Notes on Season 46

Estimated Overall: 78.5%
Current Wages: 3.7 million
Average Roster Age: 24.6 years
ELO Ranking in Galaxy: 4th
Bank: $650+ million
Maynards: 44

We have abandoned the goal of 80 percent overall with wages under 3 million. It is a good exercise in building a strong, economical team. However, Tool are placing winning now above all else. Agility is increasing across the board from 39 to 41. Any player aged 27+ will see agility raised to the max. Skills will also be increased for those players. A handful of younger players who start every game will see agility maxed as well. This could possibly see our budget increases to 5+ million next season. Falling to the Zombaes last season in the Conference Championship pushed Tool to take action and open our wallets a bit in the hopes we can compete better.

In season 46 Tool went undefeated for the first time in Galaxy League and we only lost one game for the regular season of Supercup.

Experience is a focus for Tool as well. We want our players performing as close to their max potential as possible. Right now, out of a roster of 64 players, Tool has no player below 3* experience. We have 12 players at 3* and everyone else is more experienced than that. This should improve heading into next season.

Notes on Season 45

Estimated Overall: 76%
Current Wages: 3.1 million
Average Roster Age: 24 years
ELO Ranking in Galaxy: 5th
Bank: $600 million
38 Maynards on Roster

Measure of success will be reaching 80% overall while keeping total wages below $3 million. However, wages will likely go over next season, then be trimmed back to achieve this.

We have never activated HR. Debating whether it's worth it if we are already capping player's progress, for the most part, at 39 for skills and agility. Debate will continue into next season before we make any changes.

Notes on Season 43 and 44

Estimated Overall: 73%
Current Wages: 2.8 million
Average Roster Age: 23.5 years
Bank: $500 million
28 Maynards on Roster

# of players under 3* exp: 4 out of 67
# of senior players training physical beyond red: 4
# of youth players training physical beyond red: 6

Measure of success will be reaching 80% overall while keeping total wages below $3 million. However, wages will likely go over next season, then be trimmed back to achieve this.

Likely training skills and agility to 39 max is the sweet spot.

Notes on Season 42:

Estimated Overall % 69.5 (down from 71.4 last season due to veteran roster cuts)
Current Wages $1.47mil
Average Age of Roster 22.2

- Lost to BU Terriers in the Bowl. First time moving up to Elite!

- Nearly completed long term plan for maximizing STR for OL and DL and SPD for Linebackers (see Notes on Season 40 and 41)

- Based on point system described in Season 40 Notes Tool has:
- All 8 DT/NT are 140+ (includes 4 at 144+)(max is 150)
- 5 DE STR/SPD: Hautala 50/48.2, Cox 47/48.5, Best 45.2/49, Mann 47/48, Cash 49/49
- 8 LB at 98+ (max is 100)
- 6 OL at 145+ (max is 150)

Total Players on roster with STR or SPD maxxed out by position:

-QB's 1 max SPD
-WR's 6 max SPD
-RB, TE, and FB = 0
-OL 9 max STR
-DL 7 max STR
-LB 6 max SPD
-CB 4 max SPD
-SF 1 max SPD

- 15 players are training beyond a red physical trait, down from 27 (due to players hitting maximum of 50 in STR or SPD)
- Majority of these players are in the Youth Academy

- Focus now on reaching 36 Agility (as a baseline), 30 for position specific skills, and hitting 3 exp for all players on roster.
- Concern is that some player's experience is too low for age:
- Of the DL, OL and LB positions
- Byers is 23yo w/ 2 exp
- Frick and Suokas are 23yo w/ 2.5 exp
- Neumann, Street and Best are 22yo w/ 2 exp
- MacBain, Kist, Jarvis, Brumfield and Weathers are 22yo w/ 2.5 exp
- Lamb and Horner are 21yo w/ 2 exp
- Samson, John and Nava are 21yo w/ 2.5 exp
- In total, that's 16 players who I've focused on maxxing out a physical trait for each, but now have to catch up in terms of skills and experience
- I don't know the general rule for how long it takes to gain half a star of exp. I'm about to learn for myself!

- Measure of Success: goal is to hit 80% overall rating while remaining below $3 million in wages
- Season 42 Accounting:
- Older roster, higher wages, but lower performance than last season: not a success, but part of the process.

- Tool's front office showed a positive cash flow of $119 million (all time highest if not counting 50mil cash noob injection for season 36).
- Player wages were kept around $35 million for the season

-Questions for the future:
- how well will this team compete with League 1 teams and Elite teams once "focused" training goals are complete?
- with tactics set to rotate players under 100% phys cond, how much will experience gains be hindered?
- how much of a role will a roster full of lesser experienced players have in determining overall percentage?

Notes on Season 41:

Estimated Overall % 71.4
Current Wages $937k
Average Age of Roster 20.9

- Eliminated from playoffs for the second season in a row by Mongolian Prairie Weasels (rivalry??)

- Second full season of implementing long term plan for team OL, DL and Linebackers (see Notes on Season 40)

- Based on point system described in Season 40 Notes Tool has:
16 DL at 139+ (an increase of 7 more players than last season)
includes 6 DL at 142+ (max is 150)
11 LB at 96+ (an increase of 3 more players than last season)
includes 5 LB at 98+ (max is 100)
11 OL at 139+ (an increase of 3 more players than last season)
includes 8 OL at 144+ (max is 150)

- 27 players are training beyond a red physical trait, down from 40 (due to players hitting maximum of 50 in STR or SPD)

- Measure of Success: goal is to hit 80% overall rating while remaining below $3 million in wages

- After showing -$96 million as Tool's balance after all income and expenditures last season,
the team showed a positive cash flow of $44 million this season.
- Player wages were kept around $25 million for the season

-Questions for the future:
- what happens when the team's starters reach their training goals?
- how well does this team compete with League 1 teams? Elite teams?
- with tactics set to rotate players under 100% phys cond, how much will experience gains be hindered?
- how much of a role will a roster full of lesser experienced players have in determining overall percentage?