Monday, October 23, 2017

Studying the Guards

Brandon Roberge, Bandits (55)
Last time, we looked at the league's quarterbacks. This time, we will look at the offensive guards. Why? Because my team's guards are awful and I needed to trade for one. So, since I was doing my research anyway, figured I would kill two birds with one stone.

I only searched players who were actually playing guard at the time I did the search (their position would be RG or LG in parentheses when you do a player search). The weights are mine. Each team had at least three guards. OG1, OG2, OG3 were based on ratings only.

Here you go:

Average guard: 54.42
Average OG1: 72.56
Average OG2: 59.78
Average OG3: 49.22
Average OG4+: 39.55

Thomas Watson, Panthers (61)
Top four OG1: Earl Murtagh, Birmingham Stallions, 92; Tim Kaufman, Pittsburgh Maulers, 88; Thomas Watson, Michigan Panthers, 85; Rick Brun, Oakland Invaders, and Brandon Roberge, Tampa Bay Bandits, 83.

Top four OG2: Levi Smith, Cleveland Thunderbolts, 76; Andrew Keating, Orlando Renegades, 73; Bryan Black, Oklahoma Outlaws, 69; Wayne Harris, Charlotte Hornets, Ronald Davis, Michigan Panthers, and Herman Winn, Pittsburgh Maulers, 66.

Top four OG3: Francesco Chang, Cleveland Thunderbolts, Jesse Doolan, San Antonio Gunslingers, and Dale Gregory, Southern California Sun, 63; Tony Robinson, Michigan Panthers, 59.

Here are the combined average ratings for the top three guards for each team:


Team TmAvg.
Cleveland Thunderbolts 72.67
Michigan Panthers 70.00
Pittsburgh Maulers 69.00
Orlando Renegades 67.00
San Antonio Gunslingers 64.67
Oklahoma Outlaws 64.33
Boston Breakers 63.33
Tampa Bay Bandits 63.33
Southern California Sun 63.00
Birmingham Stallions 62.33
Portland Storm 62.00
Charlotte Hornets 61.67
Shreveport Steamer 61.67
Baltimore Stars 61.33
Oakland Invaders 61.00
New York (NY) Stars 60.67
Detroit Wheels 60.33
Chicago Blitz 59.33
Los Angeles Express 59.33
Denver Gold 59.00
New Jersey Generals 59.00
Philadelphia Bell 59.00
San Jose SaberCats 59.00
Honolulu Hawaiians 58.67
New Orleans VooDoo 58.00
Washington Federals 58.00
Georgia Force 57.00
Houston Gamblers 55.00
Florida Blazers 54.00
Memphis Showboats 53.33
Jacksonville Bulls 52.67
Arizona Wranglers 47.00