Everyone online presses, and my receivers have terrible "Beat Press" ratings. Help

[RyanFitzmagic]

It seems like I go through this every year. Pressing with elite secondaries is always a popular strategy, and my (Patriots') receivers get (justly or not) effed in the ay with their poor "Beat Press" ratings.

As such, I've heard everything-- slants, streaks, outs, ins, motion, slot receivers/tight ends can't be pressed, etc. I just played the Cowboys twice and lost twice in a row (17-6) for the first time in Madden 13. The Cowboys man-to-man receivers are so elite that they can press and not be beaten when playing New England, unless I'm doing something wrong.

Give me some advice.

EDIT: "Please." Don't want to seem like I'm demanding advice.

[scoonie05]

bunch formation, drag routes and use you TE because he's unbumpable unless they do it manually. Wait.....u have problems with the patriot's receiver's?? I mainly play with the dolphin's and their receiver's suck!!! I hit people with motion routes and kill them with TE egnew. You have 2 good TE's USE THEM

[RyanFitzmagic]

Quote: Originally Posted by scoonie05

I hit people with motion routes and kill them with TE egnew. You have 2 good TE's USE THEM

I try to utilize my tight ends as much as possible, and I put them on posts or outs to utilize their route running and ability to get separation on cuts. Either that, or I'll send them on streaks.

How that gets messed up, I suppose, is that the man-to-man defenders either find a way to not get beaten on those cuts, or I have to throw into a crowd. And then mostly, man-to-man press coverage guys online run 2 Man Under all game, so the deep ball threat isn't there unless the corner gets beaten badly on the outside, which they usually don't, since it's mostly Cowboys/Bears/Ravens, etc.

[scoonie05]

Probably because they shade your TE on which way they're gonna go. I do it all the time. Try to use shake or double moves. If they line up a LB against any of your TE's you should beat them 75% of the time.

[Evan_OS]

Get your star players in unbumpable positions and let them loose. Motion routes can not be pressed like someone said earlier. Use your imagination! If you are having a hard time with it go into practice and play against a cover 2 press and figure out how to beat it.

[EarvGotti]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

I try to utilize my tight ends as much as possible, and I put them on posts or outs to utilize their route running and ability to get separation on cuts. Either that, or I'll send them on streaks. How that gets messed up, I suppose, is that the man-to-man defenders either find a way to not get beaten on those cuts, or I have to throw into a crowd. And then mostly, man-to-man press coverage guys online run 2 Man Under all game, so the deep ball threat isn't there unless the corner gets beaten badly on the outside, which they usually don't, since it's mostly Cowboys/Bears/Ravens, etc.

Put the TE on an Out route or Zig Route. It should beat man coverage all day. Also if they keep pressing all game, motion your WR and snap the ball while he's in motion. It throws the defender off and you can usually pass lead inside for an easy 10-15 yard gain.

[boxboy99]

Find plays called Spacing. These are designed to beat press coverage. I'm not 100% sure they are in Madden but I have been using them forever in NCAA and they work great. You WR will chuck of the corner on a slant or short hitch route.

[raiders81tim]

Run comebacks. Or deep outs.