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Kick Returns

By River Ave U
7/05/2018 5:32 pm
Hi everybody.

Recently I've been having trouble with my Kick Returners basically refusing to return kicks; in a recent season in MFN-13, my returner only had 9 all season, while in MFN-67 he only has 10 and in MFN-23, only 15, despite their success when they actually do run the ball out. These #s are well below many others in the league, and I was wondering - what actually causes these guys to make that decision, and how can I influence it?

Re: Kick Returns

By Beercloud
7/05/2018 7:34 pm
Not absolutely sure but I think its how quick the other teams gunners get close to your punt returner. Try to find a way to slow em down and see what happens. That being said I think the punt game is on the list for jdb to work on in the future.

Re: Kick Returns

By setherick
7/08/2018 6:15 pm
Kick returners need high kick return, speed, ball carry, AND intelligence. It's that last one that determines when they are going to return.

As far as depth chart: https://mfn1.myfootballnow.com/community/3/3560?page=1#23592

Re: Kick Returns

By shauma_llama
10/28/2018 9:11 am
Is it documented anywhere what the stats actually affect? I would have never thought someone's int would affect kick returns.

Re: Kick Returns

By setherick
10/28/2018 9:16 am
shauma_llama wrote:
Is it documented anywhere what the stats actually affect? I would have never thought someone's int would affect kick returns.


No. Everything that I know I've pieced together through various forum posts on MFN-1 or general forums.