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Re: In the word of Colombo...

By setherick - League Admin

10/27/2016 12:41 pm

jdavidbakr wrote:

setherick wrote:

jdavidbakr wrote:

First the best location for the ball to arrive (in 3D space) is chosen. Based on the location of the players nearby as well as the defenders in the path of the ball (which, depending on the QB's FOV attribute, he may or may not see),

That 'he may or may not see' was referring to the defenders in the path of the ball, not the best location for the ball to arrive. Sorry for the confusion with the way I wrote it.

Arm strength is important for long passes and fitting a ball into a receiver in coverage. Lower arm strength will mean the ball takes longer to get there which means the DB has more time to close on the WR, especially if he's in front of him. It most of the time will make the window that a receiver is considered 'open' by the WR smaller than one with higher arm strength, but will also result in more pass breakups/interceptions for WR's in traffic.

No worries about the confusion on FOV. I should have reread that a few more times. I should have understood what you meant.

The bolded line about arm is why I see it as more important right now (in terms of weights) than I do Accuracy. A QB with a big Arm that knows the plays should be more functionally accurate than a QB with high accuracy, but a weaker Arm. The big Arm QB can also "make more throws" so to speak.

I can see how a weak armed QB with high Accuracy and high FOV could be fine in a short passing system. I unfortunately cut my QB in 75 (cut the wrong QB and Blackflys nabbed him from FA before I could resign him) that had this set up or I'd be experimenting with him.

Re: In the word of Colombo...

By Infinity on Trial

10/27/2016 9:53 pm

JDB, so much of the discussion lately has focused on users trying to better understand the code so we can figure how why the passing game is so infuriating. I'm more interested in your assessment: When you look at the film and overall results, what do you identify as the chief causes of poor passing results?

I have no idea what's wrong. I just know the low and inconsistent completion percentages severely undermine an otherwise fantastic game. And we don't seem to be getting anywhere by trying to drill down into QB decisions, accuracy mechanics or pass rush. Clearly, we're not going to fix this by realizing we undervalued arm strength or scrambling or FOV or any combination of individual ratings.

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