Screen passes and OL/RB ratings profiles

[Space Dome]

When employing a heavy screen pass oriented offense do linemen employ pass or run blocking ratings? Do lineman with higher block strength result in a higher proportion of successful key run blocks when in key run opportunities? For short pass/running offensive systems, what profiles should SEs and FLs have to take advantage? Also, when is the latest stage you can sign a player in his last year to avoid losing them in free agency?

Off-topic questions about draft analyzer, what is the difference between rating and combine? Is combine score based on the attributes you set for each test in the combine weights? Is rating based on the bar profile you put in the edit weight option? In addition, there is a 100 under bars and 10 under combines in the edit weights areas, what does these mean?

Thank you for your responses.

[MIJB#19]

Also, when is the latest stage you can sign a player in his last year to avoid losing them in free agency?You can extend contracts until the stage right before the bowl game.

[aston217]

I'm not sure about the screen passes. I would suggest accuracy/get downfield/route running are important in the short game.

In DA, I think rating is what you say, bars with bar weights factored in, and combine scores with combine weights factored in. The 100/10 thing, I forget where that figures in. You can change the numbers and see what it affects.

Includes the stage when the bowl is run. After the bowl game is finished, though, no more negotiations until free agency begins.