FOF: Special Teams Gripe/Suggestion

Subby · 09-27-2004, 01:03 PM

First game of the season, my strong safety gets hurt and is out for the year. I look at the game log and it turns out his injury occurred during one of our punt returns.

Really frustrating...the guy was not slotted in any of the special teams positions (punt/kick returns or gunner) for this very reason (I wanted to minimize risk of injury to my starters).

Does the game choose coverage teams at random or the unslotted position tied to other guys on the depth charts?

Which leads me to a feature that I would love to see in the next version of FOF...special teams depth charts.

WSUCougar · 09-27-2004, 03:51 PM

Not much else to add except that I concur.

QuikSand · 09-27-2004, 03:54 PM

Some Solecismic game (either TCY or an earlier iteration of FOF) had a setting for "Use Starters on Special Teams" -- that might be nice to revive as a global setting. At least you'd feel like you had some control here.

Fonzie · 09-27-2004, 04:00 PM

I agree with the sentiments expressed above.

I've had similar frustrating (and long-term) injuries occur to starting RBs whom I specifically left off of the return/gunner units, yet who somehow managed to get hurt blocking on returns (they weren't the returners).

This really needs to be addressed, as there simply aren't many (any?) starting RBs in "real" football who play on special teams, with the possible exceptions of the "hands" units for onside kicks.

gstelmack · 09-27-2004, 07:24 PM

I would fix this AFTER I fixed the "so-and-so went down with a career threatening injury on a False Start penalty". I hate having guys get hurt on non-plays, especially with big injuries.

yabanci · 09-27-2004, 07:42 PM

keep in mind that every team uses starters on special teams. Charles Woodson was all over the field on special teams last night. And you also get starters injured on special teams in the NFL all the time; Kellen Winslow and Mike Anderson of Denver (a starting running back) immediately come to mind. It sucks to have a starter injured on special teams, but it's also reality.

09-27-2004, 03:51 PM	#2
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Not much else to add except that I concur. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

09-27-2004, 07:24 PM	#5
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	I would fix this AFTER I fixed the "so-and-so went down with a career threatening injury on a False Start penalty". I hate having guys get hurt on non-plays, especially with big injuries. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

09-27-2004, 03:54 PM	#3
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Some Solecismic game (either TCY or an earlier iteration of FOF) had a setting for "Use Starters on Special Teams" -- that might be nice to revive as a global setting. At least you'd feel like you had some control here.

09-27-2004, 04:00 PM	#4
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	I agree with the sentiments expressed above. I've had similar frustrating (and long-term) injuries occur to starting RBs whom I specifically left off of the return/gunner units, yet who somehow managed to get hurt blocking on returns (they weren't the returners). This really needs to be addressed, as there simply aren't many (any?) starting RBs in "real" football who play on special teams, with the possible exceptions of the "hands" units for onside kicks.

09-27-2004, 07:42 PM	#6
yabanci College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2003	keep in mind that every team uses starters on special teams. Charles Woodson was all over the field on special teams last night. And you also get starters injured on special teams in the NFL all the time; Kellen Winslow and Mike Anderson of Denver (a starting running back) immediately come to mind. It sucks to have a starter injured on special teams, but it's also reality.

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