Warrior General Games

I'm building my first T, and my initial instinct is:
1. Blocking
2. Agility
3. Strength

And then start think about what I wanted to get to the second cap. I was also wondering how much I could afford to de-emphasize strength. I know that people claim that DEs aren't really punished for having low Str, and I wonder if the same is true for O-Linemen. I realize I'd get many fewer Pancakes, but giving the way WRs can block, I wonder how much of a role Str plays in making a block and holding it. Also, if there are any good private forums for Ts, can you let me know who runs them? Thanks.

i would say

1
3
2

you got it. i.m.o.

strength, agility, blocking.

Agility, Blocking, Speed.

This question depends entirely on how long you want him to suck

I'm still old school. If I had 30 levels to get him good, I'd definitely go str -> blk -> agi. To +4 each, then speed, stamina, vis, conf to +2.

Depends on the side.

LOT: Blk Agi Str
ROT: Str Blk Agi

Anybody who thinks agility is more important than blocking is a quack

Originally posted by Octowned
Depends on the side.

LOT: Blk Agi Str
ROT: Str Blk Agi

Anybody who thinks agility is more important than blocking is a quack
You need to be able to get in front of the guy you're blocking before you can actually block him.

Originally posted by Octowned
Anybody who thinks agility is more important than blocking or strength is a quack

Fixed that for ya.

I honestly don't see a difference between ROT and LOT builds. The truth is your best OT should be at ROT because he doesn't have the Protector crutch to lean upon. He has to do it all with raw ability.

Originally posted by PackMan97
Originally posted by Octowned

Anybody who thinks agility is more important than blocking or strength is a quack

Fixed that for ya.

I honestly don't see a difference between ROT and LOT builds. The truth is your best OT should be at ROT because he doesn't have the Protector crutch to lean upon. He has to do it all with raw ability.
That fix is dumb

I agree with the second part, though.

I'm with Kayoh. I don't know what your competition is like but I was getting beaten like a republican senator until I upped my agility from the low 50s to mid 60s, starting last season in Europe Pro. The difference was night and day. The LOT actually needed LESS agility believe it or not because of the boost from protector and the apparent fact that it's often the LDE who's the better pass rusher in GLB. I mean face it how often do you come across a great, productive RDE? There are a handful but they're fairly easy to control, and being on that side completely takes them out of the running game for most teams.

I don't know what you see in blocking that's so exciting. Admittedly I've had it in the 70s since forever so I haven't tried going with lower blocking than agility. But I certainly don't put any effort these days into getting it any higher. For every guy that gets around my tackle after initial contact, there are 3 that whip around him due to pure speed and agility. Although like I said that doesn't happen much anymore. I also don't see a lot of benefit to enormous strength in a tackle. My tackle seems to plow over most DEs on runs, maybe not pancaking them, but he gets help from the TE half the time anyway and generally open a gaping hole for the HB. I don't see where strength benefits whatsoever in pass blocking. How can you even tell if shock block works? I can't think of anything that ever made me think it activated.

I like blocking because I believe it helps you hold your blocks longer. When the HB runs off my ROT, I'd like to hold my block long enough to never let the LDE get a tackle. I want the strength push him back and open up a hole. If he happens to be a great pass rusher, I'll add my agility equip on top of my base 60 agility to stop him.


I don't DISLIKE agility. I think str/blk/agi should all go to 60, but equip on agility at the ROT position is only a backup.


I agree about the LOT though. They can get away with a moderate build with moderate protect.


I don't think Strength is as important for pass protection though, I'm with McFadden on that one. Until high Str DEs can get to the QB like they did in season 2, I wouldn't bother with strength equip on the LOT. I don't think you can just rely on that TE for your strength on the right side though. I've seen plenty of times the TE or OT make moves into the next level if the other could handle the DE and the HB was already hitting the hole.

FWIW - This is my idea OT at L40,

STR: +4 cap
BLK: +4 cap
AGI: +4 cap
SPD: +2 cap

All EQ in str/blk

You personally drop the SAs, so that is feasible. I just don't see an OT with 30 vision (likely all that build has time to train) doing well enough, and level 40 is talking about his career being half over already. I could be wrong though, about vision.

Well, my OT will have a lot more than 30 vis at L40. I think he'll miss out on AGI at the +4 by about 3 points. Had I known about slow building techniques when I started him, he'd be there with plenty of room to spare.