If you elect to keep a player in the game that has a minor injury

[dragon4ever]

will this actually lead to a more serious injury? I've left players in the game with minor injuries all he time and never have I suffered the consequences. Does that feature actually work?

[dalecooper]

I had it send a QB to the injured list for 8 weeks, so apparently it does, but I think most of the time it's not a big deal. I tend to rest them anyway just to be safe, unless it's a key player or a close and important game.

[thbends]

Good question because I ALWAYS "rest them" when it says they have a minor injury.

Has anyone experienced this causing worse injuries.

On that note... has anyone else had a guy go down and not know it until after the game was over? I lost my OLB for the year and there was no mention of it in the game. I found out only after I check injuries later in the menu.

[Pogo27]

I've sometimes had defensive players go down and not know it, but it's rare that I not know it, and it's also very rare for me to get a defensive player hurt.

On offensive, I never lose a player without noticing. O-Linemen have a tendency not to get hurt, and I'm extremely familiar with all of my skill players...and their back-ups...and the third string player. I know when someone is in for than just stamina reasons.



As for the original thread topic: I generally always rest players. I only play dynasty mode pretty much, so if the decision is between lose this game or lose X player for the rest of the season? I'd rather lose the game and keep the player and win more games in the future.

[dalecooper]

Quote: Originally Posted by thbends

On that note... has anyone else had a guy go down and not know it until after the game was over? I lost my OLB for the year and there was no mention of it in the game. I found out only after I check injuries later in the menu.

Yes, the injury notifications are pretty bad and easy to overlook, or skip entirely. Don't press any buttons for a few seconds after a play ends, otherwise you might blow right through them.

[MikeTho22]

I've seen it happen to the CPU before, their HB kept going down but coming back into the game. The third time he went down he was done for the season.

[King10Sooted]

Yea I wish we had better injury notifications. But yea, if you choose to leave them in they can get hurt worse. I handle everything on a case by case basis. If I really need them sometimes they will just have to play. Otherwise I choose to rest them and they are back the next drive anyway normally.