Revolving Your Defense Around Your Safeties (Tips)
I think great safeties are the key to playing good defense in this game. Pass rushers and linebackers are fine, but the pass rush is inconsistent and you can create better pressure through scheme rather than through great players. It's your safeties -- through placement and Abilities -- that can rein in the run game and create havoc in the pass game. I use all three of my defensive Ability slots on safeties at the moment, and I don't regret it one bit.
My defense revolves around four great safeties:
99 FS Minkah Fitzpatrick -- Abilities -- Enforcer, Lurker, Universal Coverage -- X-Factor -- Reinforcement Minkah is my best Man Coverage safety, and he has CB as his secondary position. That is crucial for my system, as you'll see if you keep reading. In my opinion, he gets the best Abilities in the game, as only he (among my safeties) can get Universal Coverage, which gives him improved coverage in both man and zones. Obviously, he gets a boost from my 30/50 Steelers and Tier 3 Steelers Pass Defense chemistries, but even without that he is an amazing card.
I think great safeties are the key to playing good defense in this game. Pass rushers and linebackers are fine, but the pass rush is inconsistent and you can create better pressure through scheme rather than through great players. It's your safeties -- through placement and Abilities -- that can rein in the run game and create havoc in the pass game. I use all three of my defensive Ability slots on safeties at the moment, and I don't regret it one bit.
My defense revolves around four great safeties:
99 FS Minkah Fitzpatrick -- Abilities -- Enforcer, Lurker, Universal Coverage -- X-Factor -- Reinforcement
Minkah is my best Man Coverage safety, and he has CB as his secondary position. That is crucial for my system, as you'll see if you keep reading. In my opinion, he gets the best Abilities in the game, as only he (among my safeties) can get Universal Coverage, which gives him improved coverage in both man and zones. Obviously, he gets a boost from my 30/50 Steelers and Tier 3 Steelers Pass Defense chemistries, but even without that he is an amazing card.