Unlocking rookies potential

[DocBean]

I'm having a harder time getting my Rookies to reach their potential.

I don't get it, I have a FS that has a POT of 91, and he's been sitting at 77 all year even though he's the number 1 probowl vote getter at his position as a rookie, and has played well.

my QB, and CB and most of my Offense has improved from where they were. But most of my Defensive players are not improving. At least not by the numbers. I have a ton of probowlers on defense.

What's the deal with that?

[BrnwsBucksFanNC]

Maybe check your position coaches and see what the "potential" skill is set at?

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by BrnwsBucksFanNC

If your starters have mastered the plays do you play them at all in pre-season? I try to do it like I would in real life. I play them the 1st 2 drives in the first game...the 1st qrtr in the 2nd and 3rd and the 1st half in the last one. Sometimes I keep them in for the 1st half in the 3rd game and the 1st 3 qrtrs for the last one. I wonder if I am thinking to much about that and if they have mastered it if I should just bench them and play all of my rookies. I have noticed the comp will play the starters on the opponenet's team pretty much the whole game on every pre-season game.

I play my starters for at least one quarter in every preseason game, even if they're at mastered... knowledge does deteriorate over time.

[Sanchez_Mareno]

Potential is unlocked over the course of preseason. All will be unlocked by regualr season. Have to decide whether you want to use the roster spot to see if they have good potential or use it on veteran

[erra]

your rookies reaching their potential is based on the coaches development I believe the more develop intagibles or develpod physicals the faster they will reach their potential I believe.