GSUMetz21

Wish you could change his team chemistry.

Which would ensure anyone rarely encounters him.

I agree they would have to reimagine how they approach it to make it work the way I described. But they could make it work. And it would be much more realistic. The majority of NFL players are average or slightly above. Very few players are 90+ if compared to their peers on a 100 point scale. In fact, on a 100 point scale, the only players who should be above the low 90's are legends and current all-pro caliber players. They could introduce the former throughout the year (putting out the lesser legends first and best later). And the universe of high-80s and low-90's would still further expand throughout the year as TOTW's, Flashbacks, promo's came out. Instead of getting 8 Khalil Mack's... you would actually get some seriously intriguing lesser knowns who progress substantially based on performance throughout the year. It would be different... no doubt. But it could be done. And your team would still improve as the year went along. It is the way it is now, so folks have to constantly re-acquire the same popular cards to keep their roster relevent (that leads to more purchases). They also know that a relative few players entice people to buy the most packs. That is understandable as EA is a business. But let's not pretend that isn't the case or that the current model is the only one that would work for consumers.

Not necessarily. They can leave a little at the top for Legends and others. How many people should honestly have a 99 rating each year (maybe 1 or 2)?? They would just need to tweak the scale overall. The way they do it now... giving guys who should objectively be in the low-to-mid-90's a low-to-mid-80 rating at the start... has nothing to do with competition. It is so they can release 5+ cards for popular players to stimulate purchases.

Actually... yes! I want them to stop artificially nurfing stats at the start. Power ups and chemistry are fine. But give each player their actual stats on the core card in the beginning (they already do their "real" appraisal in franchise - use those numbers). They can still do legends and special edition cards througout the year... i.e. TOTW, flashbacks, rising stars, holiday promos, etc. But their core card should be their core card!

He has been "playing hurt" for 3 years. At some point, it doesn't matter why your production is declining every year. It just is what it is. The fact is that DLaw isn't producing at the level that his cap hit suggests he should - not even close - and the quality of his play is trending the wrong direction (and has been for a while). The card is solid though.

Agreed. NO ONE gives a max deal to a run-stuffing D-lineman. If he was up for a contract today, he would be lucky to get anything more than a short-term "prove-it" deal for less than half of his current AAV. And I am a life-long Cowboys fan.

Yep.

No worthless at all. Power him up to an 89. Still a solid card... especially if you have a theme team.

He's not far off. The problem is that its LTD... so the juice isn't worth the squeeze right now. Nice upgrade for anyone with his power up though.