn't want to spoil the great surprises!) P.S. Anybody else have this draft yet? It's insane!

Did you purposely make your post impossible to read or is it my forum theme?

[shortnproud52]

Quote: Originally Posted by PacMan3000

I have a question about scouting...so we get 18 players to scout for the year, correct? Does it matter when you scout them? Meaning, should I only be scouting two or three per week, because you can start in week 1. Should I scout all 18 in week 1? And can I scout all 18 in week 1, and then take away scouting from one player and transfer it over to another player in week 5? Curious how this all works. Thanks.

The number of players you can scout per week depends on your scouting agency. In my first year I could scout 19 per week, but in the offseason I had the option to pick from 4 scouting agencies that allowed me anywhere from 18-24 per week. Also, these scouting agencies varied in "experience", which I'm guessing means they differ in the accuracy of their scouting reports.

Anyway, in your case, you can scout 18 players every week. If you decide you want to switch one player and scout another - say you got a report saying WR X has 55 catching, so you want to scout a different WR next week - you can do that. You can scout each player a maximum of 6 weeks before they stop giving you info on that player (or at least that's the number with my scouting agency, not sure if it differs with others).

I agree that scouting could be easy if you master it. I think the problem is that during scouting, players are sorted by their potential rating. This means, you already know the potential of theses players going in. And then, when you get to the draft screen, some guys that you remembered had the best potential at their position will be projected 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th round picks. Obviously these guys are almost always going to be gems. And you know who the busts are too...they're the ones that had low potential ratings that are projected in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd round.

The way to fix this is to not give away the potential ratings of all players. Make us scout them to get their potential, and sort them by something else...maybe "Mel Kiper's rankings" or just a generic "draft analyst rankings". These guys rarely know who the gems and busts are, and are frequently wrong with their projections. This would make scouting more difficult.

EDIT - I just thought that I should also note that in my first draft, I was able to nab a 84 OVR RT with A POT with pick 28, a 81 OVR WR with A POT with pick 60, and a 77 OVR WR with B POT in the 6th.

[Blue_Monkey]

Quote: Originally Posted by CW McGraw

Man. This thread has completely shattered my confidence. I thought I was the bee's knees for drafting 2 As and a B one year, but TC drafted half a dozen As and starters all through the second round.

Hmm.. just to clear things up.

Would you like to be able to draft half a dozen A's and starters all through the 2nd round? To me it seems weird that anyone would even hope to be able to do this.

[PuddleMonkey]

I drafted a kicker last night, 27 overall F potential LOL