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| posted: 2025-12-07 06:24:32 (ID: 100195669) Report Abuse | |
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StuartW wrote:
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this is an important point. i think that it is important to get more players into the game but those players need to be pretty good too. for example, my roster i play 3 DE's. if i have more than 3 i "check" the top 3 for a league game. I feel that if i only play 2 the whole game, they will both be whipped by the 4th quarter. i don't know this to be certainly true...i just have come to assume as much. would be nice to have some other old-timers chime in to this discussion.  I do the same - get backups into the game. It takes time to develop a strength in depth roster and, of course, the wage bill rises too. So, vital to build gradually (youth academy, I think).  this is my approach. and getting more players in the game builds experience for the future too. I think this explains some of the seemingly ridiculous payrolls in elite. |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 06:42:27 (ID: 100195670) Report Abuse | |
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JohnnyAce wrote:
StuartW wrote:
JohnnyAce wrote:
this is an important point. i think that it is important to get more players into the game but those players need to be pretty good too. for example, my roster i play 3 DE's. if i have more than 3 i "check" the top 3 for a league game. I feel that if i only play 2 the whole game, they will both be whipped by the 4th quarter. i don't know this to be certainly true...i just have come to assume as much. would be nice to have some other old-timers chime in to this discussion. I do the same - get backups into the game. It takes time to develop a strength in depth roster and, of course, the wage bill rises too. So, vital to build gradually (youth academy, I think). this is my approach. and getting more players in the game builds experience for the future too. I think this explains some of the seemingly ridiculous payrolls in elite.And strength in depth makes it easier to field a 'B Team' in matches against teams with low ELO - resting the best players and allowing backups to build experience. Of course, there is a danger of losing matches your 'A Team' might have won. Case in point Exiles B Team loss to Versailles Victors in league this season. |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:00:47 (ID: 100195671) Report Abuse | |
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StuartW wrote:
so on point JohnnyAce wrote:
StuartW wrote:
JohnnyAce wrote:
this is an important point. i think that it is important to get more players into the game but those players need to be pretty good too. for example, my roster i play 3 DE's. if i have more than 3 i "check" the top 3 for a league game. I feel that if i only play 2 the whole game, they will both be whipped by the 4th quarter. i don't know this to be certainly true...i just have come to assume as much. would be nice to have some other old-timers chime in to this discussion. I do the same - get backups into the game. It takes time to develop a strength in depth roster and, of course, the wage bill rises too. So, vital to build gradually (youth academy, I think). this is my approach. and getting more players in the game builds experience for the future too. I think this explains some of the seemingly ridiculous payrolls in elite.And strength in depth makes it easier to field a 'B Team' in matches against teams with low ELO - resting the best players and allowing backups to build experience. Of course, there is a danger of losing matches your 'A Team' might have won. Case in point Exiles B Team loss to Versailles Victors in league this season. indeed i'm finding the "expanded roster" approach to be pretty solid and it seems i sometimes win games vs teams with higher salary. but how a manager implements this is sort of an art...and dependent on the roster |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:10:56 (ID: 100195672) Report Abuse | |
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JohnnyAce wrote:
StuartW wrote:
so on point JohnnyAce wrote:
StuartW wrote:
JohnnyAce wrote:
this is an important point. i think that it is important to get more players into the game but those players need to be pretty good too. for example, my roster i play 3 DE's. if i have more than 3 i "check" the top 3 for a league game. I feel that if i only play 2 the whole game, they will both be whipped by the 4th quarter. i don't know this to be certainly true...i just have come to assume as much. would be nice to have some other old-timers chime in to this discussion. I do the same - get backups into the game. It takes time to develop a strength in depth roster and, of course, the wage bill rises too. So, vital to build gradually (youth academy, I think). this is my approach. and getting more players in the game builds experience for the future too. I think this explains some of the seemingly ridiculous payrolls in elite.And strength in depth makes it easier to field a 'B Team' in matches against teams with low ELO - resting the best players and allowing backups to build experience. Of course, there is a danger of losing matches your 'A Team' might have won. Case in point Exiles B Team loss to Versailles Victors in league this season. indeed i'm finding the "expanded roster" approach to be pretty solid and it seems i sometimes win games vs teams with higher salary. but how a manager implements this is sort of an art...and dependent on the rosterAgreed, it's an art. But only part of the story. I think the guys who stay in Elite have excellent playbooks - an element of RZA I find pretty challenging. |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:13:18 (ID: 100195673) Report Abuse | |
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wth i'll get in the weeds on this ...
take the CB position... if i got 2 CB at 4 star rating and the third CB is at 3 star rating I don't want that 3-star CB getting on the field much in a league game so I will "check" the top 2 CB so that the 3-star CB only comes in when the top 2 are injured or extremely fatigued. if i got 3 4-star rating CB, I "check" the top 3 and figure they will all rotate and nobody will ever be fatigued. at the end of the day, i will play a slightly fatigued 4-star over a fresh 3-star in the 4th quarter. |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:26:23 (ID: 100195674) Edits found: 1 Report Abuse | |
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JohnnyAce wrote:
wth i'll get in the weeds on this ... take the CB position... if i got 2 CB at 4 star rating and the third CB is at 3 star rating I don't want that 3-star CB getting on the field much in a league game so I will "check" the top 2 CB so that the 3-star CB only comes in when the top 2 are injured or extremely fatigued. if i got 3 4-star rating CB, I "check" the top 3 and figure they will all rotate and nobody will ever be fatigued. at the end of the day, i will play a slightly fatigued 4-star over a fresh 3-star in the 4th quarter. If it's a must-win game (eg cup playoff), I am more likely to tick my top players as starters. But for regular league games, my only ticked starter is QB. I list 6 CBs in my depth chart. 2 x 4.5* at the top of the chart. Then 3 x 4* next (young but good experience) and 1 x 3.5* at the bottom. None of these ticked. Last edited on 2025-12-07 07:28:18 by StuartW |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:34:50 (ID: 100195675) Report Abuse | |
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again on point. the PB is one of the "pillars".
Training/Facilities Coaching staff Roster/YA Multiple Playbooks optional: Scouting (i don't do it anymore because it's time- consuming) |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 07:44:04 (ID: 100195676) Edits found: 1 Report Abuse | |
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JohnnyAce wrote:
again on point. the PB is one of the "pillars". Training/Facilities Coaching staff Roster/YA Multiple Playbooks optional: Scouting (i don't do it anymore because it's time- consuming) I don't scout either. My first year in Elite, I was quite close to survival and I scouted every game. But I found it spoilt my enjoyment - I became too emotionally invested in winning. So, I've backed off - more of a general manager than a head coach now. Last edited on 2025-12-07 07:44:27 by StuartW |
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| posted: 2025-12-07 08:18:57 (ID: 100195678) Report Abuse | |
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StuartW wrote:
same. scouting leads to more victories, no doubt. but i enjoy the marathon JohnnyAce wrote:
again on point. the PB is one of the "pillars". Training/Facilities Coaching staff Roster/YA Multiple Playbooks optional: Scouting (i don't do it anymore because it's time- consuming) I don't scout either. My first year in Elite, I was quite close to survival and I scouted every game. But I found it spoilt my enjoyment - I became too emotionally invested in winning. So, I've backed off - more of a general manager than a head coach now.  |
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| posted: 2025-12-08 15:09:59 (ID: 100195720) Report Abuse | |
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Looking forward to being a part of the show this year! May even chip in with some write-ups to add to the fun.. I will be introducing "Devil Cast" sports network writing.
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