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Tavon Austin. please read. - by TIBBS21 on 2017-12-28 01:20:11
TIBBS21 on 2017-12-28 01:20:11
295 Posts
Since 12 years ago

A simple 'yes' or 'no' will suffice here... I'd rather if it didn't blow up into a big show in Slack if it isn't allowed. Thanks!


What are the chances of being allowed to move Tavon Austin to HB? He would likely not be the premier RB but I am struggling running the ball at all with all the 90 BSH guys people have now and Kamara is not very fast so I'm trying to figure out what I can do...

He does not have particularly stellar WR attributes anyway and he is insanely short. He's pretty much a (would-be) elite elusive RB like Shady who they stuck at WR... The Rams don't even throw the ball to him anymore in the real NFL and in 2017 he almost solely lined up as an RB behind/beside Goff or motions to wideout like an HB would.

NFL stats:
2015 - 52 catches 473yd 5TD, 52 rushes 434yd 4TD
2017 - 10 catches for 33yds 0TD, 55 rushes 246yds 1TD
(Rams new WR depth have left him in the dust, like mine)

career WR - 191 catches, 1675 yards, 12 TD
career RB - 180 rushes, 1214 yards, 9 TD

I know it sounds controversial at first, but he'd literally be at RB in-game if the game came out today instead of in July, kinda like what happened with Dexter McCluster. Please consider and let me know, thanks!

Kirk_91846 on 2017-12-28 19:33:41
27 Posts
Since 9 years ago

Tavon is used in gadget plays in real life and in Madden it's nearly impossible to use him the way he is in real life.  He by no means is a line him up in regular plays for a full game as a premier starting running back in real life.  In the hands of someone like me for example 95 speed 97 agility 96 elusiveness would be by far and away the best player in SBS by miles bar none (Sorry Brady).  As it is if he is converted to hb he will immediately be the best player physically in SBS.  I've been playing a lot of MUT and the Mike Vick HB card has very similar attributes to Tavon except Tavon's a little better and I can tell you that it will be impossible for linebackers to guard this man in the pass game and if he sniffs the edge in the run game he gone.  In short I think that this shouldn't be allowed.

IF it is allowed you will certainly see an influx in requests of a similar nature, cough tyreek 97 speed HB cough.  Also how are you going to tell someone that their fake CPU generated drafted player Tavon Clone with above 80 BCV and Carry didnt take 300 snaps last season in fake college land?  AKA everyone gonna go for a position change like this if nothing else to all have godly 3rd down backs at teh very least and at worst because you can just all have Mike Vick HB players in the run game getting 6 yards before contact because of the speed advantage.  #stopandthink

Danhe22 on 2017-12-28 19:43:24
326 Posts
Since 12 years ago

Rookies are not up for consideration
And Tyreek Hill is a WR

Those two are easy...

As i have stated since last year, today and will continue to say WR to HB is not a move we look at ... Austin could be an expectation because of his real life transition ... i will have review all the ratings later but we will not move him to be a top ten RB ... so where ever you get your info about what we are or aren’t not doing it is not correct...

Kirk_91846 on 2017-12-28 19:53:21
27 Posts
Since 9 years ago

Dan.  Tyreek hill has 41 carriers over the past two seasons?  He is the most similar player to Tavon Austin in the entire NFL? 

Why on earth wouldn't rookies with the exact same attributes be up for consideration?  You would be saying that Tavon is a one of a kind player that there will never ever be someone who plays the game like he does again.  Doesn't make a ton of sense.

3rd thing to consider which you haven't..  Tibbs didn't start with Tavon.  He traded for him.  As a running back Tavon's worth easily like 3 firsts and if there was a market, like MUT, with which you could actually see a monetary value assigned to every player in SBS you would realize he would be the most valuable HB in the league with those attributes.  I don't care what his overall would be at HB, at 95 speed, 97 agility, 96 elu, its the best in the league and its not even close.

TIBBS21 on 2017-12-29 21:20:13
295 Posts
Since 12 years ago

Thanks for giving it a legit discussion, I understand why it was denied.

Also, nah your arguments make zero sense. Austin was literally the Rams RB2 all year and didn't even get thrown to. Hill is an elite WR irl and in Madden...

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