College Football 25 Defense 101: How To Play Correctly
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Im very impressed with CF25.. A football video game that encourages learning actual defense
This is very much needed so I don’t get blown out by 70 anymore
Damn 😢
And another thing is I beat someone 31-0 with Ohio State vs Colorado beat ole miss and bama once with just letting cpu do it for me but in one game I lost to Nebraska and South Carolina it’s stupid
I don’t care to be the best player but I need to fix my defense
You kept playing until it hit 70? Dam
same
Notes for me:
0:22 Matching personnel
*Basic Adjustments:*
1:54 Defensive line (Left on D-Pad)
- Left stick for positioning
- Right stick for slanting (direction)
2:32 Adjust linebackers (Right on D-Pad)
3:05 Secondary/Coverage adjustments (Triangle)
Getting nearly 0 stops on All-American against the CPU is ROUGH.
I’m starting to think it’s broke lol. I can’t stop the fcs schools.
@@LlamaVomit I'm sorry but no you probably just have room to improve because I get multiple stops and turnovers against the best teams in the game on Heisman in my Dynasty
@@LlamaVomit for offline play man blitz imo is the best defense. The CPU will dot up nearly any zone you throw out there, so I'd rather recruit speed and man coverage DB's and blitz. Also, go into the coach adjustments (click right stick down while in the play call screen) and turn tackling and strip to conservative. In my experience, it results in fewer broken tackles. I just won the natty on Heisman with an 87 overall Kennesaw State, and while my defense was by no means lockdown, I got a good amount of sacks and quick throws leading to picks by blitzing a lot. Also, pass commit anytime you know it's a guaranteed pass like he says in the video
Thanks for letting us know it's not just us!
@@grobinson4805 on all American it’s way easier to get stops but in heisman I struggle but with this vid it boosted me up last night vs cpu I started realizing I really just sending plays without matching 😂😂
I’ve just accepted the fact that every game is going to be a shootout 😂
Not every game lol
I’ve had so many defensive games and defense isn’t as hard as people make seem yall jus needa study the opponent across the game and his tendencies and never run man coverage
@@Shmear23 I’m talking about dynasty mode on heisman the cpu offense is too op even the lower tier teams
@@Shmear23I like man n the red zone sometimes especially if u get pressure on the qb
@@myron314I'm playing on varsity and am giving up around 30-40 every game
I lost so many games last minute in the clutch because I can’t play defense😭😭
Happened to me twice with teams throwing the ball deep, it was later I got to know about prevent
Shi bro ion even play online and I suck at run defense vs the cpu😭😭😭😭😭 got me out here looking like Bob Sutton
The cpu subs in Brady and hof wrs under 2 minutes
Still this is the first sports game I feel like I can play for years
@@Darth_atrociouscomputer averages at least 250 rush yards a game against me 😂 I click off every time
Why is this as difficult as being an actual defensive coordinator? Ain’t no way this many people actually understand the nuances of football. Good lord. Also, I just got beat by La Tech on varsity level.
What I would recommend to people is try and predict the play, but only predict a run if your absolutely certain they’re gonna run the ball or you’ll get burned on a deep route because you safety’s move up.
What I typically do is predict the pass, if I’m wrong, they’ll get a 7 yard run max. Then I control my LB’s manually. Follow the running back or play zone coverage in the middle.
My biggest complaint with this game is your player ratings don’t account for difficulty. What I mean by this is if your on higher difficulty, it increases the abilities of all the opposing players, while making your players arguably worse. I can have an O Line with higher ratings than the opposing D-Line but they’ll still get burned anytime I run the ball on high difficulty.
can we get a defense 201 for people that now the basics but want a little bit more defense. every game feels like who gets ball last/ who gets one stop lol
I'm sure he's working on. The game is less than a week old.
how long is your quarter length?
Yoo as someone that never played any football game. This was much needed !!!! Thank you.
Man I'm glad I don't play online,
I don't need the stress of giving up 50 no matter what I do in my life lol
I feel like zone is way better than man. Unless you have top end corners.
Agreed. I was surprised that he said that. The DBs get worked generally speaking in man. Which is fairly realistic actually.
Careful when pinching the DL.
For some reason pinching DL puts DB’s in press.
The only way to take them out of press is to give cushion even when you don’t really want to.
I'm struggling more in defense in this game than I EVER have in Madden or the older NCAA games, and I started off with varsity.
Same gave up two 300yd receiving games to two wrs which I've never given up one prior to this game
Mane I'm on Varsity too & I suck smh.
i played madden yesterday after playing ncaa since it came out and i had fun
Gap discipline is huge against the run. Don’t slant or pinch the d line. Lots of outside runs I’ve stuffed by playing a DE and essentially pushing outside to force the run back in and the LBs easily clean it up.
We need to talk about field goals are insane
I play nba 2k so I can time the away team Field goals, I hit a 40yd
If you’re trying to hit anything longer than that, that’s on you.
Skill issue
Get good
lol took me way too long to realize my controller vibrates when I’m aiming off target. Once I figured that out I got better. In dynasty I was the number one team in the country with a kicker that was 4 for 13 on field goals.
I always go for it on 4th down because it's difficult
This is the most informative but also confusing videos great work I learned a lot im a beginner😂
It's crazy to watch this because everything you mentioned I learned on the fly when I got the game Friday. I felt like a noob haven't played Madden since 08 and all the ncaa games never had these elaborate defensive options
I finally figured it out o. Defense it's the coverage shells on pre snap
I truly wish this game played half as well as it looks. The blocking and pass coverage system is absolutely broken. You can plot and scheme all you want but you can’t scheme for missed blocks on 90% of plays or your speedy corner somehow getting cooked by slow tight ends on the edge
Pass rushing is literally impossible unless u click fast enough
Use half slides for pass blocking, works way better
Don't press your coverage
Honestly this game is almost luck based at times it’s embarrassing because the game basically chooses if you succeed or not really.
Thank you Eric, this is the first defense video I’ve ever understood.
Such a great, informative, articulate video. Top notch stuff brother
Very much needed. Thank you!! I played on All-American, and my defense was getting smoked. This information will greatly improve my defense.
Bro this video helped me so much after watching this video some of my games be 7-0 or 7-7 at half time 😂 I swear.
For people who run the 4-2-5, there is a 4-4 formation for when you want to stack the box. It would be better if we had formation subs but we’ll work with what we’ve got
Good vid bro, my defense is solid
I just needed to know how to QB contain, good looking out
What I realized is this a college game that wants the score to show how explosive CFB can be. The only way to beat this out score the CPU which is also hard
Is there a way to disable all stadium pulse effects? Like blurred play art and delayed/invisible recover icons?
I don't think so, but the stadium pulse is dumb in my opinion
@@drake2-kh9piDang. I hope they at least provide an option to have it on/off. I understand it provides immersion, but it should be an option. It’s frustrating to have play art distorted and receiver icons delayed/disappear.
@@FranticFountain28 i agree
I don't think so, not that I know of. Thanks for the donation by the way!
Even the CPU can't play defense. I was sinming all defense and just playing offense on a Dynasty with South Alabama and we lose 64-63 in overtime. I scored a touchdown in OT and got the extra point but the defense proceeded to give up a touchdown and a 2 pount conversion and that was it.
I had a road to glory game where Boise beat me (Hawaii) 63-61 in triple OT.. we didn’t get a single stop on defense all game and the only time I didn’t score was the 2PT conversion in the third OT 😭
I lost 2 close games to blow zone coverages and missed chase down tackles I need this 😂
Ryan Day?
@@cdot2foursame thing happened to me and I’m osu…. So yeah lol
I’ve been needing this badly 😭
Thank you Eric for theses helpful tips and plays please bring more videos like this also thank you for all the roster and update videos appreciate you man and your content brother hope you have a great Friday man 🦾🦾🫡🫡
Love listening to you explain this stuff, it's super helpful for a casual football fan like myself
thanks for this. i played against a friend for the first time the other day and i lost 78-29😂. i’m hopefully ready for a rematch now.
BRO! Thanks for these tips! This has really helped me defensively in this game! I beat my cousin in the national championship in our online dynasty after watching this video 💪🏿🤣💯
It dont matter i seen people. Run that dollar blitz and the nickle wide mid blitz and completely shut the run down..this game is noting more than a supped up madden
Bro I just watched your other defense video and I got a Int on the first place I’m fasho subin bro
I been playing since Tuesday and realize ea might just killed madden with this game shit is the best thing smoking
Helpful. As a returning console football game player this really helped. I stopped playing Madden since 2008
Welcome back bro...hate the defense on this game tho
Great info....one issue I have come across with a lot of teams is they snap the ball so early on the play clock, I don't have a lot of time to adjust the defense
Same especially on All-American setting
Still havent gotten the game yet but im getting it tmr and im gonna start out as a dc on dynasty probably for a random low rated school that has lost their real dc and working my way up to a head coaching job
Im having to play on Freshman just to have fun and “enjoy” the game… the defense AI is terrible. Pursuit angles make zero sense, defenders arm on ball and it goes through it for completion, juke moves sending defender flying off the tackle… just unplayable unless im on freshman.
play a harder mode and get better😂 just sounds like ur bad😂
@@bgoat97 when I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you
I love how I knew everything in this video and it still doesn’t help me. Are you playing in freshman mode in all plays?
Seriously all these videos don’t show when the defender has eyes in the back of their head and change direction in light speed
lol I only play offense and have been on madden for years I get torched I watched this entire video and know I am still about to get WRECKED
I have found the only thing that works consistently is in the any nickel set that puts the 2 LBs on either side of the center and run a mid blitz while playing man every where else, and Rome as either safety covering the RB, every now and then it will give up a big play but it works, that’s the only thing I found that’s reliable
Played 4 min quarters against my friend iron bowl. I won 60-57
Neither of us could play defense it’s actually so difficult
I literally watched this last night and used every thing I learned today, all my friends said my defense became hard to move the ball against
Thanks for the very good tips, and while my defense has improved, they need to tweak something.
I get shredded by trash teams with the pass, the AI is just too braindead sometimes.
Bro I won so many games off your videos thank you!
I think you missed the thing people are struggling with the most: tackling. Show how to lay off the sprint, strafe, and the difference between wrap and dive tackle effectiveness. Most people are sprinting and diving instead of strafing and wrapping. Need gameplay tips like pursuit angles and reading if its a run or pass based on the oline at the snap etc. This video is great for pre-snap, more like how to call defenses correctly.
I’ve given up on nickel and dime formations I usually just set up in base defenses because I found the extra LBs on the field are more effective than extra DBs lol
Would love to see a video on pass protection, how to read it and which one to use!
Can you please do a video on nothing but passing for beginners please if I throw another pick six I’m going to throw up .
😂😂😂
I got absolutely picked apart by University of Houston in my bowl game. I was HOT!! I really had to truly focus on calming down lol
On hesiman mode.
Every damn computer player is prime Derrick Henry. ESPECIALLY ON THE 3RD DOWN.
Factssssss lmao
in heisman the cpu snap the ball faster then you can even audible...they snap the ball everytime within 2 sec of coming up to the line
You guys all do vids on 1v1 tips, how do I stop the damn cpu?
Also none of this matters if your cpu defenders take poor angles to the ball and then when you switch to them to tackle they whiff in the wrong direction.
Bruh I had to come back to this video after playing against a guy that was cheesing with Arkansas razorbacks bruh ran 5 wrs the whole game and would scramble right up the middle with his qb, scramble out the pocket, or throw to the flat. I still beat him but got damn that was annoying
I'm so bad at defense in this game and this video is really helpful
Everyone is using the same top teams which is another problem. They just like to run around with their QB, but I like a challenge. I took Kentucky to the championship on road to the CFB Playoffs.
It is baffling to me that they never thought to put a legit tutorial in the game.
The challenges in Ultimate Team *really* do not count.
Your videos are always so helpful! Thanks for your hard work!
Are you planning on making one for the offense soon? Really need it lol
I have 1 question when i lob the ball deep and the other team ints it it says player perfect int how do i do thats it dose not say in the button thing
How good are coach reccomendations for defense? As a new player I'm wondering how much time I should invest into manually selecting plays for defense over learning offensive skills. However I'd like to be able to shut people down more consistently
Beat the pants off USC and came back to get torched through the air by Purdue and Rutgers (damn you, Athan Kaliakmanis!), so I definitely need to think harder about how I'm playing defense. I think a couple of these tips will be helpful, beyond the stuff I already knew.
Hudson card is a decent quarterback for Purdue!!!
@@calvinlinnette6833 Yeah, he didn't shred me quite as bad as Kaliakmanis, though, lol.
Wish they had one for wildcat seen that formation all day long ready for madden atp rather deal with gun bunch
This my first football game and need all the help I can get
4:13 this is broken rn I’ve played 30 games in dynasty an the corners will not press the Wrs
Good refresh. Specially sense CFB. Plays more realistic
Exactly what I needed to know.
Need help on setting Defense audible. Can you do a video on that?
Can you make a tutorial on block shedding please.
What position do you recommend playing as a user? I usually play D-line as I feel more connected to the play. But somehow I feel like that is the wrong position to play as I often suck in pass defense. But I‘ll try those helpful tipps in pass coverage that I didn‘t know of. Thank you!!!
You basically have to play DB and hope you take away their first option and get a sack. Outside of that.. screwed on AA
This is a good in depth video… a lot to remember but ima work off this one for sure 💪
is there a way i can turn switch stick off? because I have stick drift and it flick on to different player and I'm not ready for it.
The other fuked up thing is that this game avoids the hit stick like neo. Thats the main imbalance.
Now we just need time to make these adjustments lol. Gotta start beating no huddle with this just gotta be fast
I love watching football but I’ve never been able to read the plays. I keep having close games with the CPU but not with real people, all these formations are confusing 😞
101 videos never fail to help
My defensive strategy is to just blitz the house every play.
Great information! Love these vids
I lost 162-26 my first match 🤣
Mannn i cant wait to play it once im able to get it
Do you know how to back off a single defensive back? Like if I don't want to back them all off but just one.
Manually switch them
What about when a 70 overall rice qb with a 85 overall rb starts the hurry up and throws every play
Ur cooked 😅
Can't play the ball in the air. Have had so many picks but db doesn't respond to me pressing triangle
Defense is too hard to play I get no sacks when I play 😂😂😂
I need this I’m horrible at defense
Can someone please explain why my players don’t focus on the pitch, even though I set the adjustment to aggressive, so that they focus on the pitch. They crash the qb every single time. It does not make any sense.
I had to put ego aside and play a few games on Freshman to get acclimated.
Controllers with more buttons is need to simplify all this stuff.
The defensive mechanics are horrible regardless the diff you play on unfortunately. For how much fun offense is the defense completely ruins the game
dope vid man this clutch, but has anybody figured out the defensive player switch yet? cause no reason i try to select DE close to the QB and all of a sudden im a CB who is tackling air no where near the ball
This video was so helpful!!! I’m tired of getting my but kicked!!!! You got my sub for sure
Thanks for the tips, especially the underneath shade in zone coverage. Can you use this feature in cover man? I tend to find that I get beat underneath when using man.
Any suggestions on setting regarding how fast their offense snaps the ball? Seems like I only have like 3 or so seconds to make on the line adjustments before they snap the ball
This is all great theory but none of this matters in franchise mode. They just steamroll you at will no matter what the defense.
I Always used the Dline for Contain , I stayed beating people cause of my defense good alone