DT or CB

[thenmber2]

If you primarily play with LBs or Safeties, what would you think is more important, drafting a highly rated CB, or a highly rated DT?

I'm thinking a CB because he can help in coverage where I lack personal coverage skills. And my run stop ability is good.

[thenmber2]

Re: DT or CB

What if you throw a highly rated WR in the mix? Which one gives you more bang for your buck?

[TheDelta]

Re: DT or CB

CB, and it's not even close. You can easily stop the run with good LBs, I'm usually playing in a 3-4 and I found that the Dline is by far the least important part of my team, give me some guys with a decent Tackling and I'll be fine. But the difference between a mediocre CB and a Revis-type shutdown corner is huge.

[Senator Palmer]

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I concur; CB by a longshot, especially if you're playing the games yourself. Even with the best defensive lines, the interior push is seriously lacking.

[thenmber2]

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Thanks guys. I don't get on here too much, nor have I had much of a chance to play lately. But I'm getting it started up again.

What do you think about a WR or CB?

[TheDelta]

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Again, I'd go with the CB. It's a lot easier picking up decent or good WRs (and even easier to pick up a good pass-catching TE which is a killer weapon on madden), while great CBs are hard to come by.

[Claymaker52]

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CB! I value that over just about any other position. I have DRC, Mahammed Alipate, AND Takoby Jean-Louis in one of my online franchisies, to go along with Erik Berry and Tiqwaun Foley at S. A beast mode secondary is always the key to having a great defense in Madden imo.

[Nev]

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I would say CB over all positions.

I recently tried the speed kills tactic in my online franchise and had all my CBs with crap ratings but they all had 95+ speed. Plain and simple, did not work. lol
2 games left in the season and I have the 32nd ranked pass defense. My record is 11-3.

[Senator Palmer]

Re: DT or CB

Thanks guys. I don't get on here too much, nor have I had much of a chance to play lately. But I'm getting it started up again.

What do you think about a WR or CB?

This, to me, isn't as cut and dry as the DT/CB. I would say it comes down to where you are most deficient, and your mentality in playing the game. I didn't put a whole lot of stock in big-time receivers (probably because I have a 98 rated one) until recently. My main guy went down and suddenly, my offense, which was run-based, stalled.

And it wasn't even the speed factor that I missed the most: guy's couldn't get off the press, 3rd down passes were dropped left and right, and I really missed his blocking on the edge in the running game.

Just in my line of thinking, I can find a solid corner with a good zone rating and play him as the nickel, but I've had a hard time finding receivers that are well-rounded. There are plenty of fast guys, but maybe their acceleration is low or their catch in traffic is terrible (which makes him useless to me). Or maybe he's got good ACC and AGI, and he catch everything, but he's got 83 speed, which can limit the play-calling.

My team right now is stocked with well-rounded corners, so that's probably why I feel this way, but if you can find a total package WR (speed, AGI, great hands, and can beat the press), that's the way I'd go.

[Evan_OS]

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Definitely go with the corner, I prefer to build my defense around my secondary before the D-Line.