Does under/over coverage shades actually work/do anything?

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When Im on defense in the redzone, ill always do undershade zone to hopefuly cut in front of opponents wr as i dont care if i get beat overtop

But often times il find by DB/LBs in coverage at the back of the endzone, almost out of bounds and not in front of the wrs

same with outside shade to cut off the sidelines, ill find them inside near the numbers

so my question is...does shading actually work? or does the game put it in there to make you think it works, but realy does nothing...similar to the play bal/play man setting of past maddens?

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I think just inconsistent on when it works. Also probably depends on the formation and the play your opp runs. I just know defense is non existent and have to hope for a mistake or user really well. or be a pro playerXD

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I can't tell you the exact effect that shading coverage has in all situations but it definitely does do something. I like to shade down near the end zone or 3rd/4th and short and shade over top in long yardage situations and it does change how players play in coverage.

As for shading in/out, I do try to shade in and out when I think I know what play they might be running but I am less satisfied with how that works out. There have been plenty of times where I guess correctly with my shading but the receiver still beats the defender to the spot. I rarely try shading in/out on zones though so maybe that has an effect.