They'll be based on the previous season, but I'm not sure what happens if a player never sees the field. Perhaps cdcox can elaborate.

I don't know of an easy fix for this one. I might bring our consultant in on this one.

With little to no statistics, how are oline measured?

We'll treat players that don't have snaps similarly to players who do get snaps and who are near the bottom of the league at their position. Barring the ability to see into the future, that is about the best we can do.

So you want to be relatively sure that most of your starters will get some snaps. But with a roster of 53, you should be able to keep plenty of developmental players.

We'll also have a correction for players that only get a few snaps where their statistical ability clearly would not extrapolate to a full season.

What will you do if say, a backup QB comes in, goes 1/1 with a TD?

I think describing too much of what goes on behind the curtain takes away from the concept of the game, which is to build a roster and see how they play, just like a real GM does. Your OL will matter. I think we will be able to pass the smell test in terms of capturing their contribution.

We'll also have a correction for players that only get a few snaps where their statistical ability clearly would not extrapolate to a full season.

Let's just say that if you play him every down, he is going to look more similar to other back-ups than to someone with a perfect passer rating.

Will elite QBs with bad olines be sacked less than average QBs with bad olines?

If I'm beta testing a game before it goes live, i like to know what to try and break =)

I think we all know that QBs contribute to their sack rate. The game will reflect that.

True fans are still going to draft right tackles in the third round.

Another question - will I be able to take a tackle or a guard and put them at a different position? What about taking DEs and playing them at OLB in a 3-4?

I'm doing everything I can to keep my own biases out of the evaluations. If the statistics say that having elite players at ever OL position is the key to building a high-powered offense, then true fans will carry the day.

I think that will make this game fun: you can build the team to your liking and we can see how they fair against each other.

I need to get back to fixing IE.

Firefox 5. Could just be my system, especially if I'm the only one having the issue.

I think you should make the logo bigger. :p

Seriously, though, good luck with the project. I don't have anywhere near the patience for this type of thing, but I'm curious to see where it goes!

This is a really good question that I probably need to put into the help section.

My intention is that you will be able to move players around to a realistic extent. If you move someone who has played RT his whole career to a demanding position like LT, there is going to be a downgrade in performance. If you move the same RT to G, that may not be such a stretch. If you have a finess pass blocking LT and try to put him at RT, your power running may be affected. Eric Berry can clearly play either S position, but Lewis would probably get a downgrade if you move him to SS.

A light pass-rushing DE could probably move to rush OLB.

You get the idea. We may not do this perfectly in year 1, but that is the plan.