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I can do that. Will add it to the mix for this weekend.

@@simnationbroadcastnews5750 Excellent!

I think there is better balance in '25 with passing depth. I like that they allow for Commish to set a cap on Blitzing when you use the blitz playbook as coaches could use that as crutch on defense. For me, long passing has always been easier to defend (assuming you have the right players) as I drop into a deep zone plays with edge blitzing or a linebacker coming off the edge. The blitzing plays moved into a normal playbook is definitely an issue. We're going to release a new set of plays for the next season after I get done sandboxing them to ensure that they don't break the game.

@@simnationbroadcastnews5750 Great to know, I'd like to see those if they work. In multiple online leagues it's been a source of controversy that (at least <25) passing was overpowered, and the only way to counter it was with the blitz, which was itself OP so my league implemented individual blitzes which seemed to me at the time as okay you're taking one meta and just adding another, you're not fixing the long pass but now you have long pass abuse and blitz abuse and it got so messy we took blitzes out and still haven't found a solution. Do you think blitzes are OP in general? I think all of us just want a realistic simulation where the ratings and settings at least try to do what they say they do, and my biggest problem with the game by far is that not only is that not the case but it doesn't even seem to be a goal which I find disappointing to say the least. My litmus test is if a professional coach comes into DDS for the first time, they should be able to put together a winning strategy based on their real world football knowledge and applying that using the game's settings and ratings.

Skill generally influences how well a player will play to the position (or to their ratings). All things equal if two QBs have the same rating but different QB skills, the one with the higher one will play more to the rating than the one with the low. Also, it influences how comfortable they are with the position. CBs with low CB skill with often be out of position or potentially get more penalties.

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@@mcnab4236 You are welcome!

Thank you for posting this. After listening to the entirety, I still have two main questions. If the overalls aren’t accurate/helpful then why don’t you use custom overalls so that you can more quickly analyze player value without having to diagnose each individual attribute? The second question is, okay, if your not going to use overalls then what are those minimum values at each attribute that you are looking for per position? Seems to me like the simpler method for player evaluation would be just to build custom overalls. Real teams do this. I would love to do this too. Would it work?

@@johnnymo350Good question. I think in single player, it’s probably best to use a custom overall to focus on what is most important to the player. I can do a video explaining that. In online leagues, it’s not as practical given that you have different coaches that place different value on different ratings, traits, and other factors of a player. You’d likely still find coaches out there looking at the individual ratings to determine what is best for their way of playing the game. It’s still somewhat lifelike in that real coaches place a value on characteristics of a player and measure the players against that, although most teams now place those characteristics into formulas that match OVR. I think it would be awesome to allow coaches to customize their OVR in league play but also understand how much effort and code that would likely be. Second question, I am speaking to minimum values for ratings based on the strategy that you want to play in the strategy videos. I may just make a new video where I talk about that separately as it’s important to understand that, even with OVR, as it allows you to get the most out of the game. Thank you for watching the video in entirety!!! It was longer than I wanted it to be.

I like the depth that coaching staff gives the game from immersion and would probably like it more if you were able to adjust the caps around coach staff, recruiting, and facility budgets better. Also, it felt repetitive when you had to first hire the whole staff.

Thank you! The only one I currently use is Slybelle's 2025 Real World Mod. Due to when the league file was created though, I can only use it for the graphic files. Tiger Fan's 1970 Mod is also a good one to check out.

@simnationbroadcastnews5750 Awesome! Yeah I'm gonna download the game today and the mod! How are the bowl games and awards?

@@seanharrell5567 Bowl Games matchup pretty well to real life. The awards line up well to the big name ones.

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Thanks! Looking forward to seeing how Campbell handles the weight of the best team in the NFC.

Thank you! I'll make a few more around a vertical attack, a heavy run offense, and then the 3-4 and pass defenses.

Thank you

Yes, I play (and commish) SNCFL and GMCFL at SimNation. And thank you!

Thank you! I normally would focus on the great to decent pipelines as a start but would also push the minor states too. Location only really matters if the recruit cares about it - I would aim for the players that you feel that you need among those that don't have an offer.

I think that if you have '24 then it would be okay to skip '25 unless you are in an online league where there are some necessary QoL fixes or you want to have the updates for recruiting and more position coaches. The mod for teams and players is realtively easy to access (Slybelle is a great choice).

Thanks!

Yes, we have two leagues. GMCFL is a GM league on '24 where you can do anything but customize the playbooks. SNCFL is the older league which runs on '25.

I don't disagree with that view. I think the coaching positions was more for single players and I think it's just more work for relatively little gain.

I don't think that I have - I'll add it to the list.

Thank you!

Thank you

I will work on this next - trying to get back on track with posting with everything going on.

I will be doing a new one for the upcoming season. And a recap from my lessons learned from Colorado and USC (the first time I actually made the playoffs when I took a team in the offesason)

In long passing defence spd matters more as the WR has more space to get open. Agi is important second because of the cut/dodge factor (you can tell I care more about PD than INT). In short passing defence agi matters more because the other player has less space to get open and most short passes have cuts that the CB will need to make. Hnd matters here more to me here as there is a greater potential for an INT on the short pass plays.

Medium falls into that category too.

Portal Players (Transfer) are only available during the offseason recruiting period. Generally they are players who decided to transfer from a team due to lack of playing time, coaching changes, or what not. You recruit them the same as you would a high school player with the main difference being you can see all of their attributes and skills.

It won't be a problem as we many European users in the league - in Germany I believe.

Not too hard. They had a good corp but the beauty of the pro game is that you can likely rebuild a team in less than two seasons with the right draft picks and FAs.

I was really hoping to join your league before the draft, but I have been unable to.@@simnationbroadcastnews5750

@@simnationbroadcastnews5750Is ddspf24 an enjoyable game? I’m trying to get into another GM type game but I haven’t been able to find any interesting ones. From someone who has played this game, would you recommend it to someone like me?

Much appreciated

Easiest way to join is through slack (sim-nation.slack.com) and DM darrenzen with the team you would like (or join the SNCFL channel there).

@@simnationbroadcastnews5750 thanks

I'd recommend a mid-tier team in a league like the AAC, MWC, or C-USA to start with. The problem with the lower tiers is that it's hard to learn when you have lower prestige teams as the talent differential can be a lot to deal with.

Yeah - when I saw the play call all I could think was please don't let this be an incomplete pass, drop, or where someone runs him down from behind. Great game - Frankie nailed his gameplan in this one.

@@simnationbroadcastnews5750 I was pretty sure someone will catch him that's what usually happens... Terrible way to lose a game this way...BTW: Some strange thing happened at 38:00

Yeah I saw that during the game - just chalked it up to a glitch in the animation. And agree on it's a heartbreaking way to lose a game.

It's coordinator only playbooks. Humans will be able to draft, sign free agents, sign coaches, and then set the depth chart and game planning. The play ratio though is set in such a way where coordinators will still be able to call quite a bit. Unfortunately I don't believe there is a way to lock the depth chart and game planning to the coordinators.

I think intelligence is still carries more weight as it's the key attribute for field awareness and has more impact on the defense being able to position to stop big plays or make big plays. Skill is more of an influencer around field awareness and is more key with how someone on defense plays their position and doesn't make mistakes in the play of their position (ex. penalties, misses, etc).

Thank you, I am trying to come up with some formulas based on your information and really appreciate your input.@@simnationbroadcastnews5750

Defense is perhaps the hardest part of the game and in a pro league with a lot of difference in ratings it can be very frustrating. I'm working on a defense video for both college and pro.

Thank you for your videos@@simnationbroadcastnews5750

Yes, they stack on top of each other. Some actions though can only happen in finite manner (like 1 official visit per player for the recruiting period or you can only have 25 total home visits each week).