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People bark that running a Gold team is very expensive. Well, it is, but most of that cost is from Boosting. If you owned every player on your team, each season, full CEQ costs only around 5.5K where full boosting would cost you over 22K. Since the season is about 2 months, fielding a full CEQ, non-boosting Gold team would only set you back about $20/month in flex not including the initial flex needed to create the team.

So while it's unlikely a non-boosting team would win Gold, I wonder how well a single owned and run team with full CEQ but no boosting could do in the Gold playoffs?

Not as well as a boosting team

Also, with the recent changes making it impossible to run it kinda doesn't matter

Originally posted by zmj44

Also, with the recent changes making it impossible to run it kinda doesn't matter

LOL - All I have read for weeks is how the new DPC would be death of PW (and it still may be) because it will be impossible to stop the run..............................

Honestly, after this preseason, I don't think the changes are all that bad. It's just different. Granted, I didn't have a ton of experience with DC'ing prior to this season, but it just doesn't seem so bad to me. While it may take a season or two to figure it all out, and they'll likely change it all again by that point, I don't see why this change would be the end of PW. It might very well be the end for a number of coordinators who are tired of the constant changes, but this change in particular isn't the end of the world.

I agree with 89stepside, while not ideal, it's not horrible. And for the record, my entire defense on all my teams is made up of new DPC plays. I wouldn't do this if I thought it was horrible. Yes holes might get exposed, but adjustments will be made and they will close up.

I will also add though, that GLB playing with how fast/not fast a HB hits the hole, or how well/horribly not well your O-Line can block, this close to the season is just stupid.

Originally posted by Gerr
And for the record, my entire defense on all my teams is made up of new DPC plays.



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And bevo the new changes so that there's a revcake on every single play makes it impossible to run...it has nothing at all to do with the DPC

Originally posted by Gerr
People bark that running a Gold team is very expensive. Well, it is, but most of that cost is from Boosting. If you owned every player on your team, each season, full CEQ costs only around 5.5K where full boosting would cost you over 22K. Since the season is about 2 months, fielding a full CEQ, non-boosting Gold team would only set you back about $20/month in flex not including the initial flex needed to create the team.

So while it's unlikely a non-boosting team would win Gold, I wonder how well a single owned and run team with full CEQ but no boosting could do in the Gold playoffs?

I think it depends on the regular season record. If you go 15-1 and get a #1 seed, then it's possible to have Level 11 players by day 38. Doubtful that a team could win that 2nd round matchup though...
So, I guess Level 11 vs 13 wouldn't be a huge advantage if you could make it to the conference championship game.

Originally posted by zmj44
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And bevo the new changes so that there's a revcake on every single play makes it impossible to run...it has nothing at all to do with the DPC

I realize that. I just thought it was funny.......how big a deal everyone made out of the DPC change. I never thought it was a big change at all. But was more interested in seeing in how they changed blocking logic (which the whole purpose of the new DPC was so they could "fix" the blocking logic).

The dumbest thing they have done in the offseason was add rev caked to the stats. Everyone is up in arms over those numbers.....even though they generally don't mean as much as one would think....

Originally posted by Bevo05
I realize that. I just thought it was funny.......how big a deal everyone made out of the DPC change. I never thought it was a big change at all. But was more interested in seeing in how they changed blocking logic (which the whole purpose of the new DPC was so they could "fix" the blocking logic).

The dumbest thing they have done in the offseason was add rev caked to the stats. Everyone is up in arms over those numbers.....even though they generally don't mean as much as one would think....

I'm seeing some very strong DL bounced around like beach balls ....

(not on my team of course ... lol)

Originally posted by CowboysAmerica
I'm seeing some very strong DL bounced around like beach balls ....

I think that's a smart thing because if you use the same DL alignment all the time, teams can focus in on holes. But if you switch your DL and LB alignment around, teams will see that things change randomly and that produces a larger number of holes but less often, making it harder for an OC to pick which ones to attack.

Or if you are really smart and don't already have a ton of custom plays, create two of the same play, but with different DL/LB alignments and call them equally.

Originally posted by Gerr
People bark that running a Gold team is very expensive. Well, it is, but most of that cost is from Boosting. If you owned every player on your team, each season, full CEQ costs only around 5.5K where full boosting would cost you over 22K. Since the season is about 2 months, fielding a full CEQ, non-boosting Gold team would only set you back about $20/month in flex not including the initial flex needed to create the team.

So while it's unlikely a non-boosting team would win Gold, I wonder how well a single owned and run team with full CEQ but no boosting could do in the Gold playoffs?

I think it's possible. You'd only be two levels behind by the time the playoffs hit and both teams primary attributes would be in the low 60 range. The difference would be a few points here and there in secondary attributes but speed/strength would be near identical.

Maybe, I think fewer and fewer teams are going to boost as we continue to progress. For a PW team, unless you have a very legit chance of winning the championship it's just a complete waste. Why spend a lot of flex to win a game or two late in the season and then lose in the first round of the playoffs. Lame.

Originally posted by Gerr
Think a full CEQ but non-boosting team could ever do well in the playoffs?

No.