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how do i stop my oline from spending 3/4 of the game looking for four leaf clovers on an artificial surface while lying flat on their backs?

Originally posted by Rom_Fox
how do i stop my oline from spending 3/4 of the game looking for four leaf clovers on an artificial surface while lying flat on their backs?

Get to the Pro Tier, lol...

...outside of that, you need High Tech to win rolls and balance to keep up on your feet.

Originally posted by Myrik_Justiciar
Get to the Pro Tier, lol...

...outside of that, you need High Tech to win rolls and balance to keep up on your feet.

High tech, good balance, and at least decent power

Originally posted by Detroit Leos
High tech, good balance, and at least decent power

and little conditioning, toughness.... are we noticing a trend? you just cant stop it lol... So smell the plants and watch the rainbow from your back.

Originally posted by vipermaw82
and little conditioning, toughness.... are we noticing a trend? you just cant stop it lol... So smell the plants and watch the rainbow from your back.

No doubt. OLine are at a huge disadvantage compared to DLinemen. It is not even close! DLinemen can rack up 300+ rcakes with being caked maybe 15-20 times while the best OLinemen are usually somewhere around 50/50 on cakes to rcaked ratios at the end of seasons.

Originally posted by Detroit Leos
No doubt. OLine are at a huge disadvantage compared to DLinemen. It is not even close! DLinemen can rack up 300+ rcakes with being caked maybe 15-20 times while the best OLinemen are usually somewhere around 50/50 on cakes to rcaked ratios at the end of seasons.

OT's are the exception, but interior lineman its all about building defense IMO (as an offensive line) Ots can rack up the pancakes however you're gonna sacrifice some Pass Pro.

try high balance and high power skills

Originally posted by Bretto007
try high balance and high power skills

The high power skill is going to get you in trouble - high power on run blocking pushes the defender away from you and creates the separation he needs to grab hold of the RB as he tries to squeeze by, on passing it actually throws YOU out of the lane of protection - even if you hit a guy who is all speed YOU get bounced like a toy backward and out of position to make a follow-up block as he screams directly at the QB.


I love power, but not on o-linemen. Not 'high' anyhow. Moderate is good.

Originally posted by vipermaw82
and little conditioning, toughness.... are we noticing a trend? you just cant stop it lol... So smell the plants and watch the rainbow from your back.

I mean, if it's a 1 to 1 ratio then OL are winning handedly. If neither gets caked and they just sit there in a blocking interaction forever, the OL has effectively done his job and neutralized a defender. OL is basically winning all the way up until they get knocked down.

Originally posted by Raid
The high power skill is going to get you in trouble - high power on run blocking pushes the defender away from you and creates the separation he needs to grab hold of the RB as he tries to squeeze by, on passing it actually throws YOU out of the lane of protection - even if you hit a guy who is all speed YOU get bounced like a toy backward and out of position to make a follow-up block as he screams directly at the QB.


I love power, but not on o-linemen. Not 'high' anyhow. Moderate is good.

I've seen better results with Get Low, Strong Arm than Pancake Chef and Leverage. Also Resolute and Footwork skill from my experience aren't effective enough.

Originally posted by Bretto007
I've seen better results with Get Low, Strong Arm than Pancake Chef and Leverage. Also Resolute and Footwork skill from my experience aren't effective enough.

True, just saying that if you end up with power getting actually higher than tech you end up causing more headaches for yourself.

Originally posted by Corndog
I mean, if it's a 1 to 1 ratio then OL are winning handedly. If neither gets caked and they just sit there in a blocking interaction forever, the OL has effectively done his job and neutralized a defender. OL is basically winning all the way up until they get knocked down.

True. Hence the OL skill cost change some 30 seasons ago and we still have HBs averaging 6+ yards per carry.

Originally posted by Xars
True. Hence the OL skill cost change some 30 seasons ago and we still have HBs averaging 6+ yards per carry.



yeah, I gotta agree with Xars and CD tbh

I went the agile route so a pancake is like holiday around here

I don't care about pancakes and rev pancakes as long as my linemen stay on their feet and block.