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I've seen too many players of the same position, with almost identical builds, have drastically different productivity over their life spans to say their isn't. Maybe it was intended that way to break up the "cookie cutter" building, that way even if two builds are identical there's an outside chance that one will see greater success because of a hidden variable.

I don't know if that's the case but it's possible.

Originally posted by kenmoody
Originally posted by TrevJo

No joke. Surely you understand that random training breakthroughs will not happen with the same frequency for all players.

I think the question is, are those variations in frequency purely random, or are some by design based upon some hidden borttribute?

I would agree, that is in question. However, that Bort quote about training breakthroughs does not necessarily imply the latter.

Originally posted by HydrOshocK
I've seen too many players of the same position, with almost identical builds, have drastically different productivity over their life spans to say their isn't. Maybe it was intended that way to break up the "cookie cutter" building, that way even if two builds are identical there's an outside chance that one will see greater success because of a hidden variable.

I don't know if that's the case but it's possible.

I've seen the same player look like Jekyll and Hyde and back again from season to season to season to season depending on what team he was on and what competition he was facing. Just sayin'. I think situation has a lot to do with how these "almost identical" players perform. Would I write off the possibility that an x-factor still exists? Certainly not. But most of the stuff that people post as their reasons for believing in it isn't compelling to me. However, comparisons like Pierre Thomas' WR's speed vs Kevin Smith's WR's speed, now that is compelling to me.

Originally posted by TrevJo
I've seen the same player look like Jekyll and Hyde and back again from season to season to season to season depending on what team he was on and what competition he was facing. Just sayin'. I think situation has a lot to do with how these "almost identical" players perform. Would I write off the possibility that an x-factor still exists? Certainly not. But most of the stuff that people post as their reasons for believing in it isn't compelling to me. However, comparisons like Pierre Thomas' WR's speed vs Kevin Smith's WR's speed, now that is compelling to me.

LOL, good point. All I know about the X factor is none of my dots were blessed with it. Like you said, situation has a lot to do with things and mine have had peaks and valleys depending on how they were used. Some of them have league trophies but none of them have the mojo that Duke does.

Originally posted by Joe Buck
Duke does that too, tbh. But only against Black Cat Safeties.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=714120&pbp_id=12974234



YES my LB made the tackle on that play!

Originally posted by HydrOshocK
LOL, good point. All I know about the X factor is none of my dots were blessed with it. Like you said, situation has a lot to do with things and mine have had peaks and valleys depending on how they were used. Some of them have league trophies but none of them have the mojo that Duke does.

I think the chance of getting an "x factor" or "hidden roll" or "hidden luck" is really very small. Out of the hundred + players I've had, there seems to be only one that might have it...and he's still under level 20. A SS that had 5 INT's during the season (didn't even play on pass focus), despite having only 13 catching. I own every player on the team, and have another SS with the exact same build...no INT's. Some opponents, some build, same complementary players, extremely different production. I really think it's out there, and Duke has a lot of it.

get him in the WL....he'll either run you over or shake and bake ya. freak!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by Dan4GS
I think the chance of getting an "x factor" or "hidden roll" or "hidden luck" is really very small. Out of the hundred + players I've had, there seems to be only one that might have it...and he's still under level 20. A SS that had 5 INT's during the season (didn't even play on pass focus), despite having only 13 catching. I own every player on the team, and have another SS with the exact same build...no INT's. Some opponents, some build, same complementary players, extremely different production. I really think it's out there, and Duke has a lot of it.

Hopefully one of my young guys has it. Their builds are ahead of schedule for their age and next season will tell me a lot with them.

Originally posted by Dan4GS
Originally posted by HydrOshocK

LOL, good point. All I know about the X factor is none of my dots were blessed with it. Like you said, situation has a lot to do with things and mine have had peaks and valleys depending on how they were used. Some of them have league trophies but none of them have the mojo that Duke does.

I think the chance of getting an "x factor" or "hidden roll" or "hidden luck" is really very small. Out of the hundred + players I've had, there seems to be only one that might have it...and he's still under level 20. A SS that had 5 INT's during the season (didn't even play on pass focus), despite having only 13 catching. I own every player on the team, and have another SS with the exact same build...no INT's. Some opponents, some build, same complementary players, extremely different production. I really think it's out there, and Duke has a lot of it.

Duke next season will have the Offensive MVP gear for winning it this season too. Oh man, it won't be fair having +1 to an entire SA tree If he only he wasn't 415 days old

Originally posted by Joe Buck
Duke next season will have the Offensive MVP gear for winning it this season too. Oh man, it won't be fair having +1 to an entire SA tree If he only he wasn't 415 days old

I hope it's a steep nose dive.

Duke's X-Factor is called humility. Come get some!

Originally posted by Joe Buck
Duke next season will have the Offensive MVP gear for winning it this season too. Oh man, it won't be fair having +1 to an entire SA tree If he only he wasn't 415 days old

Speaking of the MVP calc...

My kicker (Yankee Sullivan) and Kid Rock had been flip-flopping between 1/2 all season. Entering the final week, Kid Rock was one and Sullivan two.

In the final game, Rock plays a gut job, Sullivan scores 13 of Yellowknife's 19 points against Texas in a win and... The punter with the third best average in the league slips into the lead. WTF

I don't give a rip about the MVP other than the EQ that comes with it but that's pretty messed up. It was a joke to begin with that the board was littered with kickers but to have the third best punter get the bonus EQ is WTF-silly. Yeah, yeah, I know - punting average doesn't tell the whole story on punters but still - WTF?!?

yeah i have no idea how that stuff is calculated for ST. Those formulas are all jacked up over there.

Special Teams MVP is especially a joke because this hasn't been fixed yet:

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2573281

Originally posted by sew3663
Duke's X-Factor is called humility. Come get some!

Either that or just being a multi. heh