[DLaren]

Quote: Originally Posted by Krioniq

Before I complain about certain ratings, what exactly does the GM rating do?

According to Donny Moore, your GM is very important:

Quote: Originally Posted by Donny_Moore

The GM has a wide range of responsibilities in HC09. The GM can handle any responsibility you tell him too. If you don't feel like signing player contracts, you can delegate the GM to do it for you. The GM also plays a major role in scouting. Based on how good your GM is at rookie scouting (per position), this will directly determine how many guys you get to scout at each scouting stage. For example, a 5 rated GM might get 12 DBs to scout during NFL Combine where as a 1 rated GM only gets 3 guys to scout. The GM also affects your approval. If you make moves that are in agreement with the GM (like going with a draft pick suggestion he might have), then he will be happy with you. If you continually override the GM on decision after decision, he will eventually get mad with you and try and leave the team in the offseason for other opportunities. For CPU teams, the GM makes most of these decisions himself for the team. The CPU Head Coach does not play as large of a role as the user Head Coach would. So bottom line here for CPU GMs, they play a HUGE role in off-the-field decision making for a franchise.