(How To) Read Defense Like A Pro [Madden 22] 

I'm watching the Cowboys vs the 49ers playoff game right as I watch this video for the first time. The Cowboys came out on offense and the DBs lined up with one high safety with one man on every Cowboy receiver. I said "that's Cover One Man" and as soon as they snapped Amari Cooper went to the outside fade route and had one-on-one with the DB for a touchdown. This video worked already. Thank you for the beautiful explanation.

Really like how you broke this down easy and simple.

Another good way to get familiar with how defenses look is to pay attention to how your defensive players are set up Everytime you play defense.

Usually with zones the dbs are a certain distance off (5 yards for cover 2, 6 or 7 for cover 3, and further for cover 4 and 6). Once you are able to tell difference between man and zone pre snap it’s not hard to tell what zone it is either unless people know how to disguise

This is phenomenal content bro. Being a dummie at reading defences, I needed this bad. Thank you 🙏🏽👍🏽👊🏽

Thank you so much. I've been working to read defenses and still I don't have great success figuring out which defense they are in. This is very helpful and I'm going into the lab now.

Great vid, I subscribed! Really useful to see you show the concepts in practice and then to see you showing it again in game! Gonna head on over to the website. Thanks!

This was one of the most instructional madden video I’ve ever seen tbh

Thank you for the complete break down!!

I have always been a fan of football and watched games but never really got into the plays or defensive strategies and how to read them… so I often felt like an idiot always losing online despite have been able to earn decent players through challenges… thank you for this! It’s helped me have more fun and actually win more than I lose lol

It is impossible to account for the linebacker who can magically change direction and has a 6 ft vertical with the hands of Jerry Rice.

Can you do a part 2 breaking down how to read formations so we can know if it’s more linebackers or Db’s on the field (so we know when to pass or run) EX/ 1-4-6, big nickel over g , 3-4. Also how to read when someone is base aligning or man aligning. A lot of ppl online disguise their defense or move players from certain positions that make it hard to make the basic reads

I don't really comment on a lot of videos but I have to give you major props, this video was great!

Love the videos brother, post more please

This video helped me so much. As a brand new Madden player trying to get ready for 23, I really appreciate the tips and advice from this video. Thanks man! Also, Skol! Let's win one before we die

A fellow Vikings Fan! Love to see it!

thank you my friend

Thank you

This was amazing. You’re probably the one whipping my tail online 😂

Great video

Ty for making this looki so easy and understandable

this is really awesome and to the point thank you

Good information. Do you have any advise to counter your opponent when they run no huddle offense the WHOLE game?

This is the simplest read tutorial I've ever watched. Great job.

This was a gr8 tip.

Love the refresher video! I always forget man plays inside and zone plays out when pressed.

Great video.

BRO!!!! THANKS!!!!!!

🔥 he got my sub!!!

Stuffs great dude. Keep it up

Great vid bruh

Great video man, took all these tips and won 2 games straight away, amazing work!

Appreciate yu! 💯 Now how to beat coverages

Just came across you, good stuff! Im fairly new to online madden (played offline for many years, very different). I am learning but suck very bad at passing (so i run mostly). Do you have an ebook or tuturiol on how to help me get better passing?

Thanks for this video I’m picking the computer apart 🔥🤣

Amazing explanation

I wish more people knew this stuff! My defense is designed to be misleading and people knowing usual indicators like these is part of how I hide things!

Can you tell us which routes to use for Zone coverage?

That helps thx

Appreciate you , this helps! Can you help with what pass plays to use on these def!

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What if they base align with Cover 3 for example? How do you know that pre-play?

I'm New to Madden and I'm an extremely casual player, your videos are very good, and precise l. There's no hidden agenda with you. If your doing this in 23, I look forward to more videos like this and a ebook. At the time if this video I think for the info your sharing was really good, I've seen big known streamers charging over 100 dollars l, clearly lining there pockets, it's nothing wrong in knowing your worth and even accepting a donation as a thank you, but it's another to take advantage of a situation. You can practice to your blue in the face, but If you don't know some of the fundamentals it's pointless. The trainer ea puts in the game is very useful tie that with your video some practice time, I feel I have a true chance to at least step on the field. Thank you very much for all you do.

Amazing..do you have any videos on redzone hb scissors..i wannt get better at mixing up as u know that y route is unguard against zone only man..but i struggle with man and when they nase aline..anu help id appreciate

Any tells for base aligned or mike blitz 3 which looks like c4 presnap

So what about cover 3 when pressed? What leverage do they align in front of the receiver with?

Great vid . I feel like a idiot tho bc I don’t know the “coverage beaters” . Like I know a post beats cover 2. Attacking the seam beams cover 3, and zig routes can beat man. But there’s more to it that I don’t know. Do you have a vid abt coverage beaters ?

Not gone lie u deserve more than 2k likes for this vid if I could hit it more than once I would 💯💪🏽

Golden video

Quick question: you website states your ebooks are for NEXT GEN. I still cannot find one to purchase. Will the Ebooks be just as applicable to Xbox S?

2 high safeties pre snap doesn't necessarily mean cover 2 or 4. It can also mean cover 1 or 3 with the SS coming forward after the snap. Some variations of cover 3 might even have both safeties and the mike drop back into deep zones while the corners cover the flats. I am frequently faced with defenses that look like identical to cover 2 but are actually cover 1 or 3. Sometimes it's just a guessing game.

Just a great video

When you change setting from default to base. It gives you the same look. What’s the best way to read that

What play book do you use

I set my practice mode up just like you where I'm controlling both Dfence and offense. I chose gun doubles four verticals as my offensive play and put defense on random play after each play the computer generates a new defensive play and I try to guess the coverage before looking at the play art to reveal the answer. The issue is I keep running into plays that are contradicting the tells that I'm looking for. For example I'll see 2 high safety but the play art reveals it to be a cover 3 zone or I'll see 1 high safety but it turns out to be cover 2. Now most of the time I do guess correctly and yes I'm aware that there are 3 bluff art options because I'm in a 2 player practice but why is this dose it have to do with the formation or are there other things I should be looking for? Oh i also noticed sometimes is cover 3 zone I'll move one of my wide receivers and the defense will move to look like a cover 2 zone. Any advice, answers and additional information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again anyways your videos are very helpful I took a long break from madden my self mine spanning from Vick and qb vision 04 to his predecessor on the cover of 21. That just hit me kinda funny considering I'm not big on either of the 2 I feel like that qb style has a shorter success period yeah they'll be around for a while but only really good for a few years especially when they first target is keeping the ball

Is there anything i can do if they quickly do base align or show blitz

Can you do a post snap video? At times pre snap you see two safeties high but post snap at times they close MOF and become single safety high so in that case where do I attack??? I don't see much people doing post snap videos. Thanks for any help or anyone in general

I just have one question, isnt there a play called cover 3 show 2?

What happens if they press man and play outside coverage? What’s the man coverage that beat?

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That’s why I run base alignment sometimes

Does this work for both next gen and current gen?

What would the situation be if the opponent base aligns? Would the corners still be outside/inside leverage depending on the type of coverage?

Good man/zone beaters out of gun bunch of gun ace slot?

That is the reason I pick a play, like cover 4, bring my DBs up for press, then, specific field adjustments on DBs by using inside coverage audible. Just to throw off anyone whose good at reading defensive sets

do you know how to get Kam Chancellor @ MLB in the 43 Even 61 Defense?

Like irl, take what the defense gives you. Flats/check downs will save you and set up the big plays down field

I typically won't try disguising my coverage, but I do man align even when I'm in zone and always change the CB shade to what I feel my opponent is doing. For those man beater/out routes you run I would go nickel Tampa 2, play inside and then switch to underneath just before you hike it, after the motion. I'm in zone but the CB would follow. I could easily flip the defense if the CB is going to run back across the field but with the ROLB I would put him spy and force you to the opposite side, man the LOLB to the motion player to double the cpu beater.

As a new Madden player, this is insanely helpful. I played against a real person one time (to date, my only time) and noticed he constantly adjusted his defense; like he knew what I was doing. I've never played football so I don't know what I'm doing or how to read anything on the field. I just hope the ball gets caught lol. After seeing this video and many others, I have a newfound respect for the game and it's allowed me to appreciate the game even more. Kudos.

Very easy to disguise coverages that the key to madden defense

#LEGIT. This was really helpful.

Can you do a vid rocking the niners playbooks

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What about Cover 3 Cloud, Cover 6, Blitzes?

I really appreciate you for this but What defense can stop a HB Screen? I have a hard time stopping that play. Thanks in advance. Jersey Love

This is a good concept to use

How do we get those clear empty zones?

So what ab wen one corner is looking like he’s in man? Lined up above the wide receiver. And the other corner is back ? Are those 2 separate coverages? Or

Most important thing to know on offense.

how did you make it like that when u were picking plays.

You need to do video on offense.

Bruh ! 🔥

How do I tell if the defense is based everything looks the same

So what about defense tips on how to disguise these coverages and still shut down . Do you Also have defense ebooks too or just offense?

You ever thought about coaching like IRL I feel like youth players would learn a lot from you

What about cover 3 press ..

Easy way to see where cb are lined up against my wr put your wr on a streak. Where is the cb lined up? Is he shaded on the outside of your streak line?? Cover 2 or Cover 3 Is your opponents cb lined up inside your wr?? Man coverage. Is your opponents cb even with the streak line then its Cover 4, Cover 4 match and Cover 3 or Cover 3 match. Having a 3 wr set is more helpful. If your wr is head up with the cb but the slot cb is shading inside or outside your wr that's when you make post snap reads. Now if the slot cb is head up with your slot wr man coverage. If they press and one of them safteys come down twards the line of scrimmage its cover 3 if they press and the sateys dont move then its cover 4.

This is great for casual games/leagues. But, play against anyone that disguises and most of this breaks down. You have to pay attention after the snap and adjust. Some man or base align and all of this is mute until the snap.

How do you get a menu like that?

What plays are cover 3 and cover 1 beaters

This why playing against me on defense is like going up against ray lewis I understand how to read offense formation Nd understand game flow Nd situations I might come out in base cover 2 but once I pre snap ya offense I’m most always goin switch to the right play to stop so Watchu might read pre snap will almost always be a different defense at the snap 😂😂😂

what about cover 2 Man , and they manually do press vs Cover 4 press ? Aren't all corners lined up at the line of scrimmage ?

I'm new to reading defenses. Why does a single high safety leave a possibility only for a Cover 1 man or Cover 3 zone? Why can't a transition be made to a Tampa 2 where one DB goes Man and another drops into a deep zone next to the single high safety?

I run a franchise, I can't ever beat my co commissioner he's a unique player, could I pay you if i sent you 2 streams of him & gave me some tips on what to do offensively & defensively?

First game after watching: 9 of 12 145 yds two touchdowns. He quit before half. Thanks.

As far as the playbooks, will they still be as good for current gen?

How do cover 3 zone line up with 2 high safeties

what if they base align ?

Great breakdown. I can't believe your opponent quit. You can learn an awful lot by getting your but kicked.

You do know the CB will sometimes follow you in zone coverage. Great breakdown though.