TheMeat
05-16-2009, 09:04 PM
I just noticed this so I thought I'd share it and see of anyone has done more in-depth testing of this.
In one of my test leagues I was running an offense where ALL of my runs go to the outside of my tackles. My QB scrambles frequently so who knows where those runs went but he had 39 carries. My run distance settings are: 20-20-10-0-0-10-20-20, where the 0s are in the "inside left/right guard" box.
My runs per direction ended up being 158 to the left, 111 up the middle, and 171 to the right. So the first thing I notice was that either the "inside left/right tackle" box counts as a "middle" run or there are some game situations that override those settings.
More interestingly I noticed that my lineman had these stats:
LT = 82 KRO
LG = 68 KRO
C = 79 KRO
RG = 62 KRO
RT = 59 KRO
My lineman all have 80+ in Blocking Strength and Run Blocking.
So then, how does my C get the second most KRO on my team? Incidentally he led in % with 40.5. My current hypothesis is that KRO must be distributed to the OL members regardless of whether they were around the run or not which makes me wonder if the run blocking ability of the entire line might be used in the calculation to see if a run succeeds, regardless of where the run actually goes. I had previously been thinking that I could use a C with only pass block ratings if I used this directional setup but now i would say not...
In one of my test leagues I was running an offense where ALL of my runs go to the outside of my tackles. My QB scrambles frequently so who knows where those runs went but he had 39 carries. My run distance settings are: 20-20-10-0-0-10-20-20, where the 0s are in the "inside left/right guard" box.
My runs per direction ended up being 158 to the left, 111 up the middle, and 171 to the right. So the first thing I notice was that either the "inside left/right tackle" box counts as a "middle" run or there are some game situations that override those settings.
More interestingly I noticed that my lineman had these stats:
LT = 82 KRO
LG = 68 KRO
C = 79 KRO
RG = 62 KRO
RT = 59 KRO
My lineman all have 80+ in Blocking Strength and Run Blocking.
So then, how does my C get the second most KRO on my team? Incidentally he led in % with 40.5. My current hypothesis is that KRO must be distributed to the OL members regardless of whether they were around the run or not which makes me wonder if the run blocking ability of the entire line might be used in the calculation to see if a run succeeds, regardless of where the run actually goes. I had previously been thinking that I could use a C with only pass block ratings if I used this directional setup but now i would say not...