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Quote: Originally Posted by KBLover

Does OVR even matter to how they play on the field or is it just some kind of "quick and dirty" ranking system? I.E. does the DE moved to OLB play worse because his OVR is lower or because he's being exposed in skills the OLBs need that most "natural" DEs don't have?

In terms of ratings, you have to take the with a grain of salt. You can put vilma at DE and get like a 99, but in terms of practicality while playing he is worthless.

I think in regards to how they actually play, awareness, play recognition and zone/man coverage are the reason why DE's can't play well as LBs.

LB's with low awareness/play recog are basically unaffected on the line. DE's playing in space however, look terrible with the same rating.

There are a couple of ways they could fix it I suppose.. add new positions (3-4 rush backer, 3-4 DE etc.) or tweak the way acceleration and speed work at different positions.