10-05-2011, 11:07 PM
To be frank though DJ, you haven't always had the best grasp on the effects of the talent levels in the past either. You were basically unaware that talent caps would cause every developing rookie to kill a veteran.
At this point - what do you plan to adjust? You're trying to hide behind two shields when it is convenient - parity on one hand and realism on the other, but unfortunately, Mogul has pitted these two things against each other. You can't have both and you continue to deflect legitimate arguments by picking and choosing which of these shields you want to hide behind.
When it comes down to it, I would rather sacrifice NFL-style parity for something more realistic in terms of career paths. I'd certainly be strongly in favor of slowing down our prospect development trends. What people are asking for is a combination - if we are going to cap talent than we need to start reducing the veteran killing tendencies. In other words, reducing talent may be more acceptable with people if it is coupled with another adjustment that will help prevent these 250+ day injuries that the game is using to kill our veteran players.
So all that said - just how much deeper do you plan to cut talent? Just what is your vision here? Part of the reason you're having such a strong backlash is it sounds like you're trying to shove medicine in our mouths because you know better than we do. Some actual discussion of the pros and cons would be nice.
At this point - what do you plan to adjust? You're trying to hide behind two shields when it is convenient - parity on one hand and realism on the other, but unfortunately, Mogul has pitted these two things against each other. You can't have both and you continue to deflect legitimate arguments by picking and choosing which of these shields you want to hide behind.
When it comes down to it, I would rather sacrifice NFL-style parity for something more realistic in terms of career paths. I'd certainly be strongly in favor of slowing down our prospect development trends. What people are asking for is a combination - if we are going to cap talent than we need to start reducing the veteran killing tendencies. In other words, reducing talent may be more acceptable with people if it is coupled with another adjustment that will help prevent these 250+ day injuries that the game is using to kill our veteran players.
So all that said - just how much deeper do you plan to cut talent? Just what is your vision here? Part of the reason you're having such a strong backlash is it sounds like you're trying to shove medicine in our mouths because you know better than we do. Some actual discussion of the pros and cons would be nice.
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AL Champion 12 times
FCM Best Record-Holder - 121-41 2028
Overall Record: 3530-1978 .641%