Warrior General Games

I know this is not a popular idea and contrary to the common wisdom of how to build a LB, but I'm interested in trying out something different with a LB. However, I'm still ironing out the strategy for developing this type of LB and would certainly be interested in input.

I have three general outlines and possibilities for building this type of LB...but the goal for all is the same...build a true, hard-hitting LB... a guy, mostly likely playing in the middle, that is truly built to counter the power back and bloody people's noses.

Here are my ideas:

1) The strong and agile LB....he would be built similar to a NT, with greatest focus on strength, agility, and tackling, and most (if not all) of his equipment in strength. The way I would anticipate doign this is by first taking sterength and agility to at least 60, (while training speed/tackling), and then taking tackling and speed to at least 48. This type of build sacrifices speed in favor of strength. In effect, this type of player would serve as a 5th DLineman, good at shedding blocks close to the line, but would struggle in the open field and would not be very good at chasing down runs to the outside.

2) a "combo" LB. by this I mean a strong, but also somewhat fast (though less quick) guy... for this type of player I might first take strength and speed to 60 while training agiltiy and tackling. Then I could take agility and tackling to 48. not sure where equipment might go, but I would lean towards some sort of strength/speed combination. This player would look more like a safety but a lot stronger and less agile...could probably reasonable chase people down in the open field and hit them hard, but would probably have a hard time shedding blocks because of his relatively low agility.

3) the purest hard hitting build... this LB would start off by taking strength and tackling to 60 while training up speed and agility. speed and agility would then be taken to 48. all equipment would go into strength or some sort of strength/tackling combination. This player would obviously not be good at chasing players down but would pack a mean wallop when he does get in on the tackle.

so if you guys have any constructive thoughts about any of these approaches, I'd certainly be interested to hear what you have to say.

Well first of all I really have been thinking of the same thing about LB builds and I'm some what bored of similar LB speed builds. I am an owner of a speed LB which is fun to have but I am interested in a different kind of build. Faux why don't we build a certain type on the same day and see how the 3 match up well at level 20 or so. I might have a super slow build team we could join and we both would have equal training opportunity.

1.) This is a build I really want to try for a MLB because he can be a force in the trenches.

2.) I'm not the biggest fan of speed without agility but with all these builds i like the strength

3.)I like this one just as much as the first but the EQ should go into just strength or tackling

If you wan another partner for this experiment, I would love to try option 3.

I already have option 3.

60 strength 60 tackling.

vas

14 textbook tackler- +8.54 tackler
15 Sure tackler

already forced one fumble

Originally posted by staggart
I already have option 3.

60 strength 60 tackling.

vas

14 textbook tackler- +8.54 tackler
15 Sure tackler

already forced one fumble

you're talking about a lvl 49 LB though. The idea is that this player might have 60 str and tckl by lvl 13 or so.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=1322703

Have already started option 3 even before reading this post but the idea is to slow build for while and training on str/tackling. Then dump all the points into those two and make them both 60? right now he is only 15 str with 17 tackling. first gamer - 9 tacks with 1 mis tack, tactic set on balanced between forcing fumble and tackling.

ahh

i like option 1