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Someone explain the difference and possible build differences. I have a lower lvl CB and would like to become ball hawking. I think I prefer this because an Int is more important because you are getting the ball back for your team. Shut down doesnt give up any TDs on your WR but doesnt necessarily not allow a TD. Anyone got any pointers?

You should only see a real difference later in their CB career (lvl 20+). A shutdown corner will continue to raise speed and agility way beyond the softcap, while a ball hawk may switch gears then to get some key SA's up for making picks (Sticky Hands and Super Vision).

Other way around I think, a shutdown corner will go for more vision and SAs (especially Super Vision and Shutdown Coverage), while a ball hawk will put points into jumping and catching once satisfied with his speed/agi/vision and SAs.

Originally posted by brock86
Other way around I think, a shutdown corner will go for more vision and SAs (especially Super Vision and Shutdown Coverage), while a ball hawk will put points into jumping and catching once satisfied with his speed/agi/vision and SAs.

Vision may help you read the pass and get a jump on the ball, but it won't help you blanket the WR to prevent the pass in the first place -- that's why higher agility and speed are for shutdown corners.

So nobody really knows? I have posed this question before and never get a straight answer.

For real?

Originally posted by Dravz
Originally posted by brock86

Other way around I think, a shutdown corner will go for more vision and SAs (especially Super Vision and Shutdown Coverage), while a ball hawk will put points into jumping and catching once satisfied with his speed/agi/vision and SAs.

Vision may help you read the pass and get a jump on the ball, but it won't help you blanket the WR to prevent the pass in the first place -- that's why higher agility and speed are for shutdown corners.

Vision - and especially with lots of Super Vision - definitely does help with covering WRs. The extra jump you get on the play is huge - you get more receiver-humiliating funnels, fewer guys jukeing and burning by you, more general glueing yourself to your man's back. Not to say that speed and agility aren't important too, just no need to excessive amounts of either. I really can't explain it, it just improves coverage all around.

NO one has any clue what the fuck they are doing.

thats what Im starting to believe as well.

Its hard to tell at this point because Bort made it harder to be a shutdown CB because it is now harder to react and get a jump on the ball, which basically means vision and super vision is getting more and more important.