OptionMasta
07-20-2011, 03:30 PM
Because my OD team (Pitt) is transitioning from a 4-3 to a 335 Stack defense in real life, and the 335 Stack is what I intend to use this season with my OD I am trying to shuffle some players around in order to make the defense more effective.
One of the things that I did was try to move Brandon Lindsey (RE) to ROLB and then move one of my DTs to DE. Since strength is a premium attribute in any defense sporting 3 down linemen I chose the DT to move because he had a high strength rating.
When I moved his position, he went from 85+ strength down to approximately 74 strength. What the hell is going on with this? Strength isn't something that should be changed when you switch positions as it is NOT necessarily relative to the position. Secondly, if it were relative to the position a DT would likely be stronger than the DE so if anything the strength rating should increase.
What I am curious to know is if the player will actually play well in his new position. While the overall rating isn't something I am too concerned about, I am concerned that changing the positions for them will lower their important attributes and make them suck. Has anybody else done this? Successfully/unsuccessfully?
One of the things that I did was try to move Brandon Lindsey (RE) to ROLB and then move one of my DTs to DE. Since strength is a premium attribute in any defense sporting 3 down linemen I chose the DT to move because he had a high strength rating.
When I moved his position, he went from 85+ strength down to approximately 74 strength. What the hell is going on with this? Strength isn't something that should be changed when you switch positions as it is NOT necessarily relative to the position. Secondly, if it were relative to the position a DT would likely be stronger than the DE so if anything the strength rating should increase.
What I am curious to know is if the player will actually play well in his new position. While the overall rating isn't something I am too concerned about, I am concerned that changing the positions for them will lower their important attributes and make them suck. Has anybody else done this? Successfully/unsuccessfully?