As some of you might remember I did this last year, and plan on doing this again. The following will be changed for each player and all teams will be done. I also added a few more changes to Strength, Acc, Stamina, and Injury.
AWARENESS:
Each players awareness, is being put in the 70-90 range. Freshman fall between 70 - 75, Non-starter between 75-80, and Starters 80 - 85. Playmakers get a boost to 85 - 90, while AA go to 85 plus.
This way, players just don't stand around run out of bounds, or just play dumb. Also, they take a hit if you have to put in a non-starter.
SPEED:
All players speed has will be adjusted using their 40 times listed on draftscout, to be used with my speed chart. If you noticed on the default roster most teams are loaded with high 80's, and lots of 90's. I have seen 300 lb DT with 80 speed but his 40 time is in the 5.27 area. I tried to give a fair ratings to those players not listed on the site. If you feel someone is way to fast, to slow...just change your roster. I don't have the time to look up players from other sites, just to change him from a 85 to an 86.
Also, it seems that on the unedited roster, all playmakers, and AA have great speed, which is just not the case. With the correct 40's, you will still have the playmakers, AA, but their other skills make them who they are.
PURSUIT:
Pursuit just like speed plays a major part in the overall gameplay. Most of your DL's have very high rating. These have been adjusted down to the mid 60's and some in the 40's - 50's for those players over the 300 lbs unless they are truely an AA or playmaker. These edits help the overall run game.
SPECIAL TEAMS BLOCKING:
All LB's and Safetys have been given a rating to their run blocking skills to the 80's. This helps out the returns and KO, but getting the players to hold their blocks longer.
ZONE/MAN COVERAGE, PLAY RECOGNITION:
Each DB, Safety has been given a max of 85 and min of 60, depending on their class and being a starter. Of course the AA's and playmakers get a boost. This helps out both offensive and defensively as now the WR can get some space from the weaker DB's and tied in with the speed, the better DB's can shut down a weaker, slower WR.
WR's BLOCKING SKILLS:
All WR's run block skills have been raised. This help a great deal for the outside runs because now they can block the CB that keeps crashing in on sweeps, or outside runs. Sometimes they will still miss the blk, but now they at least make an attempt to block.
WR's ROUTE, AND RELEASE RATING:
This along with the DB's coverage adjustments, and speed will help out the passing game. Not every WR is a 90 speed, and not every CB is a 90 speed. Players get the space, if they are the better player.
ACC for LG, C, RG:
The acc rating for all Guards, and Centers have been put at 90 for the starters, and a very high 80 for the non-starters. This help these player to get off the ball during run plays, and along with the WR's blocking skills helps on those outside runs. All this help cut down on the DT blowing up the play in the backfield, along with the DT's pursuit ratings being dropped
STRENGTH/HIT POWER:
CB's & Safetys strength will be lowered to reflect how a big back/WR can break free or just run over a smaller DB. As it is now most DB's in the game can take down a much bigger WR or RB without to much of a problem. For instance...I have seen a DB - 180 lbs with a strength of 70,
Also, the same goes for hit power. It seems like every DB in the game has a very high hit power, the higher numbers with be given to the true hard hitting DB's
ACC Rating:
ACC rating will be lowered for all LB's, DB's. This will be at least 10 pts lower than their speed except for the All-Conference/All-American who will get a boost. Not every DB in the game is a ball hawk, and this helps.
STAMINA:
This will be lower also to give a much better rotation of personnel. For instance 30 will be given to the RB's. This gives a very good starter/sub ratio.
INJURY:
This will also be lowered a bit, to give a much better chance of injury to key players mainly the OL/DL. In my season I did not see one injury where I lost a OL/DL for any lenght of time. Also if someone is coming off of an injury....they will be dropped more...to show the chance of re-injury.
As you can see, it is not just one rating, but several linked together that improves the overall game play. For those who want a different feel for the game, I hope you will at least give these a try. Also, most likely you will have to adjust the sliders. The players speed along has changed greatly. I tested these with default sliders on AA, coach mode.
Use the following ID: ddhorne
I hope to get some feedback as how the game plays with the edits.
I will update daily as more and more teams get done.
AWARENESS:
Each players awareness, is being put in the 70-90 range. Freshman fall between 70 - 75, Non-starter between 75-80, and Starters 80 - 85. Playmakers get a boost to 85 - 90, while AA go to 85 plus.
This way, players just don't stand around run out of bounds, or just play dumb. Also, they take a hit if you have to put in a non-starter.
SPEED:
All players speed has will be adjusted using their 40 times listed on draftscout, to be used with my speed chart. If you noticed on the default roster most teams are loaded with high 80's, and lots of 90's. I have seen 300 lb DT with 80 speed but his 40 time is in the 5.27 area. I tried to give a fair ratings to those players not listed on the site. If you feel someone is way to fast, to slow...just change your roster. I don't have the time to look up players from other sites, just to change him from a 85 to an 86.
Also, it seems that on the unedited roster, all playmakers, and AA have great speed, which is just not the case. With the correct 40's, you will still have the playmakers, AA, but their other skills make them who they are.
PURSUIT:
Pursuit just like speed plays a major part in the overall gameplay. Most of your DL's have very high rating. These have been adjusted down to the mid 60's and some in the 40's - 50's for those players over the 300 lbs unless they are truely an AA or playmaker. These edits help the overall run game.
SPECIAL TEAMS BLOCKING:
All LB's and Safetys have been given a rating to their run blocking skills to the 80's. This helps out the returns and KO, but getting the players to hold their blocks longer.
ZONE/MAN COVERAGE, PLAY RECOGNITION:
Each DB, Safety has been given a max of 85 and min of 60, depending on their class and being a starter. Of course the AA's and playmakers get a boost. This helps out both offensive and defensively as now the WR can get some space from the weaker DB's and tied in with the speed, the better DB's can shut down a weaker, slower WR.
WR's BLOCKING SKILLS:
All WR's run block skills have been raised. This help a great deal for the outside runs because now they can block the CB that keeps crashing in on sweeps, or outside runs. Sometimes they will still miss the blk, but now they at least make an attempt to block.
WR's ROUTE, AND RELEASE RATING:
This along with the DB's coverage adjustments, and speed will help out the passing game. Not every WR is a 90 speed, and not every CB is a 90 speed. Players get the space, if they are the better player.
ACC for LG, C, RG:
The acc rating for all Guards, and Centers have been put at 90 for the starters, and a very high 80 for the non-starters. This help these player to get off the ball during run plays, and along with the WR's blocking skills helps on those outside runs. All this help cut down on the DT blowing up the play in the backfield, along with the DT's pursuit ratings being dropped
STRENGTH/HIT POWER:
CB's & Safetys strength will be lowered to reflect how a big back/WR can break free or just run over a smaller DB. As it is now most DB's in the game can take down a much bigger WR or RB without to much of a problem. For instance...I have seen a DB - 180 lbs with a strength of 70,
Also, the same goes for hit power. It seems like every DB in the game has a very high hit power, the higher numbers with be given to the true hard hitting DB's
ACC Rating:
ACC rating will be lowered for all LB's, DB's. This will be at least 10 pts lower than their speed except for the All-Conference/All-American who will get a boost. Not every DB in the game is a ball hawk, and this helps.
STAMINA:
This will be lower also to give a much better rotation of personnel. For instance 30 will be given to the RB's. This gives a very good starter/sub ratio.
INJURY:
This will also be lowered a bit, to give a much better chance of injury to key players mainly the OL/DL. In my season I did not see one injury where I lost a OL/DL for any lenght of time. Also if someone is coming off of an injury....they will be dropped more...to show the chance of re-injury.
As you can see, it is not just one rating, but several linked together that improves the overall game play. For those who want a different feel for the game, I hope you will at least give these a try. Also, most likely you will have to adjust the sliders. The players speed along has changed greatly. I tested these with default sliders on AA, coach mode.
Use the following ID: ddhorne
I hope to get some feedback as how the game plays with the edits.
I will update daily as more and more teams get done.
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