Alright. Went into Practice mode with offense only. Something I never do lol..
I think I figured it out. Ran slants and if you don't use the left stick at all the ball is thrown out of reach everytime. On the contrary, if you DO use the left stick slightly it's an accurate pass. That at least helps me understand what Madden is doing to make it harder.
It's a completely different story with a defense though lol. That pressure changes everything because of the new throw out of sack animations. You don't want to throw out of sacks with interceptions so high lol. Gotta take those.