Scouting...

helimachoptor

Doing some scouting..
Doesnt seem like a whole lot of talent at the positions i want..

Guffy

Will the scouting points carry over into next week? Don't think I'll be able to get on today:/

BigBadRob83

gufc21 wrote: »

Will the scouting points carry over into next week? Don't think I'll be able to get on today:/

Yes

matthew8

I wish the twitter feed wouldn't go ahead and announce who you've been scouting.

davetherave

No fear of that for the Patriots, otherwise the twitter feed would be spammed with messages.

I have a system >_> and I'm not sharing.

Although it is probably the same system that everybody else is using.

mikemac1

I scouted about 14 players and not one was rated A overall

Mikeyt086

helimachoptor wrote: »

Doing some scouting..
Doesnt seem like a whole lot of talent at the positions i want..

Have noticed that certain high profile positions (normally where the Jags would go first) don't have much.

matthew8 wrote: »

I wish the twitter feed wouldn't go ahead and announce who you've been scouting.

Is that just for "storyline players" or are there more? Quite annoying if you're scouting for other teams.

mikemac1 wrote: »

I scouted about 14 players and not one was rated A overall

I wouldn't trust that rating totally. There will be a few B's who are actually A's and in an offline draft I took an A wide receiver 1st and he was a 67!

Dying to get stuck into the draft. Actually dying for an advance to the next stage of FA!

adrian522

Very unlikely to find A rated players

Are you scouting overall? I'd socut a few key attributes for the position you are after rather than dropping 2000 points on overall..

I've found very good players in the draft with low-ish overall but great at a lot of the key stats for the position,

Pudsy33

Wrong forum!

HowAreWe

What attributes should you be scouting for inside/outside linebackers?

is play recognition a big one?

Mikeyt086

HowAreWe wrote: »

What attributes should you be scouting for inside/outside linebackers?

is play recognition a big one?

hit power, pursuit, play recognition, agility and awareness would be big ones for me.

The way I've been scouting (I've no problem sharing as I'm constantly getting tips on here) is to find the position you want to draft in, lets say WR, then find a player on your roster (if you have one) that you feel very comfortable with. Someone who is reliable, although maybe not a star, for me in WR it would be my 3rd choice WR Mike Thomas. Look at his stats and see what he is good at, what makes him reliable, and look for that in your scouting. Like Mike Thomas has good speed, good catching and good catch in traffic, but he has a low release which means he doesn't burst off the line quickly and his route running isn't the best so his OVR is around 75. So really you just have to ask yourself what you want your Rookie to have, then go look for one.

SantryRed

Where is the scouting option on CC?

Mikeyt086

SantryRed wrote: »

Where is the scouting option on CC?

I think it's only available in your "TASKS" menu, I'm not even sure tasks is the right word for it? Your weekly to-do list where you can check when you're ready to advance.

I don't think you can get back to it if you clicked dismiss after you did the initial scouting, I hope I'm wrong though, because I wouldn't mind another look around.

Danger_dave1

Did my scouting last night . Have my 1st 3 targets in first round . Should hopefully get them all .

After that I only really have 2 situational guys I'm interested in .

How's everyone else's scouting going ?

helimachoptor

Have 2 guys picked for my 2nd round pick and then for my 5-7 round picks, hoping to unearth a couple of gems there.

I picked a good WR up in the PFL draft in round 7, who is a great returner, as the seasons go on, he'll get his shot, would hope for something similar here!

PADRAIC.M

Have a good first rounder sorted !

adrian522

All these plans go out the window after the top 10 pick the actual best players rather than the guys who are "projected" to go early.

I've scouted every player at the positions I'm looking at and ranked them, hoping for 4 starters, 1 each from the first 2 rounds and then a Kicker and Punter later on.

SantryRed

I'm gonna do my scouting soon. Have to have a good look at who i want to take around 12-14 pick.

BigBadRob83

Really should have left my scouting until today, and splurged all at once.

Scouted some positions that are no longer a need thanks to FA and trades (thankfully not too extensively). But have good idea of the guys I want in round 1 and 2, and a few flyers after that.

Would love to get a returner late.

NekoChan

I have decent picks but I have no idea who I should be picking up...

I keep changing my mind :-(

I cant decide who to target with my first pick...

PerrinV2

So what do production and size really mean?
Size equal physicality maybe?

Pudsy33

PerrinV2 wrote: »

So what do production and size really mean?
Size equal physicality maybe?

99 size means they're a perfect height and weight for the position. Production I m not so sure.

davetherave

PerrinV2 wrote: »

So what do production and size really mean?
Size equal physicality maybe?

From the manual, here

Five brand new ratings are introduced in Connected Careersand play a big role. These ratings give each team an authentic identity to who they are and how they construct their football team. It will be important to understand what these new ratings do and how they are calculated. These new ratings do not affect your player on the field but instead are used to help shape the personality of each NFL organization.

Physical
Calculated from a player’s physical ratings, player type and position. For example, a WR’s physical rating would weigh heavier on speed,agility, jumping and catching where as an offensive lineman is weighed on run,pass, and impact blocking.

Intangible
Calculated off of a player’s intangible ratings. Player type and position are also taken into consideration. For example, a QB’s intangible rating would be weighed heavier on short, medium, and deep accuracy while a defensive end is weighed on block shedding, power, and finesse moves.

Size
Calculated from the height and weight of a player while also factoring in the position and player type of that individual. For example, aPower RB who is 6’0”, 247lbs, would have a 99 size rating. But if he were a Speed HB, his size grade would be considerably lower.

Production
Calculated from the player’s season and career stats,position and age. It is important to understand that a rookie will enter with aproduction rating of 0. That will increase as he begins to produce on the field.

Durability
Calculated from a player’s durability rating. Injury,stamina, and toughness are all factored in when determining the durability rating.The age and position of a player are taken into consideration as well.

Big Daddy Cool

i didnt make enough points to do a good scoting on players but have 1 player in mind with my 1st pick, after that i hav'nt a clue

NekoChan

Yeah - dont know whether to pick of QB to back up Dalton in draft or wait it out and grab one in FA

A lot will depend on who the pre-ceeding pickers go for as I have a few lads scouted that jump out at me

BigBadRob83

For all the "realism" EA are trying to achieve, and considering the fact that stroyline college players have Combine stats mentioned, you would think we wouldn't have to scout the basic physical stats: Acceleration, Speed, Strength, Agility

Or do what they did in previous Madden games, actually have the combine stats for each player.

PerrinV2

davetherave wrote: »

From the manual, here

Size
Calculated from the height and weight of a player while also factoring in the position and player type of that individual. For example, aPower RB who is 6’0”, 247lbs, would have a 99 size rating. But if he were a Speed HB, his size grade would be considerably lower.

Production
Calculated from the player’s season and career stats,position and age. It is important to understand that a rookie will enter with aproduction rating of 0. That will increase as he begins to produce on the field.

When I go into a player these 2 are already given.
So on production is this rating based on how well he did in his college year or something?

Big Daddy Cool

i wish they used real players in the draft, really could do with QB Johnny Manziel from Texas A and M.

Pudsy33

I am looking to move up in the second round. Will swap second round picks this year and give next year's second. Anyone able to help?

Pudsy33

Big Daddy Cool wrote: »

i wish they used real players in the draft, really could do with QB Johnny Manziel from Texas A and M.

He won't be out till next year, plus you have Luck!?

Big Daddy Cool

Pudsy33 wrote: »

He won't be out till next year, plus you have Luck!?

yeah i just remembered that about manziel after i posted.

Berty44

Johnny Football is only a freshman, he might not be out until 2016 !!!!

SantryRed

I'll give my 2nd round pick next year, with my 1st round pick this year (12-14 range) to move up into the top 10 of the draft.

Mikeyt086

I'm very happy with my scouting, confident I've found a few good players... But my first pick is 47th overall and I'm almost sure they will all be gone by then.

SantryRed

Is anyone interested in trading down from the top 6/7?

SantryRed

I recommend every to look at their trade offers when their pick comes around as I will be sending offers in :pac:

helimachoptor

SantryRed wrote: »

I recommend every to look at their trade offers when their pick comes around as I will be sending offers in :pac:

will be keeping my eyes peeled in the 5th and 7th rounds Ben:pac:

Big Daddy Cool

Ive just noticed ive 0 picks in round 2 and pick 72 in round 3, Good job i got my business done in FA's

Mikeyt086

So how does this work then? When the league is advanced we all just enter the draft at 8.30 and it starts? Can we set up a draft board properly?

I've done a draft offline but I just started that when I wanted and the draft board was just the order of projected picks.

PerrinV2

Umm will we jumping into that chatroom thing or just posting here as we go along?

SantryRed

I will start it at 8:30. It automatically brings you in to it I think.

No draft board unfortunately.

Big Daddy Cool

i presume this is like the NFL Fantasy Footbal draft?

SantryRed

One FA player per game week.

I'm on now, draft is starting in 8 minutes. I am mic less tonight unfortunately.

madalig12

Party up anyone?

Mikeyt086

Oh can we chat while in the draft? I don't have a pick until mid-round in the 2nd so I'll be watching United for the first while. Would good to be able to keep up with what happening.

Big Daddy Cool

No Mic, must invest in a new one.

SantryRed

Mikeyt086 wrote: »

Oh can we chat while in the draft? I don't have a pick until mid-round in the 2nd so I'll be watching United for the first while. Would good to be able to keep up with what happening.

I'm sure there will be a party going so just get an invite

Big Daddy Cool

Will we post our draft pick ups here?

SantryRed

There is a thread for it. Draft has begun

davetherave

Can someone invite me to the party, if there is one? daftdave41

Mikeyt086

Keep getting kicked off the EA Servers. Nightmare.