(S27) PT1 - First Impressions

[TomHanks]

Holy offensive explosion batman. We are on pace to absolutely and utterly shatter offensive records this season. My guess based on a brief bit of watching the new sims and an extensive history of delving into the old sim is that the weight of the ball is significantly lighter. While that sounds kind of like a joke, having the ball in your hand meant you ran slower and slower over the course of a play. Now, that doesn’t really seem to be a thing anymore. This could be considered good, the max rush in the ISFL for a non QB (note this I’ll come back to it in a minute) was about 30 yards. That’s unrealistic for the NFL which is ultimately what we are trying to replicate here. But, 21 RBs having rushes for longer than 30 yards 4 games into the season is just as realistic, and those numbers are going to skyrocket as the season goes on. YPC is also off the charts. The last time people were complaining about crazy YPC numbers and long, seemingly unstoppable runs, was when QBs had 79 speed. Fun fact about QBs in DDSPF 16, they were the only position whose speed wasn’t affected by carrying the ball. Which is why 79 speed QBs were *so* OP. Yes, 79 speed was their top speed but they were also faster than all other offensive ballcarriers. Now everyone is that speed. If you thought just not being able to stop the QB when they ran was bad, get ready for that being the case for every offensive player.