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AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:23 am
by soranos
...on a pretty new team.

Yes AG5 is great, but do you give it too a lino in a long running league. It is +40k on TV and I might be in danger of running out of los fodder. If he already had a skill, he would get the AG5, but I just feel he is too much of a target.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:48 am
by daloonieshaman
he is much better off with a skill
The temptation to take it because it is a stat increase is real
taking it is not realistic
You will divert him from what he should be doing into a player that will take spps from one of your positionals.

your call your team but it is gonna hurt when he is dead or injured

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:24 pm
by MeatLoafX
I'd probably take it.

Look to wrestle and then leap as 2nd and 3rd skills, if he lives that long. It's a risk, but having a leaping 5AG blitzer would be great.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:02 pm
by Corvidius
A Lineman whose even more manouvrable is a lineman who's better at being where you want him to be and if he eventually croaks it then he's dropped your tv 110k in the direction of Eldril. :) He's also an awesome switch play starter as he can lurk near the middle of the pitch an receive a pass/handoff on a 2 before shifting it to where it needs to be, whether that's through a 2 plus short pass or through dodging through a tacklezone on 2's.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:38 am
by Smeborg
In my experience, a normal skill is much better. Keep +AG for the positional players.

All the best.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:28 pm
by RogueThirteen
I'd say it depends on the rest of your team. If you don't have a lot of the other positional players hired yet, then I'd take the state increase. Being AG5 makes this linemen function as a flexible back-up thrower or receiver. He'll need to use team re-rolls for those roles, but at AG5 he's got a pretty good shot of pulling off even difficult passes or catches on the first roll. And, other teams might not expect your linemen to suddenly break free and catch a pass, so you can try and surprise defenses with it as well.


Even if he does become a target of the opponent's blocking and fouling, then all the better, as this lineman is now taking heat off of your more valuable positionals.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:30 pm
by Joemanji
Depends on length of league. Anything like a medium to long term, this is gold dust for your team. A very short league might make Dodge a better choice.

Re: AG+ on a HE Lino...

Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:04 pm
by Greedy_Snitch
I'd say skip it and choose normal skill. First I was thinking that you could go for Leap next, but it seems like a dead end since the linemen have such low MA compared to the catchers and blitzers. I guess he will not be within scoring range that often.

/Greedy_Snitch