Originally posted by GeauxSaints53
Take the EQ out of vision and put it in speed. Get your confidence to 25. Get your strength to 50. For future references, aim for 85 speed and 60 agility. Each should get there at about the same time.
Hope that helps.
Can't say I disagree too much.
You have more Tackling/Strength, and less Speed/Agility than I like when I build an FS, but that is not necessarily a BAD thing...
To make your Tackling and Strength work for you, you need to be slotted into a role on your team more like a SS/OLB than an FS, where you are playing a bit closer to the line, and tasked with picking up the HB/FB in the flats, or watching for the Weak side out runs and/or Screens. While a Cover1/Cover2 FS at your level probably needs at LEAST 85/48-60 adjusted speed/agility, You can probably be useful in a more power oriented role with 80 speed (adjusted).
Keep in mind though, the role I've outlined as "best" for you (in my opinion) would require HIGHER Agility. This is because your play closer to the line of scrimmage will require more ACCELERATION than pure "straight line" speed, and Agility is a prime factor in how FAST you start to use your speed. As soon as you have your Speed to 80 (adjusted, or at the cap closest to that) and Agility to 60 (Raw), I'd strongly consider working First Step and Change Direction up to 5 or so each. I'd also consider getting Super Vision up to 4 as well.
Your current VA will serve you well against screens/swing passes/out runs, but ONLY if you have more Speed/Agility to immediately accelerate toward a developing screen/swing pass. Track Star = very nice for your role as I've outlined it. Long Reach may not work great against screens, but with the speed/agility to get to a HB/FB on a swing pass check down, it might be pretty effective too. Power Tackler = VERY NICE, as it helps ensure that once you do get to your man, he IS going down.
I'd also THINK about "Ball Hawk" (once your jumping is 40), because a 5 in that VA will give you an effective 5 to 8 point attribute boost in Speed/Agility/Vision. I MUST state though, Ball Hawk is MORE effective in a cover FS, as it only activates from the time the pass is thrown, to the time it is caught. If you are slotted in the role I've outlined, BH will be relatively "useless" for INT/PD versus the short passes you are tasked to defend. But even in the short time it is active for you, it can potentially put you 2 to 3 steps closer to the receiver. Those steps may be crucial to stopping a first down gain when your high tackling attribute brings the receiver quickly to the ground. At least it is something to think about...
...And finally, while I agree with the quote that your Confidence is a bit low, I think I'd prefer to train it, along with Catching (on intense of course), rather than put SP into it.
