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[@willb2993]

What I’ve learned about madden is that it really takes no real football iq skills to play the game the key to plying madden like any other game is to find all the hacks and glitches within the game like super star abilities and the plays that match.

[@happyjemini]

he's definitely combining football knowledge with the game. His ability to manage the clock and disguise coverages are ALL real strategies used in football..

[@JayEnigma727]

@@happyjemini exactly…pre-Snap is where most games are won

[@49hun]

Well you go win some easy money then since it takes no football IQ

[@kevinleewilliams5119]

@@49hun of course he won't lol. The guy he is trying to disregard makes 600k playing madden, while he pays lmao. People will say anything to make themselves feel better.

[@robvarley3091]

I mean ultimately it is a video game

[@bluex610]

He's now being interviewed for the Colts OC job. Good job Henry, I knew he could do it.

[@IagoVital]

for real? damn

[@wristocrat]

@@IagoVital no.

[@kyleklontz3214]

@@IagoVital no, dummy

[@ashtonkusherrr3391]

@@wristocrat💀

[@Keetz716]

😂

[@kingkilla192009]

"Even though that shouldn't be possible." Sums up Madden game play perfectly

[@joshuadixon6255]

That 46 Bear Safety Fire, press coverage with Sean Taylor at free safety on Madden 07 was near impenetrable

[@libertyordeath935]

This dude be doing things I didn't even know existed on madden haha

[@DeeJayyLIVE]

Bro this is the best breakdown I’ve ever seen in my life left you a like bro you deserve it

[@CommanderStove]

Ive been on this rock 40 years and never played Madden. You make it seem much more than just a football game with your commentary. I hope you go far because your good. You should be an announcer for the pro scene.

[@xxpointgodsxx3045]

Needed this spruce always comes in clutch

[@deljonfinister3598]

Damn them quick audibles are incredible had no idea. That was possible without switching characters

[@techsteveo7913]

So Henry is a glitcher and these so-called "Pros" don't run the ball enough. Got it.

[@86iv_chosen30]

I’m ranked #506 in H2H online and have beaten the #6 guy because all he had was glitchy RPO’s

[@anthonygumingo9840]

Where’s the glitch?

[@Beenwiththevibe]

Been watching Henry’s tournament games recently and him being in a Man with Zones coverage in certain parts of the field was something I noticed in slow motion … pretty smart and I like it

[@sunshizzleyou]

Holy shit these guys are brilliant. I’ll go back to my practice field and run some more dives up the middle for 2 yards while thinking I’m progressing in life.

[@weekendhomeprojects]

Laughed out loud at this one.

[@_DropTheMike]

Spamming 1 or 2 plays to me really isn't strategy it's more of a glitch still and always in the game. With that being said I do love the 46 playbook. Favorite one by far. Oddly enough that formation he uses is the one I use the least out of all the Nickel/Dime formations.

[@christianmorrow3254]

Looking forward to learning more about your Run N Gun EBooks soon 👀

[@sammy_vsc8311]

That audible thing was key 🔑 thank you!!

[@michaelfaulker2831]

Three games after this I’m out scoring my opponents 67-0. Great video

[@GOODIE2COLD]

Liesss

[@michaelfaulker2831]

@@GOODIE2COLD a whole ass month later and this is your classic come back 😂. Good one bro

[@talhambleton8916]

@@michaelfaulker2831 That guys an idiot, this isnt hard to believe. Good players will adjust to you by running out of under center formations instead of shotty. Or I form/Strong with fullback blocking.

[@dezdayz5525]

Who u lying to bro 😂😂

[@michaelfaulker2831]

@@dezdayz5525 4 months later and this is your comment. 😂😂😂. I’m sorry you have trouble putting 22 points on your opponent sweetheart. If you want the proof just let me know ;). Lucky I can’t post a pic here

[@NoahPrince.2]

In my experience in Madden, most of these "killer defenses" people use are beatable if offenses STOP running nothing but Medium and Deep passes.

[@wendydelisse9778]

If you know that someone stubborn is going to use deep passes 90+ percent of the time when on offense, just about any umbrella-like defense will work out. It is the old story of an offense "going to the well" once too often. It is the same thing if someone stubborn insists on running up the middle 90 percent of the time. Anything akin to a goal line defense, or even an actual goal line defense once in a while, can cause a lot of 3rd downs with 5 or more yards remaining to get to the 1st down marker. Short version: If the same offensive play gets used over and over and over again, unless there is some gap in defensive ability due to injury, there is always a good counter that the defense can make use of. Of course, if a couple of injuries cause an unusually severe gap in some defensive ability, then it can be justifiable if the offense uses pretty much the same play over and over and over again to take advantage of an unfixable gap in the defense.

[@jakobblaser6781]

Spruce love ur content dawg. Keep this up ur good at this

[@SpruceGooseTV]

Appreciate it man!!

[@hotboiboi]

Damn... This was an amazing video. You're great at this

[@SpruceGooseTV]

Appreciate it bro

[@TheElphick9]

I 100% trust this man's opinion. SpruceGoose proved his legitimacy to me when I saw him comment on a previous video that Madden 2007 was the best Madden. I've been saying that forever and somehow it slipped through the cracks. A lot of people say 2005 was the best but I thought that one was awful ESPN 2k5 was far superior and EA knew it that's when they bought the rights to the players/teams.

[@Nfladdict]

Another perfect content from ma boi👌🏼

[@therealjasonc1243]

Respect to Henry the goat 🐐

[@EarvGotti]

Wake up babe, new Spruce dropped

[@matt_valentine]

Phenomenal breakdown! Love the video.

[@205kingjay]

You the best man keep it up

[@ejpeoples170]

If they get rid of all these glitched plays a lot of pro players would be trash

[@sewkapg]

games have glitches. It's how u exploit them that sets people apart.

[@ishyameru6232]

Not really, every game has exploits and that's the devs fault for leaving broken shit in their games imo

[@MrREAPERsz]

They'd still figure out ways to beat you. These glitched plays are a result of them playing Madden 24/7 and figuring out which alignment is best.

[@cbrindle91]

@@DubSoTrueexactly!! "oh imma sub all my LBs for safeties." Yea. Real smart 😂😂 I'll just come in heavy sets, put 325 lb lineman on your 190 lb safeties on they ass. Run right at ya all day.

[@ojmosby5755]

Gotta be on the game 24/7 to master this

[@parkergrosman]

Not really lol. I have a 2 hour screen time limit on xbox and I've mastered this and gotten into legend league just with muscle memory.

[@quinnmc685]

It’s not hard to beat players who use this blitz I put in 2 rb and swing them out different directions so they can’t user it

[@nikeguy2]

@@quinnmc685Na these dudes abuse glitches in the game. When they put the safetys at OLB, they’ll just manual audible them to play the flat and you’ll throw pick sixes or get TFL.

[@spencermontero1156]

Do these work on current gen? Also could you make a video explaining what each adjustment you can make on defense does (like shading down in man and zone, pinching line, and all the random adjustments and stuff you can make). Thank you!

[@peppersprayyy]

great job breaking down his adjustments on D. I don't play Madden or i should say i have not played Madden in a few years but i do like to watch the MCS challenges and it's neat to see break downs of the game and how the game works today and defensive setups.

[@jakebarca1563]

Don’t play madden either but played football in college and all I took from this is football IQ means nothing. Just abuse the broken AI dynamics and you’ll be good.

[@devw4967]

Civil talked about that slant and it didn't look like that was consistent to get the bump inside especially from how the cb turned his hips

[@seventhsuns3580]

My friends and I call that "Getting Maddened". That CB had absolutely no business getting that interception. The game had decided the CB was getting that pick and made him levitate to the right spot.

[@lhart99]

This is what I love about head-to-head competition.

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

This is quality content. Thats some good intel. Those techniques are impressive. Thanks for sharing this man.

[@SpruceGooseTV]

Appreciate it man!

[@markkindle8114]

@@SpruceGooseTV thanks broham, you're the GOAT

[@henrg]

don't know anything about Madden but this was really interesting

[@kamtheclam]

Madden Bowl tomorrow this is right on time!

[@JJ__6]

This was a great breakdown

[@tglass1919]

That adjustment to beat cole is the difference between great players and legends.

[@mikedimarino1972]

Dam that package change was crazy gonna see what that’s about deff

[@luckyy8218]

can post more often love these videos!!!

[@Tron-cm1ov]

Great video!!

[@chaz200711]

At 3:45, if I’m the offensive player, I’d take my RB and move him over to the right. If they was in man, you’d see some adjustments. He can still stay in and block, but at least you’d get a visual of the adjustments

[@VivaSicilia]

Nice tutorial Goose 👌

[@jaquino451]

It's a fun game I still enjoy the older maddens. There are so many glitches in this game all you have to do is know them and what defense and offense to use on some of these glitches and you become very good.

[@Apache32D]

EA needs to get out of madden and let another studio create a real football game

[@kevinleewilliams5119]

You people will say anything to make yourself feel better.

[@nikes4444]

They need to get rid of all of these dragon ball Z abilities

[@mitocorleone4845]

Although i agree the interceptions and momentum implementing is buggy and glitchy af, I’m pretty sure most games are actually won by knowing wtf you’re doing.

[@jaquino451]

@@mitocorleone4845 The game has a lot of glitches. You can intercept the ball with a defensive line men. You have line backers intercepting the ball 5 yards away. You have CB diving for 5 yard to intercept the ball lol. If you know how to play with the glitches on both sides of the ball. You can run two plays on defense and offense and be very good that way. The defensive glitches are telling. They put CBs and free safeties as line backers put a zone defense but they make glitches adjustments so they can play really man coverage stuff the middle and fill the gaps on zone. It becomes almost impossible to throw the ball. The only to beat it is If you know how to adjust to those glitches and exploit it. If you're some 12 or 14 year old kid who has no life and plays madden23 all day long has no life you can become really good at playing a glitche game. I work 60 hrs a wk I just play for fun that's that.

[@keving3652]

Bruh this ain't a defense or skill this is literally madden in a nutshell

[@BIGNOSEPOPPA]

It is what it is. I feel you though. It's a trash game but nobody is forced to play it.

[@cbrindle91]

@@BIGNOSEPOPPAwell i mean, it's basically the only football sim out there. At least the most well known. There a few up and comers.

[@BIGNOSEPOPPA]

@@cbrindle91 my point still stands. Nobody is forced to play it. Tired of grown men bitching about a video game that they purchase every year. We know madden isn’t going to get any better so just stop buying it would be my suggestion, or go play the older titles.

[@cbrindle91]

@@BIGNOSEPOPPA oh I agree. 😂😂 If people would quit buying it, the EA monopoly over NFL sim gaming would end in a heartbeat.

[@BIGNOSEPOPPA]

@@cbrindle91 exactly. But most of us are sheep.

[@norrisrogers91]

I used to hate this defense people would shift there lineman and come though the middle with the LB diving at your qb legs was so annoying lol

[@kydro3494]

At 3:56 that's actually a good throw. In real life a quarterback would actually throw the ball over the receiver's shoulder with an arch. It's a shame NFL 2K5 still does this better than Madden today.

[@sanysl9524]

I was lucky enough to have Madden 25 and had the updated Rosters, with the right settings youll have more fun than any of these newer releases forreals ..

[@sanysl9524]

@@DEEZYD1230 yeah i feel it, im tired of so many animations no full control ,ratings need to matter , no scripted type plays

[@kyrelltobin-davis5709]

@SpruceGoose Will you be doing breakdowns & play books for NCAA Football 24 coming out this Summer???

[@SpruceGooseTV]

Possibly, but also the NCAA game got delayed another year 🥲

[@kokjoijhughuygy]

@@SpruceGooseTV F

[@timdragonrose8665]

FINALLY TIMGOOSE

[@Pheonix903]

Would love to see gameplay with this

[@terrellwest1130]

Somebody ran this defense on me earlier and it sucked until I started cooking them with the read option. Those safeties in the box are awful at getting off blocks and they always commit to stopping the running back. I've beat some of the top 10 ranked people I feel like I could take this guy

[@wizzelhoart]

do you have any videos on NCAA 14? This could really help my game

[@49hun]

This is exactly why I play tempo and snap quick so the defense can have little time to adjust every signal player. Most of these offensive ppl allowed all the time for Henry to adjust

[@arcookie1958]

Exactly 🎯. No huddle cancels out the time it takes for those trap defenses to setup.

[@CoachDonel23]

Ngl, Players like you are the ones I have trouble playing😂 “he not doing no damn adjustments he just snapping the ball” comes out every time😂

[@blitzburg804]

😂😂😂Facts soon as i see that 3-3 cub they start shifting the D- line & moving dbs im wearing that A button out for that quick snap

[@rasheedjeffries5754]

@@CoachDonel23lmfao

[@rasheedjeffries5754]

@@blitzburg804🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimmygraham2929]

Me personally I like to do a lot of substitutions in my nickel I like to have some big mobile dnd's but my best is the dime formation why put my to athletic linebackers on the side in two of my most athletic big men up front a tall safety or corner with my shortest safety side and I play that linebacker spot and drop them into coverage depending on which side the running back is on works like a champ every time been doing this since the 90s what is the best underrated never heard of Madden players you can never go up again only been playing it since it came out in the early 90s 92

[@oCashflowo]

Which CB’s have deep route KO? I can’t seem to find it other than medium route KO

[@simbadagawd1421]

great vid

[@jonny-b4954]

I really wish Madden would go back to physics based movement and tackles though. Stadium Creator would be cool too.

[@cassiocoimbra4131]

0:37 Which button do I press to show help when defending?

[@g35tho11]

Press defense slant out but do You pinch the line ? Spread linebackers?

[@AkronKid330]

Here's my two issues in madden: you can run that same play where the qb scrambles right or left and his his receiver on that slant towards the sideline over and over on me and I can't guard it. And on offense, I can't score on good players. No matter where I throw the ball or run the ball, there is someone guarding it.

[@parkergrosman]

You are probably running a bad scheme then. Try some different schemes out to see what works for you.

[@AkronKid330]

@Parker Grosman I don't even know how to run a scheme. I pick a play and run that play. I don't know how to switch the routes up before hiking like I see people doing

[@djcook]

StavoTheTruth is the best madden player on PS5

[@smartdean10]

Can you put safeties at lb while in the safety nb

[@tyrelledavenport106]

Madden needs to just stop the safety sub if they can’t fix the blocking vs safeties

[@sidioustm8104]

henry should really be a coach.

[@FedorMachida]

Henry should apply for my Houston Texans Defensive Coordinator, imo. Would do a lot better than the current one..

[@cbrindle91]

😂😂😂 no. Sub all the LBs for safeties? Foolish. Any NFL OC would just come it with 22 or 23 personnel and run the ball down your throat. With great success. You really expect a 190-210 lb safety to take on 310-350 lb linemen? 😂😂😂

[@DownfallHitlerParody]

@@cbrindle91Nobody runs the ball in NFL anymore except the Eagles and 49ers lol

[@cbrindle91]

@@DownfallHitlerParody and they win like crazy.

[@whowannaentanglement3681]

How is Henry so good every year

[@juanjosealvarez6307]

Wow 😮 I didn’t realize he pressed off good adjustment to get the pick. I saw the half back was open when I watched CIVIL breakdown the game

[@tanz2325]

QB run…easy 1st down 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@mical2great]

Literally every ELITE madden player ive seen looks like theyve never played football in there life

[@ochomigos]

I don’t need to take advantage of glitches lol. I read keys and just understand alignments and route possibilities out of the alignment. My opponent pretty much running the same thing also makes it easy.

[@Beanbag59]

Which moniter do u have

[@jeremiahdickerson6994]

There should be an option on offense for the oline to ignore players, like users mugging the gaps

[@jaust9077]

Agreed

[@charlesmorgan9847]

This play is cracked with two edg threats and double or nothing

[@kingpin5618]

Are you able to use a custom offense and defense in these tournaments?

[@SpruceGooseTV]

Nah you have to choose a playbook

[@Whatareyouthinkingnoww]

I hattttteeee how you can play 1… maybe 2 formations and be unstoppable. Wish their was somewhat, some kind of adaptiveness on the defensive end that automatically recognizes the same okay for the 7th time

[@blitzburg804]

need a play cool down. like how the defense play recognition not notice a opponent spamming the same play 10 times down the field lll

[@filaybull4138]

The difference between a random doing this and Henry is Henry can adjust the scheme to pretty much eliminate any offense… wish madden brought back the madden 20 rushing game where it was actually fun to run the ball… but madden 22 with the letting go of accel boost was really annoying

[@daileonlove2834]

Bruh I was just using that Sam will blitz thinking I was the only one using that crazy

[@JRKA]

How do you keep yourself from getting hit sticked and fumbling it when carrying the ball? My son always hit sticks me and I fumble 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Ngutech]

Hold R1 to brace for hit and if you are running with QB hit X to slide well before the hit

[@3rdandOut]

What’s this game mode? How do I get involved to play for money???

[@twinspan53]

🔥

[@cowgirlqueen2636]

I hate that blitz. I never can get home with those 5 man rushes

[@cowgirlqueen2636]

@@globoy5103 I’ve been playing mass madden and I don’t know how to do like any of these crazy d adjustments

[@BeeReaves1]

So glad I run play cooldowns in my leagues

[@ReformedJerry]

That’s horrible defensively. Leagues like that suck when you can’t call a certain defense when you know what they like to do

[@hippotuskman7808]

Too much of a programming glitch to take seriously or give respect to

[@masonburden4393]

4:40 lol I would’ve just ran a inside zone . No LB’s in the middle lol what the hell

[@seventhsuns3580]

I always keep inside zone as one of my audibles for that reason. That was a 5 yard gimme

[@deadrabitsps3212]

He got 2 meet Tony Gonzalez 1 of the great

[@SpruceGooseTV]

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[@vihaanchoudhary66]

DAVANTE ADAMS IS THE GOAAAAAATTT!!!! Love ya SpruceGoose!! Your videos never fail to entertain and educate!

[@ericcash5723]

Screw ya book how about I just beat you on a vs….. I am the master of Madden

[@antbagz1]

These guys don't believe in using the run game?..

[@ramsesii2196]

It’d be fun if they put a 2-3 play cooldowns

[@ojmosby5755]

In tournaments yea so ppl can switch it up and make ppl stop thinking they just glitching the game

[@ramsesii2196]

@@ojmosby5755 fr or atleast switch for formations to see who’s actually good

[@user-rf5qj5ey5l]

No it wouldn’t

[@ramsesii2196]

@@user-rf5qj5ey5l yes it would tired of ppl running the same cheesy plays the whole game let’s see who can actually play fr

[@user-rf5qj5ey5l]

@@ramsesii2196 learn to play defense it’s not hard

[@sk8erguyjake]

Watching this is telling me how glitched and jacked up the madden game really is

[@szefkuba]

whats the best playbook with nickel 3-3 and nickel 3-3 cub?

[@jjjohnson834]

46 pb

[@mariovalenzuelajr5309]

This is just making players that can’t be allowed in specific spots actually be there and glitching out animations. Madden is such a bad game

[@lukelantagne755]

46 is the best madden defense

[@raeblue2957]

Bro he beat everybody with the bears

[@kson24]

Which playbook is nickel 3 3

[@awfulmaddenplays.8264]

It’s like kiv said . There’s just something different about winning a LIVE EVENT and until Henry has done that … also it helps when the company gives you the game a month b4 the beta even drops which him and another known madden player had the luxury of happening

[@JayEnigma727]

Spoken like a true hater 🤡

[@brandonjohnson6366]

Hater

[@jaust9077]

So henry is in the fnals after absolutely bum rushing his two opponents live…. While kiv choked against dez. You gonna give him his love now or find something else to complain about?

[@dkmrap1]

@@DEEZYD1230 then why don't u do it so u can get paid? Instead of hating like a bitter lil girl whose never been good at anything

[@peppersprayyy]

even if you had the game a month earlier kid it would not have changed anything for you in competing. Who are you again? right a nobody with a dumb thought explaining Henry's success at the game. GTFOH

[@sgrezine7206]

How do you audible from 3-3 to 3-3 cub

[@g35tho11]

Right on the d pad

[@yo5535]

Drag to the te every play , beating that defense all day

[@shelovescloudy7005]

What ability’s did he run

[@sbrown9020]

Guys like this should possibly get some consideration for being in some kind of coaching

[@Jonathan-cz4ky]

75% of this shit would not work irl bro

[@sbrown9020]

@Jonathan i agree I just was saying of he was able to come up with this. Then witht the right coaching and time he could possibly come up with something else. That's why I said possibly he should get an opponent. And yes you are right it won't work but we have to start something and it would be to predictable but we all have to start somewhere

[@DownfallHitlerParody]

@@Jonathan-cz4kyThat’s what they said twenty years ago when Madden gamers were running shotgun on offense every play and nickel as their base defense- look at the NFL now 😂

[@shanenutt3606]

Sweet

[@xaylee1233]

If you're reading the safety 2 high middle of the field or go under use motions to gain leverage and the deep ball is there on the outside so challange under to the sidelines or middle which will force man2man and then run the ball

[@kghostthegreat]

Well you can run whenever as long as the front itself gives you an advantage. 2 high= run 90% of the time. 1 high throw quick outside, they are out leveraged

[@kghostthegreat]

And if it’s C4 all of the DBs are out-leveraged in the run if you spread the field with formation correctly

[@shawnm8232]

How come all the opposing quaterbacks are Elway ?

[@jaredsuh]

W video !

[@chiefscountry]

Damn 💰💰💰💰💰