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I’ve watched countless dynasty videos and I haven’t seen anyone else talk about this stuff. I’ve done 9 seasons of my ECU dynasty and didn’t know 90% of the content in this video. Great work.
The caps are actually wonderful to have, because if you remember in NCAA 14 after 4 to 5 years almost every team in the game was at least a 90 overall.
That motivator thing is no joke. I had 3 o-linemen get drafted in my last season and that turned my 78 overall 4 star rookie guard to 91 overall (with boosts) after the offseason.
This is really helpful, especially your point on lower star gems. It makes you evaluate the gem and bust system too, a 5 star bust may end up being way more valuable than a 3 star gem because of the higher ceiling. Especially if you plan to play with them. Big takeaway is don’t give up on higher star busts in favor of lower star gems because in the long run they may be better. Based on their caps.
Exactly, this was something that I had to sit down and think about for a bit. A lot of people have been so focused on low star gem, but that ceiling could be problematic and their floor starts much lower.
5 star busts can still get star dev trait. This is why many are recommending to not even scout 5 stars because gems can be impact and busts can be star and base can be elite. For me its still worth it because most positions speed is by far the most important thing to scout for.
@@DJ8TEE9YNE305go into the roster view his player card. if he has high points and isn’t getting any better it’s bc he is capped. i have a 3 star who got capped at 78.
The off season training progression is bs. Soon as early signings are done in off season and u at the change positions screen, manually save after u change everyone like u want. Then proceed to next week and look at training results. Then back out and reload the manual save, every time u do this the results will be different so if u want a certain player to rank up more then another just keep doing it until u get the results u want then save manually. Hate how its random smh
Pretty sure stat caps are affected not only by your players' star rating, but the player type. Deep Threat WRs will have lower RR caps than a Route Runner WR, Power/Elusive Backs will have their caps reflect this, Pass Coverage LBs will have higher coverage caps etc etc. Defintely worth keeping in mind also.
I’m speechless! I’ve been asking other content creators to explain this for weeks now and you are not only the first, but you explained it perfectly as well as open my eyes to other things. You sir earned yourself a subscriber.
This means a lot, I’m glad I was able to shed some light on something that most didn’t understand. Oftentimes this UA-cam space can be repetitive, so it always feels good to post something unique
@@PoodleGaming it cleared up so much I went through my entire roster and changed around everything based on your video I benched a few guys that I never would’ve before.
Funniest thing is you can get that 80 rated elite no cap freshman and if he's a QB, FS/SS or CB theres a good chance he'll never turn into a 90+ but other positions like RB, WR, OL, MLB its virtually guaranteed even 95+ is very likely. The real key to getting insane players is in combining the offseason training bonuses with maxed tier 4 tactician. This way youre getting high rated players and boosting them up to +5 if you have assistants as well. Then they get drafted highly which boosts the next group.
I feel like draft projections don’t factor in tactician boosts tho, so realistically I think the best combo for players getting drafted is Motivator and Architect
@@mauricejohnson716 youre right but im not optimizing to have guys get drafted highly, im optimizing for having the best players on the field which tactician does contribute to. For the record I believe investing heavily into tactician, motivator, and architect is best. 100-150 is fine for recruiting then the rest into those 3.
@@TideV2 I just got elite recruiter and I do t even plan on opening it up. I’m getting 4-5 5 stars on the regular so I’d rather elevate my players ceiling throughout their four years
I found this out when my running back at Wyoming got to 99 speed 99 trucking and 99 jump when he was pretty average the prior years. Now I’m running around and running thru everyone. Gonna hate to see him go after this year 😢
I remember finding my first QB capable of hitting 99 and just being dumbfounded. He was a normal 5 star, also landed a 5 star gem QB and fully planned on starting him. Checked his caps and the 5 star gems caps were crap compared to the other.
This helped a lot, thank you for taking time to clarify! I had an Elite RS'd freshman RB who had hardly any skill caps and I had him benched for a star RB who had more skill caps, wasted an entire season on that other bum. Now it makes sense! Thanks Poodle
You remind me a lot of Joe knows from the 2k community but for madden. The way each of you guys understand the game at such an elite level. Keep it up man you’ll get that 100 K. Have a blessed day.
I really appreciate this comment. Just started back up and was nervous another not having my A game. Glad to see people are enjoying the vids and showing this much support!
I have a normal dev WR who didn’t see the field and an Elite who I made sure to play as a true freshmen and guess what the normal dev is better . I don’t get it
What are their skill caps? I think the dev trait determines how quickly they’ll max their potential, but not how high that potential is. That said, I think there might be a bit of a correlation between the dev trait and the skill caps
@@MP-sy4zc just checked I think I see the issue while the elite WR is better in everything (not that much better than normal dev WR) his hands has 3 skill caps while the normal guys hand is better that makes sense why he’s a few points higher. Still crazy my 5 year Elite dev WR is a 86 while the normal guy is a 88
Bro that totally helped me😂😂 I was wondering why it was so wonky and we have to make them better as well. And I'm glad that I'm in right position to do this. Appreciate ya bro👌💯🔥🔑
CEO also has an ability that increases stat caps for rising seniors, which is really good if you're developing 2 and 3 star guys. Also, the bonus XP for 3 game win streaks in Architect is sneaky good, as it gives XP to everyone in the position group and not just starters. If you tend to redshirt all of your freshmen, having that ability across the board (except K/P maybe) is super useful.
This sounds good but its really a waste of points. In season progression is already very limited and seniors progress the slowest of all players so realistically unless youve already maxed every single stat then it wont make a difference and if it does it will be very small. Too big of an investment imo.
Video definitely helped me out and reminded me that skill caps makes just as much as a difference as dev traits. Definitely explains why out of my two elite WR one got a bigger jump going into their sophomore season compared to the other.
I wasn’t sure if it was auto or manual a upgraded, now I really know. Thanks dude . after starting so many different different I think I’m going to stick with USF build
Well explained. I worked most of that out but when I tried to tell anyone else about it, I couldn’t lol they’ve done a great job with player development, they need to take it to their other sports games.
I’ve had a 79 corner jump to a 93 his last season and he was a 2 star impact, and I’ve had a 4 star tight end come in at a 75 and only got to a 79 as a senior. The stat caps matter so much
Great vid and it falls in line with my research with my spreadsheet in offline dynasty 🤓 From my studies, it appears gem and bust status has more to do with the dev trait. Skill caps are gonna be a crap shoot.
Wish EA would allow u to unlock all these Perks for your Coach even if it was having to coach for a decade being capped out at 50 sucks, love that they have caps on the players that is realistic but to cap off your Coach is Bs Im trying to have a Coach who is the next Saban Elite recruiting classes w the best of the best players on top of finding hidden gems in a 3 star on top of having Elite draft classes It’s weird that u only have 3-6 players a yr getting drafted even at elite schools like Ohio state
I agree bc 50 in an offline league is easy to get to and then your coach is capped. Yeah I found the draft thing kinda weird too, I feel like schools like that have more players being drafted
He probably won’t, NCAA 25 values blocking TE archetype those seem to be the ones that hit high 80s low 90s after you get past the real TEs in the game
This will a lot of newer players for sure, but still doesn’t answer why my star freshman all American QB only went up 1 overall while my back up and 4th string both surpassed him, when they didn’t get a snap all season, they’re all impact dev, and for the record I threw for 3,400 yd 34 TD and 7 ints and won 10 games. I put offseason development on the QB room too, I was so disappointed . I still went from a 76 to an 81, in a year, but sill, I need to check to see if he’s capped or something I guess ??
I would start by checking his stat caps to see his ceiling, but also there’s a ton of variance in offseason upgrades. The dev trait has nothing to do with their offseason jump.
What was the coin or whatever that thing is with the number next to it on the player card on the top right corner of the screen? I was looking at player cards on my roster and my Senior 92 OVR CB on Kentucky had 2 instead of zero
@@PoodleGaming Yesterday in my dynasty I notice that I don't have nay hours to schedule an visits for some players. Can you direct me to what I'm doing right or is it a glitch? I never experienced this in the first season. Thanks again.
Great vid! Would you suggest saving for master motivator level 3 for each group or architect level2 for each position group? I sim to the end of my season and my 90 sophomore didn't develop because he was capped out for ratings and abilities and just has 22 skill points which sucks
What is better at improving the players you have, Architect or Talent Developer? Also do you get double boosts if your coordinator has the same ability as your head coach? Thanks for the help
@@PoodleGamingcan you test Talent Developer? Because I did with Alabama because their coach has it built on, and players like Ryan Williams never got good
Have you tested the thing that randomly gives them an opportunity to exceed their cap? It seems that may be better than at first glance - just wondering what the % is
I have made a dynasty and got all of the architect 4/4 except hb and kicker, the highest I got my team to was a 95 ovr on offense and defense that’s also with 3/4 in motivator on all positions except k/p
Only a little bit. Most of it frankly happens in the offseason by mostly random (correlated a little, maybe, with dev trait, but maybe not, that’s unclear). You have very little control over it beyond what position you assign guys to and managing your roster with more talented guys that have higher skill caps.
Great video. Can you speak to how impact players are decided? I’m three plus seasons into a Tulsa dynasty and still only have two with high rated players not getting them.
Thanks! Because I have a JR QB impact dev (record breaking stats and x2 heisman), SR WR that is an elite dev ( Record breaking stats), and a JR WR that is a normal dev (record breaking stats and heisman winner). With many more players with good devs and stats. However, it is projecting me to have one 1st rounder, one 2nd rounder, and etc.
Red shirting will basically give them another year to grow towards their stat caps which is great. The only thing is that if you redshirt an elite player you won’t be accruing skill points by playing with them.
Wish they would show progression rate without having to check the player card in view roster. Like in depth chart instead of having to go back and forth.
What if you have a Senior playing ahead of your newly recruited Elite Dev Freshman. If you redshirt the Freshman so they get the maximum amount of Reps/ stats during the following RS Freshmen season does that stunt any progression?
Who knew that these stat caps would be as if not more important than 5 Star ratings, gems to busts and even elite to normal development. Now I for one have to look at all of the players stat caps for assurance; if only there was a way to increase the players stat caps.
I do best available first (that are interested), I do keep team needs in mind when rounding out my board tho. You can’t see stat caps until the player is on your team.
Caps are so goofy like they work for the first few seasons but by year 4 and beyond play ratings are so...weird. Talent pools are spread thin and no one seems to progress at all.
@PoodleGaming I discovered it testing how playbooks and offense aggression affect stats. On one hand, it's nice that not every player ends up a 99. But the caps are a little too restrictive except for coaches with the perk to extend those caps.
Not related, but have you seen any info or a video showing all the unique team turnover celebrations? Bama belt Pitt slam dunk etc. Some teams have props but there isn’t a list of which teams that I can find.
I had a 79 ovr Safety who got 13 picks as a freshman... with elite development trait... progress 0‐1 overall for his sophomore season. He did progress 4 overall to get to 83 tnroughout his freshman season. That's broken right there
Great stuff, thanks. So why do they even show the Skill point in the upper right if you can't interact with them? And how do we know where that Skill point will be alloted to?
One question I still have is what happens when you can’t start elite guys cause you have others ahead of them will they still develop if you redshirt and don’t get the stats with them.
I had 2 LG freshman both 3 stars 1 star trait 1 impact in the first season my impact guy grew 10 overall points n the impact only got 4 both wasn’t redshirted but didn’t start or play any games
Did they patch the ability to change your coach pipeline ? So if I take a new job say Colorado St after I was at Kennesaw, when I leave for Colorado State, in my mind it makes sense to switch to Colorado pipeline. Also how on earth do you get the higher pipelines and more of them
Soo explain this to me please... Boise State, 5 star, elite QB... won championship, won Heisman, and didnt go up a single ovr... and hes sitting here with 37 skill points... wtf.. i cant use them and the computer doesnt?? Please explain why i have guys with a lot skill points but they didnt upgrade
Can you please make a video on explaining why my players aren’t getting drafted after winning awards and national championships please. They have 90+ overalls as well
I was so hype to land an elite dev TE. I played a whole season on Heisman feeding him tds. Almost won the natty, but i was curious why he never went past an 80. I checked his stat caps and this mf had 18 skill points with no use. Capped at 80 overall with a 97 short route run 😂
My big question is why some players lose so much skill, when you flip their position from one side to the other. Like RT to LT or LOLB to ROLB. I'll recruit two decent frosh RT, flip one to LT, and they go from like 75 to 68. You aren't changing their "position" just the side of the field, so why the big drop?
It’s just based on how the game does it. Different positions value different stats. For instance a MLB values zone/tackle/play rec etc, a OLB values pass rush, so if you move a OLB with good pass rushing OLB to MLB, he may be a worse overall.
@@PoodleGaming Sure, because OLB and MLB are different positions. LT and RT aren't different positions, just different sides. Same with LOLB and ROLB. Yes there are some positional differences between what you want on your strong or weak side of the formation, but the basic position is the same. What's maybe even worse, is that some players, will get ratings boosts for a full position swap, like CB to FS or LT to RG.
Recruiting is such a fun aspect of the game. So why can’t we scout the cap levels of a player during the process to get some kind of hint at their overall potential? Missed opportunity there … in reality, we are playing the lottery in what is dealt for a player’s ceiling.
@@PoodleGaming I play with Georgia so recruiting is pretty easy. But I want my players to get better in season and offseason to 99 ovr so what should I prioritize?
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I’ve watched countless dynasty videos and I haven’t seen anyone else talk about this stuff. I’ve done 9 seasons of my ECU dynasty and didn’t know 90% of the content in this video. Great work.
Glad it helped. I feel like this topic has had people bc confused for weeks and EA didn’t do the best job of breaking it down.
You brought a ship to 5th Street?
I’m 22 years in with ECU, team is a 97 overall across the board. Won 11 nattys in 22 years, and now we play in the SEC. Absolutely grinding
@TheRatToys nah that's 🔥🔥🔥 man, I still ain't done one for the Pirates yet. That's where I did my RTG QB and LB tho!
The caps are actually wonderful to have, because if you remember in NCAA 14 after 4 to 5 years almost every team in the game was at least a 90 overall.
I agree, I like the complexity of the development system. Less cookie cutter than madden.
That motivator thing is no joke. I had 3 o-linemen get drafted in my last season and that turned my 78 overall 4 star rookie guard to 91 overall (with boosts) after the offseason.
I’m starting to really like the idea of it, as it should go a long way and helping you backfill spots where you had stars at.
This is really helpful, especially your point on lower star gems. It makes you evaluate the gem and bust system too, a 5 star bust may end up being way more valuable than a 3 star gem because of the higher ceiling. Especially if you plan to play with them. Big takeaway is don’t give up on higher star busts in favor of lower star gems because in the long run they may be better. Based on their caps.
Exactly, this was something that I had to sit down and think about for a bit. A lot of people have been so focused on low star gem, but that ceiling could be problematic and their floor starts much lower.
5 star busts can still get star dev trait. This is why many are recommending to not even scout 5 stars because gems can be impact and busts can be star and base can be elite. For me its still worth it because most positions speed is by far the most important thing to scout for.
@@TideV2 yea the only reason why i scout is to see the speed
This is really helpful I couldn’t understand why my Qb was stuck at 84 overall after passing for 60 tds lol
His caps were maxed?
@@PoodleGaming 3 star ath I guessed he was capped I don’t know can’t see his attributes anyone
Good thing QB overall doesn’t matter AT ALL unless you sim
@@DJ8TEE9YNE305go into the roster view his player card. if he has high points and isn’t getting any better it’s bc he is capped. i have a 3 star who got capped at 78.
The off season training progression is bs. Soon as early signings are done in off season and u at the change positions screen, manually save after u change everyone like u want. Then proceed to next week and look at training results. Then back out and reload the manual save, every time u do this the results will be different so if u want a certain player to rank up more then another just keep doing it until u get the results u want then save manually. Hate how its random smh
Pretty sure stat caps are affected not only by your players' star rating, but the player type. Deep Threat WRs will have lower RR caps than a Route Runner WR, Power/Elusive Backs will have their caps reflect this, Pass Coverage LBs will have higher coverage caps etc etc. Defintely worth keeping in mind also.
Yeah that definitely plays a role, you can clearly see their archetype is in line with their stat caps.
I’m speechless! I’ve been asking other content creators to explain this for weeks now and you are not only the first, but you explained it perfectly as well as open my eyes to other things. You sir earned yourself a subscriber.
This means a lot, I’m glad I was able to shed some light on something that most didn’t understand. Oftentimes this UA-cam space can be repetitive, so it always feels good to post something unique
@@PoodleGaming it cleared up so much I went through my entire roster and changed around everything based on your video I benched a few guys that I never would’ve before.
Funniest thing is you can get that 80 rated elite no cap freshman and if he's a QB, FS/SS or CB theres a good chance he'll never turn into a 90+ but other positions like RB, WR, OL, MLB its virtually guaranteed even 95+ is very likely. The real key to getting insane players is in combining the offseason training bonuses with maxed tier 4 tactician. This way youre getting high rated players and boosting them up to +5 if you have assistants as well. Then they get drafted highly which boosts the next group.
Yeah, I wish they offered more coaching levels than just 50. I feel like there’s so many coaching combos I’d love to have but can’t.
I feel like draft projections don’t factor in tactician boosts tho, so realistically I think the best combo for players getting drafted is Motivator and Architect
@@mauricejohnson716 youre right but im not optimizing to have guys get drafted highly, im optimizing for having the best players on the field which tactician does contribute to. For the record I believe investing heavily into tactician, motivator, and architect is best. 100-150 is fine for recruiting then the rest into those 3.
@@TideV2 I just got elite recruiter and I do t even plan on opening it up. I’m getting 4-5 5 stars on the regular so I’d rather elevate my players ceiling throughout their four years
I found this out when my running back at Wyoming got to 99 speed 99 trucking and 99 jump when he was pretty average the prior years. Now I’m running around and running thru everyone. Gonna hate to see him go after this year 😢
Damn, that RB sounds absolutely insane.
I remember finding my first QB capable of hitting 99 and just being dumbfounded. He was a normal 5 star, also landed a 5 star gem QB and fully planned on starting him. Checked his caps and the 5 star gems caps were crap compared to the other.
It’s odd but I guess the variance is nice. Variance makes the game more unpredictable and fun like real life, instead of a cookie cutter system.
What a fantastic video. Clear voice, well worded, and amazing information. I loved every bit of this video well done man
Thanks bro, I appreciate comments like these. Been trying my best to provide value in an efficient manner.
This helped a lot, thank you for taking time to clarify! I had an Elite RS'd freshman RB who had hardly any skill caps and I had him benched for a star RB who had more skill caps, wasted an entire season on that other bum. Now it makes sense! Thanks Poodle
The BEST video Iv seen on this. Thank you for explaining this and clearing some things up that I was confused on. Can’t wait for more content. 👍🏽
So glad I could help on this. Once I finally had all the info compiled, I knew I needed to get a more in-depth video out!
You remind me a lot of Joe knows from the 2k community but for madden. The way each of you guys understand the game at such an elite level. Keep it up man you’ll get that 100 K. Have a blessed day.
I really appreciate this comment. Just started back up and was nervous another not having my A game. Glad to see people are enjoying the vids and showing this much support!
Thank you so much bro couldn't understand why I couldn't use my 5 skill points on my QB now I get that it depends on performance God bless ya man 🙂
Glad I could help!
EXACTLY the information i've been scouring google and reddit for. great video - thanks bro
So glad I could help. Seems like a lot of people have been looking for this.
Thanks for the advice. I’ve blown 6 XFAs. My mindset always changes once I get to that level.
I have a normal dev WR who didn’t see the field and an Elite who I made sure to play as a true freshmen and guess what the normal dev is better . I don’t get it
What are their skill caps? I think the dev trait determines how quickly they’ll max their potential, but not how high that potential is.
That said, I think there might be a bit of a correlation between the dev trait and the skill caps
@@MP-sy4zc just checked I think I see the issue while the elite WR is better in everything (not that much better than normal dev WR) his hands has 3 skill caps while the normal guys hand is better that makes sense why he’s a few points higher. Still crazy my 5 year Elite dev WR is a 86 while the normal guy is a 88
Did you, uh, watch the video?
@@Beaumont99yeah crazy how these guys rise up in ratings out of the blue
@@osubucksfan1985 no
This video is awesome, good job, will help!!
So glad I could help. This was a very confusing topic for many people.
Bro that totally helped me😂😂 I was wondering why it was so wonky and we have to make them better as well. And I'm glad that I'm in right position to do this. Appreciate ya bro👌💯🔥🔑
Awesome video, you’re really ahead of the curb with all of the dynasty content. Keep it up bro
Thanks for the support, this means a lot. I’m trying my best to keep to the content coming!
I feel like if you have a player who's normal and has a breakout season I mean like an amazing season he should be able to go up to at least an impact
CEO also has an ability that increases stat caps for rising seniors, which is really good if you're developing 2 and 3 star guys. Also, the bonus XP for 3 game win streaks in Architect is sneaky good, as it gives XP to everyone in the position group and not just starters. If you tend to redshirt all of your freshmen, having that ability across the board (except K/P maybe) is super useful.
This sounds good but its really a waste of points. In season progression is already very limited and seniors progress the slowest of all players so realistically unless youve already maxed every single stat then it wont make a difference and if it does it will be very small. Too big of an investment imo.
The CEO upgrade for caps definitely a waste of points, but architect is def one of the best trees for player development
Great content brother keep it up!
Thank you, keep up the support!
You broke this down the best and most clear understanding way thank you!
I try my best, thanks for the support!!
I been waiting for you to drop this 🙏🏾
Me too lol. Needed to sit down and think this through before posting.
Video definitely helped me out and reminded me that skill caps makes just as much as a difference as dev traits.
Definitely explains why out of my two elite WR one got a bigger jump going into their sophomore season compared to the other.
Yeah, in madden it’s just dev based so everyone assumed that, without considering the stat cap angle.
I wasn’t sure if it was auto or manual a upgraded, now I really know. Thanks dude . after starting so many different different I think I’m going to stick with USF build
Have fun with the USF build, should be a good one.
Well explained. I worked most of that out but when I tried to tell anyone else about it, I couldn’t lol they’ve done a great job with player development, they need to take it to their other sports games.
I love the complexity of the dev system. Also, agreed I struggled to find a way to explain this as well.
Thank you for explaining this. Very helpful.
Glad I could help. Thanks for showing support!
I’ve had a 79 corner jump to a 93 his last season and he was a 2 star impact, and I’ve had a 4 star tight end come in at a 75 and only got to a 79 as a senior. The stat caps matter so much
That’s an insane jump for his last season, that’s nice!
You really should be a teacher for how well you explained this
Great vid and it falls in line with my research with my spreadsheet in offline dynasty 🤓
From my studies, it appears gem and bust status has more to do with the dev trait. Skill caps are gonna be a crap shoot.
Yup it’s a shame, but the skill caps are completely random. I like the randomness but then get upset when my 5 star has bad skill caps lol
Really helpful. I swear the dev traits change. I had an elite QB as a Freshman and it was gone as a sophomore
I heard someone else say this, but this shouldn’t happen. Maybe if you change positions?
@@PoodleGaming I’ll try to work with it and see if it happens again
Yeah I had an elite Freshamn RB at 91 and it reset to Star with 70 overall the next week. If you go to another PWRRB or some setting it looks normal
Wish EA would allow u to unlock all these Perks for your Coach even if it was having to coach for a decade being capped out at 50 sucks, love that they have caps on the players that is realistic but to cap off your Coach is Bs
Im trying to have a Coach who is the next Saban
Elite recruiting classes w the best of the best players on top of finding hidden gems in a 3 star on top of having Elite draft classes
It’s weird that u only have 3-6 players a yr getting drafted even at elite schools like Ohio state
I agree bc 50 in an offline league is easy to get to and then your coach is capped. Yeah I found the draft thing kinda weird too, I feel like schools like that have more players being drafted
Extremely helpful, thank you.
Glad I could help. Enjoy the videos!
do you think the ability under CEO about subtracting a skill cap for all rising seniors is worth it?
Yup, I’ve had Sr’s boost to 99 or near a lot because of this.
I think a lot of the abilities can be useful, just a matter of what you want to prioritize with your points
great stuff, super helpful. note Durham is pronounced closer to dur-um.
lol someone mentioned this yesterday. Thank you for correcting me, been saying it wrong for weeks!
I've got a RS FR 76 OVR TE with star development but under the ratings tab he's showing maxed out. Anyone seen this? Will he not get any better?
He probably won’t, NCAA 25 values blocking TE archetype those seem to be the ones that hit high 80s low 90s after you get past the real TEs in the game
If he’s near maxed out then he probably won’t increase much.
@@kyj060792facts lol. You have to hope the guy speed is respectable
So all this information is for after the season? Like they dont improve during the season?
Great video, appreciate the insight.
Thanks for the support, glad the video helped you out!
Good job bro. I wish EA explained this to eliminate this major confusion
I agree, I feel like this was a very complex and confusing part of the game for ahwile.
This was an awesome breakdown. I'll actually know what I'm doing now 😂
Glad I could help. Let me know how your dev’ing goes.
Great vid. Very useful info because my 4 star gem wider receiver came in as a 68 and I was wondering if that was normal or not 😭
Yeah it can happen, but what matters most is their potential ceiling.
Very helpful information thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video. Thank you
When you say freshman increase most, do you mean true freshman or RS too? I have been redshirting almost every recruit...
True freshman, but the point still stands. Even if you redshirt them, I expect a freshman to have their biggest jump year 1.
You’re the greatest for this one gang
So glad I can help!
This will a lot of newer players for sure, but still doesn’t answer why my star freshman all American QB only went up 1 overall while my back up and 4th string both surpassed him, when they didn’t get a snap all season, they’re all impact dev, and for the record I threw for 3,400 yd 34 TD and 7 ints and won 10 games. I put offseason development on the QB room too, I was so disappointed . I still went from a 76 to an 81, in a year, but sill, I need to check to see if he’s capped or something I guess ??
I would start by checking his stat caps to see his ceiling, but also there’s a ton of variance in offseason upgrades. The dev trait has nothing to do with their offseason jump.
What was the coin or whatever that thing is with the number next to it on the player card on the top right corner of the screen? I was looking at player cards on my roster and my Senior 92 OVR CB on Kentucky had 2 instead of zero
Thank you so much.
You’re welcome, glad I could help!
@@PoodleGaming Yesterday in my dynasty I notice that I don't have nay hours to schedule an visits for some players. Can you direct me to what I'm doing right or is it a glitch? I never experienced this in the first season. Thanks again.
Clicked on this vid by accident but can we acknowledge the Western Michigan Broncos dubbing over the buckeyes 😂
Lol
Great vid! Would you suggest saving for master motivator level 3 for each group or architect level2 for each position group? I sim to the end of my season and my 90 sophomore didn't develop because he was capped out for ratings and abilities and just has 22 skill points which sucks
I definitely like limitless (cap breaker abilities), especially to make sure you can utilize your points.
Great video
Thanks for the support, appreciate the comment!
What is better at improving the players you have, Architect or Talent Developer? Also do you get double boosts if your coordinator has the same ability as your head coach? Thanks for the help
The boosts do stack if your coordinator has them too. Talent developer is probably the best but it’s personal preference.
@@PoodleGamingcan you test Talent Developer? Because I did with Alabama because their coach has it built on, and players like Ryan Williams never got good
Excellent explanation
I tried my best, at first was scared it would be overwhelming and confusing.
@@PoodleGaming this is something EA should have explained prior to release
Have you tested the thing that randomly gives them an opportunity to exceed their cap? It seems that may be better than at first glance - just wondering what the % is
I haven’t tested the ability much yet, although I plan to at some point.
I have made a dynasty and got all of the architect 4/4 except hb and kicker, the highest I got my team to was a 95 ovr on offense and defense that’s also with 3/4 in motivator on all positions except k/p
@@onealjones318were the individual players developing though?
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Aye!!!! Thanks bro!
Dude. Great video. Nuff said
Dude. Thanks for the support!
So do they actually progress throughout the season?
Only a little bit. Most of it frankly happens in the offseason by mostly random (correlated a little, maybe, with dev trait, but maybe not, that’s unclear). You have very little control over it beyond what position you assign guys to and managing your roster with more talented guys that have higher skill caps.
Player progression is automatic, outside of the stuff I mentioned in this video.
How heavily does playing time impact a players progression also how does redshirting affect a players progression?
Playing time impacts them a good amount because you need to play to accrue XP and skill points.
Great video. Can you speak to how impact players are decided? I’m three plus seasons into a Tulsa dynasty and still only have two with high rated players not getting them.
The dev traits are randomly assigned, but green gems are more likely to have a non-normal dev trait.
appreciate the info
Any time! Thanks for showing support!
Can you do a video on how to get players drafted?
I will at some point.
Thanks! Because I have a JR QB impact dev (record breaking stats and x2 heisman), SR WR that is an elite dev ( Record breaking stats), and a JR WR that is a normal dev (record breaking stats and heisman winner). With many more players with good devs and stats. However, it is projecting me to have one 1st rounder, one 2nd rounder, and etc.
Great video! I didn't know any of this and am 10+ seasons into a dynasty. Could you explain how redshirting a player effects their development?
Red shirting will basically give them another year to grow towards their stat caps which is great. The only thing is that if you redshirt an elite player you won’t be accruing skill points by playing with them.
@@PoodleGaming true! Thank you!
Wish they would show progression rate without having to check the player card in view roster. Like in depth chart instead of having to go back and forth.
I wish this as well, so tedious going back and forth to different screens. The redshirt screen is the worst lol.
What if you have a Senior playing ahead of your newly recruited Elite Dev Freshman. If you redshirt the Freshman so they get the maximum amount of Reps/ stats during the following RS Freshmen season does that stunt any progression?
What i’d do is play the redshirt freshman 4 games during their freshman year to get them some easy XP against bad opponents.
If your elite player is constantly threatening to transfer, he’ll hardly grow- probably because he’s unhappy
You think so? I haven’t tested this?
Nice video og
Thanks for the support, I appreciate it!
Who knew that these stat caps would be as if not more important than 5 Star ratings, gems to busts and even elite to normal development. Now I for one have to look at all of the players stat caps for assurance; if only there was a way to increase the players stat caps.
As far as I know, one of the CEO abilities “removes 1 ability cap for rising seniors”
I believe one of the coaching tree increases the caps
One of the coaches trees does this, not easy to get though, which I like.
Yeah stat caps are the most important thing in this game when it comes to development.
Wish we could see at least a few of the XP goals for our players to help them gain more xp.
Same, would make it a lot more transparent.
I really want to make a Talent Developer with Architect and let my coaches handle recruiting and motivator
And motivator too, that coach combo would have to make so many 99s lol
Do you follow team needs when recruiting? Sorry for the unrelated question it’s the first video saw. Can you see stat caps when recruiting?
I do best available first (that are interested), I do keep team needs in mind when rounding out my board tho.
You can’t see stat caps until the player is on your team.
Caps are so goofy like they work for the first few seasons but by year 4 and beyond play ratings are so...weird. Talent pools are spread thin and no one seems to progress at all.
Really? I haven’t experimented that many years down the line.
@PoodleGaming I discovered it testing how playbooks and offense aggression affect stats. On one hand, it's nice that not every player ends up a 99. But the caps are a little too restrictive except for coaches with the perk to extend those caps.
Not related, but have you seen any info or a video showing all the unique team turnover celebrations? Bama belt Pitt slam dunk etc. Some teams have props but there isn’t a list of which teams that I can find.
I have not
So you don’t apply the skill points toward certain attributes? It will automatically do it by itself…?
Yes it’s all automatic in CFB 25
I had a 79 ovr Safety who got 13 picks as a freshman... with elite development trait... progress 0‐1 overall for his sophomore season. He did progress 4 overall to get to 83 tnroughout his freshman season. That's broken right there
The end of season development is random. It’s possible you gained 4 levels from XP alone and then didn’t get any off season movement.
Finally a youtuber understands how it works 👌
Took a bit, but I finally have the dev system down pact.
@@PoodleGaming until the update atleast 😂 keep up the good work 👌
Great stuff, thanks. So why do they even show the Skill point in the upper right if you can't interact with them? And how do we know where that Skill point will be alloted to?
Just so you can see that you are accruing them, it’s a way to track them.
One question I still have is what happens when you can’t start elite guys cause you have others ahead of them will they still develop if you redshirt and don’t get the stats with them.
They will still develop, you just wont be accruing in-game xp season one.
I had 2 LG freshman both 3 stars 1 star trait 1 impact in the first season my impact guy grew 10 overall points n the impact only got 4 both wasn’t redshirted but didn’t start or play any games
Check their stat caps out, but end of season progression is unrelated to their development trait.
Did they patch the ability to change your coach pipeline ? So if I take a new job say Colorado St after I was at Kennesaw, when I leave for Colorado State, in my mind it makes sense to switch to Colorado pipeline. Also how on earth do you get the higher pipelines and more of them
I haven’t checked that yet. Is it not working for you? Only way to improve your pipelines is to buy the pipeline coaching packages.
@@PoodleGaming thank you I will take a look. I have found your videos VERY helpful!
Lots of indepth stuff about traits and such I never considered
Soo explain this to me please... Boise State, 5 star, elite QB... won championship, won Heisman, and didnt go up a single ovr... and hes sitting here with 37 skill points... wtf.. i cant use them and the computer doesnt?? Please explain why i have guys with a lot skill points but they didnt upgrade
They are supposed to upgrade on their own, not sure why some freeze like that.
Can you please make a video on explaining why my players aren’t getting drafted after winning awards and national championships please. They have 90+ overalls as well
I will take a look at some point and see what I can find
I was so hype to land an elite dev TE. I played a whole season on Heisman feeding him tds. Almost won the natty, but i was curious why he never went past an 80. I checked his stat caps and this mf had 18 skill points with no use. Capped at 80 overall with a 97 short route run 😂
The caps can be annoying if you don’t check first, bc you spent so much time spamming them.
@@PoodleGaming for sure. I'm im the routine of checking caps at first now lol
Is it true CPU always upgrades the easiest attribute to upgrade, and slowly makes their way up?
I’m not sure about this, but I could see that being the case.
The fact there is a ceiling sucks. I also didn’t know the computer auto spent the skill points
The ceiling at least ads some variability to the equation. Yes, they auto upgrade.
So what’s the best one to get to to develop your overall quicker?
What’s the best what?
Definitely combining motivator and architect
Are the stat cap 100% random or are they star based? It'd be annoying but I'd get it understand needing to check all my roster.
It seems slightly random, but I’d like to think that 4/5 star players are more likely to have better caps.
My big question is why some players lose so much skill, when you flip their position from one side to the other. Like RT to LT or LOLB to ROLB. I'll recruit two decent frosh RT, flip one to LT, and they go from like 75 to 68. You aren't changing their "position" just the side of the field, so why the big drop?
It’s just based on how the game does it. Different positions value different stats. For instance a MLB values zone/tackle/play rec etc, a OLB values pass rush, so if you move a OLB with good pass rushing OLB to MLB, he may be a worse overall.
@@PoodleGaming Sure, because OLB and MLB are different positions. LT and RT aren't different positions, just different sides. Same with LOLB and ROLB. Yes there are some positional differences between what you want on your strong or weak side of the formation, but the basic position is the same. What's maybe even worse, is that some players, will get ratings boosts for a full position swap, like CB to FS or LT to RG.
Recruiting is such a fun aspect of the game. So why can’t we scout the cap levels of a player during the process to get some kind of hint at their overall potential? Missed opportunity there … in reality, we are playing the lottery in what is dealt for a player’s ceiling.
I guess it’s basically like real life, you know how well a player is at that moment, but you don’t know their true ceiling.
Can a player develop a physical trait if he doesn't have one or certain traits?
The traits he has are the ones he will always have. When checking physical and mental. If you go to physical you can see the locked one he can get.
Can anyone explain the trait system. Can players gain different traits as they level up or are they stuck with the same traits the whole time?
They are stuck with the trait.
So do you have to go into each player and use the skill points yourself?
No. The players auto upgrade on their own, unlike in madden where you manually do it.
Have you done a video on when to redshirt?
Yes, it’s my redshirt strategies guide.
If I play elite dev freshmen will they progress faster/more than if I redshirt them?
They should, if you play well with them and accrue XP.
Oh shit I got Cole Pennington as well for Mizzou and ended up at a 96 overall
Does redshirt affect how much they grow I pretty much redshirt every freshman except the fun players I use in game
It gives them an extra year to reach their ceiling. Very useful in a lot of situations.
So if I’m a HC elite recruiter should I just fire my coordinators and hire one elite tactician and one motivator ?
The bonuses can stack, so that’s up to you and how you’d like to round out your bonuses.
@@PoodleGaming I play with Georgia so recruiting is pretty easy. But I want my players to get better in season and offseason to 99 ovr so what should I prioritize?
@@davidtaylor606 developer tree / and the one right to the right of it, I think it’s architect.
How is no one talking about WESTERN MICHIGAN BEATING OHIO STATE IN THE BACKGROUND! Damn OSU can even beat the small Michigan schools anymore
Lmao, where is this?