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Originally Posted by lcarus
Ok it's 3rd and 8 and you need a first down or you lose. What play are you all going to most of the time?
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This is my absolute favorite play in Madden 18.
Shotgun 4 wide HB circle
Depending on the defense you may want to audible your HB to block, depending on your OL. I almost always do unless I only need a 4-5 yard gain from the RB.
Your first read is the deep crosser.
Again man coverage with a decent receiver he will break wide open for an easy 15+ yard gain.
Against Cover 2 you have to wait for him to clear into the middle of the field, depending on the depth of the MLB. This requires a lot of protection, and you may just want to chuck it to the guy in the right slot running the deep route.
Against Cover 3 forget it, and you need to hit the Z on the deep out as soon as he breaks.
This is probably all you need to think about, but occasionally the defense will be in some 3-man rush with gobs of DBs and then you're really going to need to hold it until the Y beats his man deep. It's usually a low percentage throw depending on how good your WR is.
But it seems like 75% of the time I can get a first down on third and 8 reading X first and then throwing to Z if he's covered. It does take an accurate QB to hit the deep out properly, though.
A lot of times you can get an easy TD if you recognize Cover 1 before the snap and your guy in the right slot has a good matchup. You've seen this before on my videos.
Definitely my favorite play, though.