The All-Underused Team

[gta95]

I'll try out Harbaugh, but Dawson has been great for me. I've been getting good results out of Eric Green(TE), Nolan Cromwell(FS), Tom Brookshier(CB), Willie Brown(CB).

[RogueHominid]

Willie Brown is amazing. I just played a game against him where he was was 1=1 with Belitnekoff, and he shut him down completely.

[RogueHominid]

P.S. I'll do you one better on Cromwell. Wilcotts has no abilities,but he plays with tremendous range and athleticism. In a cover one, he'll cover tons of ground to either side and will make some impressive plays on the ball in the air, though he's more of a knock down guy than an INT guy.

[gta95]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trojan Man

P.S. I'll do you one better on Cromwell. Wilcotts has no abilities,but he plays with tremendous range and athleticism. In a cover one, he'll cover tons of ground to either side and will make some impressive plays on the ball in the air, though he's more of a knock down guy than an INT guy.

I'll try him out. Is he a decent open field tackler? I can pretty much trust Cromwell to bring down most people coming toward him.

[Rainey]

Walter Payton doesn't get much love online... I'm starting to really get used to using him.

[RogueHominid]

I see a fair bit of Payton, though Sanders and some silver backs seem to get the most playing time. Payton can really do it all. The leadership thing helps the lineman make better blocks, which some may not know. Hornung is able to do the same thing. A couple of things I can't figure out with Payton are how to use the scissor thing effectively and how to do the goal line dive.

[Rainey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trojan Man

I see a fair bit of Payton, though Sanders and some silver backs seem to get the most playing time. Payton can really do it all. The leadership thing helps the lineman make better blocks, which some may not know. Hornung is able to do the same thing. A couple of things I can't figure out with Payton are how to use the scissor thing effectively and how to do the goal line dive.

I think for it to be most effective, you have to do it clearly before contact. That's from what I've gathered so far...

[RAZRr1275]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trojan Man

Okay, so now that we've all played our share of games online and seen Lem Barney, Ronnie Lott, Dexter Manley, Randall Cunningham, Earl Campbell, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, and Barry Sanders on every team, I'm wondering which legends people have always wanted to put on a team but just haven't--guys that are interesting skill-wise but undervalued because they don't have the icon-count of some others? My list, in no particular order, would include: FB Joe Perry K Jan Stenerud WR Pete Phios CB Roger Wherli LB Brian Bosworth LB Lamar Lathon FB Icky Woods DT Greg Kragen FS Deron Cherry HB Charlie Trippi And of course, the no-attribute guys like Bubby Brister, Troy Drayton, and Reggie Cobb. I'd actually like to make a team with all three of these guys, just to see what happens. I've also thought of making an all-special teams team with Cherry, Tasker, Munchak, Guy, and Jaeger or something. The pain-in-the-a** subsitution screen keeps me from doing that, though.

Nice list.