Madden 12 Tips | Madden 2012

Falcons HB Angle

Madden-School — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:34:52 +0000

The most common request we get here at Madden-School is to go over plays that require very little setup. Today we are going over a play found in the falcons playbook called Falcons HB Angle. There are no hot routes or audibles required. Just pick the play and run it for a 20 yard gain. The play is designed for new madden gamers, but even seasoned madden veterans can implement this play into their offense.

Playbook: Atlanta Falcons

Formation: Singleback Bunch

Play: Falcons HB Angle

Setup: None Required

Reads:

Your first read is your X/A receiver on the corner route.
If he is covered, look to your tight end or running back over the middle of the field.

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Surprise Onside Kick Tutorial

Madden-School — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:43:48 +0000

I know this is a fairly basic tip for many of you, but for the madden-school.com members who don’t already know how to do a surprise onside kick, I put together a youtube tutorial video on it. If you call surprise your opponent with this at the right time, it can be a huge momentum swing and you can steal an extra possession. Keep in mind that you are only allowed to use this once per game so use it wisely. If you have any questions, just leave them in the comments section below.

Madden 12 Defensive Lockdown eBook

Madden-School — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:00:35 +0000

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Madden-School — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:23:10 +0000

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Madden-School — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:23:12 +0000

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Play: Bench Switch

Setup:

Hot route your L1/LB and your X/A receiver to streak routes

Reads:

Your main reads are your Square/X receiver and your Circle/B receiver on the corner routes.
If they are covered, throw to your running back on the delay curl.

Overview: This play will absolutely destroy and cover 2 or cover 3 zone for 30 yard gains at a time. This play still works against man coverage, just the coverage is a little better.

Formation: Singleback Snugs Flip

Play: WR Corners

Setup:

Hot route your square/X receiver to a slant in
Hot route your L1/LB receiver to an out route
Send your L1/LB receiver in motion to the left and snap it before he gets set.
Hot rotue any other receivers to any routes you want.

Reads:

Your L1/LB receiver will be open against any man to man coverage for a quick throw high and to the inside.
Look to your other receivers on hot routes.

Overview: If you are playing someone who likes to try to nano with man to man blitzes, run this play and watch yourself get easy touchdowns.

Formation: Singleback Snugs Flip

Play: PA Pump Go

Setup:

Hot route your square/X receiver to a streak route and motion him to the right
Hot route your circle/B receiver to a slant out
Hot route your running back to block

Reads:

You will always 100% of the time be able to throw to your circle receiver on the slant out. Make sure to lead/precision pass up. It works best against zone coverage, but it will still beat man coverage if you have a good or tall receiver or tight end in that spot.
The L1/LB receiver on the blue delayed route is your checkdown/bailout receiver. If everyone is covered throw it to him for a 3-4 yard gain.

Overview: The blue route and the running back you have blocking provide great time to throw. You should only need 2 seconds however to snap the ball and lead pass up to your circle/B receiver.

Formation: Singleback Snugs Flip

Play: HB Wheel

Setup:

Hot route your circle/B receiver to a streak and motion him to the left

Reads:

Against most zone defenses your L1/LB receiver will be wide open for a big gain
Against man to man defense, your X/A receiver/tight end will be open coming across the middle of the field

Overview: If you can correctly read whether the defense is in man or zone by motioning over your circle/B receiver you should be able to pick up large chunks of yards every time you run this play.

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Gun Doubles Wk – Slot Out

Madden-School — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:01:41 +0000

One of the requests we get a lot here at madden-school.com is for plays that beat both man and zone coverage that aren’t extremely complicated. In today’s free madden 12 tip we are going to teach you a play that beats any coverage as long as you make your reads correctly.

Playbook: Miami

Formation: Gun Doubles Wk

Play: Slot Out

Setup:

Hot route your circle/B reciever to a slant in and motion him to the left

Reads:

Against zone coverage, look to your L1/LB receiver on the deep out route
Against man coverage, your circle/B receiver will be open on the slant route
If they are both covered, look to your running back and tight end on the short crossing routes.

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Gun Bunch Wk: Corner Strike

Madden-School — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 09:06:54 +0000

Earlier today we made our saturday update to our maddenstrategy.com premium tips section. The week 4 update includes 2 great passing plays, 1 effective run play, and 2 great pass defenses. In total there are already over 20 great plays for madden 12 there and every week we add 5 more plays. Check it out at http://www.maddenstrategy.com and use the coupon code MS20OFF for 20% off your membership.

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Playbook: Arizona

Formation: Gun Bunch Wk

Play: Corner Strike

Setup:

Hot route your square/X receiver to a slant in
Hot route your tight end to a streak route
Smart route your circle/B receiver

Reads:

If the X/A receiver is open, throw a quick pass to him
Against cover 2 defensees, look to your circle/B receiver.
Against man to man coverage, your square/X receiver running the slant route will be open.

Below we are going to take a look at how this play should develop:

Above you can see that the defense has a good pass coverage play called but we are going to run the corner strike play anyway.

The tight end that we hot routed to a streak takes the safety coverage with him while our #1 receiver makes his cut to the corner of the endzone

You can see that the defense is very late to get over and we make the catch for a touchdown!

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Madden 12 Roster Update Week 2

Madden-School — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:27:26 +0000

The Week 2 Roster Update for Madden 12 will be released tomorrow morning. A few notable changes are Cam Newton going up 4 points overall, Scott Chandler (tight end for the Bills) going up 10 full points, and the Ravens team going up from an 85 to an 87 overall.

Here is the individual player breakdown:
Richard Marshall	CB	ARZ	Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Adrian Wilson	S	ARZ	Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR
Jeff King	TE	ARZ	Increase, from 69 to 72OVR
Early Doucet	WR	ARZ	Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
Beanie Wells	HB	ARZ	Increase, from 75 to 76OVR
Daryl Washington	LB	ARZ	Increase, from from 74 to 75OVR
Paris Lenon	LB	ARZ	Increase, from from 78 to 80OVR
Arizona Cardinals	TEAM	ARZ	Increase, from 73 to 74OVR
Max Hall	QB	ARZ	IR
Crezdon Butler	CB	ARZ	Now wears #22
Korey Lindsey	CB	ARZ	Now wears #32
Isaiah Williams	WR	ARZ	Signs
Marshay Green	CB	ARZ	Signs
Quan Sturdivant	LB	ARZ	Signs
Tony Gonzalez	TE	ATL	Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR
Tyson Clabo	OL	ATL	Decrease, from 93 to 92OVR
Dunta Robinson	CB	ATL	Decrease, from 89 to 87OVR
Joe Hawley	OL	ATL	Increase, from 68 to 73OVR
Kroy Biermann	DL	ATL	Increase, from 77 to 79OVR
John Abraham	DL	ATL	Increase, from 93 to 94OVR
Joe Hawley	OL	ATL	Moved to C #1 on depth chart
Corey Peters	DL	ATL	Moved to DT #1 on depth chart
Peria Jerry	DL	ATL	Moved to DT #2 on depth chart
Carlton Powell	DL	ATL	Now wears #97
Rob Bruggeman	OL	ATL	Released
Todd McClure	OL	ATL	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Jonathan Babineaux	DL	ATL	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Brett Romberg	OL	ATL	Signs
Robert James	LB	ATL	Signs
Rafael Bush	S	ATL	Signs
Marquez Branson	TE	ATL	Signs
Albert McClellan	LB	BAL	Added to game
Michael McAdoo	LB	BAL	Changed position to ROLB (was LE)
Baltimore Ravens	TEAM	BAL	Increase, from 85 to 87OVR
Tyrod Taylor	QB	BAL	Increase, from 62 to 64OVR
Dennis Pitta	TE	BAL	Increase, from 65 to 68OVR
Ed Dickson	TE	BAL	Increase, from 72 to 74OVR
Lardarius Webb	CB	BAL	Increase, from 75 to 77OVR
Joe Flacco	QB	BAL	Increase, from 88 to 89OVR
Ray Rice	HB	BAL	Increase, from 92 to 93OVR
Terrell Suggs	LB	BAL	Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Michael McAdoo	LB	BAL	Now wears #54
Damien Berry	HB	BAL	Signs
Alex Carrington	LB	BUF	Changed position to LOLB (was LE)
Scott Chandler	TE	BUF	Increase, from 63 to 73OVR
Fred Jackson	HB	BUF	Increase, from 80 to 81OVR
Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB	BUF	Increase, from 81 to 83OVR
Steve Johnson	WR	BUF	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Buffalo Bills	TEAM	BUF	Increase, from 73 to 75OVR
Kraig Urbik	OL	BUF	Increase, from 69 to 73OVR
Bryan Scott	S	BUF	Increase, from 79 to 81OVR
Ed Wang	OL	BUF	IR
Marcus Easley	WR	BUF	IR
Felton Huggins	WR	BUF	IR
Jon Corto	S	BUF	IR
Robert Eddins	LB	BUF	IR
Kellen Heard	DL	BUF	Moved to LE #2 on depth chart
Alex Carrington	LB	BUF	Moved to LOLB #2 on depth chart
Scott Chandler	TE	BUF	Moved to TE #1 on depth chart
Sam Young	OL	BUF	Now wears #71
Ruvell Martin	WR	BUF	Released
Cordaro Howard	OL	BUF	Released
Levi Brown	QB	BUF	Released
Sam Young	OL	BUF	Signs
Ruvell Martin	WR	BUF	Signs
Naaman Roosevelt	WR	BUF	Signs
Lionel Dotson	DL	BUF	Signs
Reggie Corner	CB	BUF	Signs
Richie Brockel	FB	CAR	Added to game
DeAngelo Williams	HB	CAR	Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR
Brandon LaFell	WR	CAR	Increase, from 71 to 73OVR
Cam Newton	QB	CAR	Increase, from 77 to 81OVR
Chris Gamble	CB	CAR	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Steve Smith	CB	CAR	Increase, from 89 to 91OVR
Duke Robinson	OL	CAR	IR
Cletis Gordon	CB	CAR	IR
David Gettis	WR	CAR	IR
Jon Beason	LB	CAR	IR – torn achilles
Richie Brockel	FB	CAR	Moved to FB #2 on depth chart
Charles Godfrey	S	CAR	New deal, 6yrs/28.7MIL/12.4M guaranteed
Josh Thomas	CB	CAR	Now wears #22
George Selvie	DL	CAR	Now wears #90
C.J. Davis	OL	CAR	Released
Stevie Brown	S	CAR	Released
Jon Beason	LB	CAR	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Geoff Hangartner	OL	CAR	Signs
Darius Butler	CB	CAR	Signs
Josh Vaughan	HB	CAR	Signs
Kendric Burney	CB	CAR	Signs
Darvin Adams	WR	CAR	Signs
Ronald Fields	DL	CAR	Signs
Reggie Wells	OL	CAR	Signs
Winston Venable	S	CHI	Added to game
Kyle Adams	FB	CHI	Changed position to FB (was TE)
Kellen Davis	TE	CHI	Increase, from 66 to 73OVR
Matt Spaeth	TE	CHI	Increase, from 67 to 68OVR
Henry Melton	DL	CHI	Increase, from 67 to 73OVR
Jay Cutler	QB	CHI	Increase, from 85 to 86OVR
Matt Forte	HB	CHI	Increase, from 89 to 90OVR
Brian Urlacher	LB	CHI	Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Chicago Bears	TEAM	CHI	Increase, from 84 to 85OVR
Kyle Adams	FB	CHI	Moved to FB #1 on depth chart
Tyler Clutts	FB	CHI	Moved to FB #2 on depth chart
Kellen Davis	TE	CHI	Moved to TE #1 on depth chart
Matt Spaeth	TE	CHI	Moved to TE #2 on depth chart
Joshua Moore	CB	CHI	Released
Will Ta’ufo’ou	FB	CHI	Released
Henry Melton	DL	CHI	Updated Weight, now 295 lbs
Gibril Wilson	S	CIN	Changed position to FS (was SS)
Kevin Huber	P	CIN	Increase, from 74 to 77OVR
Reggie Nelson	S	CIN	Increase, from 76 to 78OVR
Cedric Benson	HB	CIN	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Andy Dalton	QB	CIN	Increase, from 71 to 72OVR
Cincinnati Bengals	TEAM	CIN	Increase, from 71 to 72OVR
Gibril Wilson	S	CIN	Moved to FS #2 on depth chart
Robert Sands	S	CIN	Moved to FS #3 on depth chart
Taylor Mays	S	CIN	Moved to SS #2 on depth chart
Jeromy Miles	S	CIN	Moved to SS #3 on depth chart
Taylor Mays	S	CIN	Now wears #26
Dan LeFevour	QB	CIN	Released
Rico Murray	CB	CIN	Released
Rico Murray	CB	CIN	Signs
Zac Robinson	QB	CIN	Signs
Chase Coffman	TE	CIN	Signs
Donald Lee	TE	CIN	Signs
Jabaal Sheard	DL	CLE	Increase, from 72 to 74OVR
D’Qwell Jackson	LB	CLE	Increase, from 83 to 85OVR
Joe Haden	CB	CLE	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Richmond McGee	P	CLE	IR
Ahtyba Rbuin	DL	CLE	New deal, 4yrs/28MIL/18M guaranteed
Jayme Mitchell	DL	CLE	Now wears #92
Artis Hicks	OL	CLE	Signs
Eddie Williams	FB	CLE	Signs
Brad Maynard	P	CLE	Signs
Dan Bailey	K	DAL	Increase, from 62 to 66OVR
Danny McCray	S	DAL	Increase, from 63 to 67OVR
Kevin Ogletree	WR	DAL	Increase, from 65 to 68OVR
Bill Nagy	OL	DAL	Increase, from 66 to 71OVR
John Phillips	TE	DAL	Increase, from 69 to 74OVR
Sean Lee	LB	DAL	Increase, from 73 to 77OVR
Dez Bryant	WR	DAL	Increase, from 83 to 84OVR
Jason Witten	TE	DAL	Increase, from 96 to 97OVR
Dan Bailey	K	DAL	Moved to K #1 on depth chart
Martellus Bennett	TE	DAL	Moved to TE #2 on depth chart
Jay Ratliff	DL	DAL	New deal, 5yrs/40MIL/18M guaranteed
Clifton Geathers	DL	DAL	Now wears #96
Marcus Spears	DL	DAL	Now wears #98
Martin Rucker	TE	DAL	Released
Tony Fiammetta	FB	DAL	Released
Laurent Robinson	WR	DAL	Released
Frank Walker	CB	DAL	Signs
Tony Fiammetta	FB	DAL	Signs
Knoshown Moreno	HB	DEN	Decrease, from 85 to 83OVR
Orlando Franklin	OL	DEN	Increase, from 67 to 71OVR
Eric Decker	WR	DEN	Increase, from 72 to 76OVR
Wesley Woodyard	LB	DEN	Now wears #52
Jason Hunter	DL	DEN	Now wears #90
Herb Taylor	OL	DEN	Released
Tony Hills	OL	DEN	Signs
Eron Riley	WR	DEN	Signs
Lawrence Jackson	DL	DET	Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR
Chris Houston	CB	DET	Decrease, from 78 to 77OVR
Eric Wright	CB	DET	Decrease, from 81 to 78OVR
Cliff Avril	DL	DET	Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR
Detroit Lions	TEAM	DET	Increase, from 79 to 80OVR
Ryan Donahue	P	DET	Increase, from 44 to 51OVR
Aaron Berry	CB	DET	Increase, from 54 to 60OVR
Matthew Stafford	QB	DET	Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Rob Sims	OL	DET	Increase, from 84 to 85OVR
Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	Increase, from 93 to 94OVR
Stephen Tulloch	LB	DET	Moved to MLB #1 on depth chart
DeAndre Levy	LB	DET	Moved to ROLB #1 on depth chart
Cornelius Ingram	TE	DET	Now wears #47
Cornelius Ingram	TE	DET	Signs
Corvey Irvin	DL	DET	Signs
Jamari Lattimore	LB	GB	Added to game
Ryan Grant	HB	GB	Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR
Jarius Wynn	DL	GB	Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Randall Cobb	WR	GB	Increase, from 70 to 74OVR
Erik Walden	LB	GB	Increase, from 71 to 73OVR
Sam Shields	CB	GB	Increase, from 75 to 77OVR
James Starks	HB	GB	Increase, from 77 to 79OVR
Morgan Burnett	S	GB	Increase, from 77 to 80OVR
Jordy Nelson	WR	GB	Increase, from 79 to 80OVR
Bryan Buluga	OL	GB	Increase, from 82 to 83OVR
Ryan Pickett	DL	GB	Increase, from 83 to 84OVR
Josh Sitton	OL	GB	Increase, from 84 to 85OVR
Scott Wells	OL	GB	Increase, from 92 to 93OVR
Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB	Increase, from 98 to 99OVR
Green Bay Packers	TEAM	GB	Increase, from 92 to 93OVR
Rashad Butler	OL	HOU	Changed position to RT (was LT)
Brett Hartmann	P	HOU	Increase, from 40 to 45OVR
Ben Tate	HB	HOU	Increase, from 69 to 73OVR
Chris Myers	OL	HOU	Increase, from 79 to 82OVR
Mario Williams	LB	HOU	Increase, from 89 to 90OVR
Houston Texans	TEAM	HOU	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Lestar Jean	WR	HOU	IR
Derek Newton	OL	HOU	Moved to LT #2 on depth chart
Rashad Butler	OL	HOU	Moved to RT #2 on depth chart
Jacoby Jones	WR	HOU	Moved to WR #2 on depth chart
Tim Bulman	DL	HOU	Released
Kevin Walter	WR	HOU	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Jesse Nading	LB	HOU	Signs
David Anderson	WR	HOU	Signs
Terrence Johnson	CB	IND	Added to game
Mike Pollak	OL	IND	Changed position to C (was RG)
Jacob Tamme	FB	IND	Changed position to FB (was TE)
Brody Eldridge	TE	IND	Changed position to TE (was FB)
Ernie Sims	LB	IND	Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR
Kerry Collins	QB	IND	Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR
Pierre Garcon	WR	IND	Decrease, from 82 to 80OVR
Joseph Addai	HB	IND	Decrease, from 82 to 81OVR
Indianapolis Colts	TEAM	IND	Decrease, from 85 to 81OVR
Antoine Bethea	S	IND	Decrease, from 93 to 92OVR
Dallas Clark	TE	IND	Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR
Joe Reitz	OL	IND	Increase, from 64 to 72OVR
Jeff Linkenbach	OL	IND	Increase, from 65 to 73OVR
Kavell Conner	LB	IND	Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Pat Angerer	LB	IND	Increase, from 75 to 78OVR
Peyton Manning	QB	IND	Injury decreased, from 99 to 87INJ
Mike Pollak	OL	IND	Moved to C #2 on depth chart
Jacob Tamme	FB	IND	Moved to FB #1 on depth chart
Tyler Brayton	DL	IND	Moved to RE #2 on depth chart
Jerry Hughes	DL	IND	Moved to RE #3 on depth chart
Brody Eldridge	TE	IND	Moved to TE #2 on depth chart
Jamey Richard	OL	IND	Released
Mike McNeill	TE	IND	Released
Chris Brooks	WR	IND	Released
Seth Olsen	OL	IND	Signs
Kevin Rutland	CB	JAX	Added to game
Dawan Landry	S	JAX	Increase, from 81 to 83OVR
David Jones	CB	JAX	Released
John Chick	DL	JAX	Signs
Quentin Lawrence	CB	KC	Changed position to CB (was WR)
Kelly Gregg	DL	KC	Decrease, from 83 to 80OVR
Thomas Jones	HB	KC	Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR
Matt Cassel	QB	KC	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Dwayne Bowe	WR	KC	Decrease, from 91 to 89OVR
Brendan Albert	OL	KC	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Kansas City Chiefs	TEAM	KC	Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR
Eric Berry	S	KC	IR – torn ACL
Jared Gaither	OL	KC	Moved to LT #2 on depth chart
Steve Maneri	OL	KC	Moved to RT #2 on depth chart
Sabby Piscitelli	S	KC	Moved to SS #1 on depth chart
Donald Washington	S	KC	Moved to SS #2 on depth chart
Quentin Lawrence	CB	KC	Now wears #31
Justin Cole	LB	KC	Signs
Reshard Langford	S	KC	Signs
Will Yeatman	TE	MIA	Added to game
Nolan Carroll	CB	MIA	Decrease, from 64 to 62OVR
Anthony Fasano	TE	MIA	Increase, from 75 to 77OVR
Chad Henne	QB	MIA	Increase, from 77 to 79OVR
Kevin Burnett	LB	MIA	Now wears #56
Rey Feinga	OL	MIA	Released
Allen Barbre	OL	MIA	Released
Benny Sapp	CB	MIA	Released
Larry Johnson	HB	MIA	Signs
Anderson Russell	S	MIA	Signs
Will Allen	CB	MIA	Signs
Allen Reisner	TE	MIN	Added to game
Charlie Johnson	OL	MIN	Decrease, from 80 to 77OVR
Donovan McNabb	QB	MIN	Decrease, from 82 to 79OVR
Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	MIN	Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR
Steve Hutchinson	OL	MIN	Decrease, from 92 to 90OVR
Erin Henderson	LB	MIN	Increase, from 69 to 72OVR
Brian Robison	DL	MIN	Increase, from 74 to 78OVR
Minnesota Vikings	TEAM	MIN	Decrease, from 73 to 72OVR
Adrian Awasom	DL	MIN	Moved to LE #2 on depth chart
Kyle Rudolph	TE	MIN	Moved to TE #2 on depth chart
Chad Greenway	LB	MIN	New deal, 5yrs/41MIL/20M guaranteed
Adrian Peterson	HB	MIN	New deal, 7yrs/96MIL/36M guaranteed
Charlie Johnson	OL	MIN	Now wears #74
Jon Cooper	OL	MIN	Released
Joe Berger	OL	MIN	Signs
D.J. Johnson	CB	MIN	Signs
Tyrone McKenzie	LB	MIN	Signs
Dan Connolly	OL	NE	Changed position to C (was RG)
Nate Solder	OL	NE	Changed position to RT (was LT)
Chad Ochocinco	WR	NE	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Devin McCourty	CB	NE	Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR
Sergio Brown	S	NE	Increase, from 62 to 69OVR
Matthew Slater	WR	NE	Increase, from 63 to 66OVR
Myron Pryor	DL	NE	Increase, from 69 to 71OVR
Nate Solder	OL	NE	Increase, from 77 to 82OVR
Aaron Hernandez	TE	NE	Increase, from 82 to 84OVR
Albert Haynesworth	DL	NE	Increase, from 83 to 85OVR
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	Increase, from 84 to 85OVR
Brian Waters	OL	NE	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
New England Patriots	TEAM	NE	Increase, from 90 to 91OVR
Bret Lockett	S	NE	IR
Dan Connolly	OL	NE	Moved to C #1 on depth chart
Myron Pryor	DL	NE	Moved to DT #4 on depth chart
Thomas Welch	OL	NE	Moved to LT #2 on depth chart
A.J. Edds	LB	NE	Moved to MLB #3 on depth chart
Brian Waters	OL	NE	Moved to RG #1 on depth chart
Nate Solder	OL	NE	Moved to RT #1 on depth chart
Kyle Arrington	CB	NE	Now wears #24
Antwaun Molden	CB	NE	Now wears #27
Sergio Brown	S	NE	Now wears #31
Shane Vereen	HB	NE	Now wears #34
James Ihedigbo	S	NE	Now wears #44
A.J. Edds	LB	NE	Now wears #90
Gerard Warren	DL	NE	Released
Darius Butler	CB	NE	Released
Thomas Welch	OL	NE	Released
Dan Koppen	OL	NE	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Dan Gronkowski	TE	NE	Signs
A.J. Edds	LB	NE	Signs
Matt Kopa	OL	NE	Signs
Thomas Welch	OL	NE	Signs
Donald Thomas	OL	NE	Signs
Garrett Mills	TE	NE	Signs
Patrick Robinson	CB	NO	Decrease, from 73 to 71OVR
Shaun Rogers	DL	NO	Decrease, from 86 to 83OVR
Sedrick Ellis	DL	NO	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Aubrayo Franklin	DL	NO	Decrease, from 88 to 86OVR
Junior Galette	DL	NO	Increase, from 55 to 61OVR
Jonathan Casillas	LB	NO	Increase, from 63 to 66OVR
Will Herring	LB	NO	Increase, from 69 to 72OVR
Devery Henderson	WR	NO	Increase, from 76 to 78OVR
Pierre Thomas	HB	NO	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Darren Sproles	HB	NO	Increase, from 79 to 81OVR
Drew Brees	QB	NO	Increase, from 96 to 97OVR
Marques Colston	WR	NO	Injury decreased, from 94 to 78INJ
Devery Henderson	WR	NO	Moved to WR #1 on depth chart
Robert Meachem	WR	NO	Moved to WR #2 on depth chart
Patrick Cobbs	HB	NO	Released
Marques Colston	WR	NO	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Osi Umenyiora	DL	NYG	Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR
New York Giants	TEAM	NYG	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Eli Manning	QB	NYG	Decrease, from 88 to 87OVR
Jake Ballard	TE	NYG	Increase, from 65 to 70OVR
Jason Pierre-Paul	DL	NYG	Increase, from 76 to 81OVR
Da’Rel Scott	HB	NYG	Now wears #33
Jake Ballard	TE	NYG	Now wears #85
Eli Manning	QB	NYG	Removed Clutch trait
Adrian Tracy	LB	NYG	Signs
Isaiah Trufant	CB	NYJ	Added to game
Wayne Hunter	OL	NYJ	Decrease, from 77 to 74OVR
Derrick Mason	WR	NYJ	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Antonio Cromartie	CB	NYJ	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Joe McKnight	HB	NYJ	Increase, from 62 to 64OVR
Muhammad Wilkerson	DL	NYJ	Increase, from 70 to 73OVR
Plaxico Burress	WR	NYJ	Increase, from 83 to 84OVR
Mardy Gilyard	WR	NYJ	Released
Andrew Sendejo	S	NYJ	Released
Matt Giordano	S	OAK	Increase, from 69 to 74OVR
Sebastian Janikowski	K	OAK	Increase, from 86 to 90OVR
Darren McFadden	HB	OAK	Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Richard Seymour	DL	OAK	Increase, from 93 to 95OVR
Oakland Raiders	TEAM	OAK	Increase, from 74 to 75OVR
Jerome Boyd	S	OAK	Now wears #30
Phillip Hunt	DL	PHI	Added to game
Jamaal Jackson	OL	PHI	Decrease, from 78 to 72OVR
Jason Kelce	OL	PHI	Increase, from 65 to 68OVR
LeSean McCoy	HB	PHI	Increase, from 88 to 90OVR
Jason Kelce	OL	PHI	Moved to C #1 on depth chart
Jamaal Jackson	OL	PHI	Moved to C #2 on depth chart
Ronnie Brown	HB	PHI	Now wears #34
Trevard Lindley	CB	PHI	Released
Joselio Hanson	CB	PHI	Signs
Anthony Hill	TE	PHI	Signs
Marcus Gilbert	OL	PIT	Changed position to RT (was LT)
Pittsburgh Steelers	TEAM	PIT	Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR
Jonathan Scott	OL	PIT	Decrease, from 73 to 70OVR
Heath Miller	TE	PIT	Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR
Hines Ward	WR	PIT	Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Aaron Smith	DL	PIT	Decrease, from 91 to 89OVR
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	Decrease, from 94 to 93OVR
Troy Polamalu	S	PIT	Decrease, from 99 to 98OVR
Willie Colon	OL	PIT	IR
Jamon Meredith	OL	PIT	Moved to LT #2 on depth chart
Marcus Gilbert	OL	PIT	Moved to RT #1 on depth chart
Troy Polamalu	S	PIT	New deal, 4yrs/36MIL/10M guaranteed
Jamon Meredith	OL	PIT	Signs
Stephen Cooper	LB	SD	Decrease, from 83 to 80OVR
Andrew Gachkar	LB	SD	Increase, from 58 to 61OVR
Donald Butler	LB	SD	Increase, from 72 to 74OVR
Mike Tolbert	HB	SD	Increase, from 77 to 79OVR
Antonio Garay	DL	SD	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Mike Scifres	P	SD	Increase, from 83 to 87OVR
Nate Kaeding	K	SD	IR – torn ACL
Corey Liuget	DL	SD	Moved to LE #1 on depth chart
Ogemdi Nwagbuo	DL	SD	Moved to LE #2 on depth chart
Jacques Cesaire	DL	SD	Moved to RE #1 on depth chart
Mike Scifres	P	SD	New deal, 6yrs/20MIL/9M guaranteed
Luis Castillo	DL	SD	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Na’il Diggs	LB	SD	Signs
Nick Novak	K	SD	Signs
Drew Willy	QB	SD	Signs
Traye Simmons	CB	SD	Signs
Curtis Brinkley	HB	SD	Signs
Ogemdi Nwagbuo	DL	SD	Signs
Seattle Seahawks	TEAM	SEA	Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR
James Carpenter	OL	SEA	Changed position to LG (was RT)
Marshawn Lynch	HB	SEA	Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR
Mike Williams	WR	SEA	Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR
Zach Miller	TE	SEA	Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR
Doug Baldwin	WR	SEA	Increase, from 48 to 54OVR
Tarvaris Jackson	QB	SEA	Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
Kam Chancellor	S	SEA	Increase, from 75 to 77OVR
James Carpenter	OL	SEA	Moved to LG #1 on depth chart
Breno Giacomini	OL	SEA	Moved to RT #1 on depth chart
Kris Durham	WR	SEA	Now wears #16
Josh Portis	QB	SEA	Now wears #2
Landon Cohen	DL	SEA	Released
Dominique Byrd	TE	SEA	Released
Robert Gallery	OL	SEA	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Tony Hargrove	DL	SEA	Signs
Fendi Onobun	TE	SEA	Signs
Eddie Williams	FB	SEA	Signs
Braylon Edwards	WR	SF	Decrease, from 84 to 83OVR
Blake Costanzo	LB	SF	Increase, from 56 to
Ted Ginn	WR	SF	Increase, from 74 to 75OVR
Ray McDonald	DL	SF	Increase, from 77 to 81OVR
Parys Haralson	LB	SF	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Justin Smith	DL	SF	Increase, from 92 to 95OVR
Scott Tolzien	QB	SF	Moved to QB #3 on depth chart
Vernon Davis	TE	SF	New deal, 6yrs/42MIL/18M guaranteed
Xavier Omon	HB	SF	Released
Colin Jones	S	SF	Released
Ian Johnson	HB	SF	Signs
Justin Peelle	TE	SF	Signs
Cadillac Williams	HB	STL	Changed first name to Cadillac (was Carnell)
Jermale Hines	S	STL	Changed position to FS (was SS)
Mike Sims-Walker	WR	STL	Decrease, from 80 to 79OVR
Al Harris	CB	STL	Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Justin King	CB	STL	Increase, from 68 to 70OVR
Bradley Fletcher	CB	STL	Increase, from 76 to 77OVR
Cadillac Williams	HB	STL	Increase, from 76 to 78OVR
St. Louis Rams	TEAM	STL	Decreae, from 80 to 79OVR
Ronald Bartell	CB	STL	IR
Drew Miller	OL	STL	IR
Bradley Fletcher	CB	STL	Moved to CB #1 on depth chart
Justin King	CB	STL	Moved to CB #2 on depth chart
Al Harris	CB	STL	Moved to CB #3 on depth chart
Quintin Mikell	S	STL	Moved to FS #1 on depth chart
James Butler	S	STL	Moved to FS #2 on depth chart
C.J. Ah You	DL	STL	Moved to LE #2 on depth chart
James Hall	DL	STL	Moved to RE #1 on depth chart
Eugene Sims	DL	STL	Moved to RE #2 on depth chart
Craig Dahl	S	STL	Moved to SS #1 on depth chart
Darian Stewart	S	STL	Moved to SS #2 on depth chart
Justin King	CB	STL	Now wears #21
Jonathan Nelson	S	STL	Released
Danny Amendola	WR	STL	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Robert Quinn	DL	STL	Removed from depth chart (injury)
Stephen Spach	TE	STL	Signs
Scott Lutrus	LB	STL	Signs
Tom Brandstater	QB	STL	Signs
Tim Barnes	OL	STL	Signs
Devin Holland	S	TB	Added to game
Christian Yount	LS	TB	Added to game
Arrelious Benn	WR	TB	Decrease, from 76 to 75OVR
LeGarrette Blount	HB	TB	Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR
Preston Parker	WR	TB	Increase, from 55 to 63OVR
Michael Bennett	DL	TB	Increase, from 73 to 74OVR
Sean Jones	S	TB	Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
E.J. Wilson	DL	TB	IR
Christian Yount	LS	TB	Moved to LS #1 on depth chart
Devin Holland	S	TB	Moved to SS #3 on depth chart
Allen Bradford	HB	TB	Now wears #21
Anthony Gaitor	CB	TB	Now wears #24
Luke Stocker	TE	TB	Now wears #88
Ross Homan	LB	TB	Signs
Chris Johnson	HB	TEN	Decrease, from 96 to 95OVR
Kenny Britt	WR	TEN	Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Yamon Figurs	WR	TEN	IR
Troy Kropog	OL	TEN	Released
Chris Cooley	TE	WAS	Decrease, from 87 to 85OVR
Chris Neild	DL	WAS	Increase, from 62 to 67OVR
Jabar Gaffney	WR	WAS	Increase, from 73 to 74OVR
Rex Grossman	QB	WAS	Increase, from 74 to 76OVR
Ryan Kerrigan	LB	WAS	Increase, from 74 to 76OVR
Reed Doughty	S	WAS	Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Tim Hightower	HB	WAS	Increase, from 78 to 81OVR
Fred Davis	TE	WAS	Increase, from 79 to 82OVR
Trent Williams	OL	WAS	Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Washington Redskins	TEAM	WAS	Increase, from 74 to 76OVR
Oshiomogho Atogwe	S	WAS	Moved to FS #1 on depth chart
DeJon Gomes	S	WAS	Moved to FS #2 on depth chart
LaRon Landry	S	WAS	Moved to SS #1 on depth chart
Reed Doughty	S	WAS	Moved to SS #2 on depth chart
Tim Hightower	HB	WAS	Now wears #25
Roy Helu	HB	WAS	Now wears #29
Markus White	LB	WAS	Now wears #55
Sean Locklear	OL	WAS	Now wears #75
Chris Baker	DL	WAS	Now wears #92
Chris Neild	DL	WAS	Now wears #95

Stay tuned for more weekly roster updates or see them at the EA Sports’ website.

3-3-5 Bear: Middle Plug Blitz

Madden-School — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:26:13 +0000

The QB spy is still a very effective technique for manually rushing this year. For today’s free madden 12 tip, we are going to go over a defensive play that provides good run defense and gets great pressure off the edge.

Playbook: 46

Formation: 3-3-5 Bear

Play: Middle Plug Blitz

Setup:

Spread the D-line
Hot route your linebacker on the left side of the screen to a qb spy and move him out a few steps left.

When the quarterback snaps the ball, control the linebacker in the qb spy, take a few steps and dive toward him for a quick sack.

You can see that there is no indication that we are bringing pressure off the edge, so your opponent will not be expecting this.

Our opponent snaps the ball and you see the great jump that we get off the edge with no one blocking our linebacker.

We are able to sack the quarterback before the running back is able to come over to throw a block.

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Sub 4-1-6 Overload 1 Roll Blitz

Madden-School — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:34:08 +0000

For today’s madden-school.com free madden tip, we break down a blitz in the Sub 4-1-6 formation that gets great pressure with absolutely no pre-snap adjustments. Some leagues, tournaments, and communities have specific rules but you will be able to use this blitz in any madden 12 game.

Formation: Sub 4-1-6

Play: Overload 1 Roll (Overload 3 Seam if you want to use the zone version)

Setup: None

This play is just meant to add to your arsenal of good blitzes to call in passing situations. There is not great coverage, but if your opponent is looking at a 3rd and long or if you know that your opponent is trying to take a shot deep down the field, call this play for an easy sack. Keep in mind that the man to man version of this play leaves the running back uncovered. You can use the safety in the deep blue zone to manually over this route.

You can see from the pre-play screenshot there is no indication that we are bringing pressure, so your opponent won’t have any reason to make any protection adjustments.

You see that our cornerback comes through the gap between our DE and out DT. Occassionally, our defensive end on the right side of the screen lso comes in untouched to creat pressure coming from the inside and off the edge.

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