Best three skills for Elf Lineman

[Seraph 6]

Block, Dodge, Fend

Or

Block, Dodge, Side Step

?

[Netvudu]

With such a good dodge skills, I would say fend ain't that necessary. Side step on any blodger player is hugely annoying for any rival

[DarthPhysicist]

BD SS. Fend is overrated.

[zippy75aml]

No.2

[Mercy Flush]

I usually think in terms of the team as a whole rather than players in isolation.
Why would it have to be either/or.. i'd shoot for a couple with 1 & a couple with
the other.. + i'd be seriously considering having wrestle rather than block on
at least half my linemen.

[SaintTodd]

I agree with Mercy, I'd go dodge then wrestle on half.

[licker34]

Your elf linemen live to get three skills?

Lucky.

[Seraph 6]

Thanks for the feedback - not convinced with wrestle yet. Playing a lot with Brets, where I've seen the benefit of Fend with LOS linemen. Hence me entertaining for a few elves.

Wrestle though - I might not be using it right to see all is applications. I understand it's great at getting the ball carrier, but it also leaves you prone. Anyone want to go into more detail on its best uses for me please?

[skydancer]

I'like block more than wrestle, but consider get a wrestle, dodge, strip ball player for sacking.

SS better on ag4 player.

Fend better on 2 or 3 ag player. (linerat etc)

[Dreamifi]

Taking down a ball carrier is probably the best use for Wrestle.

It's also good for player on line of scrimmage duty, especially once teams start getting developed. Your opponent will most likely be hitting with block players. In a both down scenario, wrestling down there is actually preferrable to staying standing. It drags down the hitter, making then not able to easily hit next turn unless they have jump up, and by placing you prone it prevents any opportunity to try to hit your player again the same turn. So it's a great skill just for surviving against bashing. They could foul of course, but against a scrimmage duty lineman, that's probably not worth.

Overall it's just a slightly different block. Worse for standing in the way, slightly better against people who stand in the way. Worse for hurting people, better for not getting hurt (unless you are a good foul target).

[Arlen Tektolnes]

All my skaven linos get wrestle, as do at least three wood elves or Bret peasants. Their job isn't really to hit, it's to (A) get hit so my important players aren't, and (B) open up a path for my ball carrier.

I find a lot of bash coaches (particularly in the open league) kinda get tunnel vision when it comes to bashing. An extra result that ends up with them on the ground is nice.

Edit: Needless to say, it also opens up plenty of fouling opportunities.

[SaintTodd]

Originally posted by Seraph 6:

Thanks for the feedback - not convinced with wrestle yet. Playing a lot with Brets, where I've seen the benefit of Fend with LOS linemen. Hence me entertaining for a few elves.

Wrestle though - I might not be using it right to see all is applications. I understand it's great at getting the ball carrier, but it also leaves you prone. Anyone want to go into more detail on its best uses for me please?

The idea is that you're not supposed to be throwing alot of blocks with Elves. Wrestle will help them stay alive, and if your opponent has to accept a both down, you have a downed opponent (who is often a Blitzer) at the beginning of your turn.

[khornight]

A downed player who probably can't move as fast as you either...

Wrestle is better than a lot of people give it credit, especially latter on when everyone has block.

But I disagree with the basic premise of the question, I wouldn't want my line elves to have 3 skills, 2 is perfect. Blodge/wrodge, that's it.

[Valcurdra]

Dodge, wrestle, sidestep, fend. In that order, in the extremely unlikely event they live that long

[Seraph 6]

So, wrestle over block?

I take it this is to limit multiple blocks?

[khornight]

Originally posted by Seraph 6:

So, wrestle over block?

I take it this is to limit multiple blocks?

You want as much wrestle as your opponent has block you want to tie up and as much block as your opponent has unskilled players you want to tie up.

Against dwaves you want a whole team of wrestlers against lizards you want block.