Analyzing the Draft & Free Agency

[Maynard]

firstimer....do u have to control all 32 teams for this? and can u make these changes during your current chise

 

[FirstTimer]

firstimer....do u have to control all 32 teams for this? and can u make these changes during your current chise

No idea maynard. I don't own the game. Empire just posted this last night in another thread. You'd have to ask the guy over at OS.

 

[St. Francisco]

Thanks FT...I gotta re-do my simulations today. For some reason, the imported draft class didn't come over.

 

[FirstTimer]

firstimer....do u have to control all 32 teams for this? and can u make these changes during your current chise

Thanks FT...I gotta re-do my simulations today. For some reason, the imported draft class didn't come over.

Here's a link to the thread at OS

http://www.osatwork.com/forums/showthread.php?t=507491

After a LOT of work (seen here http://www.operationsports.com/forum...c-exposed.html), I finally have the CPU drafting an NCAA imported team realistically!

Here are my steps.

Controlling all 32 teams. I set everything to CPU, because I don't want to micromanage.

Before the draft, I make note of any team that has a "Future Star" at QB.

Go into coaching strategies. Set the kicker and punter priorities for each team to 0.

Set the QB priority for any team with a future star to 0.

All other priorities were left at 100 (THIS IS IMPORTANT).

It took me less than ten minutes to do all of this.

Results: Punter Drew Butler...projected to go third overall...WAS NOT DRAFTED. Likewise, the Bengals (who have a future star QB) skipped all the QBs at the top of the list and used their first pick on a safety. Realistic picks across the board. No punters were drafted at all, and only one kicker was taken, in the 7th round. Carolina took a wide receiver with their first pick. Teams that needed a QB took one, teams that didn't didn't. One safety who was projected in the top ten dipped to 17th. A halfback projected for the first round dropped to the 2nd. Two guys projected for the second round went in the first.

VERY happy with the results. For those interested in the full first round's results, click the link above. It's on the last page.

Hope this helps everyone finally start to enjoy imported draft classes!

EDIT:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1) Do I have to control all 32 teams? Yes. Controlling even just 31 teams WILL result in a punter being taken in the 1st round. You can set all options to CPU, and you can certainly be hands-off during the draft itself, but you must control all 32 teams so you can change their priorities, as listed above.

2) Can I tweak this formula? I want my QB at 50, my HB at 70, and my DT at -32. You are certainly welcome to try. However, this formula is posted here for a reason: It actually works. Many, including myself, have attempted other formulas. They have ALL resulted in a punter being taken in the first round...even when the punter priority was zero.

3) Can I play the season as 1 team, then switch to 32 teams during the offseason, make the drafting priority changes, and switch back to my 1 team? In theory? Yes. In reality? No. There is a serious bug where attempting to do this results in a game-breaking bug when you access the NYG's coaching strategy screen.

 

[EmpireWF]

firstimer....do u have to control all 32 teams for this? and can u make these changes during your current chise

You have to control all 32 teams. The option is in the coaches strategy menu.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Can you control all 32 teams just for the draft and then de-control them after?

 

[EmpireWF]

Can you control all 32 teams just for the draft and then de-control them after?

Not exactly. But you can keep whatever issues (free agency, sign rookies, fill rosters, etc.) at CPU for the teams you don't want to personally handle.

 

[St. Francisco]

Not exactly. But you can keep whatever issues (free agency, sign rookies, fill rosters, etc.) at CPU for the teams you don't want to personally handle.

The issue with this fix is that the teams now won't put players on IR, and they also won't make draft-day trades. I'm gonna have to play around, see if I can just take control at the beginning, set them, and them leave them for the other teams...I dunno if they'll switch them back or not.

So, I figured out how I screwed up the draft class import. So apparently there's a glitch where NCAA will sometimes prompt you to export at the end of the bowl season. If you select yes, it screws up. If you select no, it will prompt you again at the proper place, the players leaving screen. So I did this today, and will now re-simulate an NFL season. Not gonna post standings or free agency again, I just did those to get a feel for how the game was working.

 

[DJ Rhude]

Can you control all 32 teams just for the draft and then de-control them after?

You can de-control them when the next offseason arrives.....but that is the only time you can make any changes as far as how many teams you want to control

 

[St. Francisco]

You can de-control them when the next offseason arrives.....but that is the only time you can make any changes as far as how many teams you want to control

I changed all of the priorities at the beginning, then de-selected all teams except for the 49ers. We'll see how the draft goes now.

On a side note, I re-simulated the season...and the 49ers beat the Titans in the Super Bowl. Lulz.

 

[St. Francisco]

I did the draft today, but I'm not gonna go through the hassle of posting the results, as they ended up being the same as the guys over at OS. I didn't see a kicker or punter selected in the draft, and teams were pretty smart with their decisions for the most part.

My final thoughts on the draft is that the AI is significantly improved over previous versions, and will certainly satisfy most users so long as they remember to change the draft priority for kickers, punters, and teams with franchise quarterbacks. But for the hardcore guys, there is the occasional bonehead pick that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth. I'll probably take the time to draft for each team in at least the first two rounds each year.

As for the imported draft classes, you're not gonna see any first round busts or late-round gems...but you will get the satisfaction of seeing your college guys come over to the pros. So, pick your poison there...either get the generic classes which are better rounded draft classes, or sacrifice the randomness for real names.

 

[Maynard]

Am I the only one who thinks it's wayyyyyyy too much of a hassle to control every team in the game just to do this?

i find that once i begin going thru the process that it isnt as bad as it may seem. Just like mlb the show...once u start handling things u see its not all that much of a hassle

 

[ryne candy]

I need to rent NCAA for the 360, just so I can get the first 5 years of draft classes. After that I'll just use game generated classes.

 

[St. Francisco]

Am I the only one who thinks it's wayyyyyyy too much of a hassle to control every team in the game just to do this?

Difficult work indeed, but not so bad...you don't have to go way in-depth to make better choices than the CPU for each team.

 

[EmpireWF]

I need to rent NCAA for the 360, just so I can get the first 5 years of draft classes. After that I'll just use game generated classes.

http://www.operationsports.com/foru...-xens-ncaa-12-xbox360-draft-class-thread.html

 

[Maynard]

You can de-control them when the next offseason arrives.....but that is the only time you can make any changes as far as how many teams you want to control

I changed all of the priorities at the beginning, then de-selected all teams except for the 49ers. We'll see how the draft goes now..

St...can u post exact how you setup the chise....i see u started with 32 team control....but when and where did u turn off the option to control the 31 other teams?

Also - he said for any QB of the Future u change it to 0. But what about Franchise QB's

 

[St. Francisco]

St...can u post exact how you setup the chise....i see u started with 32 team control....but when and where did u turn off the option to control the 31 other teams?

Also - he said for any QB of the Future u change it to 0. But what about Franchise QB's

At the beginning of the franchise, I elected to control all 32 teams, and set everything to CPU control. After that, if you want to control a team, just go to that individual team, and select user for the options. Change the draft strategies for every team. Put kicker and punter at 0, and any team with a QB of the future at 0 for QB.

At the beginning of the offseason is where I de-selected control of the teams. There's an option on one of those menus that pops up and says something like select controlled teams or something. It only appears at the beginning of the offseason. The draft strategies will stay the same.

As far as the QBs go, so long as the OVR rating of the team's QB does not go lower than the drafted QB, you'll be fine. So, as long as the team's QB is 85 or higher, you have nothing to worry about, you don't have to change it.

 

[Maynard]

i saw where u had the option to deselect teams u dont want to control during the staffing part of the offseason.

this part here

At the beginning of the franchise, I elected to control all 32 teams, and set everything to CPU control. After that, if you want to control a team, just go to that individual team, and select user for the options.

what, just select the team i want to user control....then goto the chise options and chge things to user? that will work for each specific team?

 

[Maynard]

So using this guys fix and deselecting each team during the staffing phase
No Punters or Kickers were taken until Round 6

here is round 1

ARZ - M Agnew TE Missouri
SEA - A Luck QB Stanford
BUF - J MArtin LT Stanford
DET - K Osmele LG Iowa St
CIN - A Ojomo LE Miami
DEN - V Curry LE Marshall
CAR - N Bradham ROLB Flor St
MIA - L Jones QB Oklahoma
OAK - B Jenkins RE Flor St
NYG - DJ Fluker RT Alabama
CLE - A Sweat ROLB Ohio St
JAX - C Scott SS Tex
SF - R Lindley QB SD St
TB - C Minnefield CB Virginia
CHI - R Reiff LT Iowa
SD - N Potter LT Boise St
BAL - M Adams LT Ohio St
TEN - C Johnson RE Virginia
MIN (FROM GB) - B Gideon FS Tes
WASH - B Weeden QB Oklahoma St
HOU - D DeCastro RG Stanford
DAL (FROM PHI) - C Judie CS Tex AM
KC (FROM NYJ) - D Stephenson LT Oklahoma
ATL - L Nix RG Pitt
STL - C Fleener TE Stanford
PIT - M Martin FS Oklahoma ST
DET (FROM MIN) - B Boykin CB Goergia
CIN (FROM NE) - H Smith SS ND
NYJ (FROM KC) - Q Coples LE N Carolina
PHI (FROM DAL) - E Rodriguez FB Temple
IND - M Barron SS Alabama
NO - M Reynolds LT BYU

the results seem to be very solid. even got some teams making trades. one notable was the pack who made trades that gave them 3 #2 and 2 #3 - 4, 5, 6, 7 picks.

 

[St. Francisco]

i saw where u had the option to deselect teams u dont want to control during the staffing part of the offseason.

this part here


what, just select the team i want to user control....then goto the chise options and chge things to user? that will work for each specific team?

Precisely. When you initially set up the franchise, set everything to CPU control. Then in the franchise, select your team, and change the franchise options to user control.