I really like the idea of immersion generated by the backlight, it is a very real factor that this happens but for me it looks strange and uncomfortable, especially on clay.
I've tried removing the occlusion and it improves a bit but I don't think it's the solution, and the option to force the sun behind is fine as an immediate solution but I would like to be able to keep the shadows of the players and objects from the sun.
I know it's not something of great importance right now but it would be nice if you can balance the backlight and thus maintain this idea of immersion.