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Apologies if this has been brought up before, but is there a reason why we used Fumble Recoveries as an IDP stat rather than Fumbles Forced? It would seem to me that FF is more representative a skill whereas FR is just being lucky or in the right spot.

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Re: Fumbles

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It has been brought up numerous times, but some of the owners feel that the actual turnover is more important. You could have 4 forced fumbles, but if your team doesn't recover any of them they don't really matter. I myself would prefer one point for a forced fumble and 3 points for a fumble recovery.
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Re: Fumbles

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Oompa Midgets wrote:It has been brought up numerous times, but some of the owners feel that the actual turnover is more important. You could have 4 forced fumbles, but if your team doesn't recover any of them they don't really matter. I myself would prefer one point for a forced fumble and 3 points for a fumble recovery.
I agree with that part of it, but I think forcing them should be worth something. I think FF is what separates some of the average IDP from the elite IDP. I don't think it would make a HUGE difference in scoring because the player with the most FF last year only had 7, but recovered 0. :)

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