91 zone is the threshold where defenders will get the fastest reaction time to the QB's throw. At 91 zone, your DB will react immediately when your opponent pushes their receiver's button to throw. Your DB will already be beginning their animation to flock to the ball before the ball is thrown. This alone has been good enough all year to generate interceptions, which makes sense when you think about it. What more do you need than to give your defender a 5-7 yard head start? If you watch replays to illustrate the difference between this and an 88 zone guy for example, it's huge. The difference between intercepting throws to open receivers and merely trying to make a tackle to limit RAC.
People say the higher zone levels make some difference, others say it doesn't. My observation is that 91 zone is plenty to generate those interceptions. That 5-7 yard head start is higher impact than any match-up delta advantages you might get from higher zone against CIT. Besides 91 zone, I've come to value speed, agility, catching, height and jumping. All things that get those picks.
91 zone is the threshold where defenders will get the fastest reaction time to the QB's throw. At 91 zone, your DB will react immediately when your opponent pushes their receiver's button to throw. Your DB will already be beginning their animation to flock to the ball before the ball is thrown. This alone has been good enough all year to generate interceptions, which makes sense when you think about it. What more do you need than to give your defender a 5-7 yard head start? If you watch replays to illustrate the difference between this and an 88 zone guy for example, it's huge. The difference between intercepting throws to open receivers and merely trying to make a tackle to limit RAC.
People say the higher zone levels make some difference, others say it doesn't. My observation is that 91 zone is plenty to generate those interceptions. That 5-7 yard head start is higher impact than any match-up delta advantages you might get from higher zone against CIT. Besides 91 zone, I've come to value speed, agility, catching, height and jumping. All things that get those picks.