What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

[Jagsfan24]

Normally I just pick a team and do about a year or 2 with that team and then restart with another franchise, but I finally decided to go into the 2nd offseason now and I have noticed all these 90+ rated players in FA.

I’m just curious how do you guys manage so teams can be smarter and not let all these players walk, considering my team seems to be rated in the 90s while other teams have 60 rated guys starting

[Kanobi]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

The solution to that would be controlling all 32 teams because ,otherwise, that aspect of the game is either broken or by design as to make free agency more exciting.

I'm not a fan of it, personally. But in a way it's kinda interesting to see where those guys end up and what sort of impact they have.

In fact, I just lost to a Justin Herbert-led Steelers team. But it was followed by complete devastation of a Chargers team with a 68 OVR QB at the helm.

[bgibson8708]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

What I do is turn the salary cap off. Before the end of the season I will scroll through and see what everyone's cap is and sort of eyeball an average and I use that for my cap that I hold myself to. This gives the AI enough money to resign most of their players. Some will still get away because they just dont want to re-sign. I've gotten much more realistic free agency periods this way. Plus I am able to trade with most teams, with the cap on, the AI is so bad at managing the cap that you can't trade with anyone.

[JoeRodgers1175]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

Before the Super Bowl I go through every team’s roster and manually edit contracts for players who wouldn’t hit free agency. Usually that means top quarterbacks or young players rated 88 or above.

[Momoney168]

What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

I have a couple step process.

Week 8 I go through and make trades between Super Bowl contenders and teams that need to rebuild.

Resign week I go through and will do manual cuts to contracts to provide cap relief since there’s no ability to restructure. I’ll look at using franchise tag but honestly after the last patch I had 8 teams use their tag correctly on their own.

Finally I use mock draft 5 to make pre draft trades that would be realistic.

I’m ok with some teams making bad decisions cause there are real life teams that make bad decisions. I also go through after resign week and manually do some dev trait changes based on house rules. Mostly adding XF/SS to OL and reducing QB/RB XF/SS.

[stp2081]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

Agree with the sentiment that all 32 full control is too time consuming. I just turn salary cap off, really limit myself and make sure all teams have sensible QB set-ups.

[NoleFan]

What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

I personally don’t worry about it because I have all my “GM” activities set to Auto. So, I’ll end up suffering the same fate as the CPU at some point.


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[Falcon17000]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

People talk all about this issue, but the real one is that team's severely underpay QBs, WRs, and CBs. By 2028, there are almost zero decent free agents because every CPU team will have like 50 million free because their 95 overall QB is making 23 million a season.

[ForUntoOblivionSoar∞]

Re: What’s everyone’s approach to handling teams 2 or more years into a CF

I just look at expiring contracts of players very unlikely to be let go (quarterbacks mostly, and DPOY quality pass rushers), and just adjust their contract to add more years. In the rare instance I miss something, I edit them to a punter, reduce their contract, trade for them, restore their position, trade them back to the team they're supposed to be on, and give them as big a contract as the team can handle.



But big name free agents do hit the market, so I'm not concerned if a great safety, linemen, cornerback, etc hit, because the elite guys teams really try to keep are pass rushers and quarterbacks. Everyone else depends on the particulars.


Now, if great players remain on the free agent list, I'll go in and adjust contracts to give other teams more cap room, and that's really all have to do.