Draft & Scouting Sheet

[WG5516]

Hey fellas,

I developed a spread sheet of sorts a while back that I use while scouting players. I print the sheet out and put it on a clipboard and use it as my draft board of sorts. Below is a blank for you to use and a filled out version to use an example.



Downloadable xls file for Excel or Numbers. I suggest using this so that you can change the doc around to your liking if need be.

http://www.mediafire.com/?twm0yitjmym

If you have any questions just hit me up.

[scorp]

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Nice work, I just have a spiral notepad I use, but I don't keep track of who I looked in prodays, I look at % scouted usually and what I have unlocked as I go.

Although marking that would save me time.

[milkman41]

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I have an excel spreadsheet where I've got my FA/Draft targets and then the entire draft itself. I rank the players I'm interested in by position, and write all their relevant positives/negatives, comparisons, potentials, etc.

[edward_1385]

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Thanks, that will make it eaiser then just jotting it all down in my notebooks, It will be more neat and organized than what I have now...

[lucidhope]

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I think a good constraint to place on yourself in the game would be to only go after high quality people. Don't draft or sign any promoters, headliners, superstars or lone wolfs. Not sure if there are any overly negative personality types you can also throw in there, but I've been considering that constraint for the next dynasty I'll attempt with KC. It really can limit your options, because some of the best players in the game are super stars, but in real life they can be a drag to deal with, and the very best organizations won't go after them or put up with them.

[reo]

Re: Draft & Scouting Sheet

I developed a spread sheet of sorts a while back that I use while scouting players. I print the sheet out and put it on a clipboard and use it as my draft board of sorts. Below is a blank for you to use and a filled out version to use an example.

I'm glad I'm not the only dork like this that exists.

Thank you for the addition. It'll certainly be used.

[edward_1385]

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I think a good constraint to place on yourself in the game would be to only go after high quality people. Don't draft or sign any promoters, headliners, superstars or lone wolfs. Not sure if there are any overly negative personality types you can also throw in there, but I've been considering that constraint for the next dynasty I'll attempt with KC. It really can limit your options, because some of the best players in the game are super stars, but in real life they can be a drag to deal with, and the very best organizations won't go after them or put up with them.

That is what I like to try and do, but yeah It does take away a lot of talent, but then it does leave some real good ones behind also... My favorite two players in the 08 draft is HB- Ray Rice and WR- Earl Bennet and neither is any of those personaltiys, I can sign them to extend long term reasonable contracts to help bolster my team for years to come...

[lucidhope]

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That is what I like to try and do, but yeah It does take away a lot of talent, but then it does leave some real good ones behind also... My favorite two players in the 08 draft is HB- Ray Rice and WR- Earl Bennet and neither is any of those personaltiys, I can sign them to extend long term reasonable contracts to help bolster my team for years to come...

I just tried this yesterday and it can work...Dexter Jackson is a nice guy to target in the right system, he is a 91 quick route runner...and a commander. I think that's one of the few commander types to come out in the WR spot that early.

[edward_1385]

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I just tried this yesterday and it can work...Dexter Jackson is a nice guy to target in the right system, he is a 91 quick route runner...and a commander. I think that's one of the few commander types to come out in the WR spot that early.

Unless u are a commander, captin, or titan personaltiy urself then they are shrewd negotitaors and can become headaches in contract talks... I always chose Guru and try to find players that are either Gurus, loyalist, traditionalist, and even virtruso as those all will cave and be willing to take paycuts... Rice is also a commander and he has been a little bit of a pain, but not as bad as some guys like McFadden is, and he is a constant tuff little producer... Not saying he is the best, just because I am a Ravens fan...

[RockHound]

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I think a good constraint to place on yourself in the game would be to only go after high quality people. Don't draft or sign any promoters, headliners, superstars or lone wolfs.

I'd add titans and virtuoso to your list. If a player has one of these personalities I can't draft him. If one ends up on my team, I can't resign them but I can keep them through their contract.

[Pigtoe]

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I don't see y u guys r all worried about drafting the right personality types. Just get the best players you can and Pay Da Man. You can offord to overpay for superstars because you can fillout the rest of your roster for less than 1 mil a year each. The only problom is when those guys complain but they are usually expendable. You can never overpay for great players the only problom is when you overpay for good players.

[edward_1385]

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I'd add titans and virtuoso to your list. If a player has one of these personalities I can't draft him. If one ends up on my team, I can't resign them but I can keep them through their contract.

What's wrong with virtuoso's they don't seem like a bad personaltiy to me, but I do see the other 5 being consdiered negative personalties...

[lucidhope]

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I don't see y u guys r all worried about drafting the right personality types. Just get the best players you can and Pay Da Man. You can offord to overpay for superstars because you can fillout the rest of your roster for less than 1 mil a year each. The only problom is when those guys complain but they are usually expendable. You can never overpay for great players the only problom is when you overpay for good players.

No one is worried, it's just a constraint you can put on yourself because it can be easy to build a stud team

[Pigtoe]

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I don't put restrictions on myself. I just increase the sliders for the CPU a little bit to make the game harder

[risewithus56]

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Excellent sheet, I'm using it on the computer and extending the graph to accommodate every draft-eligible player. Throughout scouting, I can delete the players as I want/add notes to specific ones, etc. It takes a long time (trust me, I'm still doing it and I started a while ago), but I know it'll be well worth it. makes the game much more fun that way than looking at draft guides, because you really feel like you're playing the game the way it's meant to be played and using your skills.
Right now I'm finishing up the list of players organized by position, all players having school too but nothing else, leaving you to do the scouting. Anybody interested in having it uploaded?