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What skill for a human lineman on a double?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 9:51 am
by Levinas
Any ideas? I'm an absolute novice with the humans but thought I'd give them a go in our league (which uses Vault rules so there are a few new skills). We're only 3 games into the league so most players have few skills. I've got a blocking ogre
, a blodging catcher and a mighty blowing
blitzer. (plus blitzer, MA7 catcher
, 5 other linemen, 2 throwers, 4 RR)...
The league has 2 CD teams, 1 Dwarf, 2 dark elf, 1 other human, pro elf, lizardmen, norse and amazon.
I was thinking guard or dodge... but that just seems a bit obvious. Of course I could ignore the double and get kick or block which was my original plan.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:30 am
by Duke Jan
Guard or dodge would be my idea too. I'd personally go for guard give some other players a bit of an edge.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:35 am
by Willi
How about Leader?
Would be my choice. Other option I think is guard, but I prefer Leader
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:42 am
by Zy-Nox
Guard, Or even as an outside edge diving tackle to deal with all those elves.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 10:44 am
by sean newboy
Leader or Guard.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:58 am
by bubb
I like Guard as well
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:26 pm
by Levinas
Thanks for the comments - so far I'm tending towards guard as the team has 4 rerolls and the players have a few built in rerolls too. But, in vault rules getting a reroll cheap is nice as it keeps the team value down...
Any other suggestions? And I guess any ideas about how a st3 guarder should be used would be welcome. On the line with the ogre or kept free to help out on blitzes?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:27 pm
by dendron
I would take guard, because you have 4 RR already.
If you are allowed to take the leader reroll for your Oger I would take Leader!
Dendron
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:24 pm
by bubb
Levinas wrote:Any other suggestions? And I guess any ideas about how a st3 guarder should be used would be welcome. On the line with the ogre or kept free to help out on blitzes?
hmmm.....either way actually. Personally I would use him on the line with two other lineman and keep the ogre back a bit to blast a hole through somewhere. This is all based of course on what the opposing coach has for team and the components of that team
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:31 pm
by Levinas
hmmmm. interesting - the ogre tends to sit on the line as he's generally a bit useless for me (the game before last he refused to blitz 3 times in a row - it could even have been 4 times) so I tend to use him to get in the way but generally leave anything important to the rest of the team. Of course if I get another double with the ogre it'll be leader or pro. But I can't remember if big guys can use them in the new rules so I'll have to check.
Anyway - guard it is, it seems like a suitably 'lineman' skill, not glamorous but hopefully useful...
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 2:46 pm
by bubb
I play humans a bit strange I guess but I have had success using the ogre as hole puncher. True you run the risk of bonehead at times but I think you just ran into some bad luck.
Human lineman are fodder in my opinion and are meant as assistants and "get in the way guys".
Guard will be a wonderful addition as it now takes less players to achieve the same effect.
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:21 pm
by Levinas
Cheeers Bubb, I'll see how he get's on. Still scared of the Ogre's idiocy although last match he (Daisy) was only stupid once...
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 6:06 pm
by bubb
Always be scared of an Ogre's idiocy..but, that is the price you pay for having a guy on your team who's fist is bigger than a Fling...
Good luck!