So apparently I can't play defense. Like... at all

[2_headedmonster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Franchise408

^ I agree. One of my leaguemates who tries to help me improve my game, and watches my twitch feeds and such says that he thinks I should control the d-line, and not the LB's or S's. But I feel I'm better usering them than not. Yes, sometimes I do pull a defender out of position, and I give up a big play that the CPU controlled defender probably woulda stopped. But I also make plays and get turnovers that I otherwise wouldn't have gotten. So like I said, I user a little bit of it all, depending on my play selection, their formations, what I'm anticipating, etc. Sometimes on an all out blitz, I'll control a d-lineman to get the max pass rush from them. If I'm thinking pass, I'll control an LB or S based on what assignment I feel I need better control over. It just depends. This is a lot, and I'm not expecting anyone to sit through hours of my game film, but I do export my twitch feeds to YouTube. Here's some links to some of the games during my recent skid. Maybe someone can take a look, see some of my habits and some of my playstyle, and get a better idea of my weaknesses. Week 14 - Loss to Jaguars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKrKxk1l27Q Week 13 - Loss to Redskins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhWalMTk6C4 Week 12 - Loss to Rams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzTIKM8Pxdk I also have losses in weeks 15 and 17 as well, but I didn't broadcast those games.

After watching your vids id suggest

- STOP usering the safety

- run less exotic formations and blitzes

- lower your amount of man coverage significantly (unless u can get the coverage slider upped to 85-90

-Always look for the inside receiver and te on passing plays on slants, posts and flags respectively.

-DISGUISE your coverage. You're currently an open book.

-Stop usering a safety.

[4thQtrStre5S]

I would User the MLB...

[henry963]

Are the coverages which you are setting up is based onindividual coverage audibles?

[Franchise408]

Quote: Originally Posted by 2_headedmonster

After watching your vids id suggest - STOP usering the safety - run less exotic formations and blitzes - lower your amount of man coverage significantly (unless u can get the coverage slider upped to 85-90 -Always look for the inside receiver and te on passing plays on slants, posts and flags respectively. -DISGUISE your coverage. You're currently an open book. -Stop usering a safety.

Good advice that I will look into, I do have some questions for clarification or expanding your thoughts:

-You say run less man coverage. Even though my corners are far better in man than they are in zone? This is why I have been running as much man as I do, because ratings wise they are better at man than zone.

-What are some good tips you have on disguising my coverages? I feel that is one area I struggle in.

[2_headedmonster]

Quote: Originally Posted by Franchise408

Good advice that I will look into, I do have some questions for clarification or expanding your thoughts: -You say run less man coverage. Even though my corners are far better in man than they are in zone? This is why I have been running as much man as I do, because ratings wise they are better at man than zone. -What are some good tips you have on disguising my coverages? I feel that is one area I struggle in.

In madden 15 with the coverage on 50, man defense is a joke. Great defensive backs get lost, not just beat, lost on a number of routes. If i run man, theres either two high with a hook zone in the middle or one high with two zones (hook hook or hook buzz flat). Also, the far left corner back will randomly go brain dead in man coverage (shuffle wrong, hesitate for no reason). Considering you run it so much you may have already seen this happen and you gave up a big play. And if you don't disguise your coverage to a degree, man coverage becomes a bad joke.

By disguising your coverage i mean, show blitz and/ or man align when you may be dropping back in zone. Bluff blitz middle linebackers. Use defensive plays with disguised shells like, "show four cover 2".

Any experienced Madden player has their man beaters and their zone beaters. As of right now a player can easily look at your defense and say "he's in zone let me audible to this play and these are my reads". Disguising causes hesitation and confusion, which leads to sacks and picks.

Side note: qb contain is your friend...in any situation.

[Trent Booty]

I too have always struggled on D.

I usually user the DL, the DE to be exact.

Most of the time the compute lets them get open and the QB goes like 25/30 every game.