Originally posted by blackrock
Some people say INT builds should avoid AF% AEQ because lots of interceptions happen after a fake leaves the defender underneath the receiver.I might agree with this but I'd want plenty of Vision and agility so to be able to make up the distance (caused by the fake) in time. Where I really scored was pinching off a bit of speed. Not a lot... too slow is too slow. But if the WR you're covering is 170 speed and your CB is 165 then he's usually in perfect position to undercut the throw and pick off the pass. (you still need a tall dot with good jumping and catching and all that jazz too). Reason is, almost every single QB is tilted towards 'bullet throws' because defenders can get to a slow ball... so if you're between the QB and the receiver, then you stand the best chance for the INT. Being just a touch slower helps that happen. Most QB's don't get all day to allow for the WR to get enough daylight between you and him so the pass is generally thrown just as soon as there is any little gap.
What puzzles me is why, of you really wanted a successful passing attack, wouldn't you build nothing but hyper tall Possession-style receivers with lots of jumping and set your QB to max lofty. Then you could just throw lobs all day and no defender could outjump you for the catch. Now you'd sacrifice all those 99 yard speed bombs but INT's would drop a lot and completion % would go up... I would think.
(P.S. The above question is based on what I've seen from my receiver builds of that style. They were always very good at catching the pass, even in heavy traffic, but YAC was pretty much nonexistent. And I can't ever remember seeing either a PD or a INT when they were thrown to... dropped passes... KL's... yes. You can combat that with strength, catching, and VA's and SA's though.)
And I agree with your previous post as well. I tried pretty hard to not be a liability in the tackling department. He doesn't make every single tackle all season but he's solid in the tackle department. 
