My alternatives to AKAs

I’ve used quad, I’ve used Flash, I’ve used Maniac, and I’ve used Furious George.

In my opinion, there are better ways to win And there are better cards out there. I don’t claim to be a god but I do just fine and I consistently cream people relying on AKA X factors. I always get messages from Flash users  and they are shocked how sick Barry Sanders destroys them. 
 

On defense, you need to save your AP for your secondary. You want as many KOs and Acros as possible Or you want to spend on shades or OSA. 

Let’s start by discussing the AKA pass rushers:

Some of y’all advocate 2-3 AKA pass rushers. You’ll waste 3 AP and get boxed up. Why is that? For one, a lot of you run 3 down lineman. Unstoppable force works for 1 On 1’s. You can blitz to create those 1 on 1’s but probably forcing yourself into a man scheme. If you’re running man, you’re going to need those AP for OSA and shades. But I digress. The xfactors are also only activated half the game. 
 

Try this line instead:

Lawrence Taylor with ETE and DoN for 0 AP, 650k

Strahan with ETE and DoN for 1 AP. You can use literally any cheaper option with those abilities.

Derrick Brown with DoN and defensive rally for 0 AP. 

These guys will have more chances to bring pressure throughout the game and you’re only spending 1 AP for bookoo abilities. You can also throw in Reggie white with inside stuff and double or nothing for an extra DT. If you are dead set on having an AKA, limit it to 1 but keep in mind its limitations. One last point, I’m sure that my tackles have had plenty 1:1’s vs these AKA guys, and lock them up with SP. Overall, I do see more pressure with this strategy, but it isn’t every play of course. 

On offense, 

Flash is the obvious answer whenever somebody asks who the best RB is.   You’ll spend two AP for tank and his xfactor.  You can add evasive or short in for free as well. Certainly not bad at all. But remember that the xfactor is only active half the game And if you choose short in you limit yourself to in routes And have a tall, unwieldy giant. If you choose evasive, you somewhat limit his passing game effectiveness.  You can get both with tank for 3 AP. 

Barry Sanders gets 4 abilities for 3 AP. Or 4 for 2 if you omit tank. Tank, evasive, human joystick, and I like grab and go. With there being lineman with 0 SP (also shutting down your X factor) it’s totally feasible . He will also dominate the entire game vs half, passing and running. 
I promise if you try that stack, you are going to fall in love. Grab N Go is OP for passing, QUICKLY turning any reception in any direction you want to go.  This stack will run silky smooth, sliding off of linemen and squeezing through the tiniest of holes. It’s also glitched. So many times he’s being tackled and just glides forward for like 8 yards. The breakaway speed is also INSANE. 
I’m also running it on Payton now, same stack but he has more trucking. Right now, Sanders is 530k, you’ll pay more for flash and his 95. 

Throw freight train on them and you will easily activate them Because remember, this stack is active on ALL runs and ALL receptions. You can probably take away an ability as well if you need the AP, he will still be OP. I just played my first game with Payton and activated freight train in the first half and again in the second half. It only turned off due to half time and my opponent quitting. 

To summarize, you are probably pissing away AP on your defensive xfactors when you could get the same pass rush (if not better) for only 1 AP.  Save the AP for your secondary, you’ll need it especially if you run man Or if you want to run a nutty and TOXIC zone scheme.  On offense, you have options that are just as good and I truly believe play much better than the AKAs. AKAs didn’t ruin the game and they are not the be all, end all - so don’t feel like you HAVE to play with them To compete.

Free yourself from the chains of the new class and start having fun in madden again lol. I know some of you will get bent out of shape reading this but for those of you with an open mind - try it out and start cookin.
 

Lastly, I will admit I run a god squad, but I don’t think it really changes what I am saying. Strahan is the most expensive card I mentioned and you can find cheaper ends or rushers who get those abilities for 1. The other cards are on par with, or cheaper than the 98 AKAs while not requiring a 95 (another 150k) investment for AKA).

Hope this helps someone!

Good read sir, thank you!

I'm curious what console you're on. I've heard human joystick is good on current gen but bad on next-gen.

Also I think a big part of what makes the aka backs popular is that they require almost no stick skills to break the first tackle.

I'm not quoting that entire thing but all I have to say is for defense there is nothing impactful on defense other than plastering KO's for literally free.  it's not even the X factors  it's just manipulation of the o-linemen by db fire 2 or this all of sudden 3-4  insta-blitz I keep seeing also Reggie white is buns I brung him in practice mode on H2H settings and I didn't see him destroy not one guard consistently or shove them back cause of all my SP and PU's on my team and there not the best lineman either.

(and yes I tried DON, and ETE he still doesn't maul guys  he may or may not shed in the run but he's below average compared to madden.)

Interesting will have to maybe try it

Breakluna said:

I'm curious what console you're on. I've heard human joystick is good on current gen but bad on next-gen.

Also I think a big part of what makes the aka backs popular is that they require almost no stick skills to break the first tackle.

Next gen Xbox. I have pretty mediocre stick skills, these guys make it easy for me.

theoriginalkbgames33 said:

I'm not quoting that entire thing but all I have to say is for defense there is nothing impactful on defense other than plastering KO's for literally free.  it's not even the X factors  it's just manipulation of the o-linemen by db fire 2 or this all of sudden 3-4  insta-blitz I keep seeing also Reggie white is buns I brung him in practice mode on H2H settings and I didn't see him destroy not one guard consistently or shove them back cause of all my SP and PU's on my team and there not the best lineman either.

(and yes I tried DON, and ETE he still doesn't maul guys  he may or may not shed in the run but he's below average compared to madden.)

Yeah you can always manipulate stuff too but the point of my post wasn’t really that you can get insane pressure but that you can live without AKA. Many people feel they are the only option or simply the best option. I don’t think that either is true. 
 

but yes there are ways to manipulate things but ppl who do that should be banned lol
 

reggie blows up the run game for me all the time but I don’t get much pressure from DT. But I play a lot of dollar so he’s double teamed and LT and Strahan do work for me.

cheezhead1252 said:

Next gen Xbox. I have pretty mediocre stick skills, these guys make it easy for me.

Interesting, I might need to give barry some games as my featured back.

I throw the ball too fast to get sacked much. The aka rushers don’t bother me. The aka running backs are my only real problem. that and the PA Slot Cross that seems to be unstoppable deep.

Bedtundy32 said:

I throw the ball too fast to get sacked much. The aka rushers don’t bother me. The aka running backs are my only real problem. that and the PA Slot Cross that seems to be unstoppable deep.

You can shut that down with dollar defense cover 4.

cheezhead1252 said:

I’ve used quad, I’ve used Flash, I’ve used Maniac, and I’ve used Furious George.

In my opinion, there are better ways to win And there are better cards out there. I don’t claim to be a god but I do just fine and I consistently cream people relying on AKA X factors. I always get messages from Flash users  and they are shocked how sick Barry Sanders destroys them. 
 

On defense, you need to save your AP for your secondary. You want as many KOs and Acros as possible Or you want to spend on shades or OSA. 

Let’s start by discussing the AKA pass rushers:

Some of y’all advocate 2-3 AKA pass rushers. You’ll waste 3 AP and get boxed up. Why is that? For one, a lot of you run 3 down lineman. Unstoppable force works for 1 On 1’s. You can blitz to create those 1 on 1’s but probably forcing yourself into a man scheme. If you’re running man, you’re going to need those AP for OSA and shades. But I digress. The xfactors are also only activated half the game. 
 

Try this line instead:

Lawrence Taylor with ETE and DoN for 0 AP, 650k

Strahan with ETE and DoN for 1 AP. You can use literally any cheaper option with those abilities.

Derrick Brown with DoN and defensive rally for 0 AP. 

These guys will have more chances to bring pressure throughout the game and you’re only spending 1 AP for bookoo abilities. You can also throw in Reggie white with inside stuff and double or nothing for an extra DT. If you are dead set on having an AKA, limit it to 1 but keep in mind its limitations. One last point, I’m sure that my tackles have had plenty 1:1’s vs these AKA guys, and lock them up with SP. Overall, I do see more pressure with this strategy, but it isn’t every play of course. 

On offense, 

Flash is the obvious answer whenever somebody asks who the best RB is.   You’ll spend two AP for tank and his xfactor.  You can add evasive or short in for free as well. Certainly not bad at all. But remember that the xfactor is only active half the game And if you choose short in you limit yourself to in routes And have a tall, unwieldy giant. If you choose evasive, you somewhat limit his passing game effectiveness.  You can get both with tank for 3 AP. 

Barry Sanders gets 4 abilities for 3 AP. Or 4 for 2 if you omit tank. Tank, evasive, human joystick, and I like grab and go. With there being lineman with 0 SP (also shutting down your X factor) it’s totally feasible . He will also dominate the entire game vs half, passing and running. 
I promise if you try that stack, you are going to fall in love. Grab N Go is OP for passing, QUICKLY turning any reception in any direction you want to go.  This stack will run silky smooth, sliding off of linemen and squeezing through the tiniest of holes. It’s also glitched. So many times he’s being tackled and just glides forward for like 8 yards. The breakaway speed is also INSANE. 
I’m also running it on Payton now, same stack but he has more trucking. Right now, Sanders is 530k, you’ll pay more for flash and his 95. 

Throw freight train on them and you will easily activate them Because remember, this stack is active on ALL runs and ALL receptions. You can probably take away an ability as well if you need the AP, he will still be OP. I just played my first game with Payton and activated freight train in the first half and again in the second half. It only turned off due to half time and my opponent quitting. 

To summarize, you are probably pissing away AP on your defensive xfactors when you could get the same pass rush (if not better) for only 1 AP.  Save the AP for your secondary, you’ll need it especially if you run man Or if you want to run a nutty and TOXIC zone scheme.  On offense, you have options that are just as good and I truly believe play much better than the AKAs. AKAs didn’t ruin the game and they are not the be all, end all - so don’t feel like you HAVE to play with them To compete.

Free yourself from the chains of the new class and start having fun in madden again lol. I know some of you will get bent out of shape reading this but for those of you with an open mind - try it out and start cookin.
 

Lastly, I will admit I run a god squad, but I don’t think it really changes what I am saying. Strahan is the most expensive card I mentioned and you can find cheaper ends or rushers who get those abilities for 1. The other cards are on par with, or cheaper than the 98 AKAs while not requiring a 95 (another 150k) investment for AKA).

Hope this helps someone!

Just one note; short in doesnt require an in route, just that it breaks inside the numbers. I’ve never seen a cut out of the backfield where it doesn’t light up, because option routes, out routes and Texas routes all work for that

cheezhead1252 said:

Yeah you can always manipulate stuff too but the point of my post wasn’t really that you can get insane pressure but that you can live without AKA. Many people feel they are the only option or simply the best option. I don’t think that either is true. 
 

but yes there are ways to manipulate things but ppl who do that should be banned lol
 

reggie blows up the run game for me all the time but I don’t get much pressure from DT. But I play a lot of dollar so he’s double teamed and LT and Strahan do work for me.

Not sure how I feel about DB fire 2 users being banned. I usually send 3 out of nickel 335 wide (or whatever it’s called this year) but imo if it’s in the game it shouldn’t be bannable; wifi glitching is Much more bannable imo

elmango30 said:

Not sure how I feel about DB fire 2 users being banned. I usually send 3 out of nickel 335 wide (or whatever it’s called this year) but imo if it’s in the game it shouldn’t be bannable; wifi glitching is Much more bannable imo

I’m just kidding 😁

elmango30 said:

Just one note; short in doesnt require an in route, just that it breaks inside the numbers. I’ve never seen a cut out of the backfield where it doesn’t light up, because option routes, out routes and Texas routes all work for that

Ah fair play, you’re right. I still think Grab N Go is more valuable on RB because it’ll help you cook zone and man. Short in would help more against man right? I’ll have to test it out, but I know I LOVE my grab N go