(09-28-2017, 10:31 AM)kckolbe Wrote:See, *I* thought the weight would be a problem, but if you watch the OC v SJS game, Lewith owned Jenkins, who is a POWER back, stopping him constantly for short yardage. Yes, that is anecdotal evidence, but by all logic, Lewith should have been getting trucked with his low weight and lower strength.
In Verns' case, you can very much argue that a high TPE player is cleaning up the mess from rookies around him. I completely buy it, especially given that Verns' numbers were so much lower last year. For Lewith, though, I really can't explain it. And he isn't just doing well, he is #1 in tackles.
Tuck has well over 400 TPE. While he may be benefiting from playing DT as a DE, he would be good regardless. Lewith is arguably the best LB in the league in stats despite having UNDER 200 TPE, less than some S3 LBs. The two situations are not comparable. I am not saying that DE at DT isn't an issue, but I don't see how people can be more outraged at that than Lewith's completely undeserved success.
So the SJS LB core is pretty much hot garbage. We are still using our inactive first round draft pick from season 1. I think this might also be a product of the environment. Like I said, I'll look in to it. I can't play with the sim currently.
