Diving Catch and Int

datalorex · Post by **datalorex** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 7:17 pm

Can you use DC when interecepting a pass to put you in the line for the interception when you otherwise wouldn't be?

Rituro · Post by **Rituro** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:05 pm

IMO, no. Diving Catch allows you to catch a ball that has landed nearby. Since the ball is still in the air during an interception, DC can't be activated.

Meradanis · Post by **Meradanis** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:11 pm

It's a crystal clear "no" there.

...that would land in an empty square in one of his tackle
zones as if it had landed in his own square

That's the condition for Diving Catch to kick in, it's not fullfilled with an Interception.

What you're looking for is Pass Block.

datalorex · Post by **datalorex** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:44 pm

So does that mean that if your opponent is inaccurate, and it lands in a square next your your DC player, you can use DC to attempt to catch it?

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:47 pm

I would think "yes" in that case... it is no longer an interception attempt.... Note that should the ball be between the receiver with DC and a defensive player with DC, the skills would cancel out and neither be able to make the reception....

AFAIK....

Hmmmm, would make DC+Pass Block interesting....

Meradanis · Post by **Meradanis** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:48 am

datalorex wrote:So does that mean that if your opponent is inaccurate, and it lands in a square next your your DC player, you can use DC to attempt to catch it?

That's pretty much the normal way Diving Catch works, so yes.

@Vomit: If the Pass is inaccurate and would land in one of your players TZ, it's most likely a turnover for your opponent. So no need for Diving Catch, just pick it up in your turn. It's not worth taking 2 skill ups just for the very rare case of DC and PB beeing effective.

Digger Goreman · Post by **Digger Goreman** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:56 am

Meradanis wrote:
datalorex wrote:So does that mean that if your opponent is inaccurate, and it lands in a square next your your DC player, you can use DC to attempt to catch it?
That's pretty much the normal way Diving Catch works, so yes.

@Vomit: If the Pass is inaccurate and would land in one of your players TZ, it's most likely a turnover for your opponent. So no need for Diving Catch, just pick it up in your turn. It's not worth taking 2 skill ups just for the very rare case of DC and PB beeing effective.

Maybe.... remember that it will bounce and that can have random consequences...

On the other hand... if the ball lands between and you're not next to his player, you can snag the ball away and scamper off... otherwise a dodge is in order....

But, yes, this would definitely be a "specialist"... so maybe not worth it....