Eluding and Breaking Tackles: Tips, Tricks and Observations

[lasto]

We all agree Madden has many flaws, but on of the positives is the renewed focus on moves and animations. Everyone can spam the b button and that is great, but I wanted to create a thread dedicated to the subtleties of elusiveness and/or tackle breaking.

What movements or movement combos do you use? Have you found that hitting certain buttons after contact helps you, have you learned any real insights?

I will get it started by saying I have tried more and more to cutback against the grain to simulate real life and have found moderate success. The precision modifier often seems to slow the runner down too much, but nothing is quite as awesome as cutting back against the entire defensive flow, finding a seam and taking it to the house.

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[dreadheadnympho]

id like to know as well no real info out there on topic

[lasto]

Quote: Originally Posted by dreadheadnympho

id like to know as well no real info out there on topic

Same. I will say that since posting this I have done a number of successful double jukes. Both to avoid two guys and to setup a tackler coming straight on.

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[Jr.]

Quick right-left and left-right jukes are my go to. I'll press a stretch run to the outside, then hit one of those jukes to cut it back to the middle with some pretty good success. I rarely use the L2 modifier with moves, but I probably should more often.

I also like the back juke/spin combo when I have a guy coming at me from the side

[Dwaresacksqb]

I like to truck defenders with a powerful back. But I'm so dissapointed when I use the stiff arm and have no success

[ATLBrayden]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwaresacksqb

I like to truck defenders with a powerful back. But I'm so dissapointed when I use the stiff arm and have no success

Stiff arms feel very underpowered to me... can't remember the last time I saw a good one. Seems like to make up for the Madden 25 super stiff arm glitch they just nerfed them to death.

[rugernator]

I've been having a tough time trucking anyone this year, I have a good power back (86 strength, 91 trucking). Anybody have tips for that as well?

[azdawgpound]

Quote: Originally Posted by ATLBrayden

Stiff arms feel very underpowered to me... can't remember the last time I saw a good one. Seems like to make up for the Madden 25 super stiff arm glitch they just nerfed them to death.

I agree with this no matter what button u hit I don't even see the rb sticking out his arm to push the defender away...and don't even hear the announcers even mention the rb used the Stiff arm like they would say in previous maddens.

This is a useless move in 16 because the rb gets tackled right away when using it hopefully this is fixed in 17.