I just lost a Super Bowl to a guy who ran rpos, stretch plays and inside zones and just ran my team down the field, it was a close game because I defended the pass really well, I want to stay in this formation and I’ve made all the adjustments possible and he still beats me on run plays, I’m thinking about upgrading my LE and RE, using linebackers and spending all my ap On the d line so that I can worry about the pass and stay in the formation.
what do yall think?
Dollar isn't a run defense so it shouldn't stop the run....Are you trolling?
3 down lineman should never be good against runs, anytime my opponent keeps coming out with 3 down lineman I keep running until they chg back to 4
the exception is 3-4 but majority of the time when my opponent is in 3 down lineman they don't have 4 LBs out there
you deserve to get run on every play staying in dollar defense
3 down Linemen against 5 OLine should get pounded 80% of the time. If you stay in that formation even if you're getting killed on the ground, you deserve to lose. Sorry but there it is.
onekickdude said:I just lost a Super Bowl to a guy who ran rpos, stretch plays and inside zones and just ran my team down the field, it was a close game because I defended the pass really well, I want to stay in this formation and I’ve made all the adjustments possible and he still beats me on run plays, I’m thinking about upgrading my LE and RE, using linebackers and spending all my ap On the d line so that I can worry about the pass and stay in the formation.
what do yall think?
Dollar is actually pretty decent against outside runs (stretch, speed option, reverse etc.) but weak against inside runs. I bought The Gravedigger to try and fix this a little bit. Inside Stuff + Run Stuffer AKA upgrade = you can't find better DT for Dollar
Then switch to 4-3/3-4… dollar is pass defense
Why would you want to stay in the same formation 100% of the time? You have to switch up formations, the alignment within those formations, and the players within those alignments sometimes to get the defense to play how you want. Don't be that guy. Play football, not "let's try to make this as simple as possible by breaking the ai" that the game has become over the years, especially since M16.
This is my first madden so I’m still learning, I am currently in the 46 playbook is there a different playbook that has multiple forms of dollar so that I could switch to 4 linemen?
onekickdude said:I just lost a Super Bowl to a guy who ran rpos, stretch plays and inside zones and just ran my team down the field, it was a close game because I defended the pass really well, I want to stay in this formation and I’ve made all the adjustments possible and he still beats me on run plays, I’m thinking about upgrading my LE and RE, using linebackers and spending all my ap On the d line so that I can worry about the pass and stay in the formation.
what do yall think?
You might have been playing against me lol.. I wont throw the ball if somebody lines up in that every play.
onekickdude said:This is my first madden so I’m still learning, I am currently in the 46 playbook is there a different playbook that has multiple forms of dollar so that I could switch to 4 linemen?
Just don’t run dollar if you are getting ran all over, then you want linebackers not dbs
onekickdude said:This is my first madden so I’m still learning, I am currently in the 46 playbook is there a different playbook that has multiple forms of dollar so that I could switch to 4 linemen?
Gotcha. You came to the right place then!
There are tons of resources on playbook options, playstyles and the best/meta formations to get you started. Here is a great resource for exploring the different playbooks and formations in each.
Here is a good place to pick up some random tips- watch any of the free content here.
Youtube is also a great resource, so I recommend finding someone you like and subscribing to them there and on twitch. Here are some: https://www.youtube.com/c/TDBarrett
https://www.youtube.com/c/GutFoxx
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3RlpUtcQYPCoaq5WaDybg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi4bGMXRNqaGufQPQPN-uXg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSGyvsXtPanzl-JeaXLFBQ
peacedeaths said:Dollar is actually pretty decent against outside runs (stretch, speed option, reverse etc.) but weak against inside runs. I bought The Gravedigger to try and fix this a little bit. Inside Stuff + Run Stuffer AKA upgrade = you can't find better DT for Dollar
I double team Gravedigger when I see him in Dollar and my heavy set runs against dollar get better.
Amazing how many people will sit in it. I see a lot of double and triple pancake blocks now too. I don’t prefer to run, but I’ve run every single play against people who sit in dollar. And I’m sure we’ll hear someone say “that is spamming the run”. No, it is taking what the defense gives you.
I wish they’d bring back the cartoonish pancakes of the Dline and LBs when the heavies on the OLine side were +2 or whatever the formula was.
Also, some basic understanding of how real football formations are used carries over to Madden, although there are exceptions and ways to manipulate them to your advantage. For example, run defense is typically easier in a 4-3 or 3-4 alignment.
Nickel is a great all-around formation, allowing more DBs to protect against the pass, while also keeping 2 LBs in the middle of the field behind a 4-down lineman front. In Madden, however, LBs do not animate to leap for interceptions, so players will often use the SUBLB position in the depth chart to add Safeties here instead (since they do not need an extra ability to leap for interceptions).
Dime, Dollar and Quarter formations are pass defenses.
Within each of these formations are various blitzes that are mostly used to pressure the QB on pass plays, but can also be implemented for filling specific gaps in run defense, too, if you find your opponent is constantly running through the same holes.
Also, some of these formations have variations within themselves- like Nickel 3-3, 3-3 Cub, Over, Over G, etc. And those are just nickel variants. Most formations will have different selectable alignments that may add players of a specific position group to the field, like the Nickel sub packages adding more safeties instead of LBs, etc. It sounds like a lot, but you don't have to know everything. Find something that feels right and build on it.
Keep asking questions, though. For the most part people here are helpful. And good luck!