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Ok first of all, don't hit me if this is a common question, I scanned the first 2 pages of the forum and only saw 1 thread that was about blocking, and it was not very helpfull.

About my level 10 TE who is being built to be a blocker, I opted to get strength to the first cap, and then blocking. All my gear is on strength. Now my team owner wanted me to cap agility next instead of getting strength to the 2nd cap. How important _is_ agility? It seemed a bit odd, but hey. I turn to the experts.

What do you guys think, after 1st-capping strength and blocking, where would you go next?

... And why is a blocking TE so rare ?

Agility will make you block better

Also it will improve your acceleration so you'll be able to land a block on that LB or SS quicker

EDIT: About what to do next... I'd say either 2nd cap str or blk if you're aiming for 68 in these stats for a long term... and be sure to train spd/agi/stam

Also, open build would be nice... more ppl would be able to help you

Agility is the most important att for both a blocking TE and a FB. You don't need that high of str and/or blk to block well but agil is what get's you in position to make the block. Don't let yourself get caught up in your bars, they're just for ego.

I have build a great blocking TE.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=756622

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1874693

Pretty much all you need to know right there.

Originally posted by LostPeon
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1874693

Pretty much all you need to know right there.

Do not use that guide. A blocking TE will never need that much STR. They will mostly be doubleteaming the DE of scraping off and catching the OLB or SS. None of that will require much more than 50 STR. Guides like this are for building scouting bars not the most effective players.

Originally posted by NRS
Originally posted by LostPeon

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1874693

Pretty much all you need to know right there.

Do not use that guide. A blocking TE will never need that much STR. They will mostly be doubleteaming the DE of scraping off and catching the OLB or SS. None of that will require much more than 50 STR. Guides like this are for building scouting bars not the most effective players.



Say what you want, but it is a pretty effective route to take. I'm in the top 10 in my league for pancakes.

There's always more than one way to skin a cat, though, I suppose.

Originally posted by LostPeon
Originally posted by NRS

Originally posted by LostPeon


http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1874693

Pretty much all you need to know right there.

Do not use that guide. A blocking TE will never need that much STR. They will mostly be doubleteaming the DE of scraping off and catching the OLB or SS. None of that will require much more than 50 STR. Guides like this are for building scouting bars not the most effective players.



Say what you want, but it is a pretty effective route to take. I'm in the top 10 in my league for pancakes.

There's always more than one way to skin a cat, though, I suppose.

I hear you but I don't care about pancakes. I would rather get my RBs 3 or 4 thousand yards by making 2 and sometimes 3 blocks per play.

On the average play, any TE would be lucky to get to 2 blocks, let alone 3.

Higher strength means pancaking the defender faster and more of a chance of moving on to that second block.

Originally posted by LostPeon
On the average play, any TE would be lucky to get to 2 blocks, let alone 3.

Higher strength means pancaking the defender faster and more of a chance of moving on to that second block.

LOL I guess I'm lucky then because I get 2 or 3 three blocks all the time. You know why? High Agility.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8502032
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8501974

Your TE had 1 block in each of those replays.

Originally posted by LostPeon
Your TE had 1 block in each of those replays.

Lol you're right

Originally posted by LostPeon
Your TE had 1 block in each of those replays.


Man you must have a real problem being wrong. Allow me to help you out and then be done with you.


http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8502032

My TE scrapes the DE (block #1), he then goes and stones the LOLB (block #2) and then he comes back and stuffs the SS (block #3).


http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8501974

Now in this one my TE scrapes the DE (block #1) which you probably don't know robs the DE of much of his energy and strength thus allowing the OT to handle him easily, then he goes and stone the LOLB (block #2).


Your problem may be that you don't know how to watch film. That is a big problem as it hinders you from realizing what is happening and how to make your players better. Worse you are here trying to give other people advice when you do not have the experience to. Shouldn't do that, and this lesson is for free.

I don't know how much credit you could really take from that OT (even though it is yours) as both the DE and OT were evenly matched. If it was true about "robbing the DE's energy and strength", that OT should have pushed him quite a ways out, or even pancaked him.

Originally posted by NRS
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8502032

My TE scrapes the DE (block #1), he then goes and stones the LOLB (block #2) and then he comes back and stuffs the SS (block #3).

He doesn't even touch the DE. Sure, he blocks the LB, but then when he goes to the SS, the SS has already missed the tackle and looks like he's fallen down and is pretty much a non-issue in the play anyway. Count it as #2 if you want, but definitely not #3.

Originally posted by NRS
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=295561&pbp_id=8501974

Now in this one my TE scrapes the DE (block #1) which you probably don't know robs the DE of much of his energy and strength thus allowing the OT to handle him easily, then he goes and stone the LOLB (block #2).

Again, you can't count brushing by the DE as a block when he's clearly being occupied by the OT. Block #1 comes again at the LB.

Originally posted by NRS
Your problem may be that you don't know how to watch film. That is a big problem as it hinders you from realizing what is happening and how to make your players better. Worse you are here trying to give other people advice when you do not have the experience to. Shouldn't do that, and this lesson is for free.

Get off your high horse already.

Originally posted by NRS
Originally posted by LostPeon

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1874693

Pretty much all you need to know right there.

Do not use that guide. A blocking TE will never need that much STR. They will mostly be doubleteaming the DE of scraping off and catching the OLB or SS. None of that will require much more than 50 STR. Guides like this are for building scouting bars not the most effective players.



I agree, he shouldn't use that guide because he isn't slow building. Nowhere did I say that agility wasn't important. At level 35, my blocking TE isn't yet where I want it to be attribute-wise - I'm using equipment in Agility as a crutch until I get it up high enough that I can move it back to Strength. If I wanted to inflate scouting bars I would have said to take strength & blocking to no less than the 4th cap, but anyone who's tried to make a blocking TE knows that they're useless without speed/agility. It's only due to the slow building (capping major attributes to maximize natural gains, before moving onto the minors) that speed and agility are postponed for so long.