My mentality is that you want your LB in on as many plays as possible. You want to give him the best chance to be in on a tackle. Vision/Speed/Agility > Stamina > Strength/Tackling
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Originally posted by Zsirvone28
Personally, I think that the MLB needs to be the guy on defense that helps out everyone else. And as you guys both said, Defensive General VASTLY helps out the secondary. There's been a very bias opinion on this, but do people think that the MLB needs to be the best LB on the team? I mean, he is in the middle of everything.. he needs to be able to blitz, tackle, cover, run well, hit hard, and force fumbles. Yes most plays go to the LOLB, but I think the MLB needs to have the best vision as well as the best speed to make the tackles sideline to sideline. Opinions on this? Agree or Disagree?
i agree with this completely. I think LOLB might be the BEST LB on a team but the MLB is the most IMPORTANT since he can do so much to make the team as a whole better
Personally, I think that the MLB needs to be the guy on defense that helps out everyone else. And as you guys both said, Defensive General VASTLY helps out the secondary. There's been a very bias opinion on this, but do people think that the MLB needs to be the best LB on the team? I mean, he is in the middle of everything.. he needs to be able to blitz, tackle, cover, run well, hit hard, and force fumbles. Yes most plays go to the LOLB, but I think the MLB needs to have the best vision as well as the best speed to make the tackles sideline to sideline. Opinions on this? Agree or Disagree?
i agree with this completely. I think LOLB might be the BEST LB on a team but the MLB is the most IMPORTANT since he can do so much to make the team as a whole better
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Imho the MLB in GLB is the first mop up guy, if a run gets past the first guy or a wr/te beats the corner the MLB usually is the first one there. In front of the Safety's and other players.
He often is unblocked so strength isnt as important as you would think. And even if he is blocked, do you really think 45 strength would against a 300lb 60 strengh O-line guy? Strengh does help cause fumbles tho and important because of that.
Speed, Agility and Vision are the main attributes imho and i would keep them balanced.
Def. General is expensive but too important to ignore, so have to deciede early if your LB is a MLB or LOLB. If he isnt a MLB thats lots of SP for other attributes.
So it isnt a question which position should host the better player, if a player is a MLB he's a MLB if he's a LOLB he's a LOLB.
ROLB just is the main backup.
He often is unblocked so strength isnt as important as you would think. And even if he is blocked, do you really think 45 strength would against a 300lb 60 strengh O-line guy? Strengh does help cause fumbles tho and important because of that.
Speed, Agility and Vision are the main attributes imho and i would keep them balanced.
Def. General is expensive but too important to ignore, so have to deciede early if your LB is a MLB or LOLB. If he isnt a MLB thats lots of SP for other attributes.
So it isnt a question which position should host the better player, if a player is a MLB he's a MLB if he's a LOLB he's a LOLB.
ROLB just is the main backup.
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Agi Speed and vision are an MLB's more important stats. From there, tackling, stam and strength, respectively. I trained on jumping till I got about 20 for more PDs.
Here is my 22 MLB
Strength: 40.65 Blocking: 15.65
Speed: 48.56 Tackling: 36.48
Agility: 39.15 Throwing: 10
Jumping: 19.82 Catching: 15.25
Stamina: 35.35 Carrying: 10
Vision: 43.95 Kicking: 8
Confidence: 23.28 Punting: 9
Hard Hitter Abilities
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Pass Rusher Abilities
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Here is my 22 MLB
Strength: 40.65 Blocking: 15.65
Speed: 48.56 Tackling: 36.48
Agility: 39.15 Throwing: 10
Jumping: 19.82 Catching: 15.25
Stamina: 35.35 Carrying: 10
Vision: 43.95 Kicking: 8
Confidence: 23.28 Punting: 9
Hard Hitter Abilities
2
3
4
3
3
Pass Rusher Abilities
1
1
2
0
0
Zsirvone28
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Have you gotten more PDs with more jumping? I'm very curious and skeptical about that. I was gonna train some jumping but I wasn't sure. I'd like to hear from someone who tried it first.
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Originally posted by Flex Gunmetal
Agi Speed and vision are an MLB's more important stats. From there, tackling, stam and strength, respectively. I trained on jumping till I got about 20 for more PDs.
Here is my 22 MLB
Strength: 40.65 Blocking: 15.65
Speed: 48.56 Tackling: 36.48
Agility: 39.15 Throwing: 10
Jumping: 19.82 Catching: 15.25
Stamina: 35.35 Carrying: 10
Vision: 43.95 Kicking: 8
Confidence: 23.28 Punting: 9
Hard Hitter Abilities
2
3
4
3
3
Pass Rusher Abilities
1
1
2
0
0
We have very similar builds. I also have high jumping(22) and had 19 PD in the last 11 games of season 2.
Agi Speed and vision are an MLB's more important stats. From there, tackling, stam and strength, respectively. I trained on jumping till I got about 20 for more PDs.
Here is my 22 MLB
Strength: 40.65 Blocking: 15.65
Speed: 48.56 Tackling: 36.48
Agility: 39.15 Throwing: 10
Jumping: 19.82 Catching: 15.25
Stamina: 35.35 Carrying: 10
Vision: 43.95 Kicking: 8
Confidence: 23.28 Punting: 9
Hard Hitter Abilities
2
3
4
3
3
Pass Rusher Abilities
1
1
2
0
0
We have very similar builds. I also have high jumping(22) and had 19 PD in the last 11 games of season 2.
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Originally posted by Zsirvone28
So would you guys say that jumping translates into PDs?
It does to an extent, it's further clarified in the descriptions found for jumping.
Of course even with 20 jumping, if a receiver or TE you're covering has 40 you wont be deflecting too many passes... but 20 is still better than 10.
So would you guys say that jumping translates into PDs?
It does to an extent, it's further clarified in the descriptions found for jumping.
Of course even with 20 jumping, if a receiver or TE you're covering has 40 you wont be deflecting too many passes... but 20 is still better than 10.
Last edited Jun 21, 2008 09:21:10
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Originally posted by Themuffinman
Originally posted by Zsirvone28
Personally, I think that the MLB needs to be the guy on defense that helps out everyone else. And as you guys both said, Defensive General VASTLY helps out the secondary. There's been a very bias opinion on this, but do people think that the MLB needs to be the best LB on the team? I mean, he is in the middle of everything.. he needs to be able to blitz, tackle, cover, run well, hit hard, and force fumbles. Yes most plays go to the LOLB, but I think the MLB needs to have the best vision as well as the best speed to make the tackles sideline to sideline. Opinions on this? Agree or Disagree?
i agree with this completely. I think LOLB might be the BEST LB on a team but the MLB is the most IMPORTANT since he can do so much to make the team as a whole better
Couldn't say it any better.
Originally posted by Zsirvone28
Personally, I think that the MLB needs to be the guy on defense that helps out everyone else. And as you guys both said, Defensive General VASTLY helps out the secondary. There's been a very bias opinion on this, but do people think that the MLB needs to be the best LB on the team? I mean, he is in the middle of everything.. he needs to be able to blitz, tackle, cover, run well, hit hard, and force fumbles. Yes most plays go to the LOLB, but I think the MLB needs to have the best vision as well as the best speed to make the tackles sideline to sideline. Opinions on this? Agree or Disagree?
i agree with this completely. I think LOLB might be the BEST LB on a team but the MLB is the most IMPORTANT since he can do so much to make the team as a whole better
Couldn't say it any better.
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I'll be attempting to build a MLB. I personally feel that agility won't be quite as high on my importance list, because of the small range the MLB has to defend. The OLBs on the other hand, have more space, and therefore will need more agility.
I'm planning on pumping up his strength and vision, allowing for more points to be pumped into his SAs
I plan on focusing primarily on the hard hitter tree (main focus D general) and shed block in the pass rusher tree. If I find a team running a 3-4, I will probably need even less agility, and more vision, because of the fact that I'll be splitting the middle of the field with another ILB, but will have more "open" interior lanes for the RB to run through with only 3 down linemen
I'm planning on pumping up his strength and vision, allowing for more points to be pumped into his SAs
I plan on focusing primarily on the hard hitter tree (main focus D general) and shed block in the pass rusher tree. If I find a team running a 3-4, I will probably need even less agility, and more vision, because of the fact that I'll be splitting the middle of the field with another ILB, but will have more "open" interior lanes for the RB to run through with only 3 down linemen
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Originally posted by StazNasty
I'll be attempting to build a MLB. I personally feel that agility won't be quite as high on my importance list, because of the small range the MLB has to defend. The OLBs on the other hand, have more space, and therefore will need more agility.
I'm planning on pumping up his strength and vision, allowing for more points to be pumped into his SAs
I plan on focusing primarily on the hard hitter tree (main focus D general) and shed block in the pass rusher tree. If I find a team running a 3-4, I will probably need even less agility, and more vision, because of the fact that I'll be splitting the middle of the field with another ILB, but will have more "open" interior lanes for the RB to run through with only 3 down linemen
You have to be able to cover the entire field...
I'll be attempting to build a MLB. I personally feel that agility won't be quite as high on my importance list, because of the small range the MLB has to defend. The OLBs on the other hand, have more space, and therefore will need more agility.
I'm planning on pumping up his strength and vision, allowing for more points to be pumped into his SAs
I plan on focusing primarily on the hard hitter tree (main focus D general) and shed block in the pass rusher tree. If I find a team running a 3-4, I will probably need even less agility, and more vision, because of the fact that I'll be splitting the middle of the field with another ILB, but will have more "open" interior lanes for the RB to run through with only 3 down linemen
You have to be able to cover the entire field...
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At MLB? I can understand if the RB breaks through, needing to chase him down, but I wouldn't expect you to need 50 agility.
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Originally posted by StazNasty
At MLB? I can understand if the RB breaks through, needing to chase him down, but I wouldn't expect you to need 50 agility.
The MLB is the position that blitzes the most, so having more AGI would mean you get a really good jump on the ball to get to the passer. You need to be able to run both ways, and if you make a wrong read, or the RB cuts back, you'll great AGI to stay with him.
At MLB? I can understand if the RB breaks through, needing to chase him down, but I wouldn't expect you to need 50 agility.
The MLB is the position that blitzes the most, so having more AGI would mean you get a really good jump on the ball to get to the passer. You need to be able to run both ways, and if you make a wrong read, or the RB cuts back, you'll great AGI to stay with him.
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Here's my lvl 20 build. We're 9-1 with the best defense in the conference.
Strength: 31.23 Blocking: 14.75
Speed: 52.08 Tackling: 30.28
Agility: 40.42 Throwing: 9
Jumping: 14.75 Catching: 14.75
Stamina: 33.2 Carrying: 10
Vision: 42 Kicking: 10
Confidence: 22.3 Punting: 8
Hard Hitter 3-3-3-3-4
Pass Rusher 1-0-0-0-0
IMO right now tackling doesn't need to be over 30.
Strength: 31.23 Blocking: 14.75
Speed: 52.08 Tackling: 30.28
Agility: 40.42 Throwing: 9
Jumping: 14.75 Catching: 14.75
Stamina: 33.2 Carrying: 10
Vision: 42 Kicking: 10
Confidence: 22.3 Punting: 8
Hard Hitter 3-3-3-3-4
Pass Rusher 1-0-0-0-0
IMO right now tackling doesn't need to be over 30.
Last edited Jul 2, 2008 17:47:30
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Originally posted by Zsirvone28
Originally posted by StazNasty
At MLB? I can understand if the RB breaks through, needing to chase him down, but I wouldn't expect you to need 50 agility.
The MLB is the position that blitzes the most, so having more AGI would mean you get a really good jump on the ball to get to the passer. You need to be able to run both ways, and if you make a wrong read, or the RB cuts back, you'll great AGI to stay with him.
Touche. Didn't quite think of it that way. I guess I was considering how I'd personally use the MLB. I kind of like the blitz coming from the backside OLB with the MLB waiting, ready to pop any middle rush attempt in the mouth.
I guess I'm going to experiment with a beastly "strength" MLB. Can always scrap him and start anew if need be.
Originally posted by StazNasty
At MLB? I can understand if the RB breaks through, needing to chase him down, but I wouldn't expect you to need 50 agility.
The MLB is the position that blitzes the most, so having more AGI would mean you get a really good jump on the ball to get to the passer. You need to be able to run both ways, and if you make a wrong read, or the RB cuts back, you'll great AGI to stay with him.
Touche. Didn't quite think of it that way. I guess I was considering how I'd personally use the MLB. I kind of like the blitz coming from the backside OLB with the MLB waiting, ready to pop any middle rush attempt in the mouth.
I guess I'm going to experiment with a beastly "strength" MLB. Can always scrap him and start anew if need be.
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