WarEagle wrote:
raymattison21 wrote:
... and one for a converted UDRFA who will gain points when his weight nears his target for the new position.
What makes you think a player will gain in potential rating for a specific skill because of his weight?
Weight might impact how he plays, but not his rating (as far as I am aware).
It would be great if weight was factored in the overall rating for a player, especially if it was something we could edit in our custom weights. I hate seeing all those CBs who are rated highly as DTs because they have a few skills I value in that position.
Weaver is not the best example as he was a heavy DE and now is a lite DT at 286lbs. Looks as though he has gained some weight already. As a rough generalization a player is penalized in overall ratings terms at about 1 point per 10 pounds. Depending on how weights are done i have seen close to 3 points per 10 pounds.
A 260 lb WR will have ratings in the 70s down from 90 for my weights. Same as backs converted from 250 lbs. After that weight is lost and the player trends toward the generic weight his overall climbs a bit. I have a back in lg.1 a low volatility trending down several points as a rookie climbed back up a few points ovrr time even with his skill slightly still dropping.
I will convert a 220lb CB to dline. It just takes a while. For me he might be a 67 at that weight, but with just a positive trend and time he could be 77. Say he booms you got a pro bowler on your hands from FA for pennies.
The best boomer i ever got was a 238 lb WLB, but with elite speed and medicore strength CB was a natural switch to match his cover skills over his lower run and pass rushing skill. Having his skill match my weights for CB allowed a slighlty higher gain. Points wise once his weight dropped 40 lbs.
I wish you could custom weight also but feel it is arbitrary. There is a true effect in this game for player weight. The effect seen in overall is a reflection of this value. Or maybe i have my weight set in a certain way that relects this, but i highly doubt that. I have always said weight should have more of an effect but no feed back at all so yes this is hypothetical and could be by chance and manipulation of numbers.