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As a long term note, here is my wish list as a player, in order of priority.
1. It seems like we need to do some work on kickers, punters, and returners. As a player, I frown when I have a kicker on my roster and it says that a free agent is kicking. And on returners, why are they handled differently? It seems like I should be able to set returners in my lineup.
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I agree and it will be added next season. The reason I automatically selected the kickers, punters, and receivers is that it saved about a week or more of coding time. However, it would have zero effect on game play. The only difference is 1) you don't get to pick the player and 2) a name would appear across from the same exact same stat.
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2. Box scores, including defensive stats.
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Yep.
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3. Season stats and stats by game for players.
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Yep.
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4. The nice learning experience about the minor problem today is that it shows that the bot may need some help. A depth chart that would let me control the bot would be nice, so that if I'm out of town or something gets messed up, the bot knows who I want in the lineup. Also, if I have a player injured, it would automatically boost the next player in the lineup instead of going with a street free agent.
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I think I set the bot depth chart by number of snaps in the NFL season. I have an idea for much better way of doing that now. The bot has to work even if someone abandons the team part way through the draft, so a user set depth chart alone wouldn't help the problem.
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5. Add tackle and pass defense and pressure identification for defensive players on individual plays.
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All of this is generated now except for tackles. I have some ideas about how to assign tackles to individual plays, but it probably needs a few days of research and data analysis. Certainly doable next year. Pretty easy to display the info.
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6. Not sure if it's possible or even advisable, but it would be nice to get grades on players in games. How did my guard do? How did my linebacker do? As a fan, it's hard to tell if I should have Danny Watkins or Kraig Urbik starting at guard, so something to help me figure that out would be great. Perhaps this could also be a value-added feature that costs more.
On the topic of 6, it could be a game summary by player or, if you calculate this way, it could even be a click feature on each play that showed who did well and who didn't. Just a thought. It would probably be better to just get a game score.
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I see the need for something along these lines. Needs some thought and offline discussion.
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Overall, it's looking great, though. Fantastic progress.
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Thanks. And thanks for the feedback.