vcr5150 wrote:
I guess the unfair nature is a cool wrinkle in the game - I mean stuff like that happens every season in the NFL. I was just totally surprised by 1) the regression starting in year 8 and 2) the steep decline - 14 points is a lot.
I would be even better with this occurrence if you would occasionally see WRs go into their 12th or 13th season before seeing a regression, as there are many real life examples of guys still being in their prime past 9 seasons.
I have seen only 7 points drop in speed after years 8,9,10 and even 11th season. It’s super rare as I am speaking mainly DBs and WRs here. When in reality it’s as everyone says.... 4.6 has closed the gap of 0-100 speed and in consequence a 70 speed is almost as fast as a 90. Especially if you compare this code to older ones.
That 21 point drop in speed by playoffs year 9 is strong. Considering 40 times it’s like a 4.3 speedster suddenly being a 4.7. Where now he’s a 4.5 or whatever. Still manageable like Fred pointed out.
I had a TE I moved to C to play TE the latter half of his career . He retired after 15 years and never lost a point of speed. I think it was a glitch but 79 speed for ever! I kept him at C from year 8 and on.