Franchise - Offseason Tasks - Sega NFL 2003 Manual

Coach's Card
The Coach's Card tracks the performance of your franchise's coach and records stats in nine different
categories with a clear emphasis on winning and results. Use this screen to gauge your performance as
coach and general manager over the course of your Franchise session.
Assistant Coach Duties
The options that appear on the Assistant Coach Duties screen are the same as the Franchise options you
set at the Game Modes screen. This screen lets you revisit your settings and make adjustments if you wish
as your needs and priorities change.
Statistics
If you like sports, then you love stats, and we've provided enough here to keep you occupied until it's time to
begin preparing for your next game.
Team Stats – Check out how your team's performance on the field compares with any other team
throughout the season.
Player Stats – View individual player stats for your franchise or any other team in the league. Stats are
compiled after each game and are broken down into several position-based categories.
League Leaders – The League Leaders page ranks the top players in the league by the compiled season
stats in all the standard categories. You can track who the best individual performers are in the league at
each position as the season progresses.
Rookie Watch – Rookie Watch follows the league's rookies through their first season and posts their
performance on the gridiron. This is a convenient place to see how well your prospects (and those from
other teams) are panning out as they work through their inaugural seasons in the NFL.
Team Standings – The Team Standings screen posts the season records of every team and displays the
current divisional standings.
Pro Bowl Votes – Pro Bowl voting takes place near the end of the season, and the results will be posted
here. The players who receive the most votes are invited to play in the NFL's all-star game the week after
the Super Bowl.
Options
See Options on page 25.
Load / Save
If you have a memory unit inserted in your Xbox Controller, you can save your Franchise progress to it or to
the Xbox Hard Disk at any time. (See Load / Save on page 27.)
Quit
Quit playing. If you have not saved your game progress, you are prompted to do so. After confirming your
decision, you will return to the Main Menu.
OFFSEASON TASKS
At the end of NFL season, your job as the general manager is only just beginning. You need to re-sign
players, check the free-agent wire, scout rookies at the combine, and draft those prospects who you think
will bring your franchise to national prominence.
Retirement Negotiations
The wear and tear of multiple NFL seasons takes its toll on your players, and eventually, they'll opt to hang it
up. But all is not lost. Occasionally, you can encourage one last tour of duty from a retiring veteran by giving
them the right kind of encouragement (read big bucks and minimal years). If your offer is good enough, you
just might be able to keep a player around long enough for that last big Super Bowl push.
To try to talk a player out of retirement:
1. Enter the Contracts menu during the Re-Signing Period of the offseason via the Front Office.
2. Press the A Button on a highlighted player whose status is listed as "retiring."
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