Not that unorthodox, many DE's did the same thing way back around season 8 when agility allowed players to "teleport" through the O-line with the right combo of SA's.
Recently Agility has become more important in Block Breaking thanks to a decrease in Pancakes allowing Defenders to stay on their feet better and use agility to break blocks.
The thought on agility is fine, in the sim as it exists at this moment (Not 6 seasons from now when your dot will mature)Havign high agility has become a better option than it has been in the past ten or so seasons when Strength was extremely important for D-line.
Don't take vision that high. It'll help you get a jump on the snap, but only up until a point. There was a study done on vision and the Jump the Snap VA and how long it took a D-linemen to start moving once the ball is snapped.
Originally posted by timthorn
55 Vision / 0 JTS - 3 ticks over 15 plays
70 Vision / 0 JTS - 2.4 ticks over 15 plays
55 Vision / 0 JTS - 3.1 ticks over 7 plays
68-70 Vision / 0 JTS - 2.7 ticks over 7 plays
55 Vision / 0 JTS - 3.05 ticks over 16 plays
68-70 Vision / 0 JTS - 2.6 ticks over 16 plays
55 Vision / 0 JTS - 3.04 ticks over 21 plays
68-70 Vision / 0 JTS - 2.4 ticks over 21 plays
From this initial review, the player with 55 vision took an average of 3.048 ticks over 59 plays to react to the snap. Those with 68-70 vision took an average of 2.525 ticks over the same 59 plays. That is a difference of 0.523 ticks between the 55 vision and 68-70 vision.
And here is a study of 8 players over 5 games... keep in mind all of this data is almost 2 years old, but I think the main gist of it still holds up.
Snap Awareness is the average number of in game ticks that pass after the snap before the player begins moving.
Originally posted by timthorn
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.25 over 206 Plays
Level: 71/75
Player Value: 1122.48
15 JTS / 70.83 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.27 over 157 Plays
Level: 66/75
Player Value: 1076.75
15 JTS / 65 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.44 over 133 Plays
Level: 69/75
Player Value: 1057.02
0 JTS / 66 vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.46 over 157 Plays
Level: 70/75
Player Value: 1046.24
6 JTS / 69.97 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.69 over 218 Plays
Level: 65/70
Player Value: 953.57
0 JTS / 74.52 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.72 over 144 Plays
Level: 69/75
Player Value: 966.78
5 JTS / 55 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 2.72 over 147 Plays
Level: 65/74
Player Value: 1032.98
0 JTS / 70.64 Vision
Overall Snap Awareness Average: 3.16 over 96 Plays
Level: 60/72
Player Value: 972.79
0 JTS / 55.09 Vision
I really think there is a point around 74 vision where the dot's reaction time stops improving very much for every point of vision invested and those points end up being a waste. I think the difference between 90 vision and 75 vision is about .3 ticks. Use those SP's and take Speed to 84 2nd and use one AEQ piece in speed so it ends near 110, max out first Step, Shed Blocks, and Tunnel Vision, this would resemble a S10 DE back when agility was king on the line, an although you won't be able to teleport anymore, you should be able to get around a typical OT quite a bit of the time, just make sure you take Strength high enough so it ends at at least 84.
If you want to read more about the vision study it's in the D-line Private forum.
