Changing players positions

[Pat]

So, instead of changing players positions this year, I often just started them at them without making the change. Is this suggested?

I started SE at FL, RG at LG, etc.

[Eaglesfan27]

Personally, if I plan on having a guy be at a different position long term, I switch them. If it is a stop gap or definitely only a 1 year plan, I play them out of position.


Edit: I also switch them if there is no significant ratings reduction or experience reduction and I plan on it being a year long plan.

[robster1225]

Is there a negative to playing out of position?

[Guest]

Yeah, sometimes the player will become disgruntled. One thing I do is open the game, change the positions to check on the actual changes and if I don't like what I see, I close the game and reopen it and start all over again.

[Eaglesfan27]

Depends upon the player and their "experience" at the position that is not their natural position. However, the experience hit and reduced performance can be significant in some situations.

[Eaglesfan27]

Yeah, sometimes the player will become disgruntled. One thing I do is open the game, change the positions to check on the actual changes and if I don't like what I see, I close the game and reopen it and start all over again.

That is a good preview method, but the actual change once the commish processes the file can sometimes be significantly different from that preview.

[Guest]

Oh, rain on my parade. . .in your case, rain on my mardi gras!

[Delandis]

Are there any pros/cons to changing a draftee's position early, like now?

[Eaglesfan27]

The major pro is that the player may get extra time to develop if it is done before training camp.

Only con would be is if you are unsure that it is a move you really want to make.

[Eaglesfan27]

The major pro is that the player may get extra time to develop if it is done before training camp.

Only con would be is if you are unsure that it is a move you really want to make.

[Guest]

Echolalia Eaglesfan?

And I've always wondered if you change his position prior to signing him, would that make him more difficult to sign?

[Cotton]

More injuries playing out of position. Haven't done a study on it. Just anecdotal observations.

The way I look at is is that they practice at their official position all week. If they're versatile, it doesn't matter much, and sometimes I'll try a guy out, say, a SLB at WLB for a few games during the course of a whole season starting or backup, before making the switch official. Easier transition. But they're still playing something that's alien to them in varying levels.

Switching guys back and forth is the worst thing you can do. Destroys them in a lot of cases.