Vets answer please

Do you prioritize utilizing your preferred player cards, or do you instead focus on cards that offer ability discounts? For example, Brian Dawkins is a personal favorite player of mine, and on my theme team, I can elevate his rating from 91 to 94. However, I possess other cards, such as Mays, Carmichael, and Chung, that boast higher overall ratings. Therefore, how do you determine which players to include in your active roster and which to exclude?

I prioritize abilities they already have such as man and zone coverage on defense or height and speed on offense.  I think the abilities only help in certain areas and are only useful on some cards.

I’m not picking cards based on abilities at this point in the year. Viewing discounted abilities as a plus, not a requirement- especially since abilities are nerfed this year (don’t activate as often). My personal focus is TT since all my boosts revolve around that.