dangalanti wrote:
Sorry to go back to o linemen again, but I had another question about overrides.
If you have a lineman who's great at one skill and terrible at another (think of a tackle with 97 pass blocking and 26 run blocking), how do you "hide" him? Do you plug him into specific formations and then only select pass plays for that formation? I know it's ideal to have 90-100 ratings for both skills, but is it worth it to have these specialists? Or do they take up a roster spot you could spend on someone who's more versatile? Same general question for guards who are great run blockers but can't pass block. Thanks.
My personal belief, poor run blockers > poor pass blockers. Taking a sack is generally a 6 yard loss and much more difficult to overcome than a run getting stopped at the LoS. And in 4.6, run blocking works even if your OL run blocking is somewhat low as your RB should hit the hole quick enough to not have to worry about DL impacting the run. The only position I'm comfortable putting someone with poor PB is LG because that's the only position that doesn't have a DL head up on them on pass plays. They only pass block if your opponent is blitzing.
Personally, I try to not roster a single OL with less than 80 pass block, 40 speed, and 40 acceleration
