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My kicker is in slow build mode and I am building him like the team wants/suggests but I cant make kicks for crap. I think I am 3 for 14 or so. Seems like I cant make 30-39 yarders to save my ass. here is his info, what are anyones thougths on this guy and what can be done to change that before the end of this season if anything can be done at all???

Physical Attributes Football Skills

Strength:30.19 (+3)
Blocking:10
Speed:9.19
Tackling:8
Agility:13.19
Throwing:11.19
Jumping:11.19
Catching:8
Stamina:8
Carrying:8
Vision:15.19
icking:68 (+11)
Confidence:23
Punting:8

I think I have 3 in each of the Kicker SA tree and I cant remember exactly what they are.

Thanks for any and all help.

A ha ha ... a Pee Wee Kicker.

I have made one for a Pee Wee team 2 of the last 3 seasons [Owner took last season off]. In each of those seasons, about this time, I have started a forum thread about how my Kicker sucks. I can't stand it and it seems like you're having the same issues.

Your Kicker will come around by playoff time, no worries. It sounds like the team knows what they want, so its not on you. All I can offer at this point is to maintain the faith and wait for Week 17 to roll around.

You'll be fine.

Here's my current Kicker [ http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=1898807 ] ... 9 of 16 overall, 4/10 from 30+.

Originally posted by TimDraheim
My kicker is in slow build mode and I am building him like the team wants/suggests but I cant make kicks for crap. I think I am 3 for 14 or so. Seems like I cant make 30-39 yarders to save my ass. here is his info, what are anyones thougths on this guy and what can be done to change that before the end of this season if anything can be done at all???

Physical Attributes Football Skills

Strength:30.19 (+3)
Blocking:10
Speed:9.19
Tackling:8
Agility:13.19
Throwing:11.19
Jumping:11.19
Catching:8
Stamina:8
Carrying:8
Vision:15.19
icking:68 (+11)
Confidence:23
Punting:8

I think I have 3 in each of the Kicker SA tree and I cant remember exactly what they are.

Thanks for any and all help.

fail

Kicking is "OK", but you have too little in confidence, vision and agility...and too much emphasis on strength right now. The conf, vision and agility are direct inputs into your kicking scouting bar and should be first priorities in your build. My lvl 16 K is 16/18 this season with one miss at 30+ and one miss at 40+. My average kickoff is 52 yds. My strength is 14.

And like comeasur said...you don't want anything in your SA tree at this young level. Lots of wasted SP right there.

I guess the real problem here is why do you think a level 8 kicker SHOULD be making all his field goals, or hell, even half of them?


That said, the build is poor. Kicking should be triple capped at level 8 - perhaps if you'd have spent the SP into kciking instead of wasting them on SAs (especially the worthless Automatic) you'd be playing better.

Personally, it's sad to me that a level 8 can be 3/4 from under 30 yards. Especially one with only 68 kicking and virtually no con or vision.

Well I guess the real question then if this build is so poor, can it be salvaged by putting all xps into confidence, vision and agility??? He is still young and I was following a build guide from the team that he is on so that is why the build is as it is minus the SP's which were my bright idea.

Thanks for all the input guys. Even the "POOR" and "FAIL" ones.....

I only just started putting SP in my SAs with my kicker in the last 10 levels (now level 61). Now, he can't make XPs, but he's 100% on FGs.

Originally posted by TimDraheim
Well I guess the real question then if this build is so poor, can it be salvaged by putting all xps into confidence, vision and agility??? He is still young and I was following a build guide from the team that he is on so that is why the build is as it is minus the SP's which were my bright idea.

Thanks for all the input guys. Even the "POOR" and "FAIL" ones.....

The early levels for a kicker in particular are so important due to the extreme automatic level gains. Because of that you may want to retire and start over. He will never be as good as he could be later in his career.

If all this build is going to do is play for a Pee Wee team, its fine. Just keep raising Kicking and you'll be fine for the playoffs. If you want to build a player for a long career, the build is not going to work.