Obviously this has been discussed before, but I've never seen anyone reach any real conclusions on offseason improvement.  Is there any rhyme or reason to it, or just a roll of the dice?  Has anyone ever done any studies on the impact WE has on offseason improvement?  It seems simple enough to do, so the lack of information and discussion on this surprises me.  Although I suppose there's really no point in discussing this if its effects are totally random and out of your hands.  

Given a large enough sample size, which of these two players could you expect to have the best offseason improvement:
Player 1: 50 WE, blue in all categories
Player 2: 80 WE, black in all categories

I've heard of people loading up practice plans based on where they want their players to improve, but pretty sure this is confirmed to have no impact.  The only thing that I know impacts offseason improvement is if a player goes ineligible  during the second grading period.

I know its not an important topic, just something I've always wondered about.

Changing practice plans makes no difference. WE has a big effect, but it is a roll of the dice.

Exception appears to be with stamina. I've had several players with high WE and plenty of playing time the season before and yet they still will get that 4 point drop.

Higher WE equals more off season improvement.

Posted by thewizard17 on 3/9/2015 4:25:00 PM (view original):
Exception appears to be with stamina. I've had several players with high WE and plenty of playing time the season before and yet they still will get that 4 point drop.

Agree...stamina seems very much a roll of the dice with no rhyme or reason tied to WE or any other factor one would potentially tie to it.