Awareness Rating super low for FR/SO and Recruits ? (and other related questions)

[Whoman]

Does the awareness improve like every other rating (+3 to +6) or does it improve more ? Because the new recruits sure are coming in at a low rating here around 40 a ton, also a lot of time the developmental Freshmen or Sophomores on a team will have similar ratings to the stars or JUs and SRs.

How is that handles as a dynasty goes on ? Will it mean you´ll have starters on big teams with 50 awareness in year 3 ?

And what positions on the field does the awareness rating play a role for anyway ? And what situations within the position on the field ?

[Pogo27]

As has been stated time and time again in any thread that talks about recruiting...

The default roster players are over-inflated. The recruits you'll get coming in are all going to be lower rated across the board. It can make dynasties play weird for the first 4 years--a team full of freshmen, even a bad team, will suddenly become a powerhouse by the time those players are seniors.

However, by year 5 (or 6 for all the redshirted players in the first 4 years), you'll have cycled out everyone from the default rosters. Eventually the balance starts to normalize, albeit with lower ratings. In year 1, 99 is elite, but by year 5/6, 90 is the new 99. 80 is the new 90, 70 is the new 80, etc. on down the line.

[Whoman]

but here´s the thing : They aren´t balanced out. The only rating that´s lowered is the awareness, how is that balanced in any way, shape or form ? And that isn´t talked about "in any thread that talks about recruiting..."

I am all for lowering the overall, what irritates me is the way it´s done, that it is almost exclusively done via the awarenes rating.

Why is that and what are the ramifications ? What does that do to gameplay later on ?

[FOREST007]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pogo27

As has been stated time and time again in any thread that talks about recruiting... The default roster players are over-inflated. The recruits you'll get coming in are all going to be lower rated across the board. It can make dynasties play weird for the first 4 years--a team full of freshmen, even a bad team, will suddenly become a powerhouse by the time those players are seniors. However, by year 5 (or 6 for all the redshirted players in the first 4 years), you'll have cycled out everyone from the default rosters. Eventually the balance starts to normalize, albeit with lower ratings. In year 1, 99 is elite, but by year 5/6, 90 is the new 99. 80 is the new 90, 70 is the new 80, etc. on down the line.

In year 2020, teams like UF and OU are trash. UF has a C rated overall and OU has a D+ offense. My dynasty has taken a turn for the worst...especially since Boston College is a top 5 school lol

[Whoman]

I just fail to see how Awareness for everybody in the 40s and 50s won´t essentially destroy gameplay ?

[NDAlum]

I see your point. Maybe everybody will be equally dumbed down lol

I'm optimistic!

[thedudedominick]

Im worried that the lower awareness ratings will kill the gameplay. When the WR has a choice route and has terrible awareness, he will run right to a defender. I am curious if awareness effects offensive linemen in their blocking assignments as well.

[Whoman]

Quote: Originally Posted by thedudedominick

Im worried that the lower awareness ratings will kill the gameplay. When the WR has a choice route and has terrible awareness, he will run right to a defender. I am curious if awareness effects offensive linemen in their blocking assignments as well.

tha´s what i was aiming at. What is affected by the awareness ? F.e. for a running back, is BCV the only thing determining if he sees holes or als AWR ?

What about QBs ? Is a low awareness QB any good at all ?