Rotating Backs

[sbattisti]

Hi all. Dumb question of the day:

What is the most efficient way to rotate backs in Madden? In my franchise I have a sort of “thunder and lightning” thing going on, but I’m struggling to figure out how to get the game to rotate the backs in any way.

The closest I’ve gotten so far is formation subs, but I don’t love that because I use a custom playbook and as far as I can tell you can’t set formation subs for a custom playbook. So I just pick the default playbook that has the most similar formations and I set the formation subs for those which works ok. At least I can put in my power back on I form and goal line runs and my elusive back in gun runs. But sometimes I want to give it to my big back in a spread formation and I don’t know how to do that.

I see there’s a “package” option in the play selection menu but I’m not clear on how it works.

Any suggestions from vets?


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[Mackrel829]

Re: Rotating Backs

Just manually sub before the play.

That's what I usually do with RBs, WRs, DEs and DBs.

[Richie71]

Re: Rotating Backs

Either adjust your depth chart at points (i.e. perhaps swap backs after x number of carries) or use the formation packages, not formation subs, in the play call screen.

[Momoney168]

Re: Rotating Backs

I do formation subs so that the backup has a package of plays

[John_Elway]

Re: Rotating Backs

I've had decent luck with auto-subs working, here is what I use:
Also, use your 2nd and 3rd RBs as PWRHB and 3rd Down back, this usually helps also.


Fatigue 55
QB IN/OUT 1/0
HB IN/OUT 94/91
WR-RB IN/OUT 90/88
FB/TE IN/OUT 89/87
OL IN/OUT 1/0
DT IN/OUT 91/88
DE IN/OUT 90/88
LB IN/OUT 80/79
CB IN/OUT 85/84
S IN/OUT 88/87

[sbattisti]

Re: Rotating Backs

Either adjust your depth chart at points (i.e. perhaps swap backs after x number of carries) or use the formation packages, not formation subs, in the play call screen.

Aha! That’s something I wasn’t aware of.


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[Mackrel829]

Re: Rotating Backs

I've had decent luck with auto-subs working, here is what I use:
Also, use your 2nd and 3rd RBs as PWRHB and 3rd Down back, this usually helps also.


Fatigue 55
QB IN/OUT 1/0
HB IN/OUT 94/91
WR-RB IN/OUT 90/88
FB/TE IN/OUT 89/87
OL IN/OUT 1/0
DT IN/OUT 91/88
DE IN/OUT 90/88
LB IN/OUT 80/79
CB IN/OUT 85/84
S IN/OUT 88/87

I've been trying these and I'm getting literally zero subs throughout the game.

Any ideas why? Or had anyone else got any slider suggestions?

[OnBabyFoNem]

Re: Rotating Backs

I've been trying these and I'm getting literally zero subs throughout the game.

Any ideas why? Or had anyone else got any slider suggestions?

You have to raise fatigue above default

[Mackrel829]

Re: Rotating Backs

You have to raise fatigue above default

I have it at 65 currently.

[cMont28]

Re: Rotating Backs

I just manually sub in my other RB for 1-2 drives per game, then revert back to my main guy after the drive. Quite a few real teams do something similar so I like it.


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[toodles2you90]

Re: Rotating Backs

Just set your big back as your RB and your Power Back and your smaller back as your 3rd Down back in the depth chart. All you have to do after that is use the right stick to switch formation subs at the formation screen if you want either one in other than that.

[Von Dozier]

Re: Rotating Backs

Set your speed guy to shotgun formations and your power guy to under center formations.

[conception]

Re: Rotating Backs

I do CPU v CPU franchises so I can't do package subs. What I try to do is always have my power guy and my regular HB different - and when I'm considering adding/changing a formation in the playbook I look at which HB its gonna default to (using practice mode) so it maintains the balance I'm looking for. And I try to swap out play for play- so if I'm removing a 3 star run play for instance, I'll add another for the form I now want.


That keeps both my primary runners getting the ball at the level I want - I do definitely gear towards about a 70/30 split, never a true split.



An alternative is just to never swap formations out from your base PB even if you're using a customer one, so you can still use formation subs. Myself, I like to setup the balance in the playbook itself - less manual work and its easy to switch guys roles in the depth chart, which really comes in handy for preseason and things.