This is for COLLEGE 25. I Kept saying Madden accidentally due to habit. I picked up the college game last week. Every game I want to have a library. A place you can go to during the year to know the coding of a particular coverage vs a formation. They FIXED Palms guys. I could t believe it. Use time stamps to what I'm referring to. Members get early access to all videos. This video will become public Friday. After that, I believe all videos will be open to members first, then open to public a week later. Thank you for sticking around with me. As for plans - I don't know what I'm going to do. I may stick with College - I may jump to Madden 25 when it drops - or I may take a break during this cycle. I'm not sure. I'm leaning towards the second of the 3 options. I plan on jumping into half slide, full slide, empty, and base protections in upcoming videos and looking for a playbook to base my scheme on. Thank you much for any and all support.
btw quarters and palms is very broken vs bunch this year. Any route combo with a vertical from number 2 in the bunch is basically a one play score. They reverted to old box check rules.
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Welcome back !!! I would recommend using a cover 4 shell. In palms vs. 3x1, that #1 cb presses on the #1 wr and will get beat deep pretty easily verse a streak. Anyways until they patch these coverages, I'd recommend manning up the slot corner to the #2 wr occasionally because the nickel and the safety get bugged out vs certain coverages where they end up guarding the same person leaving recievers uncovered. I still run the cov 6 family; trap,invert,willie; then mix in cover 9, palms, cov 3 match, cov 3 buzz match, and fire zone blitzes... Cover 3 seems to do a better job than qrts, palms, unless you make certain adjustments. Just ate a gummy so I'm rambling, ✌️
btw, in quarters/palms the safteys wont match digs shorter than 20 yards(at least in the college game), so in the example you presented, they would effectively double the post leaving the 3rec to deal with the dig. Geronimo22’s done a lot of testing on quarters this year on his streams.
I know some NFL teams are changing their QTRS rules, so the safeties don't go after dig routes. Due to the LBs underneath but I haven't fully tested it in CFB yet.
Wow - so much CFB/Madden content out there is just dumb or glitched plays, but this is amazing! Instant sub. (Plus now I understand Stubbie way better lol)
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Also in palms, the nickel tries to jump bubble screens with an out from 2 in 2x2. Problem is in 2x2, he has a run fit, so might wanna avoid calling it vs 2x2
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Yo!! glad your back xando, I would definitely check out a lot of the unique schemes in this game, such as the veer and shoot/slow mesh etc on offense. and some of the 3 high safety stuff in the 3-3-5 defense
Love to see you back and looking forward to more videos from you. I think when the number one runs a hitch in quarters the corner yells smash which tells the nickel to take the hitch whereas under the nickel nose to take the drag. Could be wrong on that but I think I read that somewhere
Stress and Stump don’t seem to work in CFB 25. Hot routing the Trips side CB to a deep 1/3 doesn’t change his assignment as he stays MEG. A deep half does seem to break him out of his MEG assignment
You would need to change the trips side q/f to a hard flat. It will cancel out Meg on the #1 Cb. Will need to user trips side S tho to protect yourself
@@kghostthegreat yeah if people are using a bunch of disguise ill usually do progression read cause its kinda annoying peaking saftey rotation when i can peak the rush/matchups instead
Hey Xando i did check if they got the hard flats working as they should. And its still not fixed. When calling hard flats and no passing threat is going to the flats they still dont have it where the defender drops deeper or looks for work. Just fyi.
Whats the rules differences between Stubbie and cover 6 Willie? Ive been using that cov to simulate stubbie as best i can, any tips on how to improve it?
I’ve messed around with double bracket. The theory is correct but in my opinion the execution isn’t good enough. The safeties fly down hard at the snap & get beat pretty easily. So i’ll call Double Bracket and just redo the adjustments of the safeties to man and they play it a lot better. They are more flat footed standing inside instead of flying down. Try it out & see how you like it
@Nikeheadgreg yea I'd much rather the safety play over with the corner under....but I will have to check out your adjustment. I just liked that they have the under over concept in the game. A sign of progress.
I run cover 4 palms with 3x1 & empty sets. I either play with the CB on the strong side (MEG), S on the strong side reading #3 to #2, or the S on the back side and watching anything that crosses my face…but my question is how would I set up my defenders to shade the strong side?
Did I miss something? All the cover 9 and cover 6 plays I’ve seen say “zone” as if they play zone drops. Does it play with match principles even though it says zone?
hey brother I think that is only only a particular Palms coverage that locks on the number 1 Wr. Notice he is in press alignment and all other palms have the CB playing off. Palms has the outside corner playing trap if number 2 or 3 go to the flat AKA 2-Read.
@@XandoFootball its where you said palm/Stubbie. Thats actually not stubbie or palms, stubbie is quarters with a built-in check to counter smash. Tells the corner to play deep quarter and nickel to close on the hitch from number 1, stubbie also says if number one runs short in, nickel will cover across the field.
@denair2629 Yea I don't know about that bro. The first one you're speaking of sounds like what they calm Stump. Stubbie doesn't have smash rules because the outside corner is locked in man to man...everywhere he goes. Stump plays the same as stubbie...only difference is it has smash rules and the corner isn't locked in Meg anymore. 1 runs a hitch, he can give the under call so the nickel can attach to it, and now corner can lean on the vertical of 2. Maybe you are referencing a coaching tree that interchanged the verbiage.
It seems like in cover 4 both palms and quarters struggle against the double out concept, palms if it’s run by the 2 and 3 so what’s the best way to adjust for that?
Haven’t watched the video yet but vertical hook zones will not match vertical routes unless you quick adjust that player into a vert hook. Been doing this when running clip and cut
Please lab this and tell me what I can do to fix match. To see how match is broken: auburn empty trio shock slot option. Defense cover 3 match. You will see your dB’s run into each other and the slot guy will be open 95 % of the time for touchdown.
I have the feeling that you have to work much more with progression reads in CFB 25. The defense can disguise things well.Anyone had the same experiences?
@ralphkreuz6236 Yes. Post snap reading is big time now in cf25 and madden as well. Madden 25 are going to have the same stuff with the shell coverages. Gone are the days of base align...which I thought was terrible anyways.
Im curious about your thoughts on how they chose to put match into the game as designated coverages with labels vs just having it on all the time in coach settings? Maybe its just me but It definately feels harder to run man or match in college because, due to the hashes, the spacing on the field is so much wider vs NFL/Madden. Any thoughts on how to counter this?
Yes. Generally - when teams run F.i.b (formation into the boundary)...it can create a lot of issues if you are in man against rub type concepts from what I've noticed. Then, if you overcompensate to the strong side by kicking coverage that way.... you leave the backside receiver 1 on 1 with a lot of space to put in work. I plan on making a video on FIB....playing on the hadh and etc...just hard finding the time on some of this stuff. But playing into the boundary/field is a lot more pronounced in college.
@arielrodriguez5075 Yea I noticed that. I edited it earlier in the description to toss cover 9 rules out the windows. Their tweak on the hook just messes it up.
This is for COLLEGE 25. I Kept saying Madden accidentally due to habit. I picked up the college game last week.
Every game I want to have a library. A place you can go to during the year to know the coding of a particular coverage vs a formation.
They FIXED Palms guys. I could t believe it. Use time stamps to what I'm referring to.
Members get early access to all videos. This video will become public Friday. After that, I believe all videos will be open to members first, then open to public a week later. Thank you for sticking around with me.
As for plans - I don't know what I'm going to do. I may stick with College - I may jump to Madden 25 when it drops - or I may take a break during this cycle. I'm not sure. I'm leaning towards the second of the 3 options.
I plan on jumping into half slide, full slide, empty, and base protections in upcoming videos and looking for a playbook to base my scheme on.
Thank you much for any and all support.
Try Usc they have that 2x2 spread you like. 3 to 4 tformations to be exact including your baby "levels divide".
@@damienscott9654 Thank you. Definitely checking that out today.
btw quarters and palms is very broken vs bunch this year. Any route combo with a vertical from number 2 in the bunch is basically a one play score. They reverted to old box check rules.
@@wheeler116 Wow. I will have to check that out today.
@XandoFootball oh and btw they have a new feature to disguise your shell. Meaning you can be in cover 0 but be aligned like your in cover 2.
I think I speak for everyone here when I say do not worry about your videos being to long. We are here for it!
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This channel is way better and more informative than the other known channel people follow, I won’t say no names. You give an actual game plan and understanding of everything. Thank you, you have helped me.
Welcome back !!! I would recommend using a cover 4 shell. In palms vs. 3x1, that #1 cb presses on the #1 wr and will get beat deep pretty easily verse a streak. Anyways until they patch these coverages, I'd recommend manning up the slot corner to the #2 wr occasionally because the nickel and the safety get bugged out vs certain coverages where they end up guarding the same person leaving recievers uncovered. I still run the cov 6 family; trap,invert,willie; then mix in cover 9, palms, cov 3 match, cov 3 buzz match, and fire zone blitzes... Cover 3 seems to do a better job than qrts, palms, unless you make certain adjustments. Just ate a gummy so I'm rambling, ✌️
U have gameplay footages? Would love to see them!
btw, in quarters/palms the safteys wont match digs shorter than 20 yards(at least in the college game), so in the example you presented, they would effectively double the post leaving the 3rec to deal with the dig. Geronimo22’s done a lot of testing on quarters this year on his streams.
@wheeler116 I've come to notice a lot of issues through online games. Hopefully they will patch.
I know some NFL teams are changing their QTRS rules, so the safeties don't go after dig routes. Due to the LBs underneath but I haven't fully tested it in CFB yet.
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Wow - so much CFB/Madden content out there is just dumb or glitched plays, but this is amazing! Instant sub. (Plus now I understand Stubbie way better lol)
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So glad you you’re back and I need to catch up on some of your videos can’t wait for more. Hope all is good
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Trust we don't mind the long videos teaching us how to attack the different defenses
Cover 4 Quarters and Palms etc etc so please do
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Also in palms, the nickel tries to jump bubble screens with an out from 2 in 2x2. Problem is in 2x2, he has a run fit, so might wanna avoid calling it vs 2x2
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I'm elated you're back!! FYI, your videos are never too long due to the intricate, detailed, and informative description of your breakdowns, are, will always be welcomed. #WELCOMEBACK #MUCHRESPECT #KEEPTEACHINGBRO 🫡
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Yo!! glad your back xando, I would definitely check out a lot of the unique schemes in this game, such as the veer and shoot/slow mesh etc on offense. and some of the 3 high safety stuff in the 3-3-5 defense
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Love to see you back and looking forward to more videos from you. I think when the number one runs a hitch in quarters the corner yells smash which tells the nickel to take the hitch whereas under the nickel nose to take the drag. Could be wrong on that but I think I read that somewhere
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Stress and Stump don’t seem to work in CFB 25. Hot routing the Trips side CB to a deep 1/3 doesn’t change his assignment as he stays MEG. A deep half does seem to break him out of his MEG assignment
You would need to change the trips side q/f to a hard flat. It will cancel out Meg on the #1 Cb. Will need to user trips side S tho to protect yourself
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Pre-snap reading is a lot harder in this game cause you can disguise shells.
Presnap reads don’t change, always remember “IF THE DEFENSE IS TELLING THE TRUTH”
This puts an emphasis on post snap reads
Post snap you usually want to find a S to the weak side . For the most part he will always tell you what they are in
@@kghostthegreat yeah if people are using a bunch of disguise ill usually do progression read cause its kinda annoying peaking saftey rotation when i can peak the rush/matchups instead
@@wheeler116 yeah, it’s definitely a pick your poison type deal, at least the defense can’t stunt (yet…)
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Hey Xando i did check if they got the hard flats working as they should. And its still not fixed. When calling hard flats and no passing threat is going to the flats they still dont have it where the defender drops deeper or looks for work. Just fyi.
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In Tampa 2, you have to put the Mike Linebacker in a middle third to activate its matching principles.. at least that’s how it is in Madden
Have you tired it in ncaa? Also, if you put the middle Linebacker in middle third, who will you user?
I love 6 Willie with a backside hard flat from LB playing DE
5 months ago I was like what happen to this guy he doesn't post anymore
Finally they fixed palms. Wow
@drefosho123 The alignment is great. They still have a lot to fix but at least they are showing progress.
@@XandoFootball ok. A start is always a good thing
Whats the rules differences between Stubbie and cover 6 Willie? Ive been using that cov to simulate stubbie as best i can, any tips on how to improve it?
Shouldn't be a change.
On your frontside - they should be playing Palms.
On weak side, should be playing 2 man.
Essentially - playing one split field defense on one side and a different split field defense on the weakside.
@@XandoFootball lol i asked this before finishing the video.. not realizing you had it covered lol
I’ve messed around with double bracket. The theory is correct but in my opinion the execution isn’t good enough. The safeties fly down hard at the snap & get beat pretty easily. So i’ll call Double Bracket and just redo the adjustments of the safeties to man and they play it a lot better. They are more flat footed standing inside instead of flying down. Try it out & see how you like it
@Nikeheadgreg yea I'd much rather the safety play over with the corner under....but I will have to check out your adjustment.
I just liked that they have the under over concept in the game. A sign of progress.
I run cover 4 palms with 3x1 & empty sets. I either play with the CB on the strong side (MEG), S on the strong side reading #3 to #2, or the S on the back side and watching anything that crosses my face…but my question is how would I set up my defenders to shade the strong side?
Did I miss something? All the cover 9 and cover 6 plays I’ve seen say “zone” as if they play zone drops. Does it play with match principles even though it says zone?
hey brother I think that is only only a particular Palms coverage that locks on the number 1 Wr. Notice he is in press alignment and all other palms have the CB playing off. Palms has the outside corner playing trap if number 2 or 3 go to the flat AKA 2-Read.
@@denair2629 Thanks for pointing that out. I will check today.
@denair2629 Are you talking about cover 6...or Palms against trips?
your palms time stamp against trips
@@XandoFootball its where you said palm/Stubbie. Thats actually not stubbie or palms, stubbie is quarters with a built-in check to counter smash. Tells the corner to play deep quarter and nickel to close on the hitch from number 1, stubbie also says if number one runs short in, nickel will cover across the field.
@denair2629 Yea I don't know about that bro.
The first one you're speaking of sounds like what they calm Stump.
Stubbie doesn't have smash rules because the outside corner is locked in man to man...everywhere he goes.
Stump plays the same as stubbie...only difference is it has smash rules and the corner isn't locked in Meg anymore. 1 runs a hitch, he can give the under call so the nickel can attach to it, and now corner can lean on the vertical of 2.
Maybe you are referencing a coaching tree that interchanged the verbiage.
It seems like in cover 4 both palms and quarters struggle against the double out concept, palms if it’s run by the 2 and 3 so what’s the best way to adjust for that?
Haven’t watched the video yet but vertical hook zones will not match vertical routes unless you quick adjust that player into a vert hook. Been doing this when running clip and cut
@@Brobeans123 I noticed this later and I hate it.
When you said cover 2 match is trash did you mean cover 3 match?
you can’t run stump because when you try to put the zone into a deep outside 3rd it still runs like an out quarter (meg)
Please lab this and tell me what I can do to fix match. To see how match is broken: auburn empty trio shock slot option. Defense cover 3 match. You will see your dB’s run into each other and the slot guy will be open 95 % of the time for touchdown.
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Can you do a video about the best match coverage vs bunch and tight?
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I have the feeling that you have to work much more with progression reads in CFB 25. The defense can disguise things well.Anyone had the same experiences?
@ralphkreuz6236 Yes. Post snap reading is big time now in cf25 and madden as well. Madden 25 are going to have the same stuff with the shell coverages. Gone are the days of base align...which I thought was terrible anyways.
Im curious about your thoughts on how they chose to put match into the game as designated coverages with labels vs just having it on all the time in coach settings? Maybe its just me but It definately feels harder to run man or match in college because, due to the hashes, the spacing on the field is so much wider vs NFL/Madden. Any thoughts on how to counter this?
Yes.
Generally - when teams run F.i.b (formation into the boundary)...it can create a lot of issues if you are in man against rub type concepts from what I've noticed.
Then, if you overcompensate to the strong side by kicking coverage that way.... you leave the backside receiver 1 on 1 with a lot of space to put in work.
I plan on making a video on FIB....playing on the hadh and etc...just hard finding the time on some of this stuff.
But playing into the boundary/field is a lot more pronounced in college.
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I’m hearing EA made changes to hybrid match coverages (not in a good way)
Cover 3 matches trips now
they did in Madden 17 too
then they took it out .. SMH... you couldn't run medium cross routes the hooks actually carried them this is good to know
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Nickel defender doesn’t match vertical a lot of formations in this game cover 9 is broken
Even after hot routing the nickel cb into a vert hook …. The stock vert hook on the play plays EVEN WORST than the hot routed one
@arielrodriguez5075 Yea I noticed that. I edited it earlier in the description to toss cover 9 rules out the windows. Their tweak on the hook just messes it up.
Took you long enough
somebody already copied your video
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