User Guide

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Once you've agreed on an acceptable offer, Free Agents will add your offer to their short list. Depending on
the strength of your offer and overall league interest, you'll compete with up to two additional teams for the
player's services. After discussing all his offers with his agent, the player will eventually make a choice, so
be sure to keep an eye on his other offers and keep yours as competitive as possible in light of your
current cap situation.
Team Needs:
Not sure who to pursue? Toggle over to your Team Needs using C-stick left/C-stick right and take a look
at positions on your roster that could use a new influx of talent.
Free Agent Targets:
Between days, you'll be able to keep track of whom you're currently bidding on via the Free Agent Target
Manager. Once you're happy with all of your offers, you can call it a day, and if you play your cards right,
perhaps you'll land some key pieces to your Franchise puzzle.
The NFL Combine
Each year, the NFL adds to its ranks by introducing a handful of the college elite via the NFL Draft. Finding a
diamond in the rough is hardly guesswork though, so once a year, the top scouts get together to evaluate
the incoming talent at the 4-day NFL Combine. Here you'll be able to spend time evaluating players, taking
your findings into the Draft to help you make the best decisions possible. Some teams already have their
minds made up on their rookie prospects, so if you opt not to participate in the Combine, you'll still be able to
enter the Draft with basic combine workout info. However, if you're serious about winning, we recommend
collecting as many reports as possible on players in needed positions.
To scout a player:
1. Highlight a player and press the X Button to bring up scouting report types. Each report costs a number of
scouting hours, and the more hours you spend, the more accurate your reports. Remember, there are only
so many hours in the day, so choose your scouting targets carefully.
2. Use the Control Stick or +Control Pad to select one of three report types:
Basic Report - Cost: 1 Hour
Description: This report will give you a basic report on a player’s general tendencies.
In-Depth Report - Cost: 2 Hours
Description: A bit more advanced than a basic report, your scouts will not only give you the basic
information, but also a quick glance at a player's primary skills for his position.
Full Report - Cost: 3 Hours
Description: If you really want to get a good look at a prospect, there's nothing better than a full
report, which includes the most accurate basic report, as well as estimated attributes in all major
categories.
Combine Scouting Manager
At the end of each day, you'll be taken to your personal Scouting Manager, which will allow you to make any
final adjustments to your schedule. Be sure to make any necessary changes before the day is done.
Team Needs
Not sure who to scout? Toggle over to your Team Needs and take a look at the positions on your roster that
could use a new influx of talent.
To evaluate Team Needs during the Combine:
1. Press C-stick left/C-stick Right to cycle between Team Needs and the Main Combine screen.
2. Upon viewing the Team Needs screen, use L/R to cycle through positions on the roster.
3. Use the Control Stick or +Control Pad to cycle through existing players on your roster and view their
relevant attributes.
4. Press C-stick up when highlighting any player to pull up their Player Card.
Sega Sports Tip – Efficiently Scouting Players
You have four days to scout players, and you can scout a player multiple times during the combine, adding
to your knowledge of the player. In general, you’ll never want to get a full report on a player that you don’t
know anything about. Spend your first combine day getting one-hour reports of as many players as you can.
On subsequent days, spend additional hours on promising players from that group, and then spend the