Depth chart in franchise is not working

[TerrorWest]

I try to adjust depth chart and it has no effect. Need to fix this

[Taybanz]

Make sure you have progressive fatigue off. its been a bug the last two years. EA doesnt give a ♥♥♥♥.

[Mahjik]

>>I try to adjust depth chart and it has no effect. Need to fix this

Can you explain in more detail what's happening?

Is this during multiplayer or single player?

[katzenkrimis]

I've never used the depth chart in my life. Why do you guys even use it?

I just go for the NFL Rosters tab and sort them by age or position.

You only need two players for each position. Not including the cornerbacks and wide receivers.

46-man roster.

F the depth chart.

[TerrorWest]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

>>I try to adjust depth chart and it has no effect. Need to fix this

Can you explain in more detail what's happening?

Is this during multiplayer or single player?

Basically in franchise mode, I'm having an issue where players are playing the wrong position. For example, my defensive end in a 3-4 is playing OLB.

[Elvin]

I've adjusted the depth chart and also turned off progressive fatigue, but starters are still not playing. Just got my 14-0 win streak snapped, and now playoffs is incredibly hard with the 2nd and 3rd stringers starting.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by TerrorWest:

Originally posted by Mahjik:

>>I try to adjust depth chart and it has no effect. Need to fix this

Can you explain in more detail what's happening?

Is this during multiplayer or single player?

Basically in franchise mode, I'm having an issue where players are playing the wrong position. For example, my defensive end in a 3-4 is playing OLB.

Also you also checking the "rushing" positions (like RRE, RLE, RDT, etc)?

https://www.muthead.com/forums/mut-discussion/324615-can-someone-explain-the-rle-rdt-and-rre-spots-on-the-specialist-page-for-me/

[eso1]

Originally posted by katzenkrimis:

I've never used the depth chart in my life. Why do you guys even use it?

I just go for the NFL Rosters tab and sort them by age or position.

You only need two players for each position. Not including the cornerbacks and wide receivers.

46-man roster.

F the depth chart.

This is either ignorance or an attempt at humor ?

[TerrorWest]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

Originally posted by TerrorWest:

Basically in franchise mode, I'm having an issue where players are playing the wrong position. For example, my defensive end in a 3-4 is playing OLB.

Also you also checking the "rushing" positions (like RRE, RLE, RDT, etc)?

https://www.muthead.com/forums/mut-discussion/324615-can-someone-explain-the-rle-rdt-and-rre-spots-on-the-specialist-page-for-me/

yeah. Checked whole thang. Tried to switch schemes but still same issue.

[Mahjik]

Just checking.. This isn't in SuperStar mode and not using non-standard draft classes or rosters?

If it's just vanilla stock and regular Franchise mode, something is definitely wrong. I would start a new Franchise and test to see if it happens there.

[Elvin]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

Just checking.. This isn't in SuperStar mode and not using non-standard draft classes or rosters?

If it's just vanilla stock and regular Franchise mode, something is definitely wrong. I would start a new Franchise and test to see if it happens there.

Correct... vanilla Franchise mode... it didn't start happening until later in the season, maybe like Week 14/Week 15... this led me to think it's the Progressive Fatigue, but when I disabled it the issue persisted. I never touched lineups or depth charts. Depth chart shows 1st stringers in their starting roles. They'll come in for the first one or two downs and be gone for nearly the remainder of the game, subbed in by their back ups.

[Elvin]

FWIW it's posted in the Madden forums on EA's website... it's a known issue, but no resolution posted by devs.

[SpottedPineapple]

Originally posted by ejgza:

I've adjusted the depth chart and also turned off progressive fatigue, but starters are still not playing. Just got my 14-0 win streak snapped, and now playoffs is incredibly hard with the 2nd and 3rd stringers starting.

Many defensive calls have "specialist" positions. Probably in the "specialist" tab you can move people around as you wish. Have never had any issue with getting who I want on the field.

[TerrorWest]

Originally posted by SpottedPineapple:

Originally posted by ejgza:

I've adjusted the depth chart and also turned off progressive fatigue, but starters are still not playing. Just got my 14-0 win streak snapped, and now playoffs is incredibly hard with the 2nd and 3rd stringers starting.

Many defensive calls have "specialist" positions. Probably in the "specialist" tab you can move people around as you wish. Have never had any issue with getting who I want on the field.

If I remove my RE in a 3-4, so the 5 tech, from every spot on the depth chart including the rush end specialization and so forth, he still appears at OLB in base 3-4.

[Chippings]

Originally posted by ejgza:

Correct... vanilla Franchise mode... it didn't start happening until later in the season, maybe like Week 14/Week 15... this led me to think it's the Progressive Fatigue, but when I disabled it the issue persisted. I never touched lineups or depth charts. Depth chart shows 1st stringers in their starting roles. They'll come in for the first one or two downs and be gone for nearly the remainder of the game, subbed in by their back ups.

It absolutely is progressive fatigue and you haven't paid attention to the player health option in weekly training.

You will see the see the accrual of fatigue in training every week, and can check their fatigue level in the rep setting for offense and defense.

Turning off progressive fatigue will not work mid season as it will not immediately refresh the players. It will only prevent additional accrual.

Your only solution at this point is to change Auto Subs from Manage Staff to reduce the levels at which the players are automatically subbed in and out. You could set it to Out 0 and in 1, for example, to sub out at 0 fatigue (depleted) and in at 1 (very low) but you might not like how your starters play with low stamina. May be better than your 2nd and 3rd stringers though.

Everything about the depth chart, stamina, and progressive fatigue work. If it seems like it doesn't work, you simply don't understand it. Granted there are hidden aspects like special teams which takes from your later depth chart positions in CB, WR, TE, etc.

[TerrorWest]

Originally posted by Chippings:

Originally posted by ejgza:

Correct... vanilla Franchise mode... it didn't start happening until later in the season, maybe like Week 14/Week 15... this led me to think it's the Progressive Fatigue, but when I disabled it the issue persisted. I never touched lineups or depth charts. Depth chart shows 1st stringers in their starting roles. They'll come in for the first one or two downs and be gone for nearly the remainder of the game, subbed in by their back ups.

It absolutely is progressive fatigue and you haven't paid attention to the player health option in weekly training.

You will see the see the accrual of fatigue in training every week, and can check their fatigue level in the rep setting for offense and defense.

Turning off progressive fatigue will not work mid season as it will not immediately refresh the players. It will only prevent additional accrual.

Your only solution at this point is to change Auto Subs from Manage Staff to reduce the levels at which the players are automatically subbed in and out. You could set it to Out 0 and in 1, for example, to sub out at 0 fatigue (depleted) and in at 1 (very low) but you might not like how your starters play with low stamina. May be better than your 2nd and 3rd stringers though.

Everything about the depth chart, stamina, and progressive fatigue work. If it seems like it doesn't work, you simply don't understand it. Granted there are hidden aspects like special teams which takes from your later depth chart positions in CB, WR, TE, etc.

Depth chart is 100% not working. If I remove my RE in a 3-4, so the 5 tech, from every spot on the depth chart including the rush end specialization and so forth, he still appears at OLB in base 3-4.