Madden 24 Defense 101: How To Play Defense Correctly

In this Madden 24 tips video, I'll be showing how to play defense in Madden 24! If you want to learn the best defense tips, this is the video for you! For more Madden 24 gameplay, news, tips and tricks, money plays & more...be sure to subscribe! #Madden24
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[@EricRayweather]

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[@Magswap]

I really need this exact type of video for offense, if you can put that together sometime I would be forever grateful!!

[@aaronlong6000]

It'd be nice to have the coaching adjustments be on a tab in the game menu. Then you wouldn't be limited in the time you have to make the adjustments.

[@Raycambam]

THANK YOU FOR THE BANGER VID LATELY BEEN PUTTING THESE TIPS TO WORK AND BEEN GETTING BETTER

[@jakevic7342]

Just discovered your channel and have been enjoying it so far. I’m in a couple franchises with a buddy who’s VERY good at madden. We’re about even H2H, I think some of these tips push the odds in my favor haha. Keep it up 👍

[@Teramis]

Great breakdown. Thanks!

[@badsnaker]

I suck at madden so this was so helpful. TAHNK YOU!!!❤

[@1Calical]

Thanks for all your videos on Madden 24

[@sunshizzleyou]

I’ve noticed Madden 24 is significantly more difficult to play defense as the user vs the computer. Any Def adjustment the offense will immediately attack the opposite. It also instantaneously calls the perfect play to attack the coverage you’re in.

[@Joknows70]

I finally realized the Key to CPU Audible Just have the play you want in Audibles and switch under center! #CPUKnowsYourPlay

[@donnellefloyd5043]

They been cheating me every game. I been playing from 4pm to 1am. Lost every game felt like I was playing AI

[@thinkersthink-]

@@donnellefloyd5043😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sa1ntluke]

​@@donnellefloyd5043that's alot of l's

[@thomasrizzo143]

It is AI, and it will learn as well, just like anything with a conscious intelligence ​@donnellefloyd5043

[@XDaDon831]

Bro you explained this so perfectly compared to these other KZbinrs.. this actually helped me improve

[@hugogomez1647]

Great info !!

[@albertohernandez2387]

Awesome video thank you

[@AJHami]

Good shit man thank you

[@spartancdc5117]

Perfect timing I got dusted in my last franchise game

[@connorlitwiller7314]

I looked to find a video after getting smashed 32 to like 50 sum last night never again

[@ygvon2564]

I needed this I’m new to madden

[@johnnierobles2304]

I have a question, but thank you for the video. My question would be after all the adjustments I’ve made is there anything you do with the controller or should you not do anything? I tend to hear a lot of buttons mashing when I watch the videos, but I have no idea what buttons.

[@AlexLaBarba]

Yo Eric! Love your stuff - when you are building a defense do you like to have some Zone corners and some Man corners? Like having someone like Prime Time and also Sherm?

[@atay405]

Incredible video. 👌

[@kingtut21100]

It's been awhile since I played madden until now and Ericrayweather always drop these videos for every year madden drops. Thanks for the consistency🎉🎉🎉

[@Sadbullsfan1]

Helpful video

[@stealthman201]

liked the video. this my first madden game in years I've played. since madden 2015. I'm on my last to regular season games and I gotta learn to play defense better. ill probably rewatch this video as reference. is there a mode on madden 24 that lets you practice defensive plays. ive only ever played in franchise.

[@iandufair7429]

Love this video, can you Make an offense 101 also, I love madden but it’s so hard to understand the game

[@ArtistryMusication]

Haven't played in awhile but got Madden 24 for $12 on PS5. I had 23 on PC but my user controlling a player still sucks. The worst part for me is selecting the guy to tackle and it selects the other player on the opposite side and I'm so focused on the guy I thought would be selected the tackle ends up going away from the player augghh. But your video is helpful I wasn't always looking at how many wide receivers were in. Being lazy sometimes I take the coaches suggestions. Thank you for explaining the basics!

[@AlmostReady504]

Good stuff! Haven't played Madden in a while. Is this a practice mode? QB has different jersey

[@Swaazy2official]

Raise your if you been watching Ericrayweather for a while✋

[@HVYW8Gaming]

Long while

[@biggrizzy718]

Yess

[@Stiff_armstrong22]

🖐

[@w4fflez81]

🤚

[@jay600r]

👍

[@_JEBUS]

Gonna start managing my defense like this see how it goes. I have a ton of losses in online because i cant stop a cold especially aggressive players that love to go deep. My best strategy has been man and hope the player throws a stevie. Anybody that knows how to use lamar its a wrap lol.

[@xoPoncho]

This is exactly what I needed. A madden refresher. Now all I gotta do is learn how to pass 😂

[@benjared633]

Dude why does the passing feel impossible!?

[@user-sb8bn4vq8e]

​@@benjared633cuz Madden wants you to press 3 buttons at once so you make the right type of pass. Then once the ball in the air you gotta switch to the wr and enter another special combination on the controller 😂😂😂😂

[@basedgooon9344]

Skill passing 10x easier

[@JuicyJ_28]

Please drop a video on how to get more interceptions and how to bait the QB

[@ValleyboizAmbassdor]

Your tips got me winning daily

[@Supperkk4411]

One of the best football KZbinrs

[@sirjam34]

How do I tell pre play if I have a speed advantage on offense? It’s either changed or it’s gone this year. Thanks

[@chancesomello2954]

great video

[@Jesus.A.Torres83]

Is it smart to gameplan around opposing teams players such as wideouts, tight ends, running backs ( I know it’s a yes for mobile QBs) and QBs that have either low accuracy on mid or high pass accuracies? Or QB tendencies such paranoid or trigger happy in sensing pressure and if the QB is aggressive or conservative in forcing passes? Sorry I know it’s a 3 part question. Thank you in advance and I really enjoy what you do brother!

[@demarius71]

10:51 needed this

[@dnaelitro155]

In all my online leagues I’m always the #1 ranked defense and I still find myself watching this video 😂🤦‍♂️

[@Alvin-ms8rq]

question: can u give me one pointer on def since u the best?

[@ItzPlug]

Hey Erick eveyone been sayin is on EAs end sayin that they needa optimize the game and fix the game running on cpu problem on PC any chance you got any news and updates on that for us soon when the fix will come?

[@dripguy5177]

Banger fire 🔥 channel

[@ntshaii]

im lost, everytime i call a zone none of my deep blues pick up and just sit there and let a route run all in front and through their zone and they sit there and do nothing. Doesent matter how much coverage i have in that are whether its 2-3 zones in the top of my coverage they just dont like to play their zones and never pick up or run down into other zones like my opponents do. is there any reasoning or defensive setting that im missing?>

[@icec1628]

This video helps

[@michaelkeller3528]

This is the best for mad at 24

[@jonicmarko]

I just want to thank you, after this video I played 8 matches with these tactics and won 6

[@Cullor95]

I’m here to know does match defense work in madden 24. I play CPU and their Cover 3 match works perfectly but mines never work. So they always complete short passes and the WR never completes the routes

[@willg3011]

Good video Eric🏆 , does Madden 24 have a pursuit of the qb for the closest defender if he tries to drift outside the pocket? I think it used to be press Left or Right analog stick in

[@EricRayweather]

Right analog stick.

[@willg3011]

@@EricRayweather Appreciate that bro👍 I usually map this action to one of my back paddles on my controller , because pressing the analog in sometimes I move it to much and takes my current controlled player out of the play opening a gap 😂

[@ejdolo]

Every year in madden, i gotta compete against QBs who throw 35/40 pass attempts because they always throwsome quick passes that my defenders just watch happen.

[@arlichar11]

defense in this game for me is just hope for the best, if its a run hope its near me.. and if throw hope cpu sticks with guy... i pick a guy and blitz with him.. i never know who i should be controlling pre snap and what to do with them? it seems who ever i chose, the ball goes where they would have been had i not chosen them!

[@mmon7503]

Mid blitz is the most op play u usually get consistent pressure and when they adjust with quick throws quickly adjust to cover 2 and they will probably throw a dangerous throw that could be picked

[@nathanielgarcie6187]

Whats the best defensive playbook?

[@kelvingarner1140]

Giving them 💎 away!

[@PenGameSe7en]

I didn’t realize I needed help until I watched this video…I thought I was good at defense before today😂😂😂

[@user-db6ol7qd2f]

Hi Eric, have you seen the glitch where if you download a draft class in madden 24, everybody has the same face scan

[@Shady25X20]

This is my first year back in Madden in many many years. Offense took awhile but getting better. However, I just bumped up to all Madden and it is insane (only CPU for now). Jaguars scored a TD on every single drive over 4qtr with 8min qtrs. I even turned down CPU pass blocking, QB accuracy and WR catching. I blitzed, went 2 high man, cover 2, cover 3 in all different formations and it didn’t matter. Lawrence would sprint to his left with his back to the LOS then spin around and throw a perfect pass to a WR. I like difficult but CHEAP is why I left Madden years ago.

[@makicrump1275]

I know this is late but bumping the qb accuracy actually helps because it makes them throw more deep balls

[@brandonb3311]

This is my first year playing madden since 2017 and I suck so bad right now. I just got it for Black Friday. There's so many changes since I last played lol

[@ethanthehippo469]

I love the content Eric! But I still can’t play Defence one bit, I give up over 40+ points a game. I play on all-madden because all-pro is too easy, I don’t know what I should do. If anyone has any suggestions please leave them below!

[@dlo4rmdago1693]

Same here 😞

[@tomredfern7196]

Same

[@unlyricallyrics4152]

How do I practice this? I try in practice mode but the offense snaps it so fast I don’t have time to do anything and I don’t know how to stop time to be able to get used to everything.

[@firesfrixtion]

I need help on how to commit to pass or run for defense

[@Rangersboy-sx3nl]

How do I change it to seeing offensive team formation first?

[@nathanmurray8580]

If your opponent is running play action a lot wouldn’t you play a 3-4 or 4-3 but sub in safeties for Linebackers. That way you can stop them if they decide to run but if they keep the play action you at least have safeties on Wide receivers

[@tabbster23]

Do you do any adjustment when you play man? I feel i get destroyed when i run it and then my opponent will have me in box when he runs it and stops whip routes and all my beaters. Any tips🫶🏿 please lol

[@brianstacey2679]

Cover 3 is really bad right now. It's leaving guys wide open way too often. I'm doing more cover 2 and cover 4 when i play zone. Cover 4 is working better than cover 3. That's crazy.

[@buppster3053]

thats because madden doesn't have realistic cover 3 options, so you have to manually adjust the weak side and tweak the zone depths for the strong side in most cases. Or play match coverage

[@AlmostReady504]

Damn . I played way back in the day when Cover-3 was badass

[@sportsfan521]

I run cover 3 all day I was getting cooked when game first dropped but, I've adjusted to game. U might wanna run ur cover 3 and then on key downs flip the defense, press, or user play a defender into the voids in the zone they continuously target. Definitely leads to them turning it over in my opinion just gotta pick and choose when to press, flip play etc

[@angelgutierrez6035]

Hey Eric big fan can you please show how to substitute defensive players in madden 24 ps5

[@imnotcompyt4396]

Does anyone else user feels weird ?? Like ever since release the user has felt bad I could literally be right there and still not go for an interception or even a deflection

[@BiggjakeMusic]

Pleaseeeee tell me how to defend that one pass on the right sideline that everyone in legend uses that my safety and corner won't cover by themselves in any formation I try even if I shade outside 😅

[@BiggjakeMusic]

I guess nobody's got me on this one lol

[@johnnierobles2304]

So that I can be clear, I understand adjustments what to do with a Controller wants to pull the stat what to do with a Controller before so

[@bankrollmafia1001]

this should help save my franchise

[@StalePorkchop]

I'm fine on defense. I need help on not throwing sloppy pics 😂😂😂

[@numaiprostiaaramas]

Very good tips and hints, but i got burn out by the Washington offense, they always call 3 wr, made me call nickel, and they run the ball:(((

[@anthonyjones3835]

Does online play always have Injured players who are injured in real life or can you turn it off

[@jayrico638]

I play franchise on defense and all I get to watch is my defense cover nobody the ai quarterback throw for 400 yards and 2 incompletions and the running back gets 300 yards and it's like every game....

[@landenwhitt1279]

I’ve played 3 games in a row and haven’t given up an incompletion, it’s like no matter what I do they are just wide open

[@JayMG34]

What is better man to man or zone defense ? I'm looking at buying some new CBs but dont know which is better.

[@EricRayweather]

Man defense right now for sure.

[@JayMG34]

@@EricRayweather thanks 🏈👍

[@PoopSagots]

14:00 and sometimes your defender will just stand there and do nothing

[@TopG857]

My previous play feature don’t pop up any reason?

[@Dontask9513]

My go to in the red zone is cover 2 and shade underneath nothing get completed

[@braedensinner]

I just have no knolege in defense side of football but i know offense very well so i didnt understand a signle word u said i give up on defense to confusing

[@toothybj]

Man I suck at defense so hard. I’m great on offense, but cpu usually scores (TD many times) and I mostly play on Pro level. I’ll get him to 3rd down but always get burned on a mid-deep passing play.

[@samanderson1650]

I played Madden in high school, but I never actually learned how to play the game like this. Right now it's hard for me to get enough time to actually make any adjustments, especially when the CPU just hikes the ball after two seconds. I don't want to go online yet, because I know I'm just gonna get roasted though.

[@joshramirez7]

My defense has went way downhill since the new update. No clue why, but been getting burned consistently and was solid before the update. If you can't tell, I'm blaming the update haha

[@ghostpepper4439]

Cover 3 is extremely bad right now. Safeties are also pretty bad as well which doesn’t help

[@reelbassbros]

Same after update I am not the same lol

[@davy1972]

Safeties are lost. But yes, always blame the update. 😂

[@user-il3xb4dz1d]

Does anyone know how to do the Mahomes throw they were showing in the trailer?

[@joshramirez7]

It's random, but sprinting while doing it will give you a better chance

[@quayonturnerfundamentalist1802]

What defense playbook is this

[@Thatman_juice803]

So what button do you press to make your LB run at him while he already containing him

[@Thatman_juice803]

Bc you know when you don’t wbu spy but try to run in while they by 5 or like in goal

[@mykebill9402]

Has anyone tested out performance mode vs image quality

[@Joker23236]

Yeah they still haven’t fixed the one thing I hate most about madden either. My wr will be running a crossing route and than immediately stop behind a random defender. I’ll throw a pick every time because it’s so inconsistent. Sometimes he will keep going and I’ll anticipate that and try and throw to him on the run as soon as he goes past the defender. Crazy thing is the defender doesn’t even move have the time. He’s just there in his stance and the CPU WR just stops the route lol Other times he just stops right behind the defender. Makes zero sense that that keeps happening.

[@deredevil3415]

Happens to me too or receiver will become open after he’s bumped way down the field then drop it

[@Adam-re1ph]

Slants are broken this year. They will just stop mid route. The game is broken.

[@antrecasnerify]

I can’t play pass defense to save my life. Thanks for the video.

[@GaryAdame777]

Seriously. Is it me or did Secondary get so much more difficult to play??

[@MF_DOOMer]

Is 34 or 43 the move this Year?

[@emarquez8604]

I need ps4 help. I haven't played since 2016 and everything is so different now

[@Ram_Prodz99]

Why chat I do substitutions and why is my plays on the side not on the bottom like yours

[@Frygonz]

As a casual football fan who does not know much past a basic rules and nothing about formations or player roles, and who wants to get into Madden for the first time, this video just sounds like jargon.

[@HVYW8Gaming]

As long as I been plying madden I thought slang inside meant guard the slant smh

[@MarcusHansen276]

I hot route literally every play. I have at least 2 go to routes on each play because I’d rather not.

[@gabriell9289]

Following since Madden 2020 RayWeather will cook anyone on the sticks! How come you don’t play professionally?

[@willmoulder1984]

No one matches personnel online I get so many hate messages for running the ball against sub packages 🤦🏿‍♂️😂🤣

[@timsampson477]

Why people don't use custom playbook an what the plus an the minus

[@stevenvillarreal85]

🔥🔥

[@trapmoneynuke_]

Ea better fix Andy Reid why does he looks skinny 😂

[@tofusauce]

@10:49 ayooooooooooooooo

[@civileng67]

Im slow. Is there a way on defense to get more time to create assignments before the snap? Is there a setting to allow more time?

[@marktilley3430]

Press x on individual men

[@molucius6389]

Defense is horrible so far hopefully next update they do something about it. No the run game hasn’t improve they just made the defense suck & awareness suck too

[@haskell8435]

I finally found the answer to stop people who run flats and drags all game long

[@Areyoushell]

What is it?

[@JakandDexsters]

what about if the cpu use 3 te and 3 wr should i go for dime or nikel :(?

[@dannynixon5045]

If the game was good we wouldn’t have to do this video lol

[@tb5032]

currently asking for a refund...this game is a total fraud, it's one of the worst maddens i've ever played

[@lmv127]

I think last years game played better

[@3rdlane428]

​@lmv127 it absolutely did. Sure it had some issues on release day but it wasn't this bad and this broken.

[@3rdlane428]

​@@tb5032I agree. This game is very bad and it needs to be fixed immediately.

[@dannynixon5045]

@@3rdlane428 if they don’t fix it on the first patch this may be my last madden

[@blueline_gaming]

I’m at the point where i’m franchise I just play offense

[@archie1390]

I’m new to nfl and the game I have no clue how do anythubg