Teams releasing star players and other strange stories

[SickDL]

I see that too. Got not really a problem with star players not signing a new contract and then other teams can fight for them in fa, nothing wrong with that. What bothers me is this. Second year in cc week 2 percy harvin is just sitting in fa and no team wants him. I signed him to the rams. Was gonne see if i could trade him to any team but nobody wants him. Not even for a sevend round pick. And you cant tell me no team would like percy on his team.

[yopis]

Had lions release suh after first year in offline ccm. Was strange but just left him on fa until another team snagged him up.

[SloeyEZ]

Does Suh's contract end? Maybe he is the one not signing with the Lions rather than Detroit letting him go?? You know, test the market....

[yopis]

Quote: Originally Posted by SloeyEZ

Does Suh's contract end? Maybe he is the one not signing with the Lions rather than Detroit letting him go?? You know, test the market....

Maybe honestly I didn't even check bro. He signed with the cards lol. To me personally it's cool to see players switch teams.

[Muteki]

I feel this has a lot to do with new coaches taking over, changing schemes, and the star players not fitting their schemes.

[JayTee86]

After one season, weirdest was Joe Flacco sitting in free agency during pre-season. Expected someone would have had use for him ya know, I mean they signed David Garrard to be the ravens qb1 instead. Of course, this is considering that Harbaugh was fired at the end of the season. Used the latest CCM update, not sure how Ravens fell so far.

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EA needs to find that balance.

I like seeing good, and sometimes elite players sitting in FA after being released. It happens in real life sometimes when teams are looking to shed payroll or have cap issues.

Where that balance needs to be met is when you see elite, YOUNG QB's on their rookie deals who get released (Luck) after having good, if not great seasons. That begins to crush the experience a little bit.

[pinksheets]

Quote: Originally Posted by Muteki

I feel this has a lot to do with new coaches taking over, changing schemes, and the star players not fitting their schemes.

Yeah, "schemes" are a good idea, but they aren't being implemented perfectly, and in cases like this, it's a bit of nonsense.

I can see a guy like Aso hitting FA as a cap casualty, but when it comes to say Suh or Miller, these are guys that any system can work with simply because of their talent level. I'd like to see top notch 4-3 DEs get a shot at OLB if a coach that runs a 3-4 takes over, or for the ratings to make it clear to the AI that a guy like Suh is going to be worth using in just about any system. Miller makes the least amount of sense considering he can absolutely play DE and OLB.

Hopefully they can keep improving schemes and building on it rather than scrapping it, and this would be a big step forward.

If a star player is going to get released for scheme issues or for the cap, it should be a storyline and commented on a lot by the twitter dudes. I would also like some of these really bold decisions where a franchise level player is cut to maybe put more pressure on the coach that makes that decision, ie make it easier to get on the hot seat or fired.