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List of Attributes and what they do - Swanty - 12-29-2020
Speed - Makes you run faster, obviously. An extremely useful attribute for almost every position. While it doesn’t directly impact many things, getting open on offense or keeping up with your man in defense will make the rest of the play a lot easier. Important for returning kicks/punts.
Strength - Important for blocking and getting pancakes, tackling, breaking through blocks and avoiding tackles. Also useful for forcing fumbles.
Agility - Important for pass blocking, breaking through blocks, avoiding tackles and catching the ball. Also useful for tackling and defending and intercepting passes. For quarterbacks, provides a slight boost to pass completion chance and improves performance vs. blitzes. Important for returning kicks/punts.
Intelligence - Smart players are less likely to commit penalties. One of the most important QB stats for completing passes and avoiding interceptions. Also useful in many other situations, including run blocking, forcing fumbles, intercepting, tackling and avoiding tackles. Helps with pinning the team back when punting.
Tackling - Obviously the most important stat for bringing down the ballcarrier, but also helps with forcing fumbles and significantly contributes to breaking through blocks.
Hands - Higher Hands means you are less likely to fumble and more likely to be targeted with a pass by your QB. Important for catching the ball, and for pass blocking and getting pancakes. Useful for intercepting passes and slightly improves a quarterback’s chances of completing a pass.
Endurance - Higher Endurance helps with tackling, avoiding tackles and shutting down passes. For both rushing and receiving, higher endurance means you’re less likely to be easier to bring down. For rushing, higher endurance helps avoid running slower the more carries you’ve received in the game so far. Higher values also make it less likely your player will need to be subbed out for a rest.
Competitiveness - If the defender has higher competitiveness than the ballcarrier, they are much more likely to force a fumble. Allows defenders to make more tackles without getting tired. Helps QBs complete passes. Makes receivers slightly more likely to catch the ball.
Pass Blocking - Important for blocking on passing plays, and helps pancake defenders on any type of play
Run Blocking - Important for blocking on run plays, and helps pancake defenders on any type of play
Arm - Makes it easier to complete downfield passes. Helps slightly in avoiding interceptions. High values make it more likely that the QB will throw deep.
Throw Accuracy - Helps avoid throwing interceptions. Makes it easier to complete passes.
Kick Power - Helps make longer field goals, longer punts and longer kickoffs. Also makes it more likely the team opts to kick at long distances
Kick Accuracy - Helps make field goals. Less likely to shank punts and kickoffs.
Other fixed factors
Height - Taller players have a better chance of catching the ball. Taller defenders have a better chance of preventing a catch.
Weight - Heavier blockers have a better chance of a successful block. Heavier defenders have a better chance of breaking through a block and making a successful tackle. Heavier ballcarriers have a better chance of avoiding being tackled.