CB Skills/Traits

[niftyjets]

What skills/traits do you look for our like to buy using xps for your CBs?

[svensenk86]

See below my way of improving my CB`s

Awareness (if I reach min 80 here the others are following)
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Press
Catching

In general I want to have a stable D first, so CB`s are mandatory first steps in my franchise.

I have Humphrey with 92 OVR + 2 former draft picks with 87 & 83 OVR...followed by an unkonwn 80 OVR

So I am good staffed I need to say

[phantomshark]

Quote: Originally Posted by svensenk86

See below my way of improving my CB`s Awareness (if I reach min 80 here the others are following) Man Coverage Zone Coverage Press Catching In general I want to have a stable D first, so CB`s are mandatory first steps in my franchise. I have Humphrey with 92 OVR + 2 former draft picks with 87 & 83 OVR...followed by an unkonwn 80 OVR So I am good staffed I need to say

If you are not doing Play Recognition, that's a big mistake, unless you want to get play-actioned to death.

[Kentaurus]

Depends on your league, I'm in a 32 user CFM now several seasons in. This is the typical build in our league now:

ZCV get to 91 as fast as possible.
PRC get this into the 90s next.
AWR/MCV/PRS people are mixed on these, most don't worry about them much.
CTH up to 75
BSH this is a luxury stat if you are good in the others.

Reasons:
ZCV: Most users in leagues play 90% zone, so MCV/PRS just doesn't have much value. Regardless 99 MCV cannot cover 91+ RTE WRs which is why people don't play man. (unless your DB is several points faster). 91 is the threshold where the DB will break on the ball as it is being released.

PRC: Helps against Play-action, and reacting faster to stopping runs.

CTH: Read somewhere that was a threshold number? People don't like dropping INTs though.

BSH: CBs with high BSH really can ruin a run game fast when they take away outside running against poor blocking WRs.

As for traits:
Play Ball - Just don't be on conservative... balanced and aggressive both are good.
Clutch - one of my favorites for every position
High Motor - Useful anywhere on defense

[Aestis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kentaurus

Depends on your league, I'm in a 32 user CFM now several seasons in. This is the typical build in our league now: ZCV get to 91 as fast as possible. PRC get this into the 90s next. AWR/MCV/PRS people are mixed on these, most don't worry about them much. CTH up to 75 BSH this is a luxury stat if you are good in the others. Reasons: ZCV: Most users in leagues play 90% zone, so MCV/PRS just doesn't have much value. Regardless 99 MCV cannot cover 91+ RTE WRs which is why people don't play man. (unless your DB is several points faster). 91 is the threshold where the DB will break on the ball as it is being released. PRC: Helps against Play-action, and reacting faster to stopping runs. CTH: Read somewhere that was a threshold number? People don't like dropping INTs though. BSH: CBs with high BSH really can ruin a run game fast when they take away outside running against poor blocking WRs. As for traits: Play Ball - Just don't be on conservative... balanced and aggressive both are good. Clutch - one of my favorites for every position High Motor - Useful anywhere on defense

Just side note, fwiw with custom sliders, MCV can absolutely be viable.

[khaliib]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kentaurus

Depends on your league, I'm in a 32 user CFM now several seasons in. This is the typical build in our league now: ZCV get to 91 as fast as possible. PRC get this into the 90s next. AWR/MCV/PRS people are mixed on these, most don't worry about them much. CTH up to 75 BSH this is a luxury stat if you are good in the others. Reasons: ZCV: Most users in leagues play 90% zone, so MCV/PRS just doesn't have much value. Regardless 99 MCV cannot cover 91+ RTE WRs which is why people don't play man. (unless your DB is several points faster). 91 is the threshold where the DB will break on the ball as it is being released. PRC: Helps against Play-action, and reacting faster to stopping runs. CTH: Read somewhere that was a threshold number? People don't like dropping INTs though. BSH: CBs with high BSH really can ruin a run game fast when they take away outside running against poor blocking WRs. As for traits: Play Ball - Just don't be on conservative... balanced and aggressive both are good. Clutch - one of my favorites for every position High Motor - Useful anywhere on defense

Unless you’re playing with Comp Style settings where Thresholds are used (outside of Animations triggering) ZCV/MCV doesn’t work that way.

TBH, high POS Ratings tears the game up with wonky interactions, but some gamers want what they want I guess.

[mdurd2817]

Quote: Originally Posted by khaliib

Unless you’re playing with Comp Style settings where Thresholds are used (outside of Animations triggering) ZCV/MCV doesn’t work that way. TBH, high POS Ratings tears the game up with wonky interactions, but some gamers want what they want I guess.

Could you please expound?

[khaliib]

Quote: Originally Posted by mdurd2817

Could you please expound?

Posters aren’t doing a good job in noting what Play Style they’re on which has a major impact on what may be going on during gameplay.

Comp uses those defined Threshold levels within the POS ratings to impact outcomes. (no dice-rolls)

SIM/Arcade uses Delta (dif between interacting ratings) to impact dice-rolls of a win-chance Animation/outcome occurring.
- the bigger the Delta, the greater the win-chance
- 100% outcomes happening needs around a 50pt diff (ie 40 PBK vs 90 FMV) which doesn’t happen unless manually done.

Arcade is the sleeper mode that gets ignored due to its name and mainly a lack of understanding of what really goes on with this setting.
- with right sliders to balance against how the mode sets the game up, you can really get some good/challenging play from the AI side.