Madden 24 Defense 101: How To Play Defense Correctly 

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I really need this exact type of video for offense, if you can put that together sometime I would be forever grateful!!

It'd be nice to have the coaching adjustments be on a tab in the game menu. Then you wouldn't be limited in the time you have to make the adjustments.

I’ve noticed Madden 24 is significantly more difficult to play defense as the user vs the computer. Any Def adjustment the offense will immediately attack the opposite. It also instantaneously calls the perfect play to attack the coverage you’re in.

Just discovered your channel and have been enjoying it so far. I’m in a couple franchises with a buddy who’s VERY good at madden. We’re about even H2H, I think some of these tips push the odds in my favor haha. Keep it up 👍

THANK YOU FOR THE BANGER VID LATELY BEEN PUTTING THESE TIPS TO WORK AND BEEN GETTING BETTER

Great breakdown. Thanks!

Yo Eric! Love your stuff - when you are building a defense do you like to have some Zone corners and some Man corners? Like having someone like Prime Time and also Sherm?

I suck at madden so this was so helpful. TAHNK YOU!!!❤

Thanks for all your videos on Madden 24

I have a question, but thank you for the video. My question would be after all the adjustments I’ve made is there anything you do with the controller or should you not do anything? I tend to hear a lot of buttons mashing when I watch the videos, but I have no idea what buttons.

Bro you explained this so perfectly compared to these other RU-vidrs.. this actually helped me improve

liked the video. this my first madden game in years I've played. since madden 2015. I'm on my last to regular season games and I gotta learn to play defense better. ill probably rewatch this video as reference. is there a mode on madden 24 that lets you practice defensive plays. ive only ever played in franchise.

Perfect timing I got dusted in my last franchise game

Good stuff! Haven't played Madden in a while. Is this a practice mode? QB has different jersey

Awesome video thank you

Good shit man thank you

Great info !!

I needed this I’m new to madden

Love this video, can you Make an offense 101 also, I love madden but it’s so hard to understand the game

Haven't played in awhile but got Madden 24 for $12 on PS5. I had 23 on PC but my user controlling a player still sucks. The worst part for me is selecting the guy to tackle and it selects the other player on the opposite side and I'm so focused on the guy I thought would be selected the tackle ends up going away from the player augghh. But your video is helpful I wasn't always looking at how many wide receivers were in. Being lazy sometimes I take the coaches suggestions. Thank you for explaining the basics!

Gonna start managing my defense like this see how it goes. I have a ton of losses in online because i cant stop a cold especially aggressive players that love to go deep. My best strategy has been man and hope the player throws a stevie. Anybody that knows how to use lamar its a wrap lol.

Incredible video. 👌

Please drop a video on how to get more interceptions and how to bait the QB

Hey Erick eveyone been sayin is on EAs end sayin that they needa optimize the game and fix the game running on cpu problem on PC any chance you got any news and updates on that for us soon when the fix will come?

Helpful video

How do I tell pre play if I have a speed advantage on offense? It’s either changed or it’s gone this year. Thanks

It's been awhile since I played madden until now and Ericrayweather always drop these videos for every year madden drops. Thanks for the consistency🎉🎉🎉

10:51 needed this

Is it smart to gameplan around opposing teams players such as wideouts, tight ends, running backs ( I know it’s a yes for mobile QBs) and QBs that have either low accuracy on mid or high pass accuracies? Or QB tendencies such paranoid or trigger happy in sensing pressure and if the QB is aggressive or conservative in forcing passes? Sorry I know it’s a 3 part question. Thank you in advance and I really enjoy what you do brother!

This is exactly what I needed. A madden refresher. Now all I gotta do is learn how to pass 😂

defense in this game for me is just hope for the best, if its a run hope its near me.. and if throw hope cpu sticks with guy... i pick a guy and blitz with him.. i never know who i should be controlling pre snap and what to do with them? it seems who ever i chose, the ball goes where they would have been had i not chosen them!

im lost, everytime i call a zone none of my deep blues pick up and just sit there and let a route run all in front and through their zone and they sit there and do nothing. Doesent matter how much coverage i have in that are whether its 2-3 zones in the top of my coverage they just dont like to play their zones and never pick up or run down into other zones like my opponents do. is there any reasoning or defensive setting that im missing?>

Your tips got me winning daily

Every year in madden, i gotta compete against QBs who throw 35/40 pass attempts because they always throwsome quick passes that my defenders just watch happen.

great video

Banger fire 🔥 channel

This is my first year back in Madden in many many years. Offense took awhile but getting better. However, I just bumped up to all Madden and it is insane (only CPU for now). Jaguars scored a TD on every single drive over 4qtr with 8min qtrs. I even turned down CPU pass blocking, QB accuracy and WR catching. I blitzed, went 2 high man, cover 2, cover 3 in all different formations and it didn’t matter. Lawrence would sprint to his left with his back to the LOS then spin around and throw a perfect pass to a WR. I like difficult but CHEAP is why I left Madden years ago.

Good video Eric🏆 , does Madden 24 have a pursuit of the qb for the closest defender if he tries to drift outside the pocket? I think it used to be press Left or Right analog stick in

One of the best football RU-vidrs

I’m here to know does match defense work in madden 24. I play CPU and their Cover 3 match works perfectly but mines never work. So they always complete short passes and the WR never completes the routes

Does anyone else user feels weird ?? Like ever since release the user has felt bad I could literally be right there and still not go for an interception or even a deflection

This is the best for mad at 24

Cover 3 is really bad right now. It's leaving guys wide open way too often. I'm doing more cover 2 and cover 4 when i play zone. Cover 4 is working better than cover 3. That's crazy.

In all my online leagues I’m always the #1 ranked defense and I still find myself watching this video 😂🤦‍♂️

Hey Eric big fan can you please show how to substitute defensive players in madden 24 ps5

I need help on how to commit to pass or run for defense

So that I can be clear, I understand adjustments what to do with a Controller wants to pull the stat what to do with a Controller before so

I just want to thank you, after this video I played 8 matches with these tactics and won 6

How do I change it to seeing offensive team formation first?

Hi Eric, have you seen the glitch where if you download a draft class in madden 24, everybody has the same face scan

If your opponent is running play action a lot wouldn’t you play a 3-4 or 4-3 but sub in safeties for Linebackers. That way you can stop them if they decide to run but if they keep the play action you at least have safeties on Wide receivers

This video helps

Raise your if you been watching Ericrayweather for a while✋

14:00 and sometimes your defender will just stand there and do nothing

I love the content Eric! But I still can’t play Defence one bit, I give up over 40+ points a game. I play on all-madden because all-pro is too easy, I don’t know what I should do. If anyone has any suggestions please leave them below!

My go to in the red zone is cover 2 and shade underneath nothing get completed

Yeah they still haven’t fixed the one thing I hate most about madden either. My wr will be running a crossing route and than immediately stop behind a random defender. I’ll throw a pick every time because it’s so inconsistent. Sometimes he will keep going and I’ll anticipate that and try and throw to him on the run as soon as he goes past the defender. Crazy thing is the defender doesn’t even move have the time. He’s just there in his stance and the CPU WR just stops the route lol Other times he just stops right behind the defender. Makes zero sense that that keeps happening.

I just have no knolege in defense side of football but i know offense very well so i didnt understand a signle word u said i give up on defense to confusing

Do you do any adjustment when you play man? I feel i get destroyed when i run it and then my opponent will have me in box when he runs it and stops whip routes and all my beaters. Any tips🫶🏿 please lol

Giving them 💎 away!

Very good tips and hints, but i got burn out by the Washington offense, they always call 3 wr, made me call nickel, and they run the ball:(((

I play franchise on defense and all I get to watch is my defense cover nobody the ai quarterback throw for 400 yards and 2 incompletions and the running back gets 300 yards and it's like every game....

Does online play always have Injured players who are injured in real life or can you turn it off

Mid blitz is the most op play u usually get consistent pressure and when they adjust with quick throws quickly adjust to cover 2 and they will probably throw a dangerous throw that could be picked

Has anyone tested out performance mode vs image quality

I didn’t realize I needed help until I watched this video…I thought I was good at defense before today😂😂😂

My defense has went way downhill since the new update. No clue why, but been getting burned consistently and was solid before the update. If you can't tell, I'm blaming the update haha

Pleaseeeee tell me how to defend that one pass on the right sideline that everyone in legend uses that my safety and corner won't cover by themselves in any formation I try even if I shade outside 😅

What is better man to man or zone defense ? I'm looking at buying some new CBs but dont know which is better.

My previous play feature don’t pop up any reason?

what about if the cpu use 3 te and 3 wr should i go for dime or nikel :(?

I’ve played 3 games in a row and haven’t given up an incompletion, it’s like no matter what I do they are just wide open

this should help save my franchise

I played Madden in high school, but I never actually learned how to play the game like this. Right now it's hard for me to get enough time to actually make any adjustments, especially when the CPU just hikes the ball after two seconds. I don't want to go online yet, because I know I'm just gonna get roasted though.

Defense is horrible so far hopefully next update they do something about it. No the run game hasn’t improve they just made the defense suck & awareness suck too

What defense playbook is this

I'm fine on defense. I need help on not throwing sloppy pics 😂😂😂

Man I suck at defense so hard. I’m great on offense, but cpu usually scores (TD many times) and I mostly play on Pro level. I’ll get him to 3rd down but always get burned on a mid-deep passing play.

I need ps4 help. I haven't played since 2016 and everything is so different now

Does anyone know how to do the Mahomes throw they were showing in the trailer?

As a casual football fan who does not know much past a basic rules and nothing about formations or player roles, and who wants to get into Madden for the first time, this video just sounds like jargon.

Why chat I do substitutions and why is my plays on the side not on the bottom like yours

So what button do you press to make your LB run at him while he already containing him

As long as I been plying madden I thought slang inside meant guard the slant smh

I hot route literally every play. I have at least 2 go to routes on each play because I’d rather not.

@10:49 ayooooooooooooooo

I can’t play pass defense to save my life. Thanks for the video.

Zone defense is completely broken in franchise mode.

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Why people don't use custom playbook an what the plus an the minus

Who do you think is winning the Super Bowl Eric?

All this cool but The fact remains the AI in this game still as bad as its ever been

Im slow. Is there a way on defense to get more time to create assignments before the snap? Is there a setting to allow more time?

Your video is on point, but here’s the problem. EA’s interpretation of what A.I. is. The qb’s in madden football never make mistakes, so adjusting defensively in madden is a waste of time. Sure, every once in a while adjusting defensively woks, but not when you need it to. Madden is the only football game I’ve played where the quarterback can have 300+ yards and go 24 for 25 and not skip a beat. No defensive adjustments can fix that. On paper, the features in madden football, both defensively and offensively are great, but those features fall flat when the game itself is heavily flawed. Again, great video, but I can’t see this video being more useful for other football games. Not Madden….

Following since Madden 2020 RayWeather will cook anyone on the sticks! How come you don’t play professionally?

No one matches personnel online I get so many hate messages for running the ball against sub packages 🤦🏿‍♂️😂🤣

I’m at the point where i’m franchise I just play offense

I’m new to nfl and the game I have no clue how do anythubg

How do I practice this? I try in practice mode but the offense snaps it so fast I don’t have time to do anything and I don’t know how to stop time to be able to get used to everything.