Ooooo archetype change discussions. I'll jump in since I was the guy who changed (screwed up) most of the ones we currently have:
Run Support safety was a really tough one to figure out. I had to make sure it didn't make the coverage linebacker obsolete since the two are so similar, this is why I designed it the way it is. I was never really happy with the compromise.
All told if I could go back and do it again I would have completely blown up the entire system and eliminated a ton of archetypes on both sides of the ball, let's take linebackers for example.
Run Stopper, Balanced, Power Rusher, Coverage, Speed Rush. 5 archetypes. And they are all so damn similar. Why do we need this many? DL is the same with 4 archetypes that are all very similar. Safety is no different. And tight end, balanced and possession are too similar. Etc.
What I would do instead?
Linebacker: Power, Speed, Balanced
DL: Power, Speed, Balanced
S: Run Support, Coverage, Balanced
Corner: Man, Zone, Balanced
TE: Blocking, Receiving, Balanced
WR: Speed, Possession, Balanced
RB: Speed, Power, Balanced
You get the point. Three archetypes is all we need for most positions. Hell, maybe even two. Run Support is a victim of too many archetypes and too few attributes.
Run Support safety was a really tough one to figure out. I had to make sure it didn't make the coverage linebacker obsolete since the two are so similar, this is why I designed it the way it is. I was never really happy with the compromise.
All told if I could go back and do it again I would have completely blown up the entire system and eliminated a ton of archetypes on both sides of the ball, let's take linebackers for example.
Run Stopper, Balanced, Power Rusher, Coverage, Speed Rush. 5 archetypes. And they are all so damn similar. Why do we need this many? DL is the same with 4 archetypes that are all very similar. Safety is no different. And tight end, balanced and possession are too similar. Etc.
What I would do instead?
Linebacker: Power, Speed, Balanced
DL: Power, Speed, Balanced
S: Run Support, Coverage, Balanced
Corner: Man, Zone, Balanced
TE: Blocking, Receiving, Balanced
WR: Speed, Possession, Balanced
RB: Speed, Power, Balanced
You get the point. Three archetypes is all we need for most positions. Hell, maybe even two. Run Support is a victim of too many archetypes and too few attributes.
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