Front office upgrades
Every scandal pays clout, and the Front Office is where you turn your players’ misfortune into a competitive advantage. There are eight upgrades. Some are bargains. One is your uncle.
All eight upgrades
| Upgrade | Cost | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Second Phone | 60 / 220 / 650 | One more waiver pick every week, per level |
| Unwashed Lucky Jersey | 90 | +10% to your score every week |
| Crisis PR Firm | 140 | +50% clout from everything |
| Your Uncle, the Auto-Drafter | 200 | Drafts for you whenever you stop tapping |
| Team Doctor (Fishing License) | 320 | Injured players play anyway, at 20% of projection |
| Bail Bondsman on Retainer | 480 | Arrested players play on work release, at 12% |
| Golf Buddy in the League Office | 650 | Suspensions become fines, and suspended players play at 25% |
| Character Coach | 800 / 1,800 | Doubles your odds of a legendary player; level 2 triples them |
What the protection upgrades are worth
With no upgrades, an average pick scores 1.55 points. We simulated 500,000 picks with each protection upgrade on its own:
| Upgrade | Points per pick | Gain | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bail Bondsman | 2.25 | +45% | 480 |
| Team Doctor | 2.01 | +30% | 320 |
| Golf Buddy | 1.92 | +24% | 650 |
The bondsman wins because arrests are the most common way to get zero. A small share of a very common disaster beats a large share of a rare one. The doctor is nearly as efficient for the money. The golf buddy costs the most and helps the least, though he does make you feel important.
The order we’d buy them
- Second Phone, level 1 (60). An eighth pick is about 14% more drafting, for the lowest price in the shop. It’s also more chances at rare outcomes and more clout.
- Lucky Jersey (90). A flat 10% on every week, forever.
- Crisis PR Firm (140). Buy early. Every clout you earn after this is worth half as much again, so it pays for itself and speeds up everything below.
- Team Doctor (320). The cheapest large jump in points.
- Bail Bondsman (480). The biggest jump in points.
- Second Phone, level 2 (220). Slot this in earlier if you’re saving up and it’s all you can afford.
- Golf Buddy (650), then Second Phone level 3 (650).
- Character Coach (800, then 1,800). Legendary players score about 18 points on average, but they start at 1 in 100. This is an endgame purchase.
What about your uncle?
Your Uncle, the Auto-Drafter, adds no points. He drafts whenever you stop tapping, which is only helpful if you’d like the game to play itself. He has never watched football. He is doing his best. Buy him for the company, and only once the upgrades above are done.
Other ways to spend clout
Rival managers sometimes offer you a trade for clout. Those are covered in the season guide. Short version: when Chad says he’s clean, Chad is lying more than half the time.