jimgrady

I had a lot of trouble getting INT's until I switched to Cover 3 Match 3-4 Under. User the deep blue safety. Derwin James and Troy Vincent work well. Set Guess Play to Pass and Shift defense to spread. Giving cushion or going underneath don't seem to make a difference. My INT's went way up and if you don't get an INT, the spread defense puts you in a good position to get a forced fumble with a hit stick.

Here is the complete guide to controls - https://www.ea.com/games/madden-nfl/madden-nfl-25/tips-and-tricks/madden-25-xbox-controls

I think the new running moves will change the game if you have good stick work. That's true for both the run and pass. Especially if you can get your outside run game to work. The new animations (EA claims over 700) and tackling physics seem to be working. EA is grubbing for $$$ harder than ever. Pack odds are not good. There have been a few release glitches. So far not as bad as previous years. Rookie Premieres are too little too late. The AH is working but the user interface is clumsy. It's harder to build a coin stack if you aren't in the top 100 but if you are, the new competitive modes have good rewards.

All 79 OVR solo battles now have the same team. End game results are hit or miss. They might display or they might show all zeroes. Servers disconnect at random. Game completion scores don't display properly as they are overlayed on games that haven't been played. Veteran reward now gives one Hail Mary pack every time regardless of difficulty level. MUT 25 = new game / same old EA

Pass defense against the epic teams is nonexistent. You have to get lucky with an INT or you are toast. Jefferson, Lamb and Kittle are the WR's/TE. Kittle has 84 speed and 80+ route running. Sauce Gardner, currently at 400K+ coins is probably the only CB that could keep up with Kittle. So it will be awhile before we can put together a defense with any chance.

Max limits on cards when there are no identical cards in the AH are ridiculous. Sale prices could easily be double what EA sets. There is only one way to build a coin stack in MUT and that is through the AH. The M25 changes make that time consuming and difficult. The two step process for posting to the AH slows everything down because of the useless catalog "feature". EA still hasn't fixed 2 year old bugs to show correct high bid and lowest buy now price. My guess is that the average sale price is not right either. The AH design is bad but the bugs are coding 101 errors. .

Combine unfakeable with enforcer supreme. JJ Watt, DeMarcus Ware, Bobby Wagner and Cam Jordan, among others can combine these abilities. Enforcer supreme allows you to hitstick any player at a greater distance. SS - Brian Dawkins and MLB Bobby Wagner would probably be the best user with these abilities since they also have Big Hitter built in. But very pricey. Since the ball carrier can only juke when not set to conservative, my guess is that if you have unfakeable/enforcer supreme you are going to create a fumble if you can time the hit with the juke.

The set XP reward doesn't work and won't be fixed. 5 days until Ring of Honor is archived and forgotten. Welcome to EA's (unpaid) software quality testing and assurance program.

DDA is in Madden. Is it there to, "...provide an enjoyable challenge for all players involved."? Not so much. DDA is there to keep players engaged (aka addicted) and spend money. ChatGPT won't tell you that for reasons too complicated to explain here.

When Burt Reynolds beats Christian McCaffrey in 6 out of 8 key stats... Put a fork in it because the game is done.