field position

judicial clerk · 02-20-2001, 07:39 PM

Winning the battle for field position is the most important factor in determining who wins a football game both in real life and in FOF.

This is my new assumption. My old assumption was that creating opponent turnovers and limiting your own turnovers was the key factor in winning a game. However, I was quickly shown the error in my logic.

I think this may explain why the Punter came up as being such an important posiyion on that previous thread.

Would anyone care to defend or again deconstruct my bald faced assertion.

TheDawgsAreOut · 02-20-2001, 08:53 PM

Speaking as the guy who came up with high importance of punter, it looked like perhaps a one year fluke, and wasn't important when I did a 5-year study. A more interesting question - which type of punter is more important? Should you go for the guy with a great average, or try for the Jeff Feagles type with good hang time, negating return yardage, and pinning the opponent in the 20. That I'd like to see a study on.

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Morgado · 02-21-2001, 01:38 AM

I don't think I need the pimp suit for this, but i've been pushing Punter hard as a value impact position. Especially since i'm deliberately trying to play ground control offense and rely on the defense and special teams, the Punter position plays a huge role for me.

The difference between pinning inside the 10 and a touchback is huge, especially when you're spending high picks on a great defense. Assuming your punter is better than theirs and you are getting at least one or two return specialists on your roster, field position can be improved by a good 10-20 yards per exchange of punts.

Leg power seems to be the highest valued asset by the scouts, but for some reason I have an affinity for the coffin corner artist. Most of my punters have roughly 60s across the board - but I always try for the Ray Guy clones if I can get em.

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TheDawgsAreOut · 02-21-2001, 01:43 AM

You can put the pimp suit away, Morgado, I've already been convinced. Tomorrow morning I'm heading to UW's Odegard library to check that book out. Perhaps tomorrow, I too will be able to pimp the book.

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judicial clerk · 02-21-2001, 10:15 AM

Morgadodo, please keep me updated on how your field position oriented team turns out. I'm in terested to know if winning the field position battle will make up for being mediocre in other aspects of the game.Also, I imagine that you are looking for defenders who are good at getting sacks and int's as these these both have a great impact on field position. In looking for these playsers, I would think it would be important to look at their stats and not just their power bars.

02-20-2001, 08:53 PM	#2
TheDawgsAreOut H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The theoretical abyss	Speaking as the guy who came up with high importance of punter, it looked like perhaps a one year fluke, and wasn't important when I did a 5-year study. A more interesting question - which type of punter is more important? Should you go for the guy with a great average, or try for the Jeff Feagles type with good hang time, negating return yardage, and pinning the opponent in the 20. That I'd like to see a study on. ------------------ The best damn announcer the fake FOFL has ever seen! Check out my cd "Who cares who let them out, I know they're out!" in stores everywhere next month. __________________ Roll Heard! Special Teams are Awesome! (but only because of my acquisitions for Marmel)

02-21-2001, 01:38 AM	#3
Morgado High School JV Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Washington, DC	I don't think I need the pimp suit for this, but i've been pushing Punter hard as a value impact position. Especially since i'm deliberately trying to play ground control offense and rely on the defense and special teams, the Punter position plays a huge role for me. The difference between pinning inside the 10 and a touchback is huge, especially when you're spending high picks on a great defense. Assuming your punter is better than theirs and you are getting at least one or two return specialists on your roster, field position can be improved by a good 10-20 yards per exchange of punts. Leg power seems to be the highest valued asset by the scouts, but for some reason I have an affinity for the coffin corner artist. Most of my punters have roughly 60s across the board - but I always try for the Ray Guy clones if I can get em. ------------------ The 64 Dollar Question: What is The FOF Journal? __________________ "It looks like an inkblot." - Keith Olbermann as a child, responding to a Rorschach test

02-21-2001, 01:43 AM	#4
TheDawgsAreOut H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The theoretical abyss	You can put the pimp suit away, Morgado, I've already been convinced. Tomorrow morning I'm heading to UW's Odegard library to check that book out. Perhaps tomorrow, I too will be able to pimp the book. ------------------ The best damn announcer the fake FOFL has ever seen! Check out my cd "Who cares who let them out, I know they're out!" in stores everywhere next month. __________________ Roll Heard! Special Teams are Awesome! (but only because of my acquisitions for Marmel)

02-21-2001, 10:15 AM	#5
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Morgadodo, please keep me updated on how your field position oriented team turns out. I'm in terested to know if winning the field position battle will make up for being mediocre in other aspects of the game.Also, I imagine that you are looking for defenders who are good at getting sacks and int's as these these both have a great impact on field position. In looking for these playsers, I would think it would be important to look at their stats and not just their power bars.

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