How to stop 3-4 blitz/Feedback MEGATHREAD
Please fix the overpowered blitz glitch cause to me its cheating when playing online and only those that use it to win will say different so please fix it
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So if I block my te slide my line double team I'd the Mike Block my rb all in the same play every play an their x factor Lawrence Taylor gets to me before I can drop back or if they get through the middle or the left what then? My linemen get dumbed out by these blitzes that's broken I shouldn't have to do 50 different things just to do 1 play when all they have to do is 2 things that's boring an extremely effective blitzes are ok but when all you have to do is blitz the entire get an get to me before I even drop that's an issue i don't always run gun. Even then if the blitz don't get me it's perfect man coverage an run d I have an 89 overall team an can't do nothing sometimes. An yeah your right FOOTBALL is about all those things but linemen in Real life don't run past who they gotta block same with rbs same with tes this is not reality it's a broken game with issues an im talking about mut.
Well these players are terrible every game I join now wether it's mut, or just an online play now I get cheesed to death, mainly the 3-4 and 4-4 spammers, my question is EA will you do anything to prevent further game exploits from those plays? Also please fix the dam blocking.
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Moved your response here for discussion and advice.
- @TrumpsADump99 I'll preface this with the statement that what I'm going to say is going to be hard to swallow, then I'm going to try to help you rise above the stuff you feel is cheese...
First things first... NEVER USE THE CHEESE TERM!!! It is the language of the uneducated, and frankly it breeds laziness. Years ago, I wrote an article called "Chess or Cheese" that I believe is worth a read (https://maddenuniversity.com/communities/commentary/9-chess-or-cheese.html) - assuming you are really tired of "Cheese."
Second, what is cheesy to one is not cheesy to another. Reason being that everyone thinks that anyone taking advantage of their specific weakness is doing something cheesy. Then we blame our weaknesses on the game, as if not being able to block a blitz or stop a scrambling quarterback was EA's fault. But truthfully, if anything were EA's fault, EVERYONE would have the same exact problem. But we don't have the same weaknesses - thus - the solution lies with each individual.
Last in my list of hard to swallow pills - The solutions you seek are already in the game, and have been for years. We, as a community of players, often ignore the simplest basics of football strategy. We want to get the right person (personnel), to the right place (position), at the right time (tempo). If anyone EVER suggest that something is broken (or fixed for that matter) and they don't include a personnel, position, or tempo answer to your question - DO NOT TRUST THEM. Furthermore, if someone tells you something is unblockable, unstoppable, or otherwise outside of your strategic grasp - Don't trust them either.
That said... Let's get into something that will work against the Meta plays of the Madden NFL 20 season... 3-4 Odd Pinch Buck 0 and Cover 4 Drop Show 2:
- Singleback Ace destroys 3-4 Odd formations: (Position) In order to block someone, you must be close enough to touch them. 3-4 Odd places 7 defenders across the line of scrimamge. So does the Singleback Ace. Every blitzer is accounted for, so the simplest run play (HB Dive) will gouge the defensive alignment for big yards. A FB, TE, or any player near the wing will work as well to crush the 3-4 Odd defense (personnel and (position). It will guaranteed you can by time (tempo) to run an effective offense.
- Curl/Flat Combos from Singleback Ace: (Personnel, Position, Tempo) The curl flat offensive concept (practice in Skills Trainer) will destroy the combination of Pinch Buck and Cover 4 Drop Show 2 defenses with one read. Read either safety. If he comes down, throw to the WR (personnel) on the curl (position) on the 5th step (tempo). If he drops back, throw to the TE/FB (personnel) in the flat (position) on your 3rd step (tempo).
These are just two solutions to your problem. There are a multitue of others. If you approach each problem you experience with the three elements of football strategy, you will be able to solve virtually every football problem you will have on Madden...
Hope this helps,
LaterI'm going to say a couple things that will be hard to swallow, starting with yes it's called cheesing while midblitz and 3-4 pinch blitzes are usually easy as hell to counter (I'll slant the son of a *) newer blitzes like the DB sting blitzes have become more common with this game and certain formations are great for spamming, along with the onside kicks that are so freaking rampant nowadays, it's not EA's fault kids don't know how to actually play it's the players so while EA may recycle the game with new features here and there the players are to blame in terms of certain gameplay exploits. So please before you go on and on trying to defend the cheesers (or exploiters) remember it's freaking Madden man. (And please step away from the keyboard man you need a break)
Oh and your part about the whole use your football IQ to solve those problems, yeah tell that to Madden logic behind a freaking 4-4 and DB sting blitz while that would be easy to counter in the NFL, in this game even with a great o-line the blocking breaks down in 2 seconds, my recovers forget what running there routes means and my QB hits the dirt faster than this franchise (unfortunately)
Lmao thank you. Give us a way to counter it geez you put max protect a tight end an rb to block id the Mike an it still is not enough then you gotta hope your wr can can open because the man coverage might be perfect
