Welcome everybody to 'Get to know the Legend! Episode 1'
First off, let me tell you what I'm trying to do here: With EA introducing lots of new legends this year, many of them MUT first timers and players from decades long gone I often have to familiarize myself with the name and the player when they announce the releases on the weekend and often you read something along the lines 'I don't know who he is but his stats look good'. What I'll be trying to do every Saturday from tomorrow onwards is write a few paragraphs or post a video clip about the new legends so you can learn about them if you don't know them or refresh your memory. I love using players I know and like and in the grand scheme of NFL history I know not very many so I'll be using this to educate you and myself on them.
Because this is a MUT subreddit I will also be talking about the legends, their stats and what roles I think they are best suited for/how they stack up to the alternatives.
Hope you enjoy it!
I will not be talking about every legend released so far due to the sheer amount but focus on a select few for this first edition, so I'll pick guys that I assume are not that well known.
Let's get it going with a real gamechanger:
Mel Blount: Not very many players can say they changed the way the game was played. Even fewer are the namesake of a rule that changed the landscape of the NFL so significantly. Mel Blount is one of them.
As a member of the famed Steel Curtain defense that shut down opponents in the 1970s and 1980s Blount was famous for his incredibly physical play at the CB position, punishing receivers wherever they went. Bump and Run coverage meant something different back then and in 1978, on initiative by HoF Coach and then leader of the Competition Committee Don Shula, a rule known as the Mel Blount rule was introduced that allowed CBs to make contact with the receiver only within the first 5 yards from the LoS. At the same time the distance between the hash marks was increased and the NFL saw a massive increase in passing.
All that didn't stop the Steelers or Mel Blount for that matter as they continued to dominate teams. Multiple All-Pro selections, a selection to the 1980s all-decade team, 4 SB rings, the 1975 DPOY award and a bust in Canton are just some of his accolades.
If you want to know more about the Steelers dynasty here is a short clip 70s Steelers
If you want to see a short video on Mel Blount: #44 Mel Blount
So what can he do for your MUT team? First off, let's compare him to some other legend CBs: http://ift.tt/2ek4jC5
While Blount is not quite as good in pure coverage as some of the other top guys he brings something to the table that none of the others do: power. 89 HP is insane for a CB and he also has the Big Hitter trait. His 74 BKS, 74 STR and 79 tackling make him the best CB against the run while still boasting elite coverage stats, good speed and great size.
For around 200k this is the first CB I'd pick up if I was looking for a new CB. I think he provides fantastic value and until NTL or Rod Woodson get's released there probably won't be a CB that is quite as good against the run and has such excellent traits.
Mike Singletary:
Before he was the HC of the 49ers and appeared on Hard Knocks as a Defensive Assistant for the LA Rams Singletary played for probably the most brutal defense the NFL has ever seen, the 85 Bears. Whenever you see the 46 formation pop up in your playbook you see a variation of the defense that DC Buddy Ryan, father of Rex and Rob, ran under HC Mike Ditka that had one goal and one goal only: Hit the QB. Named after former safety Doug Plank (he wore #46) the defense that brought the Lombardi Trophy to Chicago recorded back to back playoff shutouts against the LA Rams with Eric Dickerson and the New York Giants with HC Bill Parcells and DC Bill Belichick, QB Phil Simms and the best defensive player the NFL has seen in Lawrence Taylor. They won the SB in one of the most one-sided games along with the Seahawks' demolition of the Denver Broncos. The Bears also featured one of my favourite RBs of all time, Walter 'Sweetness' Payton, and William 'Refrigerator' Perry, who has popped up in previous years as a DT and an OOP FB.
Enough of the 85 Bears, more about Singletary. An 8 time All-Pro, 2 time DPOY and a SB champ he got his introduction to Canton in 1985. Much of the success of the 46 defense was based on the play of the linebackers, who had to be good in all aspects of the game, and Singletary was the best of the bunch.
How is he in MUT? Here's a comparison to Nitschke and Kuechly: http://ift.tt/2fftESF
While Samurai Mike is the fastest of the bunch he's also the shortest and I feel like speed is the only thing that really makes him stand out. He's a great tackler and has excellent mental stats, but his ZCV is lower and he's worse against the run than Nitschke. If you are looking for a guy you can sometimes user but also let alone he should be a great choice but I'm not sure he's worth the worth the higher price tag if you're looking for an AI MLB.
(I did not compare him to Urlacher because Urlacher punches in a different weight class)
A few videos about the 85 Bears and Singletary:
NFL Films short about the 85 Bears
There's also an 'A Football Life' about Singletary and a '30 for 30' about the 85 Bears.
Hope you enjoyed inaugural episode, let me know if you think it stinks, what should be improved or if you think it has no place on this sub. Also please point out any mistakes or inaccuracies you find.
Submitted October 29, 2016 at 03:28AM by Bumbelchen http://ift.tt/2ek5oKn MaddenUltimateTeam
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