04-11-2011, 03:12 PM
A little late, but here's my thoughts...
1) Japanese IFAs
I'd pretty much get rid of IFAs altogether. Maybe 2 or 3 entered in total (Latin and Asian). I could see the money saved on scouting fees, bidding, and contracts being a concern. But I think over time GMs will start offering more for draft picks and eventually it'll balance out.
2) Offseason Schedule
Longer off-seasons are better than shorter ones. Running through it too fast, is like rushing to pack for vacation and on the drive/flight you keep thinking you forgot something and then when you get to your destination you realize you forgot your phone/camera.
3) Free Agency
Players not signed is "oh well" to me. I don't think you can force anyone to sign players or have a specific payroll. Afterall it's their team to run. One thing to help it might be to cut the draft off at 3 or 4 rounds. Drafting just 3 or 4 rounds and then deleting the remaining draftees will lower the amount of players in a team's system and could probably weed out some future 75-78 overall players. For me, I'd rather take an in-systems high 70s player on my bench rather than sign a low 80s FA.
4) Talent Levels
The biggest problem I have is seeing a veteran randomly drop. I could see it being realistic if the player had some injuries or just wasn't producing, but I've seen some guys on my team who've been consistent all year long and all the sudden they fall 3-4 points.
Lowering the draft to only 3 or 4 rounds could help this. Instead of some fringe 65/75 guy seeing a huge jump to 70/90, veterans may sustain their ratings and it should help with the overall talent inflation.
1) Japanese IFAs
I'd pretty much get rid of IFAs altogether. Maybe 2 or 3 entered in total (Latin and Asian). I could see the money saved on scouting fees, bidding, and contracts being a concern. But I think over time GMs will start offering more for draft picks and eventually it'll balance out.
2) Offseason Schedule
Longer off-seasons are better than shorter ones. Running through it too fast, is like rushing to pack for vacation and on the drive/flight you keep thinking you forgot something and then when you get to your destination you realize you forgot your phone/camera.
3) Free Agency
Players not signed is "oh well" to me. I don't think you can force anyone to sign players or have a specific payroll. Afterall it's their team to run. One thing to help it might be to cut the draft off at 3 or 4 rounds. Drafting just 3 or 4 rounds and then deleting the remaining draftees will lower the amount of players in a team's system and could probably weed out some future 75-78 overall players. For me, I'd rather take an in-systems high 70s player on my bench rather than sign a low 80s FA.
4) Talent Levels
The biggest problem I have is seeing a veteran randomly drop. I could see it being realistic if the player had some injuries or just wasn't producing, but I've seen some guys on my team who've been consistent all year long and all the sudden they fall 3-4 points.
Lowering the draft to only 3 or 4 rounds could help this. Instead of some fringe 65/75 guy seeing a huge jump to 70/90, veterans may sustain their ratings and it should help with the overall talent inflation.
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