Build

A player's build is reflective of the attributes asigned to the player, and the focus the player of that position is aiming for. A scrambling quarterback requires a different build than a pocket quarterback. An inside linebacker requires a different build than an outside linebacker.

Below is from GLB moderator tpaterniti on the different builds for each position.

Quarterback

Pocket QB

Key Physical Attributes: Throwing, Vision, Strength, Confidence
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Speed
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: I believe that the optimum ratio of Vision to Throwing is 1 to 1. That means working them up at about the same rate as each other. Confidence helps a QB recover after throwing INTs and after sacks. It counters many defensive special abilities designed to demorilize the QB. If you set your favorite targets to None, that will improve your completion % by 5-8 points and cause fewer INTs especially when your QB is at a lower level. The only reasons you should set them is:
1.) If you have a big time mismatch you particularly want to exploit
2.) If you want to get the ball to your TE more
3.) If you have a WR who is either an excellent route-runner or has a lot of jumping, but does not have a lot of speed. Unless your team passes deep more than 65% of the time, I would turn the Favor Deep Passes option off.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Rushing QB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision, Throwing
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength, Confidence
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: Rushing QBs will not be effective until the addition of more complex offensive tactics. Even then, unless you plan on running the option (not likely), he will still need to be able to throw the ball. Still, I can envision a QB with incredible speed (70+) being dominant later on. However for now Rushing QBs are not a good idea to try.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Halfback

Power HB

Key Physical Attributes:, Strength, Agility, Carrying, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Confidence, Blocking, Catching, Jumping
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: Strength will help you barrel over tacklers, and a power HB can be effective even with relatively low speed if he has a lot of strength, agility, and vision. Due to the changes in the sim, Carrying now affects your ability to break tackles in addition to helping you secure the ball and preventing fumbles. Confidence will also keep you from fumbling repeatedly if you fumble once, and will keep you from being dramatically affected by special abilities (like Aura of Intimidation) which lower your morale and make you run much worse than normal. Right now lower Vision is OK, but it will likely be much more beneficial in season 5 and afterward once Bort makes a few changes. Blocking in this case refers more to pass blocking although there is a play where the HB run blocks for the FB in the Pro set. Vision will also help your HB pick up blitzes. If your team doesn’t pass that much blocking may not be as much of a priority. How important Catching and Jumping are to your player depends solely on how much your team likes to throw to the HB.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Elusive/Speed HB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision, Carrying
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength, Confidence, Catching, Jumping, Blocking
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: Speed and Agility are very important for this type of HB as most of the elusive special abilities rely on agility for their effctiveness. Due to the changes in the sim, Carrying now affects your ability to break tackles in addition to helping you secure the ball and preventing fumbles. Confidence will also keep you from fumbling repeatedly if you fumble once, and will keep you from being dramatically affected by special abilities (like Aura of Intimidation) which lower your morale and make you run much worse than normal. Right now lower Vision is OK, but it will likely be much more beneficial in season 5 and afterward once Bort makes a few changes. Blocking in this case refers more to pass blocking although there is a play where the HB run blocks for the FB in the Pro set. Vision will also help your HB pick up blitzes. If your team doesn’t pass that much blocking may not be as much of a priority. How important Catching and Jumping are to your player depends solely on how much your team likes to throw to the HB. Right now Elusive/Speed HBsare not very effective but they look to make a comeback next season.
Ideal Backup Position: KR/PR

Balanced HB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Strength, Vision, Carrying
Other Important Physical Attributes: Confidence, Catching, Jumping, Blocking
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: This type of HB is a jack of all trades, not a home run threat every down, but a reliable HB who can help the team in almost any type of situation: goalline, 1st and 10, in the passing game, grinding out tough yards on 2nd and 3rd down. Instead of working Speed and Agility up into the mid 70s, you sacrifice a little of each to bring Strength up to about 48-50. This will allow you to juke LBs while running through DBs and defenders with lower tackling. Due to the changes in the sim, Carrying now affects your ability to break tackles in addition to helping you secure the ball and preventing fumbles. Confidence will also keep you from fumbling repeatedly if you fumble once, and will keep you from being dramatically affected by special abilities (like Aura of Intimidation) which lower your morale and make you run much worse than normal. Right now lower Vision is OK, but it will likely be much more beneficial in season 5 and afterward once Bort makes a few changes. Blocking in this case refers more to pass blocking although there is a play where the HB run blocks for the FB in the Pro set. Vision will also help your HB pick up blitzes. If your team doesn’t pass that much blocking may not be as much of a priority. How important Catching and Jumping are to your player depends solely on how much your team likes to throw to the HB. Right now Balanced HBs are the second most effective type behind power backs. They look to be just as effective next season as they are now.
Ideal Backup Position: PR

Dual Threat Running/Catching HB

Key Physical Attributes: Agility, Catching, Vision, Speed, Jumping
Other Important Physical Attributes: Confidence, Carrying, Strength, Blocking
Special Abilitites:
Other Advice: This type of player is tough to build well and takes a very specialized game plan to utilize his skills effectively. You are essentially building a HB who can catch passes out of the backfield but who can also play as a slot WR. Speed and Agility will be the key both to running well as an elusive back and to getting open as a WR. The attributes most critical to catching the ball are Catching, Jumping, Vision, and Confidence so a healthy amount of these are crucial to ensure you HB can make tough catches with consistency. Due to the changes in the sim, Carrying now affects your ability to break tackles in addition to helping you secure the ball and preventing fumbles. Confidence will also keep you from fumbling repeatedly if you fumble once, and will keep you from being dramatically affected by special abilities (like Aura of Intimidation) which lower your morale and make you run much worse than normal. Right now lower Vision is OK for a HB while rushing (not catching a pass), but it will likely be much more beneficial in season 5 and afterward once Bort makes a few changes. Blocking in this case refers to both pass blocking when a HB, although there is a play where the HB run blocks for the FB in the Pro set, and also run blocking when split out wide. Vision will also help your HB pick up blitzes in pass blocking. If your team doesn’t pass that much blocking may not be as much of a priority.
Ideal Backup Position: #3/4 WR

Fullback

Rushing FB

Key Physical Attributes: Agility, Strength, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Carrying, Blocking
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Offensive abilities
Other Advice: Make sure in his individual tactics that his run style is set to power.
Ideal Backup Position: HB

Blocking FB

Key Physical Attributes: Blocking, Strength, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Aglity, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Blocking abilities
Other Advice: Speed allows him to get out in front of fast, elusive-style HBs
Ideal Backup Position: TE

Balanced FB

Key Physical Attributes: Blocking, Strength, Speed
Other Important Physical Attributes: Aglity, Vision
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Blocking abilities
Other Advice: Speed allows him to get out in front of fast, elusive-style HBs. Strength will help him block and make weaker defenders bounce right off of him.
Ideal Backup Position: HB/TE

Wide Receiver

Speed WR

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Catching, Vision, Jumping
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Speedster abilities
Other Advice: Be patient as it may take a few levels for this type of WR to be very effective.
Ideal Backup Position: KR/PR

Possession WR

Key Physical Attributes: Catching, Agility, Speed
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Vision, Confidence
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Possession Receiver abilities
Other Advice: 17 or 18 Jumping should be enough until level 8 or 9. Even though he is a possession WR, do not neglect speed entirely or it will be very easy for a fast DB to shut him down. Consider adding a few points to First Step and Quick Cut too (in the Speedster tree) as this will help him run routes better.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Balanced WR

Key Physical Attributes: Catching, Agility, Speed
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Vision
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the first 2 abilities in each tree
Other Advice: Focus on the first 2 abilities in each tree (First Step, Quick Cut - will help you run routes better, Run Route, and Sticky Hands). Put a points in Catching before you put points in the Sticky Hands ability as Catching will have a bigger effect. He also needs a good amount of speed and agility to allow him to get open in the passing game. 17 or 18 Jumping should be enough until level 8 or 9. Speed and agility are key for any WR, but you can work on them at a slower pace and add points to Catching at about the same pace to build a solid all-around WR.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Tight End

Receiving TE

Key Physical Attributes: Catching, Speed, Agility, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Jumping
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Receiving abilities
Other Advice: TEs are hard to build. Strength is always important. Set his individual run style to Power. Put points in Catching before you put points in the Sticky Hands ability as the Catching will have a bigger effect. Also consider putting a few point in Run Block and Pass Block (in the blocking tree).
Ideal Backup Position: WR

Blocking TE

Key Physical Attributes: Blocking, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Vision
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Blocking abilities
Other Advice:Think of him as a 6th O-lineman. Strength and blocking are key. Set his individual run style to Power and his blocking style to Run. Put a points in Catching (and do this before you put points in the Sticky Hands ability as the Catching will have a bigger effect). In the Specials tree load up on the Run and Pass Block. There are no penalties yet so only put enough points in hands to let you maximize the Get Low, and ditto, only put enough points into Get Low to maximize the Pancake ability.
Ideal Backup Position: FB

Balanced TE

Key Physical Attributes: Blocking, Strength, Catching
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Vision
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the first 2 abilities in both trees
Other Advice: Probably the most useful unspecialized position, the balanced TE is a staple of almost any team. You want him to have the strength and blocking ability to open up holes for the RB, while at the same time he needs to have the catching ability to provide an outlet for the QB when his WRs are covered. Focus on the first 2 abilities in both trees (Run Block, Pass Block, Route Run, and Sticky Hands). Put a points in Catching before you put points in the Sticky Hands ability as Catching will have a bigger effect. He also needs a good amount of speed and agility to allow him to get open in the passing game.
Ideal Backup Position: WR

Offensive Lineman

C

Key Physical Attributes: Blocking, Strength, Vision, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Confidence
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on one tree or spread points evenly between both trees
Other Advice: For all O-linemen, Strength is the key to Pancakes along with the Pancake ability. There are no penalties yet so only put enough points in hands to let you maximize the Get Low, and ditto, only put enough points into Get Low to maximize the Pancake ability.
Ideal Backup Position: LG

RG

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Strength, Blocking
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Run Blocking Tree
Other Advice: For all O-linemen, Strength is the key to Pancakes along with the Pancake ability. There are no penalties yet so only put enough points in hands to let you maximize the Get Low, and ditto, only put enough points into Get Low to maximize the Pancake ability. Speed is very important for Gs if their team's RB runs outside a lot. They need speed to be able to get out in front of fast HBs in order to really do some damage.
Ideal Backup Position: RT

LG

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Blocking
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Agility
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Pass Blocking Tree
Other Advice: It is harder to put together a pass blocking O-lineman. But could be beneficial against the speedy DE. Aglity and strength of course are important and strength is key to keep you from getting pushed back by strong D-linemen. The left G needs to be about 60% pass blocking, 40% run blocking (maybe more if your team runs inside a lot). You will need a lot of strength as you will be facing NT with incredible strength.
Ideal Backup Position: C

ROT

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Blocking
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Agility, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on Run Blocking Tree
Other Advice: For all O-linemen, Strength is the key to Pancakes along with the Pancake ability. There are no penalties yet so only put enough points in hands to let you maximize the Get Low, and ditto, only put enough points into Get Low to maximize the Pancake ability. The sim runs right a lot, and in real life also the ROT is the big time run blocker so building your ROT as a run blocker is a good idea.
Ideal Backup Position: LOT, LG

LOT

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Blocking, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on both Blocking Trees, but Specialize in Pass
Other Advice: For all O-linemen, Strength is the key to Pancakes along with the Pancake ability. There are no penalties yet so only put enough points in hands to let you maximize the Get Low, and ditto, only put enough points into Get Low to maximize the Pancake ability. In real life teams put their best OT on the left side. You need enough strength to combat strong bull-rushing DEs and enough agility and speed to keep up with quick, agile speed-rushing DEs. In the pass-blocking tree, focus on Pass Block, Absorb Pain, and Protect, which gives LOTs a special bonus to 3 key attributes.
Ideal Backup Position: ROT, C

Balanced O-lineman

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Blocking
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Agility, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on both Blocking Trees equally
Other Advice: For all O-linemen, Strength is the key to Pancakes along with the Pancake ability. Mostly this player build is a good idea if you expect to be a backup as it will allow you to play multiple O-line positions well. If you are later given a starting job you can always focus your lineman to fit his new role and you almost certainly won’t be any worse off for having put tons of points into blocking and strength, or for the points you put into specials (but don’t go too crazy early on).
Ideal Backup Position: C, G, OT

Defensive Tackle

Run Stopping DT (NT)

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility,
Other Important Physical Attributes: Tackling, Vision
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the Run Stuffer Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Run Stuffer tree, especially Wall and Break Through. As a NT you will be facing double teams most of the time. Strength is key for this position and there is almost no amount of strength that is too much. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it.
Ideal Backup Position: DT

Pass Rush DT

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision, Tackling
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the Pass Rush Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Pass Rush Tree, especially Shed Block. Strength and Agility are essential. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it.
Ideal Backup Position: DE

Balanced DT

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Split Points among both Trees
Other Advice: Put points into the first 2 abilities in each tree (Wall, Break Through, Shed block - put only enough points in Glare to maximize Shed Block). Strength, of course, is key, as is Agility. Whereas a NT needs maximum strength and not as much agility, for this type of DT split points more evenly between the two. Also consider putting a few more points into tackling than you ordinarily would. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it.
Ideal Backup Position: NT, DE

Defensive End

Run Stopping DE

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the Run Stuffer Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Run Stuffer tree, especially Wall, Strong Base, and Diving Tackle. Strength and Agility are key as always for DEs. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. With a run stuffing DE you should have a little more tackling than a pass rusher. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it.
Ideal Backup Position: DT (not NT unless he is REALLY strong)

Pass Rush DE

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision, Tackling
Special Abilitites: Important – Focus on the Pass Rush Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Pass Rush Tree, especially Shed Block and Tunnel Vision. Strength and Agility are essential. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this.
Ideal Backup Position: DT (not NT unless he is REALLY strong)

Balanced DE

Key Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision, Tackling, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Split Points among both Trees
Other Advice: Put points into the first few abilities in each tree, especially Wall, Diving Tackle, and Shed Block. Strength, of course, is key, as is Agility. Whereas a pass rush specialist needs high agility, for a balanced DE you can split points more or less evenly between strength and agility, and even if you later decide to specialize him, you won't regret the points you spent in these two attributes. Also consider putting a few more points into tackling than you ordinarily would. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it.
Ideal Backup Position: DT (not NT unless he is REALLY strong)

Linebacker

Blitzing LOLB/ROLB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Tackling
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on Pass Rush Tree
Other Advice: Focus on Pass Rush Tree, especially Shed Block. Think of your LOLB as a Pass Rushing DE, only faster. Speed and Agility will help you get to the ball faster. Strength will give you more of a chance against strong FBs and O-linemen. Vision will help you diagnose plays and find your way to the QB more effectively. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Bort and DD have suggested that Blocking might increase your ability to avoid being blocked - I would train it occasionally but not spend points on it. ROLBs stay on the field when the defense goes to Nickle so a little more stamina is needed for this position.
Ideal Backup Position: ROLB/LOLB

Coverage LOLB/ROLB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Tackling, Catching
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on Pass Rusher Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Pass Rusher tree, especially Swat Ball. Think of your LOLB as a Safety, only slightly stronger. LOLBs usually cover TEs so they need speed to keep up. Agility is also a must in coverage and vision will help him read and diagnose plays more quickly. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this. Catching could lead to more INTs, but the results will be difficult to see as INTs do not come around too often. Set his individual tactics to "Stick to your man like glue" and "Always go for the INT" and "Wrap Up Tackle" to maximize his effectiveness in just about any defensive scheme. ROLBs stay on the field when the defense goes to Nickle so a little more stamina is needed for this position. ROLBs stay on the field when the defense goes to Nickle so a little more stamina is needed for this position.
Ideal Backup Position: ROLB/LOLB, SS

Run Stuffing LOLB/ROLB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on Hard Hitter Tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Hard Hitter tree, especially Diving Tackle, as this is the most useful ability in games. LOLBs usually cover slot WRs and TEs so they need speed to keep up. They also need the speed to catch speedy, elusive backs. Putting points in Defense General is a waste unless you are going to be the MLB. ROLBs stay on the field when the defense goes to Nickle so a little more stamina is needed for this position.
Ideal Backup Position: MLB, ROLB/LOLB

Run Stuffing MLB

Key Physical Attributes: Tackling, Strength, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Speed
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on the Hard Hitter tree
Other Advice: Focus on the Hard Hitter tree, especially Diving Tackle, as this is the most useful ability in games. Shed block in the Pass Rusher Tree is useful as well. The key to a run stuffing MLB is having the strength and tackling to take on powerful ball carriers and blocking FBs, the agility to work through blocks, and the vision to diagnose plays quickly. Speed is important, but not as important as it is for OLBs.
Ideal Backup Position: LOLB

Cornerback

Speedster CB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Catching
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on the Speedster tree
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on the Speedster tree, especially First Step and Change Direction. Return Specialist is only important if you want him to return kicks, in which case he will need extra stamina. You may want to put 3-4 cheap points in Swat Ball (in the Shutdown ability tree) as well. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs. Vision is a must for any CB. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Coverage CB (Zone)

Key Physical Attributes: Agility, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Jumping, Catching
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on both ability trees
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on both abilitiy trees, especially Swat Ball and Super Vision (in the Shutdown ability tree) and later in his development Closing Speed (in the Speedster Tree - train just enough of the others to max this one out in this tree). You will need the speed, agility, and vision to react to the ball quickly if you play a lot of zone coverage. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs. Vision is a must for any CB. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Coverage CB (Man)

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Catching
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on both ability trees
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on both abilitiy trees, especially Swat Ball, Shutdown Coverage (in the Shutdown ability tree) and First Step and Change Direction (in the Speedster Tree). You will need the speed and agility to keep up with any WR and the vision and jumping to make a play on the ball when a pass is thrown his way. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Tackling is less important for this type of CB since he will be unning down the field with a WR most of the time.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Slot CB/Nickle Back

Key Physical Attributes: Agility, Vision, Jumping
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Catching, Tackling, Strength
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on both ability trees
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on both abilitiy trees, especially Swat Ball, Shutdown Coverage, and Super Vision (in the Shutdown ability tree) and First Step and Change Direction (in the Speedster Tree). Agility and vision are more important for a slot WR than pure speed as they will help you to make a play on the ball when a pass is thrown his way. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. Tackling is more important for a slot CB as he will have to help out in run support.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Run Stuffing CB

Key Physical Attributes: Agility, Vision, Tackling, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Jumping
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on the Shutdown tree
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on the Shutdown tree, especially Super Vision, as this will help you diagnose plays quickly. Vision will help you diagnose plays quickly while strength and tackling will help you overpower WRs to make tackles, will help you actually tackle the HB, and could lead to forced fumbles as well. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs.
Ideal Backup Position: SS
Example of a Good Build: Example Needed!!!

Balanced CB

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility, Vision, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Jumping, Catching, Strength
Special Abilitites: Less Important – Focus on both ability trees
Other Advice: Physical abilities are key for this position. Focus on both abilitiy trees , especially Swat Ball and Super Vision(in the Shutdown ability tree) and First Step and Change Direction (in the Speedster Tree). Your CB will basically do a little of everything so you will need a little more tackling and strength than a pure cover CB, but not as much as a hard-core run stuffing CB. Jumping will help you swat balls better, jumping and catching will help you get more INTs. This type of player is one who will probably have to neglect catching and thus will not get the big time INTs that other CBs will get, however he will be a solid player who is an asset on the field in run or pass situations.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Strong Safety

Run Stuffing SS

Key Physical Attributes: Vision, Tackling, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Hard Hitter Tree
Other Advice: SSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Focus on the Hard Hitter Tree, especially Diving Tackle. You need to have at least enough speed to catch most ball carriers and enough agility not to get juked out of your shoes by elusive RBs. Vision of course helps you diagnose plays quickly. Strength is the key to forcing fumbles so add to this before you pour points into Big Hit and Monster Hit. Tackling is essential. If you want to set his tackling style to aggressive or even balanced, you will need enough tackling to make sure you on't get a lot of missed and broken tackles.
Ideal Backup Position: ROLB, MLB - LOLB doesn't play that much and doesn't need much subbing.

Coverage SS

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Tackling, Jumping
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Coverage tree
Other Advice: SSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Try to get his speed and vision way up that way they can fly around the field and clean up after other people. Focus on the Coverage tree, especially Super Vision, Swat Ball, and Closing Speed. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this. I do know that jumping will make it easier to snag INTs.
Ideal Backup Position: FS

Balanced SS

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on both trees, especially Super Vision and Diving Tackle.
Other Advice: SSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Focus on both trees, especially Super Vision and Diving Tackle. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this. You want him to be fast enough to get to the ball carrier, and strong enough and a sure enough tackler to bring him down when you get there. Vision will be the key to getting him to the ball early and often.
Ideal Backup Position: ROLB, FS

Free Safety

Run Stuffing FS

Key Physical Attributes: Vision, Tackling, Strength
Other Important Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Hard Hitter Tree
Other Advice: FSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Focus on the Hard Hitter Tree, especially Diving Tackle, and Closing Speed. You need to have at least enough speed to catch most ball carriers and enough agility not to get juked out of your shoes by elusive RBs. Vision of course helps you diagnose plays quickly. Strength is the key to forcing fumbles so add to this before you pour points into Big Hit. Tackling is essential. If you want to set his tackling style to aggressive or even balanced, you will need enough tackling to make sure you on't get a lot of missed and broken tackles.
Ideal Backup Position: SS

Coverage FS

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Agility, Tackling, Jumping
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Coverage tree
Other Advice: FSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Try to get his speed and vision way up that way they can fly around the field and clean up after other people. Focus on the Coverage tree, especially Super Vision, Swat Ball, and Shutdown Coverage. In man coverage against 5 WR sets the FS must defend a WR by himself so a coverage FS needs many of the same abilities (e.g. First Step, Change Direction) that a CB needs and similar physical abilities as well. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this. I do know that jumping will make it easier to snag INTs.
Ideal Backup Position: CB, SS

Balanced FS

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Vision, Tackling
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength, Agility
Special Abilitites: Important - Focus on the Coverage tree, especially Super Vision.
Other Advice: FSs are hard to build because they need to be a jack of all trades. It may take a little longer to see great results at this position. Focus on the Coverage tree, especially Super Vision. Also put points in Diving Tackle (in the Hard Hitter tree), as this is one of the most useful ability in games. Do not neglect Tackling entirely, but setting your Tackling style in your tactics to Wrap Up can make up for a lower Tackling number. I think Jumping can help you Swat Balls better but I am not 100% sure of this. You want him to be fast enough to get to the ball carrier, and strong enough and a sure enough tackler to bring him down when you get there. Vision will be the key to getting him to the ball early and often.
Ideal Backup Position: SS
Example of a Good Build: http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=31310 |

Kicker/Punter

K

Key Physical Attributes: Kicking, Strength, Vision
Other Important Physical Attributes: Confidence, Agility, Speed
Special Abilitites: Important – Especially Automatic
Other Advice: Stamina is not as important because his playing time is limited. Keep it around 12-15 (train it occasionally). Kicking is his main skill but the secondary ones are important too - you just need less of them. Strength affects how far he can kick, Agility, Speed, and Jumping affect his kicking mechanics (I would assume), Vision affects his accuracy, Confidence affects his consistency. Vision and confidence are very important, but often neglected, attributes for kickers.
Ideal Backup Position: None

P

Key Physical Attributes: Punting
Other Important Physical Attributes: Strength, Vision, Agility, Speed, Jumping, Confidence
Special Abilitites: Very Important
Other Advice: Stamina is not as important because his playing time is limited. Keep it around 12-15 (train it occasionally). Punting is his main skill but the secondary ones are important too - you just need less of them. Strength affects how far he can punt, Agility, Speed, and Jumping affect his kicking mechanics (I would assume), Vision affects his accuracy, Confidence affects his consistency.
Ideal Backup Position: None

Kick Returner

KR/PR (CB/WR/HB)

Key Physical Attributes: Speed, Agility
Other Important Physical Attributes: Vision
Special Abilitites: Important - Put points into First Step, Change Direction, and Return Specialist (if he is a CB) and also Super Vision in the Shutdown tree.
Other Advice: Stamina is not as important because his playing time is limited. Keep it around 20-24. Also find other creative ways to use him, as backup WR, HB, nickle back, etc., however if you use him in other ways you will need to give him more stamina. A lot of people are starting to see great results from putting points in Super Vision.
Ideal Backup Position: WR (we use him as the #4 WR, #2/3 CB, KR, and PR)