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Description: If you really want to get a good look at a prospect, there's nothing better than a full
report, which includes the most accurate basic report, as well as estimated attributes in all major
categories.
Combine Scouting Manager
At the end of each day, you'll be taken to your personal Scouting Manager, which will allow you to make any
final adjustments to your schedule. Be sure to make any necessary changes before the day is done.
Team Needs
Not sure who to scout? Toggle over to your Team Needs and take a look at the positions on your roster that
could use a new influx of talent.
To evaluate Team Needs during the Combine:
1.
Press the
WHITE
or
BLACK
Buttons
to cycle between Team Needs and the Main Combine screen.
2.
Upon viewing the Team Needs screen, pull the
L
or
R Triggers
to cycle through positions on the roster.
3.
Use the
D-Pad
to cycle through existing players on your roster and view their relevant attributes.
4.
Click the
Right Thumbstick
when highlighting any player to pull up their Player Card.
Sega Sports Tip – Efficiently Scouting Players
You have four days to scout players, and you can scout a player multiple times during the combine, adding
to your knowledge of the player. In general, you’ll never want to get a full report on a player that you don’t
know anything about. Spend your first combine day getting one-hour reports of as many players as you can.
On subsequent days, spend additional hours on promising players from that group, and then spend the
leftover hours on more players. Just remember that on day 4, you don’t have a “tomorrow”, so you’ll
probably want to spend at least 2 hours on every new player you look at that day.
The NFL Draft
The NFL Draft comes but once a year, and when the big day finally arrives, your managerial prowess will be
put to the test. Your choices can potentially make or break the future of your franchise, so be sure you’re
prepared. Using NFL2K3's unique 3-D Draft system, all the info you could ever need will be right at your
fingertips, giving you the feeling of being in a real NFL war room as you search for the next blue chip star.
To navigate the NFL Draft:
1.
Use the
Left Thumbstick
to navigate spreadsheets.
2.
To select a player on any menu, press the
A
Button.
3.
To view a Rookie Scouting Report on a highlighted player, click the
Right Thumbstick
.
4.
The Draft is made up of four primary screens. You'll find yourself surrounded by several monitors, as well
as a special PDA. To instantly change focus, push the
Right Thumbstick
toward the area you'd like to look
at as follows:
Main Draft Board:
The default screen in the NFL Draft. Here you can sort available players by position and
make a selection.
Scouting Target Manager:
To your right is a summary of the Draft status of players you've looked at in the
NFL Combine, as well as their relevant scouting reports. Take a look here to see if the players you've been
eyeing are still available when your turn arrives.
Team Needs:
To your left you'll find a roster breakdown, sortable by position (as seen in Combine, on page
19), that gives you a look at your current needs, allowing you to easily find the best player to fit holes in your
roster.
Draft PDA:
As the Draft progresses, the Front Office will send you messages via your PDA on the top
players on their Draft Board. You can take their suggestions, or go your own way.
Rookie Signings
Like other players on your roster, rookies require contracts. After the Draft, pay a visit to the Front Office and
take a look at their demands on the Player Contracts screen. The sooner you sign these guys and get them
into camp, the quicker your new team will start to become a unit, so try to keep the negotiations to a
minimum. But keep in mind, if your draft picks enter the preseason without contracts they will become Free
Agents, so be sure to make final offers before you advance.
