Originally posted by Galithor
DEs do seem to get more PDs than DTs when built like this. You'll get half as many from a DT with the same build. Those screens and passes to the flat are more common than the short-midrange passes over the middle that are deflectable by the d-line.
How do you feel they held up against the run?
Did you go with bull rushing or a technique man rushing style?Trick question. If I use Technique Man VA, I also use Bull Rusher VA. In this case, I currently don't have him as a technique man; however, he's got 91.79 base agility, so I could make the next eight points of his AEQ upgrades go to agility AND/OR I could swap his basic AEQ to agility and he would be able to use techique man against many ROT builds. Without having to sell any AEQ I could give him 112.79 agility + whatever he's got left in training and ALGs. I won't do that though because he's probably only going to finish with 68 speed.
He holds up decently well against the run because he's got over 140 strength (and that will end up over 150). I didn't make him super strong with multi-training the way I would with a normal build because I needed to pull off Strength to work other attributes. He's got a couple of make tackle pieces, so he does a pretty good job of tackling when called to do so (18 tackles, 4 missed tackles, 13 Hurries, 0 sacks.) Once his speed and first step are increased he will be able to make a bigger difference in that realm. For now, he's not that fast so he's staying in front of the QB, which is helping to prevent the downfield throws.
You could go in and look at his games, but I don't think more than 2 or 3 of those pass deflections came from screens. He's too slow to get in and break up the screen pass, so most of those PDs are attempts at throwing over the d-line down the field.
Black Mage (Final Fantasy) (Lv. 68 DE)
EL 78
SpValue - 1178.44
Ht/Wt: 6'8", 330lbs
Strength: 142.79 (+44)
Speed: 61.46
Agility: 94.79 (+3)
Jumping: 53
Stamina: 58.46
Vision: 68.79
Confidence: 36.46
Tackling: 81.79
Special Abilities
Containment Abilities
Swat Ball: 9
Wall: 1
Strong Base: 1
Diving Tackle: 1
Monster Hit: 1
Pass Rusher Abilities
First Step: 4
Veteran Abilities
Bull Rusher: 15
Goal Line Stand: 1
Pass Rusher: 15
Power Tackler: 14
Slow Starter: 1
Towering Man: 13
Current Bonuses/Penalties
Make tackle chance: +21%
Break block chance: +6%
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