Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

[PacMan3000]

Okay guys, I need some help.

When I'm playing connected franchise, it doesn't seem that injuries end up actually working. For example, I've had players like Josh Gordon, Joe Hayden, TJ Ward e.t.c get injured, and then the game will tell me that I have an option to put them back into the game or keep them out of the game, and when I choose to keep them out for the remainder of the game, I see them back in the game the next play!

Then, I hear the sideline reporter tell me that the player's going to be out for the rest of the game, & I see him running into the locker room. The very next play, he's back in the game!

So what exactly is the problem here? Can players on your team just never get injured? For what it's worth I'm playing on the PlayStation 4. I've had this problem occur before the update, and after the patch as wel. So I don't really understandt... do I need to start a brand new franchise? Please help, this is really frustrating. 1 extra thing... this seems to only happen to the user controlld teat. It doesn't seem to be happening to my Car opponents, as their players get hurt and stay hurt.

[acolbert]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

Its a bug.

For example if you have 2 QBs on your depth chart and your starter "gets hurt" he'll be back in the game next play. But if you 3 QBs on your depth chart, the starter stays injured. Best way to remedy this is to make sure you have the "required" number of players at each position and injuries work just fine.

I hope this makes sense, took me a few years in my CFM to figure out what was going on.

[PioneerRaptor]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

Its a bug.

For example if you have 2 QBs on your depth chart and your starter "gets hurt" he'll be back in the game next play. But if you 3 QBs on your depth chart, the starter stays injured. Best way to remedy this is to make sure you have the "required" number of players at each position and injuries work just fine.

I hope this makes sense, took me a few years in my CFM to figure out what was going on.

This is the same conclusion I have come too as well. I remember that LeSean McCoy was suppose to be out for a few weeks but I ended up cutting my 3rd String running back and the very next game LeSean McCoy was mysteriously back from his injury early.

I also noticed the QB thing as well as Foles kept getting hurt but he always came back because I only had 1 other QB on the roster. (Though I didn't know why at the time).

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

Its a bug.

For example if you have 2 QBs on your depth chart and your starter "gets hurt" he'll be back in the game next play. But if you 3 QBs on your depth chart, the starter stays injured. Best way to remedy this is to make sure you have the "required" number of players at each position and injuries work just fine.

I hope this makes sense, took me a few years in my CFM to figure out what was going on.

so does this mean as long as you have each spot in the depth chart , for each position , filled in then they will stay hurt? i mean could you have only 2 qbs on ur roster and set ut punter as ur third qb in depth chart , and the qbs inj stick then? same question for all other positions..... does anyone know if this would work so you dont have to have 3 qbs taking up roster space ? i normally only like to keep 2

[PacMan3000]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

Its a bug.

For example if you have 2 QBs on your depth chart and your starter "gets hurt" he'll be back in the game next play. But if you 3 QBs on your depth chart, the starter stays injured. Best way to remedy this is to make sure you have the "required" number of players at each position and injuries work just fine.

I hope this makes sense, took me a few years in my CFM to figure out what was going on.

Thanks Al, but here's the one thing I don't understand.

Josh Gordon in my game got hurt. Now, I have six WR's on my roster including him on the team. It said his potential for re-injury was a medium, so I elected to keep him out the game. Directly after that, he's back in. Do I need more than six WR's on the roster?

Same thing happened with Jordan Cameron--and I have three TE's, including him.

With TJ Ward, it was different. I saw him get hurt, go out and his backup come in--for one play. But despite me electing to keep him out the game, and the sideline reporter corroborating that as he trots to the locker room--he's back in the game on the next possession.

This past game, Cameron got hurt again. This time, though, he actually stayed out the remainder of the game--which amounted to the entire 4th quarter. But after the game, I go to injuries, and he's not injured for any prolonged amount of time.

Now--maybe these guys all simply had extremely minor injuries, that keep you out only for 2-3 plays or simply our for one quarter and doesn't linger for multiple weeks. But that seems really odd, no?

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

well i know after reading this i check in our online league, thru all injured players who are out for numerous weeks. ALL of them have their position in the depth chart filled by a player. not all have a player at that position listed as say the last slot , but all the numbered slots for their position is filled in depth chart. before i had heard its a glitch and u needed to keep 3 qbs on roster so qbs can stay hurt, now i think its just a depth chart issue overall for any position. for what your saying pacman, sometimes a guy with medium injury u may say to keep out, but it only keeps em out until they are ok to go back n, maybe his inj was rather minor .just a thought. i do think there is something up with the depth chart needing to have all numbered slots filled for each position. anyone else got some info to verify ?mine checked out that this is correct, wondering about others

[fxsundance32]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

I had 3 corners and my starting corner got injured for 8 weeks he still played with a broken ankle

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

I had 3 corners and my starting corner got injured for 8 weeks he still played with a broken ankle

sounds like its a depth chart not being filled issue then , i had originally been told it was just qb , but i think it has got to be a entire position issue. if a position isnt filled in in depth chart, then guy wont stay hurt as he should.

[acolbert]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

so does this mean as long as you have each spot in the depth chart , for each position , filled in then they will stay hurt? i mean could you have only 2 qbs on ur roster and set ut punter as ur third qb in depth chart , and the qbs inj stick then? same question for all other positions..... does anyone know if this would work so you dont have to have 3 qbs taking up roster space ? i normally only like to keep 2

I probably should have said roster instead of depth chart. Sorry for the confusion guys!

They have a required number at each position on your roster. Seems as long as thats all fulfilled, injured players stay injured.

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

I probably should have said roster instead of depth chart. Sorry for the confusion guys!

They have a required number at each position on your roster. Seems as long as thats all fulfilled, injured players stay injured.

so ur saying it has nothing to do with depth chart? but gotta have 3 qbs on roster, gotta have 6 wrs , gotta have 4 hbs etc? cause ive seen guys in my league with only 3 hbs ( while there are 4 spots in depth chart for it) and have a fb at the # 4 spot and their hbs stay hurt. so personally i feel like its a depth chart ( not being full) issue .i mean the game doesnt "require" you to have 3 qbs in order to play. however there are 3 spots for the qb position in the depth chart. id like someone to verify which one it really is . i hate friggin having 3 qbs , cause one is wasting a spot on my roster i could actually use.

[acolbert]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

so ur saying it has nothing to do with depth chart? but gotta have 3 qbs on roster, gotta have 6 wrs , gotta have 4 hbs etc? cause ive seen guys in my league with only 3 hbs ( while there are 4 spots in depth chart for it) and have a fb at the # 4 spot and their hbs stay hurt. so personally i feel like its a depth chart ( not being full) issue .i mean the game doesnt "require" you to have 3 qbs in order to play. however there are 3 spots for the qb position in the depth chart. id like someone to verify which one it really is . i hate friggin having 3 qbs , cause one is wasting a spot on my roster i could actually use.

Maybe so...

Im by no means an expert on this issue, I know Ive notcied it in my CFM and when I signed an extra body at that position it stopped happening.

But a definite answer would be helpful

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

Maybe so...

Im by no means an expert on this issue, I know Ive notcied it in my CFM and when I signed an extra body at that position it stopped happening.

But a definite answer would be helpful

well i was just wondering, cause ur statement sounded like u was saying there was a "required" number of players needed for each position, but as far as i know you only are forced to have 1 player per position on roster. as far as a requirement, however i do know there is a set number of "spots/slots" in the depth chart for each position. the qb, having 3 spots, which is why i think some noticed if u only have 2 there , qb wont stay hurt. same for the wrs, if u only have 5 on ur team , and only 5 people set in the 6 spots in depth chart , i bet they wont stay hurt either. i mean you could put a cb in at the 6ths wr spot, and i think it would then fix the issue( by having all spots for wrs full in depth chart) and then wrs would stay hurt. again so far today ive been checking this in my own online cfm and ive noticed all the teams that have players who have sustained injuries for numerous weeks and are still out , ALL have their depth chart filled up at those players positions. however this doesnt mean u gotta have 6 wrs on roster and 6 in depth chart. i dont think the players actual position counts. i think its the number of bodies set for each position in depth chart. i have seen guys with 3 hbs and a fb as the last spot for hb in depth chart keep injuries. i will continue to check this info , however if anyone else can verify these findings sure would be nice!

[PacMan3000]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

OK, fellas, I think I figured this out. And I think it's sort of a mix of what people were talking about.

What I ended up doing was this: I noticed that my roster itself was mostly full, but I only had 1 fullback. So, the first thing I did was sign a backup full back.

The second thing I did was go into the depth chart and fill up ALL of the depth chart slots (aside from punter and kicker). So if it says you can have three deep in the HB position, I make sure all three slots are full. I do this for all the positions.

I also (although I think it's completely not related) upped the sliders to 52.

Played the game--had three injuries. One player got hurt and the game told me he could not come back. And he didn't. He was out for the game. The second guy got hurt, and I chose to have him sit out the game. He also didn't come back.

Then, my backup CB got hurt and he couldn't come back. Come to find out, it's a collarbone. Out ten weeks. He didn't come back.

Now, granted, after the game ended, I went into the injury section, and it said he's now only out for seven weeks rather than ten. I'll have to make sure this worked 100% by playing the NEXT game and making sure the guy doesn't return, but as is, I had three guys get hurt in my game who all, finally, stayed hurt and didn't return.

Try it out--might work for you.

[howboutdat]

Re: Why Don't Guys Stay Injured?

OK, fellas, I think I figured this out. And I think it's sort of a mix of what people were talking about.

What I ended up doing was this: I noticed that my roster itself was mostly full, but I only had 1 fullback. So, the first thing I did was sign a backup full back.

The second thing I did was go into the depth chart and fill up ALL of the depth chart slots (aside from punter and kicker). So if it says you can have three deep in the HB position, I make sure all three slots are full. I do this for all the positions.

I also (although I think it's completely not related) upped the sliders to 52.

Played the game--had three injuries. One player got hurt and the game told me he could not come back. And he didn't. He was out for the game. The second guy got hurt, and I chose to have him sit out the game. He also didn't come back.

Then, my backup CB got hurt and he couldn't come back. Come to find out, it's a collarbone. Out ten weeks. He didn't come back.

Now, granted, after the game ended, I went into the injury section, and it said he's now only out for seven weeks rather than ten. I'll have to make sure this worked 100% by playing the NEXT game and making sure the guy doesn't return, but as is, I had three guys get hurt in my game who all, finally, stayed hurt and didn't return.

Try it out--might work for you.

could you try only having two qbs on ur roster, then set the third option to the punter . and run with ur qb until he gets red and tired and see if he gets hurt and stays out and keeps injury after the week is over. just curious if that will still let qbs get hurt