The Most Frustrating Coverage Defense in Madden 23

In this video, we break down how to run the best coverage defense in Madden 23. We explain why the current meta is less effective, as well as show side by sides of why this defense fixes the faults of the current meta.
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[@kellbell34205]

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[@Swolosimo]

Happy to help!

[@MrMerk31]

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[@Swolosimo]

Happy to hear it!

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[@Swolosimo]

That delights me to hear that Patrick!

[@jaimejimenez6989]

Got a new subscriber appreciate the walk thru

[@Swolosimo]

Awesome, thank you!

[@marcosmansour3256]

A really helpfull video. Thank you.

[@Swolosimo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@redboyup2381]

Great tip my guy 👍

[@rflaggsolo]

Big fan of your videos. What are the best routes to use against cover 0 press shaded up?

[@Swolosimo]

Streaks or deep corner routes.

[@dudeinagoodmood]

keep explaining things the way you do its the best and i watch everyone

[@Swolosimo]

That’s means a lot man. Will do!

[@dudeinagoodmood]

@@Swolosimo just need to drop more often lol but I know life can be busy

[@Gmoney918]

Great Video💯

[@Swolosimo]

Appreciate you!

[@jirebrunson4354]

What do you have your coach adjustments on

[@tjaydagreat]

From the beginning... Facts man... I run a play out of tight doubles that cooks man deep.

[@Swolosimo]

Shot face cross baby. My tight doubles book is on acemadden.com if you’re interested. Make sure to use code “SWOLO” at checkout.

[@bradhudson9544]

Appreciate this

[@spencermontero1156]

Does this work on current gen? Also, what abilities are best for this in mut?

[@iwillmerku]

YESSIR STARTED USING THIS AGAIN USED TO USE IT ALL THE TIME LIKE 10 YEARS AGO

[@98296]

thx for sharing my guy

[@Swolosimo]

Thank you my man!

[@sethspears8083]

I like attlest have couple safeties back and and would you could with thoses safeties as well as you can double both receivers and use one linemen cover middle of field as well so yeah

[@Swolosimo]

I don’t quite understand this message.

[@NoahTheArk23]

How do you adjust fast enough before they snap the ball?

[@phillyrenegade]

Good vid. It’s TJ Edwards, you said Mario Edwards a few times. I have a vid where I kept calling Marcus Epps, Mike Epps. Lol

[@Swolosimo]

Lmao, mixed up the eagles and the bucs lol.

[@tyhood2364]

been using this d since madden 21 very elite 🙏🏾

[@dsbeats5657]

What I do to stop it I use bunch, then motion the outside receiver inside and it pretty much always makes the corner lose off the break to where the users gonna always have to follow him which means my running back is almost always open

[@Swolosimo]

that definitely helps beat it D. There's other shells in my ebook covering how to stop that.

[@jw2par]

Great video

[@Swolosimo]

Happy you liked it!

[@michaelfaulker2831]

Do you have auto flip on or off? I think you have it off but just wanna make sure. I’m now 4-0 so far using this scheme great video

[@Swolosimo]

I have it off to keep the buttons consistent.

[@geogadget1]

For the Dollar - Cover 2 Man LB Blitz do I have to put Base Alignment in the coaching option? I saw someone else mentioned if auto flip should be set to on and you suggested to turn it off.

[@Swolosimo]

Not for this defense, we don’t want base align on.

[@geogadget1]

@@Swolosimo thanks

[@december6420]

This defense isn't bad until someone starts running mesh and stretch rpo's

[@coreyharrell1112]

If you're using Spinner from Dollar, would you shade overtop and inside or overtop and outside?

[@Swolosimo]

Wouldn’t shade overtop. Would just shade outside.

[@csal23]

So in terms of mut when I go to the safety package it takes out 2 of my corners, puts my usual safeties there, and puts my safeties usually at linebacker into my deep safeties. How could I fix this?

[@Swolosimo]

Before you switch your package. Sub your slot cornerbacks out, then back in via the substitution menu.

[@SlimeManDan]

yo so i play mut and it subs in my linebackers every time is there a way i can have my subln not in coverage but as my user?

[@Swolosimo]

Yes sub them out and back in before you switch packages

[@agotto12]

Well x is wipe open on corner on right side safety isn’t there

[@adamromanowski4681]

Are you pressing or just shading down and inside?

[@AlwaysXO_]

Man coverage should never be the meta. It’s literally all cpu. Especially if you don’t play mut you sometimes simply don’t have the receivers to get open no matter what. EA dropped the ball

[@dadstopgaming]

Lot of folks out of dollar set it to base . Do you set it to base for this specific defesne or just db fire 2

[@Swolosimo]

This Defense here is man aligned.

[@polojoey2005]

Does it matter the order you do your shading? Like could I shade over the top then inside? Or is it better in the order u stated. Thank you

[@Swolosimo]

The order doesn't matter. However, I would not shade overtop, I would make sure to shade inside and underneath or underneath then inside.

[@Chello_da_Great]

@@Swolosimo And if no safety is up top on a fast receiver, they gone cook your ass.

[@Swolosimo]

@@Chello_da_Great Exactly. That's why we shade down with over the top help.

[@globoy5103]

@@Swolosimou don’t shade over top when ur in cover zeroe thoe?

[@ninergangtae2157]

I’ve been running this defense for 2 years. It’s actually very effective towards any offense ran only problem I came across was playing against the dolphins with tyreek hill and jaylen waddle they still some will beat the cornerbacks and safeties so I like to run cover 4 out of the dollar formation

[@coreyharrell1112]

What way is best to shade for something like Spinner and DB Fire 2?

[@ninergangtae2157]

@@coreyharrell1112 I don’t like running spinner. I 98% of the time I’m playing with the niners which has a great d line and great linebackers. When I run spinner it usually not effective and when I run rb fire 2 I user the mlb and play the middle of the field and that gets pressure on the qb but my favorite pressure play is out of the 4-3 formation I do a cover 1 and user blitz the safety that’s supposed to cover middle of the field. It’s a sack 80% of the time then I show the same thing but instead of blitzing I fall back into coverage and have success

[@peepgoated-_8681]

Naw bro I subbed only solution I had to this play previously was done db blitz and hope it screams

[@connorsoden5560]

I live in dollar but I’m all zone def, I would assume shading under and inside would probably hurt me in zones, but would live your take on it. Great content, I’m subbed for the future

[@Swolosimo]

If you run zone drops shade inside and underneath won’t hurt you. Just re-zone your purple zones (curl flats etc). If you’re running a hybrid I don’t recommend shading down as if the receivers are not being pressed it’s weaker.

[@connorsoden5560]

@@Swolosimo thanks dude appreciate the feedback

[@globoy5103]

@@Swolosimo can you get a deep blue to press a wr by shading underneath?

[@matthewospala1163]

Does it matter if you shade inside first or second or shade underneath first or second? Or doesn’t matter which order you do it in?

[@Swolosimo]

No it doesn’t matter.

[@texasjmd]

When I change the package in Dollar, it charges the personnel at safety. It takes me a bit to get everyone back where they should be. Am I doing something wrong?

[@Swolosimo]

Nope that’s exactly how it goes.

[@globoy5103]

This is really good coverage ,, but I have a huge QUESTION,, what would be the BEST way to switch it up and send pressure out of this also? This would be killer if I could send pressure on certain downs and still play decent coverage

[@Swolosimo]

yeah 100%, I cover that extensively in the ebook on acemadden.com

[@johvonarlington8546]

And what db abilities you recommend for this coverage, im on franchise got 4 dbs with abilities

[@Swolosimo]

One step ahead or inside shade. But One step ahead > inside shade if they can get it. Then medium route KO as well.

[@itsmaris3921]

I would recommend short route ko and deep route ko people will tend to look for shorter routes when they can’t beat you deep. Or you can do medium and short ko since your safeties will have everything covered deep

[@ericoutlawhunter]

The thing is this if they playing fast it’s going to be hard to make all of them adjustments

[@DripVio]

Muscle memory it’s not that manny adjustments try it practice mode until it feel natural

[@globoy5103]

@@DripVio what’s the best way to mix some pressure out of this look? Any idea ?

[@DripVio]

@@globoy5103 run spinner and fb fire 2

[@damndeshawngaming]

okay so i clearly don’t understand shading lol I always just shade Overtop. I didnt even know you can do two types of shades at once

[@leogibbs4263]

how do you crash up

[@josephstalin6656]

Players that consistently run the ball will torch dollar defense, against a user tht runs the ball would you stay in dollar and switch to like spinner or db fire or switch formations

[@rohanjoseph9829]

U can shoot the gaps bro . If they come out in iform don’t pic dollar . If they come out in bunch pic dollar lol I mean it’s simple . U have to have ur user in blitz angle else it will get weak boxed

[@Swolosimo]

A lot of the times you can shoot the runs, in the times you can’t a pinched d line will suffice.

[@TerlieJean]

Shoot the gaps or pinch line and force them outside

[@josephstalin6656]

@@rohanjoseph9829 I'm glad its simple, I've been knowing you can slide line which ever way their rb is running and slant outside and shoot. Didn't write the comment for that preciate tho🤡 Anyways u can still get torched by run O out of dollar 2 man under. Thanks for answering the question tho, dime 146 2 man under is better anyways

[@globoy5103]

@@josephstalin6656 for a shoot u want to slide away from running back

[@zpun2481]

Do you know the best abilities to use in mut with this set up?

[@Swolosimo]

Inside shade and man KOs

[@hwerfelli]

I thought safety package was just out of big nickle. Now that I can use those adjustments in dollar it’s ggs

[@Swolosimo]

Good to hear. Pop em hesham!

[@travelchamp8824]

I been shade overtop and outside and I was getting cooked on corner and out routes. It's the opposite combo ? Wow mut is annoying, however thank you bro

[@Swolosimo]

Pretty much lol. Happy to help.

[@ltmoods4182]

Yeah I don't get that..haha..goofy

[@toberle]

Thanks..I'll add it to the mix

[@justadadwholikesgaming5524]

Dope

[@seanogrady2629]

Nice video. Do you base align or does it matter?

[@Swolosimo]

It does matter. I do not base align here.

[@JRJackson-ue4ls]

Damn. Best explanation of man I ever heard. I'm 50, tryna when in a CFM League. Lol

[@Swolosimo]

Best of luck to you JR!

[@dark-dh3nm]

you’re 50 and don’t know the difference between win and when lol

[@JRJackson-ue4ls]

@@dark-dh3nm I'm going to come to McDonald's where you were work. Make sure you get my order correct this time. 👌

[@dark-dh3nm]

@@JRJackson-ue4ls I make 100k a year at 23. McDonalds doesn’t pay that bro

[@JRJackson-ue4ls]

@@dark-dh3nm Lies

[@iiiwavywrld2iii987]

this defense is him wit those adjustments !!!!!

[@nucciboy1]

How would adjust if they streaked the RB there?

[@Swolosimo]

The RB would be your responsibility if he goes on a flat or other route. If he were on a streak I would cover him for a short bit and lead him into the inside third.

[@johvonarlington8546]

🐐♨️♨️

[@legendarybullyclub]

What happens when the RB comes out the backfield who guards him

[@Swolosimo]

Your user

[@Ewing609]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@solid_aidan5929]

This use to be such a good defense now I just get burned using it

[@codyboden1487]

Press and shade over top on Mike blitz. User blitz the center. If running back blocks play center with user LB. Also have a good team in MUT Helps too

[@Swolosimo]

This is definitely a viable defense but be weary of streaks.

[@asr5326]

The "Lazard" pronunciation hella funny but good video

[@Swolosimo]

I know I did lol, everyone ripped on me for that one lol.

[@ltmoods4182]

Do you never shade outside then, always inside?

[@Swolosimo]

If my shade inside is getting beat I’ll individual shade one of the players outside.

[@ltmoods4182]

@@Swolosimo I've been shading inside then cover outside with one of my safety's.

[@jaeanraegeebon1320]

Was wondering why I was getting kilt. Smh good loox my guy. Hope this helps me win a bowl in online franchise.

[@asr5326]

You got ( 888) thumbs up I dont wanna mess it up

[@yourfavoriteborderhopper]

you should call us the popcorn gang

[@Swolosimo]

That’s a good one.

[@maxmortimer6172]

it’s “La-ZA-Rd” 🤣

[@Esteban1chicago]

It’s not giving me the option to switch the safety package?

[@Swolosimo]

That’s odd. Make sure to do it with the right stick and not the left.

[@JaquaviusDaquavius]

What playbooks r best

[@Swolosimo]

46 and Multiple D

[@icy-_-ranger6833]

Let’s be honest none of us can do this in a real game cuz the opponents play hurry up 95% or the time 😂

[@Swolosimo]

I assure you that you can

[@hadeks7306]

How to prevent qb runs

[@Nvme18]

How do you move vs this??

[@Swolosimo]

Check out my last video on the pancake glitch. It will help tremendously.

[@kingquan8529]

I'd have 400 yards rushing with Johnathan Taylor with someone playing this D

[@ugly-_-man6359]

💯

[@papeaddic]

How do u crash up and crash down?

[@Swolosimo]

D- pad and left stick.

[@kaltek1703]

Lah-Zard. 😂

[@ashaunwilliams1472]

Just watched this vid and my fist game I won 48-7 I didn’t run the safeties package cuz it put my people in different positions

[@Swolosimo]

Try subbing them in and out beforehand, you’ll see much better results I promise.

[@Zeekthefreak_7]

Does this work on current gen

[@Swolosimo]

even better on current gen

[@Hiddenfrm915]

What playbook

[@Swolosimo]

Multiple d and 46 are the best playbooks with it.

[@aidanshearer691]

this defense locks the pass but gets absolutely shredded by the run

[@Swolosimo]

In my ebook on acemadden.com I go over exactly how to stop the run in this Defense with different d-line shifts. Make sure to use code “SWOLO” for 15% off. For general run Defense without sacrificing pass rush, pinch your d-line and crash down.

[@dangerman74-frl24]

​@@Swolosimo crash down = slant inside?

[@JuiceCarter26]

This too complicated, I’m running Coach Suggestion and hoping for a pick

[@Swolosimo]

I respect a man who rocks with what he knows LOL.

[@phibetahittaz6032]

Lmaooooooo

[@phibetahittaz6032]

Lmaoooooo

[@iluvchaos3825]

Everything I shade underneath, I get beat over the top.

[@Swolosimo]

That’s why the thirds are there.

[@iluvchaos3825]

@@Swolosimo I guess what I meant here is that I press covereage, shade underneath, shade inside, put the safeties in thirds, put the lb in the middle third, user the other lb make sure he is on blitz and move him so there is a blitz angle, cover the hb or middle of field after snap and I still keep getting beat over the top... frustrated

[@iluvchaos3825]

@@Swolosimo it's ok bro, just trying to figure it out, the next question I know would be .. well maybe your team isn't so great and they're getting beat because they're poopy. it's not that, have 96 ovr, SF theme team, it's decent.

[@december6420]

That's not mario edwards at 6:05, it's T.J Edwards

[@Swolosimo]

good comms.

[@kyriecondones7340]

What playbook?

[@Swolosimo]

46 or multiple d

[@9mmGuru]

If you run blitzes all game like this I would whip you all game

[@terrellpace891]

Is dis for current gen to

[@Swolosimo]

Yes, even better on current

[@famousprodigy3879]

How can you beat cover 2 dollar consistently?

[@Swolosimo]

Are you referring to DB fire 2?

[@famousprodigy3879]

@@Swolosimo no the cover 2 man out of dollar

[@ronrobjr1615]

We only here for the shordy

[@Swolosimo]

That’s crazyyyyy 😭😭😭😭

[@christophergardner4637]

Yo swolosimo, are you interested in cfms?

[@Swolosimo]

I play $$$ CFMs sometimes, you got some?

[@christophergardner4637]

@@Swolosimo yea I have one with the patriots open it’s some comp level guys in there, you’re able to buy devs etc if you’re interested, all money spent on devs are used for the playoff pot

[@Swolosimo]

@@christophergardner4637 add me on discord swolosimo#9341

[@christophergardner4637]

Do you have anywhere I can send the server link to?

[@TheMaddenMarine]

Now how do we beat it?

[@Swolosimo]

Certain abilities. Short out elite helps.

[@TylerHankss]

Same shading for cover zero?

[@Swolosimo]

Absolutely not my friend. If you shade underneath in cover 0 you will give up a touchdown on a streak every down

[@TylerHankss]

@@Swolosimo WhTs the recommended way to play cover 0 on defense?

[@Swolosimo]

@@TylerHankss shade inside and do not press.

[@rayraycbg973]

Calling tj edwards mario is crazy

[@Swolosimo]

My bad, too much time with the bucs lol

[@kboogie2323]

👀

[@Rundmc40]

No time lol

[@NoOneKnows1]

you don’t have to shade underneath in Cover 2 man; the default shading is underneath because the corners have safety help.. and just for information purposes, Cover 1 default shading is over the top because there’s no safety help.

[@Swolosimo]

I actually did know that Chris you’re definitely right. Though, I find actually shading will prevent your DBs from whiffing on the press.

[@TheRestCoach]

Mesh KILLS this. Omg getting dotted up so bad. Corners getting bumped out of coverage. Tips?

[@TheRestCoach]

Yeah this does no good against crossers. My knockoitss don't even work because of so much separation.

[@Swolosimo]

If you’re getting burnt with certain routes try individually shading in the opposite direction. For example, shade the one corner getting beat to the outside

[@Anci3ntAli3n]

Crossing routes just put the safeties in curl flats that shits bagged

[@mrmqburnett]

@@Anci3ntAli3nwhat zone drop would you recommend

[@KayfabeKingdom]

@@mrmqburnettstart off at 20 and adjust accordingly

[@chrisbooso4999]

Any time I run man it literally never works 🤣 I stg this game just hates or sum

[@Swolosimo]

Check out my video on the players you need to pick to run man coverage. I’ll link it in this thread.

[@Swolosimo]

In this video I explain what stats you need to look at to determine who will win on a man coverage interaction. Why Your Receivers Can't Beat Man in Madden 23 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGiXmpVtoaeSj7s Please remember abilities like route tech/short in elite will override this. Hence, why I recommend inside shade/one step ahead.

[@wsgzae]

I'm sorry but I gotta lmao (Luh-Zard)

[@Swolosimo]

chillllll 😭😭😭😭

[@zdotd1426]

I’ll cook this shit

[@michaeltrombly9294]

LA ZARD

[@Swolosimo]

I’ve been told lmao. Thank you Michael.

[@JPD_1984]

Fta

[@youtubeaddict487]

LOL the way you pronounce “Lazard” . You did him wrong that’s not how you say his name 😂😂

[@Swolosimo]

Lmao, I know it’s laz-ard and not laz-ahhd. It’s just more fun to say.

[@hihaters2004]

As a packers fan I don’t care about how he pronounces his name 😂😂

[@youtubeaddict487]

@@hihaters2004 ya im a packer fan too i just found it funny. lazard is gone this off-season anyway

[@KyleVolt]

This was killing me

[@cybbr6452]

@@Swolosimo it’s La-zard

[@christophermasters9939]

Pronounced La-Zard