Originally posted by Kyriakin
Seems, with less levelling bonusses, it is hard to make a FB/TE guy with o-linemen levels of strength and blocking without heavily compromising on mobility. Getting those two base attributes into the mid-80's just takes too long, and you're then in a race against time to 'un-suck' him elsewhere.
Works better with the TE than the FB though. FB seems to have too much need/emphasis on speed to go too far down the 'steriod junkie' route.
Anyway, no big deal. Was worth a spin. If every dot was the same, the game would become even more linear than it is already. Fuck about with equip and remaining SP and they'll be serviceable situational guys in AAA or maybe Pro when they peak.
Bull. My little FB will have 73 natural strength and carrying by level 27 (strength will be ~80 naturally by level 27 from level-ups), agility and speed will hit 60 and 68 respectively by the time I hit level 45 or so. If you swap carrying and blocking, it's very possible to hit close to OL levels of strength/blocking and still be mobile... the only difference is that you will be a handful of points lower in your primary attributes, due to level-up differences. My level 44 G has 80.5 strength, 80.5 blocking, 74.5 agility and 57 speed natural attributes (292 total). My FB will have very similar numbers when he hits level 44... ~83 strength, ~75 carrying, ~61 agility and ~68 speed natural (287 total). It's not realistic to expect to have the same strength/blocking of an OL player, yet also be more mobile... OL sacrifice some mobility to achieve those numbers in strength/blocking... FB/TE sacrifices some strength/blocking to achieve decent mobility.
You built your FB like a lineman, which is fine as an inside blocker, but that is the role you have built for him. If you want to also be able to effectively block outside , you have to sacrifice some of that blocking ability to be more mobile.
Seems, with less levelling bonusses, it is hard to make a FB/TE guy with o-linemen levels of strength and blocking without heavily compromising on mobility. Getting those two base attributes into the mid-80's just takes too long, and you're then in a race against time to 'un-suck' him elsewhere.
Works better with the TE than the FB though. FB seems to have too much need/emphasis on speed to go too far down the 'steriod junkie' route.
Anyway, no big deal. Was worth a spin. If every dot was the same, the game would become even more linear than it is already. Fuck about with equip and remaining SP and they'll be serviceable situational guys in AAA or maybe Pro when they peak.
Bull. My little FB will have 73 natural strength and carrying by level 27 (strength will be ~80 naturally by level 27 from level-ups), agility and speed will hit 60 and 68 respectively by the time I hit level 45 or so. If you swap carrying and blocking, it's very possible to hit close to OL levels of strength/blocking and still be mobile... the only difference is that you will be a handful of points lower in your primary attributes, due to level-up differences. My level 44 G has 80.5 strength, 80.5 blocking, 74.5 agility and 57 speed natural attributes (292 total). My FB will have very similar numbers when he hits level 44... ~83 strength, ~75 carrying, ~61 agility and ~68 speed natural (287 total). It's not realistic to expect to have the same strength/blocking of an OL player, yet also be more mobile... OL sacrifice some mobility to achieve those numbers in strength/blocking... FB/TE sacrifices some strength/blocking to achieve decent mobility.
You built your FB like a lineman, which is fine as an inside blocker, but that is the role you have built for him. If you want to also be able to effectively block outside , you have to sacrifice some of that blocking ability to be more mobile.
