Originally posted by Tito716
Originally posted by taurran
I'm slow building a blocking FB now and 2nd capping spd/agi. Later I'll 1st cap str and blocking but I think that the spd/agi part is the important one. I think that well built rushing/balanced FB's are actually better for lead blocking. Pass blocking is another story though...
The issue I have with your strategy is that speed is a ZERO growth attribute for a FB.
Every level you put points into speed is a level that you lose natural growth in agility or strength.
well what I want to know is how important is strength and blocking? Do fullbacks really need 80+ strength and/or blocking? I seriously think that you can get away with 50 strength and blocking, and the rest in speed and agility. In reality, fullbacks don't have to hold the defenders off for long before the runningback should run past them, and I think that it is more important that the fullback just gets to the spot in the first place to make that huge important block that the halfback needs to gain those big yards. If fullbacks were only to achieve the lead block half or 3/4 ths of the time, that's still the other half or 1/4 that could have created a better opening and run for the half back.
Originally posted by taurran
I'm slow building a blocking FB now and 2nd capping spd/agi. Later I'll 1st cap str and blocking but I think that the spd/agi part is the important one. I think that well built rushing/balanced FB's are actually better for lead blocking. Pass blocking is another story though...
The issue I have with your strategy is that speed is a ZERO growth attribute for a FB.
Every level you put points into speed is a level that you lose natural growth in agility or strength.
well what I want to know is how important is strength and blocking? Do fullbacks really need 80+ strength and/or blocking? I seriously think that you can get away with 50 strength and blocking, and the rest in speed and agility. In reality, fullbacks don't have to hold the defenders off for long before the runningback should run past them, and I think that it is more important that the fullback just gets to the spot in the first place to make that huge important block that the halfback needs to gain those big yards. If fullbacks were only to achieve the lead block half or 3/4 ths of the time, that's still the other half or 1/4 that could have created a better opening and run for the half back.
