[Flipmo23]

UNIVERSAL METHOD FOR ROOKIE CAPs... THIS IS COPIED FROM THE OLD THREAD

This, so far, is the STANDARD that those in the previous community thread have agreed on so far for Rookie CAPs. If you would like to throw in some input as to what should be changed, you are more than welcome to do so in THAT thread. Just be sure to at least look at some of the rookie profiles on the Official NFL.com Draft Analyzer Site before doing so:

Again, all rookie ratings will be based ENTIRELY on this standard, based on the nfl.com ratings linked to above.

UPDATE 5/8/06 - THIS RUBRIC HAS BEEN FINALIZED ALREADY, NO FURTHER CHANGES WILL BE MADE

ESPN CATEGORY RATING - NFL DRAFT ANALYZER EQUIVALENT (OUT OF 100/OUT OF 10.0)

Speed - Based on 40-time, see notes below
Agility - COD Rating *+10 for all positions except for O-Line/D-Line
Strength - Play Strength
Jumping - Athletic Ability *+10 for DBs
Pass Blocking - Pass Blocking*For O-Line, use pass protection +10
Run Blocking - Run Blocking*For O-Line, use Run Block +10
Catch - Hands (+5) *Defensive players, catch rating no higher than 5
Run Route - Patterns (+15) *For RBs, use Elusiveness (Do NOT add 15)
Hold On To Ball - Fumbles (+5)
Run Coverage - Pursuit/Range (+5) *For DB's, use Zone Coverage Rating (Do NOT add 5)
Pass Accuracy - Convert %
Pass Arm Strength - Arm Strength (+15)
Pass Read Coverage - Read Defenses (+15)
Pass Rush - Rush Ability (+5) *For DB's, use Fight-Blocker Rating (Do NOT add 5)
Tackle - Tackling (+10)
Coverage - Man Coverage (+10) OR *Read & React for D-Linemen (Do NOT add 10)
Kick Power - 20 for Non-Kickers
Kick Accuracy - 20 for Non-Kickers
Stamina - All rookies will have 75 stamina, for now
Durablity - Durability (+10)
Leadership - Pride/Quit *Don't use this for QBs, see below
Scramble - Accuracy on Move
Composure - Clutch Play/Big Play
Consistency - Consistency (+10)
Aggressiveness - Instincts/Reactions
Break Tackle - This is a special case. For all players EXCEPT RBs, play strength will be the Break Tackle rating. For Running Backs, there is a formula for Break Tackle:

BREAK TACKLE For RBs = [(BODY TYPE + PLAY STRENGTH) Divided by 2, +10

So for a guy like LenDale White... you're looking at [(75+70)/2]+10 = ~83 Break Tackle Rating

Believe me, we did not want to make it so complex, but this was the trickiest rating to get correct so that all the BT ratings for the RBs came out consistent.

Also, QB's have a QB-specific LEADERSHIP rating on NFL.com's DA, so use that rating for leadership instead of "pride/quit".

All ratings on NFL.com's Draft Analyzer are from 1-10. So a player with a 8.0 rating in a category = an 80 in-game, unless otherwise altered according to the standard rubric above.

Speed is the one rating I left out because we should base this on the 40 times . The speed ratings and how the times translate into ratings in the game can be found here.

VERY IMPORTANT: ON THE DRAFT ANALYZER SITE, CERTAIN RATINGS FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS ARE NOT GIVEN. EXAMPLE, THE CATCH RATING FOR A QUARTERBACK. FOR NOW, ANY RATING NOT GIVEN SHOULD BE PUT AT "20" AND A NOTE TAKEN SO THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO IT LATER. ALSO, CLEAR THE PHOTOS OF ROOKIES YOU CREATE AS YOU GO ALONG PLEASE.

LET'S BE CONSISTENT; SET TEAM DEPTH CHARTS WILL GO ACCORDING TO THE OURLADS WEBSITE, HERE: http://www.ourlads.com/secure/index.cfm

JUST TO CLARIFY, SINCE MOST TEAMS HAVE WAY MORE PLAYERS THAN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO START THE SEASON WITH, WE WILL ONLY BE UPDATING ROSTERS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IN THE DEPTH CHART. THIS WILL MAKE ROOM FOR PLAYERS TO BE CREATED. IF A ROOKIE IS NOT PUT IN AS A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER ON OURLADS, DO NOT CREATE HIM. THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DEFENSE

SS AND FS - UP TO 2ND OR 3RD TEAM
OLB/ILB - UP TO 4TH TEAM
DE/DT - UP TO 4TH TEAM
CB - 6 CORNERBACKS

OFFENSE

QB - 4TH TEAM
RB - 4TH TEAM
FB - 2ND TEAM
WR - 6 RECEIVERS
TE - 3RD TEAM
T - 3RD TEAM FOR EACH SIDE
G - 3RD TEAM FOR EACH SIDE
C - 2ND TEAM