01-05-2014, 02:52 PM
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Re: Pocket passers
Learning to use the stick to throw guys open is pretty key. I also like to call some easy, short and quick routes to "get my qb going" early in the game. Screens work well, even if they don't gain much yardage, just to get a rhythm and some confidence going. I also really like those ~5 yard hitch routes.
I watch the safeties as soon as I snap the ball. If they're not dropping back into coverage, I'm getting blitzed and I know I have to get rid of the ball quickly, usually to the RB or TE. If they are dropping back, I'm trying to see if they're going 2 deep or 3 deep so I know where gaps will be, also peek at LBs to see if and where I'll have anything open over the middle. If I have time on the playclock, I might motion a guy presnap to see if he's getting followed by a defender (which = man coverage) or not (which = zone).
Certain routes will abuse certain coverages. Corner routes destroy Cover 2. Slants, hitches, and outs are great against man. Slants and hitches are also great against Cover 3 type stuff if you get the timing/window right. If I see the defense come up and press, I might hot route my fastest receiver to streak in case I have enough time in the "pocket" (pocket in quotations cuz this is Madden, after all) to hit him deep. Also, a slow/avg wide receiver with great release rating should be a good target out of press coverage regardless of what route you have called for him.
Finally, just cuz a QB is a slower pocket type passer doesn't mean he can't run for some first downs. No matter who I'm using, if I see a gap in the pass rush I can sneak through for 5+ yards and a free first down, I'm taking it.
EDIT: I should emphasize more the "throwing guys open" part. When I say hitch routes are great against man coverage, you want that ball to be in the air before your receiver is even turning around, just like IRL. If you wait til he's already "hitched" to throw the ball, it's gonna get picked. There's a timing like this for every route, really. I don't wait til my guys are running towards the sideline to throw out routes, either, I'm pressing the button as they make their cut.
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Last edited by RAVENOUS; 01-05-2014 at 02:59 PM.
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