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RaychelSnr · 05-27-2009, 03:07 PM

If you want to improve your passing game, then you have to properly read defensive coverages. So we will teach you how to figure out if the defense is running man or zone coverage, and also how to tell the difference between specific zone coverages. Best of all, we will teach you how to do this before you even snap the ball.

This tip can be applied to any playbook and basically any play. In order to first tell if the defense is in man or zone, you will need to be in a spread (ex: Gun 4 WR) and a compressed (ex: Gun Snugs) formation in your playbook. I like to have one of each in my audibles because it makes for easy access at all times.

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BigL · 05-27-2009, 03:14 PM

Good work. I like to simply motion my WR to see if the CB follows to determine man or not.

PGaither84 · 05-27-2009, 03:18 PM

this is why we finally will see the return of Man lock from legacy gen madden games. Should have never left the game, and should have been in 09 for sure...

Man lock will negate this otherwise obvious article.

Aside from graphics, the last generation of madden games really had a LOT of game play sim-style innovations that are needed to play human vs human.

PantherBeast_OS · 05-27-2009, 03:45 PM

Good read. Hopefully this will help me in madden 10

DolphinRising · 05-27-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PGaither84


	this is why we finally will see the return of Man lock from legacy gen madden games. Should have never left the game, and should have been in 09 for sure... Man lock will negate this otherwise obvious article. Aside from graphics, the last generation of madden games really had a LOT of game play sim-style innovations that are needed to play human vs human.

Oh how i miss man lock (madden 01 was when it was first implemented)
it could be a good combo if used with man allign (introduced in madden 05-07 some where in those years)

Captain Obvious · 05-27-2009, 06:41 PM

man its easy to read what coverage the D is in..

safeties go wide, cover 2 man or zone, and even then you know the difference ( against zone, attack the mid, man, lol anything)

1 safety goes high and the other low, some type of cover 3.
(curls or corners, posts if your quick)

all DBS go back, cover 4
(underneath routes, again curls or crosses and slants)

always read the safeties first, then the linebackers. you can determine what theyre in in a second flat

themaddenlab · 05-27-2009, 07:02 PM

Thank you for the kind words. Stay tuned as we will bring you a new tip every week!

BlackRome · 05-27-2009, 08:23 PM

The last Xbox version might have been the best. While everyone ran out to buy the first madden on 360 the xbox was running the best madden I ever played.

It's a shame that they have been releasing this game for 3 years on 360 and it still has not added certain things from Madden 07.

How about adding the mercy rule to online play. SO if a person quits you can get the score to a certain point in the second half and give the AI mercy.

I want to play humans. Not run up the score on the AI when a person quits.

05-27-2009, 03:07 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages If you want to improve your passing game, then you have to properly read defensive coverages. So we will teach you how to figure out if the defense is running man or zone coverage, and also how to tell the difference between specific zone coverages. Best of all, we will teach you how to do this before you even snap the ball. This tip can be applied to any playbook and basically any play. In order to first tell if the defense is in man or zone, you will need to be in a spread (ex: Gun 4 WR) and a compressed (ex: Gun Snugs) formation in your playbook. I like to have one of each in my audibles because it makes for easy access at all times. Read More - Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages Platform: Xbox 360 / PS2 / PS3 / Wii / PSP / NDS

05-27-2009, 03:14 PM	#2
BigL Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Sep 2005	Re: Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages Good work. I like to simply motion my WR to see if the CB follows to determine man or not.

05-27-2009, 03:18 PM	#3
PGaither84 MVP OVR: 49 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lima, Peru Blog Entries: 15	Re: Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages this is why we finally will see the return of Man lock from legacy gen madden games. Should have never left the game, and should have been in 09 for sure... Man lock will negate this otherwise obvious article. Aside from graphics, the last generation of madden games really had a LOT of game play sim-style innovations that are needed to play human vs human. __________________ My Madden Blog

05-27-2009, 03:45 PM	#4
PantherBeast_OS RKO!! OVR: 53 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 6,694 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages Good read. Hopefully this will help me in madden 10

05-27-2009, 06:41 PM	#6
Captain Obvious Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Springfield, Va	Re: Madden 09: Reading Defensive Coverages man its easy to read what coverage the D is in.. safeties go wide, cover 2 man or zone, and even then you know the difference ( against zone, attack the mid, man, lol anything) 1 safety goes high and the other low, some type of cover 3. (curls or corners, posts if your quick) all DBS go back, cover 4 (underneath routes, again curls or crosses and slants) always read the safeties first, then the linebackers. you can determine what theyre in in a second flat

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05-27-2009, 07:02 PM	#7
themaddenlab Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jun 2006	Thank you for the kind words. Stay tuned as we will bring you a new tip every week!

05-27-2009, 08:23 PM	#8
BlackRome Rookie OVR: 16 Join Date: Apr 2003 Blog Entries: 4	The last Xbox version might have been the best. While everyone ran out to buy the first madden on 360 the xbox was running the best madden I ever played. It's a shame that they have been releasing this game for 3 years on 360 and it still has not added certain things from Madden 07. How about adding the mercy rule to online play. SO if a person quits you can get the score to a certain point in the second half and give the AI mercy. I want to play humans. Not run up the score on the AI when a person quits.