Gustoon wrote:
So as it stands right now:
Its week 6 and my star RB gets an injury and is 'out' for 12 weeks. He still counts against the roster and cannot be put on IR, which seems a bit odd as we are trying to mirror the NFL.
If a player is "out" you can put him on the IR. If he is not "out," (i.e. "probable", "questionable", or "doubtful") then he still can play - and the recovery time is the estimated time to get back to 100%, not to get back to "probable" status. A 12 week "doubtful" status will quickly turn into a 10 week "questionable" status, for example. The lower the injury status, the less likely he will get re-injured.
This, to me, is how the real NFL works - most players play hurt every week. Technically, if I wanted to be super-realistic, any player with any playing time will have a less than 100% health status. This is all part of the risk/reward balance you as an owner must come to for your team. I've softened some of the risk by not making the injuries chronic. Real NFL teams are far more aggressive about playing their injured players than I think most of us here will be.