Originally posted by ClutchDreams
Normally what positions are changed or switched as level increaes? I know the front wedge blockers iE won't be changed. Just linemen.
Not different in that way... different in how you build dots. Where you'll stay on a single skill, pounding it until you can hit 85-90 in the first season, with PeeWee's you need a more rounded build so you stop putting SP's into the primary skill (only) sooner, you don't save SP's to hit next cap as much as you do with a normal build, you actually put SP's into stamina (something you shouldn't do with a long term dot until much later)... stuff like that.
But, to kinda answer your unasked question, my personal take on skills in relation to where place a dot on ST's is as follows.
Speed, agility, strength, and block/tackle.
For Back wedges, you need enough speed to get to the blocks before your returner does... enough strength and blocking to HOLD their blocks until the returner gets by. If they cake their opponent, awesome. But they have to hold their block.
For front wedges strength and agility and blocking so they can engage their opponents and hold their blocks (speed not so much an issue, but if you got it, great.)
For the outside gunner positions you need agility, speed, and blocking. (Strength is nice, but not a must have).
If it helps at all, know this. Speed effects a dots ability to accelerate AND run fast. Agility helps a dot turn without losing speed AND to help shed/avoid blocks/tackles. Strength helps with blocking and tackling and the block and tackle skills do what they say. In my mind, you need decent agility OUTSIDE because those dots have a LOT of field to cover and need their speed to do so. While dots near the middle can get by with less agility and speed but will be asked to block more and break blocks more... so strength is more important than it is on the outside. Ideally you want to funnel the returner to the middle and corral him there. Watch enough returns and I'd say more than 50% of returns for TD's happen once the returner gets to the outside of the field. Reverse is true when you're wanting good returns for yourself.
Normally what positions are changed or switched as level increaes? I know the front wedge blockers iE won't be changed. Just linemen.
Not different in that way... different in how you build dots. Where you'll stay on a single skill, pounding it until you can hit 85-90 in the first season, with PeeWee's you need a more rounded build so you stop putting SP's into the primary skill (only) sooner, you don't save SP's to hit next cap as much as you do with a normal build, you actually put SP's into stamina (something you shouldn't do with a long term dot until much later)... stuff like that.
But, to kinda answer your unasked question, my personal take on skills in relation to where place a dot on ST's is as follows.
Speed, agility, strength, and block/tackle.
For Back wedges, you need enough speed to get to the blocks before your returner does... enough strength and blocking to HOLD their blocks until the returner gets by. If they cake their opponent, awesome. But they have to hold their block.
For front wedges strength and agility and blocking so they can engage their opponents and hold their blocks (speed not so much an issue, but if you got it, great.)
For the outside gunner positions you need agility, speed, and blocking. (Strength is nice, but not a must have).
If it helps at all, know this. Speed effects a dots ability to accelerate AND run fast. Agility helps a dot turn without losing speed AND to help shed/avoid blocks/tackles. Strength helps with blocking and tackling and the block and tackle skills do what they say. In my mind, you need decent agility OUTSIDE because those dots have a LOT of field to cover and need their speed to do so. While dots near the middle can get by with less agility and speed but will be asked to block more and break blocks more... so strength is more important than it is on the outside. Ideally you want to funnel the returner to the middle and corral him there. Watch enough returns and I'd say more than 50% of returns for TD's happen once the returner gets to the outside of the field. Reverse is true when you're wanting good returns for yourself.
