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CM1847 · 08-16-2004, 12:52 AM

Here's what I do, which isn't very detailed or complete, but I am used to it and it is usually pretty good for me:

-Make sure you know what two posisitons you want with your first two picks. If you need a DE and have the #15 pick, scout all DEs rated 1st and 2nd round. If your other biggest need is HB, do the same for them. Each week you should narrow your choices down based on the comments and what type of player you want(you probably won't want an injury prone guy or a guy who has a bad attitude). By the end of the 3 scouting weeks you should have a good idea of what you want to do, I usually "rate" the players I want in order, and if my #1 is there, I take him and then pick a guy of my 2nd needed position in the 2nd round, you get the idea....

-You won't use all 15 points each week on your two biggest needs, so I use my other points in two different ways:
-first week(when speeds and info aren't there), I look for possible 3rd round choices
-2nd/3rd weeks I look for diamonds in the rough. I look for LB's with decent 40 times and great/amazing tackling that are listed as late round picks. Or look for really fast DEs. Maybe try to find a good kick returner. Or a blocking TE/FB. There are quite a few guys out there in this game that will help you if you know what you need. If you have a DE whos contract will run out in a year or two, take a chance on drafting a speedy DE in the late rounds, maybe he'll turn out to be a good pass rusher.

The thing for me is that only the first 2 or 3 rounds can consistantly yield solid contributing players. So I try to make sure I have a good idea of who I want with my first few picks(by starting with broad scouting and narrowing them down based on specific needs). Then i try to see if there are any guys out there who might be underprojected, if a guy is projected in the 4th and has 4th round talent, he most likely won't ever be very useful to you. Most of the time with my last few picks I just pick based on who was projected to go high, if there's a guy who's supposed to be a 2nd rounder still left in the 6th, I'll take him even if I don't need that position....

My method is pretty poor I'm sure, not very thorough but I usually end up with a good idea of what to do with my most important picks and have a couple possible diamonds in the rough on my radar as well.

08-16-2004, 12:52 AM	#3
CM1847 Bacon OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 5,372	Re: Rookie scouting strategies? Here's what I do, which isn't very detailed or complete, but I am used to it and it is usually pretty good for me: -Make sure you know what two posisitons you want with your first two picks. If you need a DE and have the #15 pick, scout all DEs rated 1st and 2nd round. If your other biggest need is HB, do the same for them. Each week you should narrow your choices down based on the comments and what type of player you want(you probably won't want an injury prone guy or a guy who has a bad attitude). By the end of the 3 scouting weeks you should have a good idea of what you want to do, I usually "rate" the players I want in order, and if my #1 is there, I take him and then pick a guy of my 2nd needed position in the 2nd round, you get the idea.... -You won't use all 15 points each week on your two biggest needs, so I use my other points in two different ways: -first week(when speeds and info aren't there), I look for possible 3rd round choices -2nd/3rd weeks I look for diamonds in the rough. I look for LB's with decent 40 times and great/amazing tackling that are listed as late round picks. Or look for really fast DEs. Maybe try to find a good kick returner. Or a blocking TE/FB. There are quite a few guys out there in this game that will help you if you know what you need. If you have a DE whos contract will run out in a year or two, take a chance on drafting a speedy DE in the late rounds, maybe he'll turn out to be a good pass rusher. The thing for me is that only the first 2 or 3 rounds can consistantly yield solid contributing players. So I try to make sure I have a good idea of who I want with my first few picks(by starting with broad scouting and narrowing them down based on specific needs). Then i try to see if there are any guys out there who might be underprojected, if a guy is projected in the 4th and has 4th round talent, he most likely won't ever be very useful to you. Most of the time with my last few picks I just pick based on who was projected to go high, if there's a guy who's supposed to be a 2nd rounder still left in the 6th, I'll take him even if I don't need that position.... My method is pretty poor I'm sure, not very thorough but I usually end up with a good idea of what to do with my most important picks and have a couple possible diamonds in the rough on my radar as well.