SIM season and start in 17/18 season

[packmanuk]

I'm looking to start a new cfm but sim the season that's just gone and start with free agency and the draft. Anything I should do to make this work well ?

[AMSchieffer]

Quote: Originally Posted by packmanuk

I'm looking to start a new cfm but sim the season that's just gone and start with free agency and the draft. Anything I should do to make this work well ?

If you are using the latest rosters, it has been recommended elsewhere in the forums to adjust the XP sliders to 0 for the initial simmed season so that players do not "double progress" as ratings have been updated throughout the year.

[packmanuk]

Thanks for the tip I'll do that.

[WeWereGiants]

When I did this I forced wins to mirror real life, so that the draft order would be as close to authentic as possible. Only problem is there were a few ties. I don't remember exactly how I resolved that while achieving the same playoff bracket we got in real life, but I did, so it's possible.

[Mattanite]

I am currently doing this too!


I dropped TBs injury to 0 in preseason week 1 and advanced/repeat until he picked up a season ending leg injury. Romo just happened to get knocked out in Preseason Week3 for 6 games, so that was lucky too.


You might find this small list of win/loss vs week helpful. For the TIEs I simmed it so the Cardinals and the Bengals won their tie so that it didn't mess with the playoff teams. Enjoy!

[Mattanite]

Quote: Originally Posted by AMSchieffer

If you are using the latest rosters, it has been recommended elsewhere in the forums to adjust the XP sliders to 0 for the initial simmed season so that players do not "double progress" as ratings have been updated throughout the year.

But without it players might also double regress?

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[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by Geodude

But without it players might also double regress? Sent from my F3111 using Operation Sports mobile app

Double regress? Doubtful...

Will they possibly regress a bit more? Maybe...but that should really soften the rather extreme boosts players (rookies mainly) get in the roster updates.

If you don't do 'something' with the xp sliders during that first season sim, you will get a guy like Prescott boosted to like a 90 overall going into year two...which seems horribly unrealistic in my opinion. It could really make a league 'top heavy' with super young players.

[Mattanite]

Also remember, if you're running a scripted season and get a predetermined injury you don't like on any team, enter schedule, force won the other way, exit menu (it'll take slightly longer to load as it computes), enter schedule again, change force win back and then injuries become random.

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