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Baloney Pony
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At the start of season 4 there was alot of people trying to build a good pulling guard.

What results have you had, or have you seen?

My guy hasn't been doing anything special as far as pulling out of the line... although he is starting to run block better forward of the line
 
Baloney Pony
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Here is my build... Lvl 26 Guard

Strength: 72.02 Blocking: 52.88
Speed: 41.38 Tackling: 17.38
Agility: 48.73 Throwing: 9
Jumping: 9 Catching: 8
Stamina: 34.94 Carrying: 8
Vision: 43 Kicking: 7
Confidence: 34.06 Punting: 7

Special Abilities
Pass Blocking Abilities
22221Run
Blocking Abilities
31111



I am thinking I am still short of speed and vision... softcap them?

Also, I would like to know what success you have had with SA's
 
ewallguy
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I'm no expert but it looks to me like your guy is not quite athletic enough to deal with the speed players on the edge.

In these two plays, he's just too slow to react to a fast outside linebacker and fails to make the play:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=189414&pbp_id=632001
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=189413&pbp_id=131981

It looks to me like agility might be a better investment than speed for this guy. He doesn't need to travel big distances better but to react a little faster to what's going on around him.
Last edited Sep 20, 2008 14:33:38
 
chunky04
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The pulling Guard hasn't normally been a problem for me - they pull OK and make a decent block, though it could be better. Slow arse Powerbacks getting nailed by the LB coming through the hole is a problem though. FB doesn't seem to plug the hole much either.
 
Phinoscono
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those two backers on those plays were very quick. not only that but they reacted immediatetly to the play. your FB isn't built for blocking either.
 


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