Originally posted by LudwigVonSilver
I disagree, set your tackling up at a higher level or else you will miss a lot of tackles, the LB i have is named defensive MVP- Ivan Silver...i set my tackling high as well as strength, and he VERY rarely misses a tackle. 14 tackles in one game...all due to high tackle skill, and setting my tactics to "wrap-up" tackling as opposed to "force-tackle" for fumbles. lots of missed tackles when you try to strip constanlty. he has reasonable speed though too, but i woudnt focus on that much unless you plan on pass rushing a lot...sacks are cool and all, but when you miss that sack/tackle and leave your zone....thats a good first down at least. many teams use misdirection runs, so if you dont have your vision(awareness) high as well, there will always be a team to utilize the fake and do just that, fake you out cause he cant adjust fast enough to stop the run. and if your secondary is covering a pass and a draw run happens...another first down, or even a touchdown in the redzone...unless the hb is full of speed and agility enough to get around them. leave the speed to the wr's and hb's....strength-tackling-agility-vision...then speed. plus, if you put your tactics to "play at harder level, at the cost of more energy use" i promise youll get 14-20 tackles in one game as well. IVAN SILVER-DEFENSIVE MVP...WOOT!OH MY GOD, 14 TACKLES IN ONE GAME? YOU ARE A LINEBACKER GOD. CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR SECRETS? PLEASE?
Oh... wait. You mean you're in the D-leagues playing 99 plays per game? Oh.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=1127648Low tackling, low strength but high everything else produces...
http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=584136http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=57944526 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT, 1 Safety in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Even then, lol BBB and lol at how many times he gets pancaked... but my point is you don't need to have your tackling very high at all at low levels.