Defender Speed

Can anyone explain why defenders are always slower than the offense when the ball is in the air if they're even slightly beat? I should be able to catch up to a ball that is in the air for 3 seconds just as easily as the receiver but always they pull away. It's lke they slow down the defender once the ball is in the air, it's ridiculous

https://youtu.be/i2KsyZzzXls?si=1hwGEHSimkcUo_g9 Just one example of what I'm talking about, read the play the whole way with my 95 speed fs but te with 92 speed stays ahead the whole time somehow and I can't make a play on the ball and leads to a td

awillis968 said:

https://youtu.be/i2KsyZzzXls?si=1hwGEHSimkcUo_g9 Just one example of what I'm talking about, read the play the whole way with my 95 speed fs but te with 92 speed stays ahead the whole time somehow and I can't make a play on the ball and leads to a td

Without watching the clip, by definition, you want Robber ability. After watching the clip, if you have robber, and they're still getting beat, switch the assignments. I live on cover 2 hard flats with ball hawk on my corners and robber on my safeties. Only a 90 overall, maxed TT, solid job at keeping things boxed

It's literally just animation based and ratings don't matter. 5 speed faster than the WR? if the game decides you're beat, it's worthless. LB 8 speed slower than the RB? If the game doesn't want a TD, LB will be all american track star and hawk you. Extreme examples but I've seen both multiple times. Ratings just don't matter near as much as they should.

ejstew said:

It's literally just animation based and ratings don't matter. 5 speed faster than the WR? if the game decides you're beat, it's worthless. LB 8 speed slower than the RB? If the game doesn't want a TD, LB will be all american track star and hawk you. Extreme examples but I've seen both multiple times. Ratings just don't matter near as much as they should.

Exactly

awillis968 said:

https://youtu.be/i2KsyZzzXls?si=1hwGEHSimkcUo_g9 Just one example of what I'm talking about, read the play the whole way with my 95 speed fs but te with 92 speed stays ahead the whole time somehow and I can't make a play on the ball and leads to a td

Well this is a Glitch play RPO to THE TE where if you are in man coverage your man won't cover the TE, you would have to guess PASS underneath and audible a player to a flat zone there to stop it,

DDA

Hhtmarks said:

Without watching the clip, by definition, you want Robber ability. After watching the clip, if you have robber, and they're still getting beat, switch the assignments. I live on cover 2 hard flats with ball hawk on my corners and robber on my safeties. Only a 90 overall, maxed TT, solid job at keeping things boxed

Was playing man and usering, robber shouldn't do anything with that

ejstew said:

It's literally just animation based and ratings don't matter. 5 speed faster than the WR? if the game decides you're beat, it's worthless. LB 8 speed slower than the RB? If the game doesn't want a TD, LB will be all american track star and hawk you. Extreme examples but I've seen both multiple times. Ratings just don't matter near as much as they should.

Right, guess this is just what really bothers me that game is so based on getting animations which is easy if you run certain plays and ratings really mean nothing

Wejuangroce said:

Well this is a Glitch play RPO to THE TE where if you are in man coverage your man won't cover the TE, you would have to guess PASS underneath and audible a player to a flat zone there to stop it,

So I know in man the defender won't cover but if I know it's coming and user it on top of there being a man in coverage should be able to make the play

awillis968 said:

Was playing man and usering, robber shouldn't do anything with that

My fault. College version of one step ahead would be the ability you would need

Hhtmarks said:

My fault. College version of one step ahead would be the ability you would need

Gotcha, still don't know if that helps usering much but makes sense

awillis968 said:

Gotcha, still don't know if that helps usering much but makes sense

Of course it would. That would help with the reaction time. House call would help your odds at a user pick at that point. Abilities are both complicated and expensive for sure

Hhtmarks said:

Of course it would. That would help with the reaction time. House call would help your odds at a user pick at that point. Abilities are both complicated and expensive for sure

Fair, I've settled on using ballhawk for my dbs but having used blanket in the past feel like it doesn't make much difference but might switch it back