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Re: WRs make good RBs

By setherick
12/06/2019 10:40 pm
jgcruz wrote:
setherick wrote:
jgcruz wrote:
setherick wrote:
Speed is supposedly relative. Acceleration is the equalizer for heavier weight players.


Wouldn't acceleration also be relative? A lighter player will accelerate faster than a heavier player, though both players have the same acceleration value.


Not as far as I know in the game code.


Wow! So players with different weights but the same ACC will accelerate at the same rate until they get to their respective top speeds? I could see that happening in a very short race, e.g., 5 yards, where the difference in speed (or ground covered) would be minimal. But over a longer distance, e.g., 40 yards, you'd think that the lighter player would "out-accelerate" the heavier player and get to his top speed quicker.


As far as I can tell, the game treats this in the exact opposite way. A low weight player will accelerate to their top speed almost immediately while a heavy player will take much longer to accelerate. The rate of acceleration is only somewhat aided by the player's Acceleration score. So a 191# WR with 90 SP and 10 AC is going to hit his top speed faster still than a 217# RB with 90 SP and 50 AC and MUCH faster than your 237# WLB with 85 SP and 90 AC.

Re: WRs make good RBs

By Phaldun
12/08/2019 2:14 pm
Any WR with decent ball carry, speed, agility could potentially become an effective RB with time and training. Or a slower receiver with decent hands and blocking could become a good TE. They will be prone to injury a little easier until they adjust to that position.
Last edited at 12/08/2019 2:15 pm