Specialists

[SouthernWarrior]

Is it just a matter of putting your top rated player at each position?

Example) If I had a deep threat scheme, who do I put in the slot position? Do I develop someone specifically for slot?

How do RE and LB and Slot CB specialize or affect sim mode?

[CM Hooe]

The scheme fit stuff is specifically for player development and, as far as I know, has no bearing on any on-field interactions.

A player will always earn more XP during weekly training if he is a "perfect scheme fit", which he is that if his best archetype OVR is the same as your coach's scheme setting. (Note: you can resolve archetype OVR ties by changing your coach's scheme setting to something else, then changing it back; doing this always resolves ties in your favor)

Put whoever you want wherever you want based on what plays you prefer to call. If you like sending your slot receiver deep, then sure put a deep threat there.

Personally? The only real specialization I like to have is that I need to have my depth chart slot cornerback be a well-rounded defensive back who can play man, play zone, and stop the run. I tend to keep my best cornerback at CB2 (so he lines up on the offense's left-hand side vs WR1), and then whichever CB I have with the best remaining ZCV rating is my depth chart SLCB1.

With the rush ends (RLE / RRE), you typically want your best pass rushers out there (high SPD / PMV / FMV); these are your defensive ends in nickel and dime sets. The SUBLB similarly populates your off-ball linebackers in nickel and dime sets; these typically are your best coverage linebackers, or if you prefer this can be a bigger safety who can hold up against the run as well as cover.

You will occasionally see some specialized depth chart ordering behavior from the CPU caused by player archetypes. When the CPU reorders its depth chart, WR1 and WR2 are ineligible for SLWR1 unless either player's best OVR is Slot. Similarly, the CPU will not put CB1 or CB2 at SLCB1 unless either player's best OVR is Slot.

[timhere1970]

Watch out for just going by ratings on setting your sub le/re. The rating given for le is for speed rushing and re for ower rushing. If you want two speed or two power rushers use the ratings from the appropriate side.

[SouthernWarrior]

So just to be clear

1. The WR I put at Slot WR should be the best "slot" guy not necessarily the highest rated player?

2. "Scheme" really doesn't matter that much especially for specialists? And has no bearing on in field stats?

[timhere1970]

When you are looking at the depth chart for slot receiver the ratings given is of how good they are as a slot receiver. When I say depth chart I am not talking about the screen where it shows the picture cards you move up and down because I am not sure the ratings are right there. I mean go to the team tab/depth chart and scroll to slot wr. Just because they are the highest rated slot receiver doesn't necessarily mean you want them as your number one slot receiver. They may also be your number one received that you want outside. It is a judgement call.

[pokeballer246]

Your best slot receiver should have the highest of short and medium route runnings generally