Player Overall Ratings

 Overall Ratings 

The Overall Rating system for players was put in place for multiple reasons. The most obvious reason was to provide users with a quick glimpse at how talented an athlete is compared to other athletes of the same position throughout the league (DISCLAIMER: it is best not to use the Overall Rating as a determining factor when evaluating players and instead focus on each players individual attributes). Due to this fact, players’ Overall Ratings will change from year to year depending on the inflow and outflow of talent in the league at each respective position.

For example, you may have a Quarterback with an Overall Rating of 87/90 in year one. At the end of season spin (which begins the second season) the same Quarterback may now have an Overall Rating of 82/86. This is due to an inflow of talent at the Quarterback position. The biggest misconception with the Overall Rating system is that when a player’s Overall Rating decreases it means the player will play worse than they had previously played. In actuality, the player will perform at the same level as they did the previous year unless they experienced a large decrease in individual attributes (see Player Progression/Regression ). In short, the Overall Rating system shows how well a player stacks up against the very best player at their respective position in the league.

Overall Ratings are also the basis for determining player salaries. Generally speaking, the higher the athlete's Overall Rating the more money they will ask for when it comes time to negotiate or renegotiate a contract.