![]() ![]() I've basically already covered execution, because you have prepared for the way you're going to run each play. Learn to accept a sack if you don't see something good. It is far worse to throw a pick than to literally set your controller on the floor and close your eyes. The preferred outcomes of any passing are generally in the following order: Touchdown, First down, Completion, Incompletion, Sack, Interception. Choose a progression strategy that works for you, and tailor it to each passing play as you master it. ![]() "This, or one of these two" is a method that works for me. Use your intuition, make sure you are actually moving your eyes, and have a couple of routes "loaded" in your head. If the hot read isn't there, you don't need to go through a strict 1-2-3-4-5 progression. If your hot read is there, take it without waiting for someone "better." This is exceptionally true if your hot read is one of your most skilled or fastest players (example: Tarik Cohen for the Bears). Throwing to a RB on a wheel route can get you a 70-yd passing touchdown, whereas throwing a deep fade 1-on-1 is usually an interception against a competent defense. "But what about the deeper routes for more yards?" That's the thing - they aren't necessarily going to go for more yards, but they always take longer to develop. The more blitzers, the faster you should put the ball into that vacuum and take the automatic yards. A TE or RB heading out into the flats should always be your first read - and you read the linebackers to know if it's there. So then, who do you look at? Look at your receivers in the order they should become open. If you're just staring at the red route as the play unfolds, you WILL throw interceptions and miss wide-open receivers. ![]() That red route is the one who should be open by design, but it's far from a guarantee, and it's also not the route that comes open the fastest. And don't trick yourself by mentally picking a different "red route" to similarly fixate upon. The red route is not your first read, and you will not necessarily throw to that receiver. Throwing a high pass over a LB to the back of the endzone, risking a jumping-interception, is not something you should risk unless the game is on the line. Making these types of throws can be the difference between an interception and a tight completion.though if you're always having to make throws like this, you're not making the right reads. Similarly, learn how to throw well, which means being comfortable with all the options - bullet, touch, lob, high, low, inside, outside, etc. Maybe you'll see something that screams "you may want to scramble and run on this one." A player who can use all these tools effectively has a tremendous advantage. Set smart routes on 3rd down to get to the sticks. Showing blitz? Set max protect, or hot route a RB/TE to pass block. Uncovered receiver? Hot route to take advantage of that space. Learn how to read a defense (hint: learn how to play defense first), and what kinds of pre-snap adjustments can help you beat that defense. A more manageable repertoire makes it easier on you as a play-caller, and you need only enough plays to keep a defense off-balance for 20 football minutes. I personally run: stick, flood, double slants, double dig, dagger, comebacks, PA roll-out, HB angle, mesh, and a couple trick-type plays with motion. You don't need to know 50 plays to be tricky. Try different playbooks until you find a few passing plays you like, and stick with them. Think of the drill as a simulation of a real game, and allow it to be a mental exercise as much as it is a technical one. As you move through the drill, read the previous receivers to see that they are not open. And don't just do them - pay attention and focus on what the game is trying to teach you. I was doing neither, so I would throw an interception on practically every-other drive.ĭo the drills. Just like in real football, every passing play in Madden involves two things: preparation and execution. Hopefully the following tips/thoughts will help you to achieve more success in your games as well! Before doing that, I went 21-26 in online play (bleh). I wanted to share my Madden experience, not that I'm particularly good at the game, but for the longest time I really struggled to win against human beings at Madden (and even against the AI on all-pro).įrustrated, I finally started to make some adjustments to the way I approach the game. ![]()
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