Missing free agents after preseason

[mszczesny]

I noticed after the pre season over alot of the decent free agents just dissapear. Dez bryant is just gone as well as all the higher rated free agents. Checked the transaction screen and nobody signed these guys, theyre just gone. Really dissapointing. Am i the only that noticed this?


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[SnakeEyez]

Quote: Originally Posted by mszczesny

I noticed after the pre season over alot of the decent free agents just dissapear. Dez bryant is just gone as well as all the higher rated free agents. Checked the transaction screen and nobody signed these guys, theyre just gone. Really dissapointing. Am i the only that noticed this? Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

In years past it was usually just lower rated players below a certain threshold that would disappear due to the game purging it's pool (i.e. everyone below 62OVR for example) to make room for draftees, etc in the new season.

[mszczesny]

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

In years past it was usually just lower rated players below a certain threshold that would disappear due to the game purging it's pool (i.e. everyone below 62OVR for example) to make room for draftees, etc in the new season.

Yea that ive seen before. But these are the guys rates in the 80s. Dez, Rodgers-Cromartie, Eric Reid, Tre Boston,etc.


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[briz1046]

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeEyez

In years past it was usually just lower rated players below a certain threshold that would disappear due to the game purging it's pool (i.e. everyone below 62OVR for example) to make room for draftees, etc in the new season.

The FA pool after week 1 ( regular season ) is capped at 640 players ( in M18) with set numbers at each position.

Previous to M17 this was indeed done by OVR ( ie removing the lower rated players) but this changed in M17 and now it is done by age , removing older players first

This tends to hit hardest at WR , CB and HB where initial rosters tend to be heavily populated

It's not ideal but it doesn't work too badly IMO

Note : the transaction report gets swamped by the preseason cuts and is incomplete in my experience around that time , it's highly likely the top FAs were signed ( if you check team rosters ) at least in my limited testing

[vBaC0n]

Quote: Originally Posted by briz1046

The FA pool after week 1 ( regular season ) is capped at 640 players ( in M18) with set numbers at each position. Previous to M17 this was indeed done by OVR ( ie removing the lower rated players) but this changed in M17 and now it is done by age , removing older players first This tends to hit hardest at WR , CB and HB where initial rosters tend to be heavily populated It's not ideal but it doesn't work too badly IMO Note : the transaction report gets swamped by the preseason cuts and is incomplete in my experience around that time , it's highly likely the top FAs were signed ( if you check team rosters ) at least in my limited testing

Can't confirm for anyone else, but Dez Bryant tdefinitely disappeared in mine. I'm sure others did as well. I was just only looking for Dez. I checked every teams roster, injuries, transactions, etc.

[GrayDawg]

Quote: Originally Posted by vBaC0n

Can't confirm for anyone else, but Dez Bryant tdefinitely disappeared in mine. I'm sure others did as well. I was just only looking for Dez. I checked every teams roster, injuries, transactions, etc.

Can't confirm for 19 but in years past the majority of top older players disappear if not on a team. Some have shown back up the next season but most are gone forever.

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[shockl3y]

This game is such a mess. They make it hard for us to recommend this game to our friends when sh*t like this is the standard.

[briz1046]

Quote: Originally Posted by vBaC0n

Can't confirm for anyone else, but Dez Bryant tdefinitely disappeared in mine. I'm sure others did as well. I was just only looking for Dez. I checked every teams roster, injuries, transactions, etc.

Older players at specific positions definitely do get deleted , there is a set maximum limit at each position ( totalling 640) only way to control it is to do 32 team control and sign them or do the work for the game and delete players yourself ( by turning them into 40 yo at a position that is over populated)

Edit : in my test CFM bryant gets signed but the oldest FA WR is 26