Coverage and Catching

[Deft]

Does the program account for how close the defender is to the receiver when calculating a catch for the receiver? It seems the only way for a defender to stop a pass is by deflection and the proximity of the defender has little result on how likely the receiver will catch the ball.

[Marauders]

Does the program account for how close the defender is to the receiver when calculating a catch for the receiver?

 
Part of this procedure was posted to the beta forum by David many months ago.  I am unsure if he has made changes since then, but as I recall, the number of defenders in proximity to the receiver does make a difference, and then close defenders get a chance to knock the ball down.
 
When the playbooks are enhanced, we will get a clearer picture of any tweaks that will need to be done, but the new build coming up cleans up a bug that did not allow the man coverage to be set over or deep.  I have been doing some test plays with double coverage that looks pretty good.
 
Obviously, there must be a balance maintained between the offense and the defense, so even covered receivers will sometimes make catches.  Good quarterbacks can eat up a defense that way, and great receivers can make the grabs in traffic.