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My LBer is mostly playing RILB in a 3-4, but sometimes moves outside as well.

Problem: We've been playing gut job and low level teams with a LOT of 100+ score differentials . . . but my guy has regularly been missing at least one tackle a game . . . against gut jobs. The concern is that when playoff roll around and competition levels, that will increase substantially.

Here's the naked build, except for advanced EQ (+6 speed) and AEQ (+3 speed, +1 stamina, +3 wrap up), so I've got 12 EQ points to work with.

Attributes
Physical Attributes
Strength: 50.87
Speed: 78.7
Agility: 58.87
Jumping: 16.7
Stamina: 28.87
Vision: 56.87
Confidence: 28.87

Football Skills
Blocking: 16.7
Catching: 16.7
Tackling: 45.87
Throwing: 9
Carrying: 9
Kicking: 8
Punting: 9

Special Abilities
Hard Hitter Abilities
Snarl: 1
Aura of Intimidation: 1
Diving Tackle: 1
Monster Hit: 1
Defense General: 1

Pass Rusher Abilities
Trash Talk: 0
The Glare: 0
Shed Blocks: 0
Swat Ball: 0
Big Sack: 0

Additional Abilities
Wrap Up Tackle: 3
Veteran Abilities
Power Tackler: 5

Tactics have been set to power tackling, with the justification that "Wrap Up" SA would offset the negative effect. That will be moved to balanced. What else would help?

Probably just stamina and confidence.

both sub-30, and hes one of only 6 LBers. especially since he's starting in one spot and backup in another in a 3-4, he's probably just being played too much. If he's on special teams... well you get the point.

Not to mention, if you're playing gut-jobs, your PR is probably keeping your offense off the field (by scoring) and your offense probably, when they do get to run some plays, gets a TD before a first down.. in which case your Defense and ST are spending way more time on the field... low stam = low performance, many plays = lowered confidence unless he's making monster hits and sacks.. combine that with TCK that isnt 1:1 capped and set to power-tackling and youve got yourself at least 1 MsTk per game.

Set it on balanced and you should be fine for the rest of the gut jobs. Come playoff time, keep it on balanced unless you're up against a well built power back or a combo back with powerthru AEQ.

Nice to see you went with Wrap up though. I passed on it because i'd already invested in Sure Tackler... would like to know how it works out for you later on.

Wrap up tackle only helps when you are set to "wrap up"... so the aeq is not helping you at all.

Originally posted by doc0232
Wrap up tackle only helps when you are set to "wrap up"... so the aeq is not helping you at all.

says who? I've never seen anything that confirms that.

Originally posted by doc0232
Wrap up tackle only helps when you are set to "wrap up"... so the aeq is not helping you at all.

WHere is this stated? The SA description says nothing of it working only when set to wrap up tackling.