Madden help

[Teddy Roosevelt]

When I play Madden sometimes I like to setup up 4 receivers out of the shotgun and throw the ball on every play. When the defence plays man coverage I could execute with out any problems. When they play zone it gets a little confusing. I try too hard to force plays sometimes which leads to interceptions. My question is what routes/plays should I use out of this formation when the D plays cover 2 or cover 1 zone?

["THE" MoSav]

When I play Madden sometimes I like to setup up 4 receivers out of the shotgun and throw the ball on every play. When the defence plays man coverage I could execute with out any problems. When they play zone it gets a little confusing. I try too hard to force plays sometimes which leads to interceptions. My question is what routes/plays should I use out of this formation when the D plays cover 2 or cover 1 zone?

When they play cover 2 zone, youre soft spots are the Corners in between the safety and CB, huge whole right there. Just run trips out of 4 WR. Send youre outside guy deep, but make sure he gets a good OUTSIDE relase so send him on a fade not a streak so the safety has to honor that shit. Send youre middle Wr on a quick out to hold the Corner and send youre inside Wr on a backside post\flag and the corner will be wide open. Another grea thing to beat the Cover 2 is send a rb on a hook route to hold the middle backer so he cant cheat to the deep middle like he wants too, youre two outside recievers on fades so the safetys have to get wide, and hit the tight end or slot reciever on a post or just straight up the middle of the field if its a tight end, if is the slot send him on a post or seam...these are guaranteed to work..the cover 1 is another form of man except with 1 safety deep, so just run youre combo routes and get Wr's match'd up on LB"s and Safety's, make sure you leave in an extra blocker because on cover 1's there is usually a LB blitzing. You can attack the seams in a cover 1, but just do what you do against any man. Let me know if that helped...

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Damn, you got this shit down to a science. What's a backside post?

[Lake Titicaca]

When I play Madden sometimes I like to setup up 4 receivers out of the shotgun and throw the ball on every play. When the defence plays man coverage I could execute with out any problems. When they play zone it gets a little confusing. I try too hard to force plays sometimes which leads to interceptions. My question is what routes/plays should I use out of this formation when the D plays cover 2 or cover 1 zone?

FOR COVER 3 and 4


1. Inside WR's
Your inside WR's are always open deep vs zone, you can also send your RB deep.
Hike it and pump fake once.

2. Slants
I replace my inside WR with Antonio Gates(TE) and throw short slant passes all day.

3. Draw play
Have your o-line spread out and block and run the draw with your RB all day from the shotgun formation.

4. Short pass to RB
Short pass to running back where he moves from the middle of field to the sidelines.
Also try the shotgun formation with 2 running backs, make sure you don't use the fullback.
Throw short pass.

5. Cross field routes
If you they're not getting to your QB and you have time to run around...move from one side of the field to the other, having a WR cross the field with you and he will be wide open.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Thanks MoSav. I'm getting at least 15 yard cathes on every play.

1. Inside WR's
Your inside WR's are always open deep vs zone, you can also send your RB deep.
Hike it and pump fake once.

Will do.

2. Slants
I replace my inside WR with Antonio Gates(TE) and throw short slant passes all day.

I use these kind of plays when I'm on 3rd down. TE's are always money on short pass plays.

3. Draw play
Have your o-line spread out and block and run the draw with your RB all day from the shotgun formation.

For some reason I can never get the draw to work.

4. Short pass to RB
Short pass to running back where he moves from the middle of field to the sidelines.
Also try the shotgun formation with 2 running backs, make sure you don't use the fullback.
Throw short pass.

5. Cross field routes
If you they're not getting to your QB and you have time to run around...move from one side of the field to the other, having a WR cross the field with you and he will be wide open.

That's my play. I get nervous if I spend too much time in the pocket. Since my QB is fast and has a strong arm, I run to one side of the field and try and  get an open WR. Or I have the QB run the ball.

["THE" MoSav]

Damn, you got this shit down to a science. What's a backside post?

a backside post is a flag instead of running 10 yds and cutting towards the post, you cut at 10 yds and head to the corner...Im sure you already figured this out then...

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

have your recievers run a post, flat, in-out, and another flat.

["THE" MoSav]

Thanks MoSav. I'm getting at least 15 yard cathes on every play.

1. Inside WR's
Your inside WR's are always open deep vs zone, you can also send your RB deep.
Hike it and pump fake once.

Will do.

2. Slants
I replace my inside WR with Antonio Gates(TE) and throw short slant passes all day.

I use these kind of plays when I'm on 3rd down. TE's are always money on short pass plays.

3. Draw play
Have your o-line spread out and block and run the draw with your RB all day from the shotgun formation.

For some reason I can never get the draw to work.

4. Short pass to RB
Short pass to running back where he moves from the middle of field to the sidelines.
Also try the shotgun formation with 2 running backs, make sure you don't use the fullback.
Throw short pass.

5. Cross field routes
If you they're not getting to your QB and you have time to run around...move from one side of the field to the other, having a WR cross the field with you and he will be wide open.

That's my play. I get nervous if I spend too much time in the pocket. Since my QB is fast and has a strong arm, I run to one side of the field and try and  get an open WR. Or I have the QB run the ball.

so are u disecting the cover 2 now?  
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

["THE" MoSav]

have your recievers run a post, flat, in-out, and another flat.

thats a lil broad, be more specific

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

have your recievers run a post, flat, in-out, and another flat.

thats a lil broad, be more specific

well when i play with the Panthers this is what i usually have my recievers run

I have Smith and 3rd reciever on the right.  I have Smith run a flat and the 3rd run an in-out route which, it usually draws 2 men on Smith and have my 3rd reciever wide open.  On the left i have Keyshawn Johnson and my 4th wide out, Johnson runs a post right into the gut of that zone defense and my 4th wide out runs a flat as well as Smith, this usually leaves the middle of the field wide open.  I hardly ever have to 2 routes down the middle of the field, only because it's a zone defense and a zone's weakspot is the gut.

my favorite plays are Play actions, but that's when i play with the Chargers and kill my friends with LT, i usually play action to Antonio Gates who is always open.

[Teddy Roosevelt]

so are u disecting the cover 2 now? 
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

Yeah, they can't stop me. It's a play I needed for third and long situations too. So that's an added plus. The soft spot is always there. I usually have set routes/plays in mind out of other formations, so I haven't had time to try it all out yet. It's the 4 WR shotgun formation where I usually use more freedom in decsions/routes.
I remember you bragging in another thread how well you knew football which made you a great Madden player.
As far as more help, the only thing I need to do is tweak my defense a little.

["THE" MoSav]

so are u disecting the cover 2 now? 
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

Yeah, they can't stop me. It's a play I needed for third and long situations too. So that's an added plus. The soft spot is always there. I usually have set routes/plays in mind out of other formations, so I haven't had time to try it all out yet. It's the 4 WR shotgun formation where I usually use more freedom in decsions/routes.
I remember you bragging in another thread how well you knew football which made you a great Madden player.
As far as more help, the only thing I need to do is tweak my defense a little.

what defensive adjustments do you need to make? what problems you having?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

so are u disecting the cover 2 now? 
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

Yeah, they can't stop me. It's a play I needed for third and long situations too. So that's an added plus. The soft spot is always there. I usually have set routes/plays in mind out of other formations, so I haven't had time to try it all out yet. It's the 4 WR shotgun formation where I usually use more freedom in decsions/routes.
I remember you bragging in another thread how well you knew football which made you a great Madden player.
As far as more help, the only thing I need to do is tweak my defense a little.

what defensive adjustments do you need to make? what problems you having?

Slow down. Who said I had problems? My defence is solid (good luck to any team trying to run the ball against me). I just demand it be perfect.
The only other problems I have are punt return (the cpu never blocks) and run plays to the outside.

["THE" MoSav]

so are u disecting the cover 2 now? 
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

Yeah, they can't stop me. It's a play I needed for third and long situations too. So that's an added plus. The soft spot is always there. I usually have set routes/plays in mind out of other formations, so I haven't had time to try it all out yet. It's the 4 WR shotgun formation where I usually use more freedom in decsions/routes.
I remember you bragging in another thread how well you knew football which made you a great Madden player.
As far as more help, the only thing I need to do is tweak my defense a little.

what defensive adjustments do you need to make? what problems you having?

Slow down. Who said I had problems? My defence is solid (good luck to any team trying to run the ball against me). I just demand it be perfect.
The only other problems I have are punt return (the cpu never blocks) and run plays to the outside.

calm down, i wasnt criticzing! But there are always improvements that can be made, no matter HOW GOOD you are. Is there anything that the offense gives you trouble with when youre on defense?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

so are u disecting the cover 2 now? 
Are you hitting that soft spot between  the corner and safety? And are you hitting the post outta youre other formations?
Always here to help! Im coach and 8th grade team too, next year im gonna be the db's coach for a jv high school team, and from there i hope to one day have my own high school program and be the head coach! anyways, let me know if u need more advice

Yeah, they can't stop me. It's a play I needed for third and long situations too. So that's an added plus. The soft spot is always there. I usually have set routes/plays in mind out of other formations, so I haven't had time to try it all out yet. It's the 4 WR shotgun formation where I usually use more freedom in decsions/routes.
I remember you bragging in another thread how well you knew football which made you a great Madden player.
As far as more help, the only thing I need to do is tweak my defense a little.

what defensive adjustments do you need to make? what problems you having?

Slow down. Who said I had problems? My defence is solid (good luck to any team trying to run the ball against me). I just demand it be perfect.
The only other problems I have are punt return (the cpu never blocks) and run plays to the outside.

calm down, i wasnt criticzing! But there are always improvements that can be made, no matter HOW GOOD you are. Is there anything that the offense gives you trouble with when youre on defense?

Opponet throwing the ball in the middle area (10-15 yards from line of scrimmage).