![]() Don’t try and get it all back on one play, especially with Madden 22‘s momentum mechanic. Remember to breathe and relax between bad plays. You will miss a few passes, and you will throw an interception from time to time. Make sure to run out of bounds or slide to avoid injury or a costly fumble. If your first two reads aren’t there, or you see an opening to run with your QB, do it. Running QBs are all the rave in today’s NFL. If they’re blanketed in Man Coverage, you’re better off throwing the ball away by clicking R3 or scrambling with the QB. However, be careful not to throw into a covered flat, especially if the defense is in Cover 2. You’ll need to break a tackle for these to be gainful, but checkdowns are usually a safe bet to gain a few yards on the play. They are usually waiting in the flat or just ahead of the line of scrimmage. Instead, pick another route you like on the play and see if they’re open.Ĭheck-down throws are short tosses to RBs or TEs out of the backfield. Don’t force throws to the hot receiver, especially if they’re running into a covered zone or covered in tight man-to-man coverage. The “Hot Route” receiver on any play is distinguished by the red color on the play art. Your speedy WR may have gotten separation, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t running into a trap. Check to see where the Safeties are looking before uncorking a deep pass downfield. Remember, if the defender is looking at you, they’re in zone. When it comes to throwing deep against man coverage, you’ll encounter a Cover 2 scheme, like the image above, or a Cover 1 scheme with a single deep safety covering the back of the field. Double moves also work against man coverage for the same reason. In Zone, defenders face the QB and usually backpedal into their zones.īeat Man Coverage with crossing routes, drag routes, ins, outs, and zigs to either “buck” the defender off your receiver or outrun them. After the play, if the DBs turn their back to the QB, you’ll also know they’re in Man coverage. You can assume it’s Man Coverage if they’re on the line right in front of the receiver. ![]() You can recognize Man Coverage pre- and post-snap by looking at how the CBs line up. How to beat Man CoverageĭBs are assigned to a particular receiver in Man Coverage, trailing them as they run their route. The sidelines get risky when throwing into Cover 3. Ideally, you’re seeing who the middle zone defender goes for and then throwing to the open receiver. Run verticals to send four receivers into the three zones. In Cover 3, DBs are responsible for three deep zones, making it harder to throw the deep ball if you’ve only got two players running up the field. You’ll recognize Cover 3 by a single deep safety and the CBs playing 7 to 8 yards off the WRs. However, if you mistake this for Cover 3, you’ll likely throw a pick. Verticals work well against those flat zones, as your WR will run past the CB, finding an opening in the coverage before passing through the deep zone. Do this by putting a TE on a go route off the line of scrimmage and then hitting a deep corner route to the right or left sideline, depending on where the TE and WR were lined up.Ĭover 2 also puts DBs in a shallow flat zone, taking away the checkdown throw or at least preventing you from gaining yards. ![]() The deep sidelines should also be pretty open if you can hold one of the safeties in the middle of the field. If he steps forward, you can hit deep in-routes over the top. If he drops back, you can hit drag routes underneath him. However, you must keep an eye on the center LB and see where he drops in coverage. Cover 2’s weakness is the middle of the field. While these tells aren’t always a dead giveaway, you can trust them more times than not. You’ll recognize it by the two deep safeties and the CBs playing about 5 yards off the receiver. In Cover 2, two deep safeties split the field in half, each covering their side. Let’s go over the basic coverages you’ll come up against in Madden 22. The bane of any Madden player is a costly interception, especially when shortened quarters make picks and fumbles nearly impossible to recover from. Understanding coverages in the passing game is imperative to driving downfield and scoring touchdowns. Understanding how these work will mean the difference between touchdown and turnover. The best skills to practice and hone are RPOs, Attacking Coverages, and Pre Play.
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