Madden 23: How To Set Up Playbooks and Schemes (CPU vs. CPU)

[@timbryant2969]

I typically play Franchise vs. CPU. I play all offensive snaps & simulate the defensive snaps. To test your assertions I simulated a whole season 3 times using the default schemes and playbooks (Dal. M. McCarthy) and got 9-8, 9-8, 8-9 records. Then I changed my defensive scheme to 4-3 Cover 3 (91% fit) from 4-3 Under (83% fit) and went to the KC-Andy Reid playbook. I simulated 3 more seasons, and got 12-5 & a playoff berth all three seasons. Great video.

[@montrellhall7348]

I completely customize my playbook from the formations to the situations. I drop formations that don’t fit what I want. It’s important to have a mixed bag on first and second and medium. Take your shots in those situations and be creative in between. If your play calling doesn’t have variety then your offense will suffer because the cpu will pick up on your tendencies

[@lunarumbreon7420]

FINALLY, IVE SPENT YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT. YOURE THE GOAT.

[@ltrain8086]

Love this video. Good info. Just getting into slow sim.

[@gregwilliams8336]

Great video, thank you.

[@BG-iu1mv]

Awesome vid mate! Do you have one on sliders you recommend?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Unfortunately I do not but someone else asked about them on another video so if you go to the Texans franchise episode 1 I have a reply with my current set!

[@BG-iu1mv]

@@CBGamingYT7 awesome I will check it out 🤙

[@Brandon-kq2yg]

Any information on cpu vs cpu ncaa 25?

[@khanos1234]

So Josh Allen...a 96 overall Qb. How would you get him to play better in CPU vs. CPU? He runs backwards and tosses the ball up to the defense for 4+ ints a game.

[@CBGamingYT7]

I'm pretty sure he is a strong arm archetype which already puts him at a disadvantage because madden sucks at coding them properly. But I would work on switching up the playbook and try some different schemes. You want to find a book that doesn't depend on too many deep route progressions to try and lower his deep attempts.

[@khanos1234]

@@CBGamingYT7 he is actually an improviser. I would prefer a strong arm at this point. Just had a 6 int game in our 32 man online league

[@khanos1234]

Been toying with TB offense. The weekly training and schemes drastically change the way he plays. Short pass was the 6 int game in a spread scheme.

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@khanos1234 I'd go away from the spread scheme. That is a very specific scheme to get to work right and isn't easy.

[@khanos1234]

@@CBGamingYT7 I'm going to try some more of your tips. Great stuff as always. Keep up the good work

[@fuster07]

So glad I found a fellow following of the niche franchise play style I prefer although I joined a league full of users for the first time and I took over the Steelers and man is it brutal, we are 1-9 and the only 1 win team we are last in PF and first in PA I’ve tried every scheme and playbook and nothing works any tips on how to run Steelers?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Is it the base Steelers or different players? It depends on what difficulty and sliders are being run too.

[@fuster07]

@@CBGamingYT7 base Steelers and we were even awarded making one player on roster an X Factor and I gave it to Pickett he has Dots and looks lost out there

[@CBGamingYT7]

@fuster07 what is his archetype and what book and scheme are you running right now?

[@fuster07]

@@CBGamingYT7 a lot of abilities are banned from using so I have “Dots” on him currently and I’m using Vertical Zone Run because it’s 95% scheme fit with KC playbook. By the way I’m loving finding this channel binging out the Texans rebuild right now great content man!

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@fuster07 hey thanks! glad you like the series! I would go away from vert zone and try to use a west coast scheme in the KC book. Maybe try Buffalo with either west coast or even a multiple zone/power scheme.

[@ashtinw.4555]

Does this still hold true for Madden 24? Also, is there anything you would recommend for a "blitz heavy" playbook? I love leading in sacks and always bringing pressure.

[@creoleboy911]

Anyone knows why sometime when i play online my playbook randomly change, it happened a few times, I'm guessing its something the other player did, but that always messes me up because i dont have my regular plays, or they're change a little bit, anyone help, I'm new to madden.

[@CBGamingYT7]

Check what your default setting is for playbook choice in the settings menu. When you choose your favorite team it will default set you to that book. You can change what your default playbook choice is from there or you can click on advanced settings from the game screen before you start playing to change it.

[@Gil-dz9bb]

I like creating my own playbooks starting from scratch, Gameplan and all but I can never figure out why it always glitches to a punt or a feild goal attempt at any given moment on offense. Really frustrating. But wit this video there are other ways to get that offensive coordinator feeling

[@danmcg820]

Hey man, know this is an old comment but FYI I have found that the only time my custom playbook glitches like you described is when I remove all plays and I get the popup warning that a play is the last available play in a playcall scenario and cant be removed. The issue is that certain plays get glitched and dont carry over from the playbook creation screen and into the actually game, this makes it so the game cannot read the play intended and then defaults to calling special teams instead. I start by picking a random play, giving it stars in hail mary, removing all over plays from hail mary and then copying to all other scenarios. I still avoid removing all plays as best I can, aka I start with a book that knows I have a few formations I want and never remove them.

[@Gil-dz9bb]

@@danmcg820 preciate that bro 🙌🏾So basically I need to find a playbook I already like. Im gonna try it out

[@hoodiemo967]

So just add a star for every scenario on 1 play (hail mary) Then delete all other plays. To start from scratch?

[@Gil-dz9bb]

Good looks Brodie

[@soullover9920]

Does this apply to 24? (The star ratings and the playbook calls).

[@CBGamingYT7]

Yes

[@botchedmandala5197]

Really good stuff man. Wish i could learn more about this. Which version of madden would you say is best for cpu v cpu? I have m22 but the next two dont seem any different really, worth getting? And what playbook would you reccommend for the run (with any teams/hb types etc) im struggling atm because the big variance in run play quality - or how the ai uses them.

[@CBGamingYT7]

I actually have liked the gameplay from M24 more than the last few years. It still has its issues but the run game is much better now than it was in M22. If you want to see some more just check out my top playlists for both Madden 23 and Madden 24. The settings and free agency stuff is different but playbooks and everything should be relatively similar for M22

[@botchedmandala5197]

Oh interesting, ill have a peep but doubt ill transfer for a little while, dont wanna give thrse bastards money tbh haha cheers

[@marcusrudolph5961]

Have you found a work around to the 4 minute offense glitch

[@CBGamingYT7]

Can you elaborate for me?

[@marcusrudolph5961]

@@CBGamingYT7 when using custom playbooks there has always been a hidden 4 minute offense part of the playbook that can be edited and we are unable to see which plays are selected in this scenario.. if you google 4 minute offense custom playbooks there are many threads regarding it I’ve never know a workaround for it

[@squarepegroundhole132]

Is there any negative effect to changing playbooks mid-season in cpu vs cpu? Thanks for the info. Just getting back into madden after 10+ years so I have allot of catching up to do.

[@CBGamingYT7]

I have done this and had no issues by doing it. If you are switching in season just make sure to give it a game or 2 before judging it too bad. When I'm testing for books I like to run 10 games in a book and scheme and compare each game to see if it's giving me consistency.

[@RamsHouse102]

So you can’t use formation subs for individual plays? Just pick one spot to put the best receiver for most plays?

[@CBGamingYT7]

No there is no way to do it for each play in CPU vs CPU but you can for each type of formation and set you are running.

[@RamsHouse102]

@@CBGamingYT7 that’s what I figured. I hope they add that soon enough! Appreciate all the content! Hidden gem of channel!

[@CoachGunns]

Bro i didn’t even know this shit existed … thank you so much … you got a new subscriber… hopefully you continue to do more of these for Madden 24 and on. Also would love to see you do this for EA College Football 🏈

[@kiwisportsmage]

Man been struggling. Do you know how to use general defences like Multiple D in franchise mode?

[@CBGamingYT7]

You can't set it in team schemes but you should be able to select it in the play screen

[@macanthony1982]

Main thing i dislike is having to go all the way out of my Franchise screen to access my playbook.. my chosen playbook should be in my Franchise screen

[@realjcoop182]

The stock plays are so mid for so many playbooks. Its wild that now scrambler is the best smh. I've been strong arm guy and had a goat in Madden 2022. The gameplan and QB traits are so important. In this years game the RedZone is an automatic sack 😤🤬 slow sim aka CPU vs CPU is so fun to watch and to figure out. The gameplan is such an important thing because if they have roo many awful plays you're done. I've ran vertical for so long that now I've got to adjust and find a new way to "coach"

[@CBGamingYT7]

It's a very fun and infuriating way to play 😂

[@thebadguytv9060]

Wat playbook do your prefer for regular exhibition game. When u can’t pick the scheme

[@CBGamingYT7]

I haven't played in exhibition this year so I am not sure what I would use tbh

[@LLMCxDak]

Do you use this in slow slim only or will this also work in advance sim?

[@CBGamingYT7]

I use these in slow sim. But I have changed the other teams books and schemes in my franchise and it has in some cases changed their sim stats and sim record. Does that mean it 100% does? I cant say that but I do have a feeling there is something being adjusted behind the scenes when i do it for the sim teams.

[@robertbryant2467]

New sub,appreciate the info 👌

[@speedofli9ht89]

What playbook would you recommend for someone like Jared Goff in the Lions offense? I’d assume it would utilize lots of play action while establishing the run.

[@CBGamingYT7]

It can be difficult to run a book with a lot of play action. I'd start with a west coast zone run or west coast power run type of book.

[@speedofli9ht89]

@@CBGamingYT7 okay thank you. Do you think it’s fine for me to run either of those schemes even though Goff isn’t a scheme fit? The O-Line for both is almost a perfect scheme fit. The only scheme where the QB and O-Line are scheme fits multiple power run. So would it be better to still use a west coast scheme or would it be better to run a Multiple power run scheme?

[@CBGamingYT7]

@Speedofli9ht I would try a few different schemes with the book you try. Sometimes the scheme fits don't work properly but another one will even if it doesn't seem like it should.

[@speedofli9ht89]

@@CBGamingYT7 okay thanks!

[@CobraTheGreatest]

Could you run through your PB for the franchise in the beginning of the next episode if we get the Texans Fran back?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Sure.. actually I could just upload it to the community files and whoever wants to check it out can.

[@macanthony1982]

Do you play on All-Madden(custom sliders) or All Pro??

[@CBGamingYT7]

I just recently switched back to all pro

[@strummania9134]

Have Matt Corral in our sim league who is now a FG 82 overall XF, put him in Multiple Power Run (cause it's good for FG) and the Washington PB but he just overthrew everything and missed most passes. Is there a way you would fix this?

[@CBGamingYT7]

another thing to check on is his traits, should have said that in the video but didnt think of diving into attributes too. but if the traits are ok then i would just keep trying different books, maybe try a west coast power run instead of multiple. Sometimes the multiple will have you throwing out of singleback and i form a lot which can give more time for the defense to break through and cause "throws under pressure"

[@CBGamingYT7]

it also could just be the book too. Like I say in the video, just because it looks like it should work doesnt mean it will. Maybe check on the gameplan of your book in the main menu to see what kind of plays are being called? it might not fit him as a passer

[@strummania9134]

@@CBGamingYT7 appreciate you, I'll try these out. Also this video deserves WAY more views.

[@CBGamingYT7]

@@strummania9134 appreciate that. Thank you!

[@seanogrady2629]

how do you change favorite plays?

[@CBGamingYT7]

I'm not sure if you can. Favorite plays are given based on how often you call them if I remember correctly.

[@macanthony1982]

yea, I mainly play cpu vs cpu (Bears rebuild), only play the first offensive series of the game and the first offensive series of the second-half thats it..

[@lnorris76]

How do you get the cpu to run more than 35% of the time? I play primarily user vs cpu but I hate watching the cpu throwing 75% of the time or more

[@CBGamingYT7]

I've noticed that a lot of the playbooks are set up for it to be a lot of passing and I believe there is a coding in how they call pass to run.. for instance in my Texans custom book I have about 30 run plays and 15 pass plays. All the run plays have the highest star count and passing is lower but I'll still see an almost 50% chance of a pass on first down.. bottom line is without controlling what they are training for or the books they use its almost impossible to change. Wish I had a better answer lol

[@CBGamingYT7]

The play count is all just for 1st down scenario as an example. I have more than 45 plays in the book 🤣

[@BreadVanVleet]

Yes!!! TYSM!!!!!

[@hubiesutton5568]

You discussed custom playbook majority of the video. How do you set up your games since there is a glitch using custom playbooks for both teams

[@CBGamingYT7]

Custom books can only be used by the person starting the game so I have one that I use for my franchises but otherwise it's all the generic books

[@WBStax]

What playbook and scheme would u use if u have Lamar jackson at QB?

[@CBGamingYT7]

If you want him to run then I'd stick to the Baltimore book with a west coast power run or multiple zone/power run scheme. If you want him to pass then you will have to play around with some short passing books

[@WBStax]

@@CBGamingYT7 yea i understand that i tried to run spread and cardinals playbook with him since it involves the short pass plays and run plays but it didnt seem to work especially in cpu vs cpu because we would barley score on offense i just want him to play balanced some passing and some running just need some suggestions

[@CBGamingYT7]

@WBStax the scrambling QBs are very bad this year tbh, I had to develop my QB out of scrambling archetype to get him to stop acting weird

[@WBStax]

@@CBGamingYT7 what about the improviser archetype say if i wanna use CJ stroud as a QB which playbook and scheme should i use?

[@MikeHenry3280]

I wish the devs would put more time into the PBs, i feel like there is sooooooo many plays they dont run.. cause any play i feel that has no stars next to it wont be picked by the cpu, i think i tested this once, and go figure u cant give the cpu a custom PB like if u made a more wide open one with more plays used, i feel like as it is the cpu passes to much...

[@MikeHenry3280]

are u sure the cpu picks plays that have no stars on them ? i know they lean towards those more.. but i felt like one day and maybe they changed it... but i did a test PB, and only had like 3 run plays that had stars on them... and the cpu kept picking those same plays.... not one pass play for the first like 10-12 plays

[@CBGamingYT7]

It's definitely possible because I have had plays get called that were not in my gameplan before. I think it kicks in and chooses new plays if you have the play cool down or limit turned on

[@MikeHenry3280]

@@CBGamingYT7 speaking of the play call cool down I don't see that in my franchise settings but I saw someone in a youtube video showing us how the whole thing works. Is this a online franchise option only.???

[@MikeHenry3280]

OK it is only a online feature well crap oh well haha

[@MikeHenry3280]

some day im going to do every game but with normal sim speed mode, not quick sim where u just quickly sim the week, but go into each game and then have it simulate and see if talent really matters on sim plays or if its totally random and 50-50, the thing that bugs me alot tho, is there a huge difference between cpu vs cpu mode and then say coach mode where u do user vs cpu but lets say u call the plays but let the cpu run the play, ?? ive heard some try to say it plays more real in coach mode, !! idk ? but what really throws me off alil, and granted it happens in real life to and not every game will be the same which is nice, and yes talent to a point does matter on here, example, my 87 overall defense for the 49ers which i might add is very good on there, gave up 52 to the bengals, burrow was insaaaaanee, which ya he is good, but he went 41-47 505 yards and 5 tds, all of those where season highs, when u look back at his past games they were all pretty nfl avg with a few good games here and there, but then he plays us and wow, treated us like a D1 school, mainly cause the middle of the field passing defense and sometimes the zone defense is horrrrrible, but nooo way someone should go 41-47 505 yds and 5 tds with 52 pts against one of the top overal ranked defenses, if anything it should have been a good close battle, a good offense with cincy vs a goo defense for the niners, and maybe have the score be like 24-21 now granted, maybe if i did the same matchup 10 times it would even out, and maybe that was just one of those games, but still its kinda a gut punch, like what can u do ??

[@CBGamingYT7]

Sometimes it's all about the plays being called. If your defensive book is calling a bunch of Cover 2 and the offense is running concepts that work against that defense, then it can seem like your defense is all over the place

[@codyharris9247]

Have you found a playbook/Scheme that seems to be the most effective without having to change much?

[@CBGamingYT7]

west coast zone or power seems to be the most versatile with how they respond to different books. As for the books themselves thats hard because it really is dependent on the QB. ive found success with GB offense and NYJ or NO defense with multiple teams so far in M23

[@macanthony1982]

Am i the only one who doesn't buy Madden each year, focusing more on the Franchise aspect?? Playing at least 25 seasons b4 getting a new Madden... lol

[@chinaexpat1827]

WHAT SLIDERS ARE YOU USING THESE DAYS?

[@CBGamingYT7]

I'm using a way different one. Check out my slider video! It's on my madden tips playlist

[@chinaexpat1827]

@@CBGamingYT7 THANK YOU

[@mikeypancakes_17]

This guy have a reddit i can just stalk at 3am?

[@CBGamingYT7]

Stalk who?! 🤣

[@macandrewnetherland4114]

Great content as always! Throw me an invite to your CPU vs. CPU league!

[@CBGamingYT7]

I have the league I reference a lot pinned in my featured channels. It's called the RFL!

[@Impact_speakers]

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