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Are Effective levels really that important. I see people mention it all the time, yet my guy still seems to do alright.

He Be Running (Lv. 37 HB)

Ht/Wt: 6'0", 180lbs

Experience, Skill Points, and Cash
Money: $0
Daily Salary: $712
Skill Points: 0
Training Points: 6
Bonus Tokens: 62
Veteran Points: 0
Next Level: 425/1000

Attributes
Physical Attributes
Strength: 6
Speed: 116.28 (+27)
Agility: 77.28
Jumping: 18.64
Stamina: 18.64
Vision: 50.64
Confidence: 17.64

Football Skills
Blocking: 6
Catching: 62.28
Tackling: 8
Throwing: 8
Carrying: 50.28
Kicking: 8
Punting: 8

Special Abilities
Elusive Back Abilities
Quick Cut: 2
Head Fake: 1
First Step: 1
Juke: 2
Spin: 1

Power Back Abilities
Cover Up: 0
Lower the Shoulder: 0
Stiff Arm: 0
Power Through: 0
Dive for Yardage: 0

Additional Abilities
Scat Back: 0
Veteran Abilities
Slippery: 10

Effective levels are pretty important. Looks like you stopped putting SPs into speed and agility too soon. The older your dot gets the worse the EL will become.

You should have taken speed a bit higher, but it can work if you just keep speed in your multitraining for as long as you are going to multitrain! Agility should have been taken to 81 atleast.
Dots do fine in the early ages when the attributes are a bit more balanced but will not be as competitive in the highest leagues