[Hook'em Horns]

Ab,

How are you my friend? No offense taken. I will do my best to answer your question.

In real football it takes a lot of skill and a lot of work for a QB to master his craft and one knows that even after becoming really good at it you never really master it. Just ask Peyton Manning after his critical interception in the 4th quarter of this past years super bowl.

We use the TTQB to pass and not the dice because it takes a certain level of skill and committment to your craft to be good at it. We don't use the TTQB to simulate the kick on kickoffs because that figure has been manipulated to kick at a velocity and distance that is not realistic. I can kick a ball with my ttqb across my entire living room. So using that option on the field of play never allows for a return.

The reason why we don't use dice to pass is because it leaves the outcome up to chance and percentages and not skill. That is one of the reasons why we play electric football instead of playstation...We are the QB instead of the artificial intelligence of an animated figure on screen. There is a bigger thrill when and greater reward when you complete a clutch pass opposed to the dice or a video game peyton manning completing it for you.

This is just our perception of it coming from a shootout point of view.

Others don't look at like this. However, if you took a pole and all people being honest...I'd say that more than 95% of the coaches in the US that prefer to use the sticks or dice as an option are less skilled at using the ttqb than most. I think the idea behind the dice and the sticks are great. It allows people an opportunity to enjoy the game at whatever level they are at.

Also, what I have found is that the dice and sticks are a much better way of passing the football in different styles of play. Rules are based around how you use the figures to perform the required tasks. So in some leagues around the country I would completely have to change my approach to be competitve and might actually have to use sticks or dice to be successful.

It is more important to read each set of rules and understand how to approach each league strategically so that you are competitive when you play. Some rule sets are more condusive to playing with dice and sticks and others are more ttqb friendly.