How do You “Get Good”

Ive been playing since 04 and feel i know most of the fundamentals. My stick skill and offense is generally pretty solid. However im confused af on defense & cant really find a good guide on what counters what. 
 

On defense it seems like you have to almost cheese the AI in order to stop good players. Im curious though, how the fuck do people know what to do? I keep running into people doing the same bullshit motion out play that will fuck up one of my coverages and leave someone wide open. Half the time it feels like my zones just go wherever they feel like it.

where do you guys go in order to learn how to counter all the bullshit these scrubs pull? In my experience if you stop the 1 thing they do its normally an ez dub. However its way easier said than done

Glitch the AI and watch youtube cheese plays

Honestly H2H is where you improve your skill. I'm a hardcore MUT player and playing Solo Battles and vs the CPU will only help so much,even practice mode has its limitations for instance the game just plays differently in H2H online play vs anytime vs the CPU cause my players may hold onto the ball more or things will just work that wont work as well or as often in an online H2H game and of course you just can't duplicate playing against an actual human opponent vs the CPU. House rules is another good mode but always has different gimmick features different than an actual regular game but its still useful when we do have house rules.

 Anyone that wants to be a good competitive Madden player needs to play H2H online its the only place that can take your game to another level. I dont play nearly as much H2H as I should and I'm a slightly above average player that has spent the past 4-5 years trying to learn the nuances of the game and how to best play it and I love MUT it's a very complicated strategic game. I've seen many ppl refer to the chess match between players and its true. YouTube and this site are great for gaining knowledge on how the game plays and meta plays or exploits and just using that knowledge and  executing on the field. Though that is much easier said than done.

Learning Dime 3-2 and Nickel Double Mug formations will help improve your defense. Dime 3-2 is great for coverage and defending the OP seam routes this year. Nickel Double Mug mid blitz is still one of the best plays for generating instant pressure for those big moments.

Primetime27 said:

Learning Dime 3-2 and Nickel Double Mug formations will help improve your defense. Dime 3-2 is great for coverage and defending the OP seam routes this year. Nickel Double Mug mid blitz is still one of the best plays for generating instant pressure for those big moments.

Aka cheese plays

GrimReefer49 said:

Honestly H2H is where you improve your skill. I'm a hardcore MUT player and playing Solo Battles and vs the CPU will only help so much,even practice mode has its limitations for instance the game just plays differently in H2H online play vs anytime vs the CPU cause my players may hold onto the ball more or things will just work that wont work as well or as often in an online H2H game and of course you just can't duplicate playing against an actual human opponent vs the CPU. House rules is another good mode but always has different gimmick features different than an actual regular game but its still useful when we do have house rules.

 Anyone that wants to be a good competitive Madden player needs to play H2H online its the only place that can take your game to another level. I dont play nearly as much H2H as I should and I'm a slightly above average player that has spent the past 4-5 years trying to learn the nuances of the game and how to best play it and I love MUT it's a very complicated strategic game. I've seen many ppl refer to the chess match between players and its true. YouTube and this site are great for gaining knowledge on how the game plays and meta plays or exploits and just using that knowledge and  executing on the field. Though that is much easier said than done.

H2H is where you learn to lose or learn to become toxic.

There's nothing legitimate about this game anymore. Everything that gets patched opens up other glitches. Sick of the glitch du jour.

run the meta like a sheep lol......either run your own scheme and have fun or run the meta

a defense is only going to stop so many plays

is your opponent attacking the seams, sidelines, shallow part of the field?

slowly adjust - cover 4 can cover deep shots down the field, cover 3 can cover intermediate routes over the middle and with hard flats can stop shallow drags, cover 2 is pretty good against bunch

man shaded inside or outside combined with pressure can cause turnovers

easiest defense to run right now is 3-4 odd, turn base align on and auto flip off in coaching adjustments
pick any play, show blitz

if you are super dumb use trial and error

Primetime27 said:

Learning Dime 3-2 and Nickel Double Mug formations will help improve your defense. Dime 3-2 is great for coverage and defending the OP seam routes this year. Nickel Double Mug mid blitz is still one of the best plays for generating instant pressure for those big moments.

Ugh