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Well here is the build of my DT : even with this, his stats suck. Any idea why ?

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=88602

if someone answers you tell because i am realy intrested why???

That, my friend, is why owning DTs is a thankless job.

tell me

Agility is really low. That's the glaring issue.

You'll need a lot more agility/speed/shed block to be productive at the DT position.

Issue no.1: your DT is built to be a blocker occupier (ie. a nose guard), not a playmaker
Issue no. 2: your DT doesn't get enough snaps to make an impact

JMO DT's are built to take up space. I played the position. My DT does dirt work. For me that is cool. I just don't want my guy to get pushed over. Plus anything that comes my way usually get tackled by my guy. Ask yourself this question. Does your linebacker you are in front of have a great game? If so then your DT is doing the job it is suppose to do. No matter what if you thinking personal stats vs. team successes then you my friend don't want to play in the trenches.

Originally posted by eljewell
JMO DT's are built to take up space. I played the position. My DT does dirt work. For me that is cool. I just don't want my guy to get pushed over. Plus anything that comes my way usually get tackled by my guy. Ask yourself this question. Does your linebacker you are in front of have a great game? If so then your DT is doing the job it is suppose to do. No matter what if you thinking personal stats vs. team successes then you my friend don't want to play in the trenches.
It depends on the scheme, man. Most high school schemes are built around what you just said; DTs eat up blockers so that the LBers are free to roam and make plays. A lot of pro schemes (Tampa 2 sticks out here) ask their DTs to attack gaps to try to make plays in the backfield.

Originally posted by eljewell
JMO DT's are built to take up space. I played the position. My DT does dirt work. For me that is cool. I just don't want my guy to get pushed over. Plus anything that comes my way usually get tackled by my guy. Ask yourself this question. Does your linebacker you are in front of have a great game? If so then your DT is doing the job it is suppose to do. No matter what if you thinking personal stats vs. team successes then you my friend don't want to play in the trenches.

Problem with that is the LB behind me drops back into coverage a lot. So, me taking up space serves no purpose.

Originally posted by Kayoh
Originally posted by eljewell

JMO DT's are built to take up space. I played the position. My DT does dirt work. For me that is cool. I just don't want my guy to get pushed over. Plus anything that comes my way usually get tackled by my guy. Ask yourself this question. Does your linebacker you are in front of have a great game? If so then your DT is doing the job it is suppose to do. No matter what if you thinking personal stats vs. team successes then you my friend don't want to play in the trenches.
It depends on the scheme, man. Most high school schemes are built around what you just said; DTs eat up blockers so that the LBers are free to roam and make plays. A lot of pro schemes (Tampa 2 sticks out here) ask their DTs to attack gaps to try to make plays in the backfield.

I agree. The special thing about GLB is that it makes you think about the game itself. It is why I am so addicted to it. It is also why I refuse to demote or allow my team to play in inferior leagues to get a bogus championship. I want my guys to play against boosted players. Non of my guys are boosted. It makes me make adjustments to them. To make my guys better in their positions and and to allow for me to see what deficiencies they have.

In essence, I don't think there is a natural formula for the best DT. Somebody can be a step ahead of you in other attributes, or your teammates could be weaker.

Originally posted by Motiak
Originally posted by eljewell

JMO DT's are built to take up space. I played the position. My DT does dirt work. For me that is cool. I just don't want my guy to get pushed over. Plus anything that comes my way usually get tackled by my guy. Ask yourself this question. Does your linebacker you are in front of have a great game? If so then your DT is doing the job it is suppose to do. No matter what if you thinking personal stats vs. team successes then you my friend don't want to play in the trenches.

Problem with that is the LB behind me drops back into coverage a lot. So, me taking up space serves no purpose.

Your Mike LB or the OLB?

Heres my DT

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=45805

95 agility, got SA Shed block as over 8 and Confidence over 55. He played in a 3 man front this season, so he didnt put up the numbers he had from the previous 4 seasons when he was going up against players of equal lvl in the USA leagues. Even against good teams he's put up numbers like: 5 tackles, 3hurries, 2 sacks. Ive always been pleased with this production; and led all DT's in sacks for his league in season 6, 7 and 8.

thanks everybody for your answers, and eljewell understand me, please, my DT has a good build even if he's lacking agility, and I see other DT getting better stats and they were "weaker" than my player, I just didn't understand ^^.

if you don't have any jumping he is going to miss tackles he could be making by diving. Also by training jumping and catching, your DT will get the odd PD.
While stats are cool, DT's usually aren't going to get many numbers unless they are up against a really weak O-line, so I just usually look at the running stats to see if anyone is getting through. Wall and Strong Base SA's are good for this, and one of my DT's was on a team that let up -44 running yards last season. I consider that more of a success than getting sacks or whatev.