Switched to a zone scheme

Was running man most of the year with the meta and it was working out well for me I won a fair share of super bowls in my seasons but recently like last 2 weeks I feel like man just gets torched now and I was losing a lot more games then winning when that never was the case. so I made the switch to zone and mannnnn with all the KOs I’m getting  I’m back on my winning grind won 14 straight and 2SB wins 

anyone else still using man? if so are you winning a lot ? has anyone else made the switch and is it helping you like it has for me 

curious to see what other peoples Thoughts on this and is the new meta zone? Hahahah 😅

I usually start most games in man but lately I have been quickly forced to switch to zone. Like you said over the last couple weeks or so Man is getting torched way too easy.

SlowAndSteady said:

I usually start most games in man but lately I have been quickly forced to switch to zone. Like you said over the last couple weeks or so Man is getting torched way too easy.

I think if you made the full switch over and used zone KOs and not use inside shade or OSH like I was you’ll find more success cause if you have ma abilities and are running zone you might still give up some big plays with no KOs

ariasjosh525 said:

I think if you made the full switch over and used zone KOs and not use inside shade or OSH like I was you’ll find more success cause if you have ma abilities and are running zone you might still give up some big plays with no KOs

The KO’s have never really worked for me. I’m on PS4 so maybe it’s an old gen thing? OSA and Inside Shade didn’t do much either. My defensive AP has gone to Unstoppable Force x-factor on two DE’s, Blitz x-factor on DT, and DOZKO on safeties. I don’t give up a lot of big plays, I actually struggle more on offense. My defense wins me a lot of games, it’s a turnover machine!

I've always been mainly ZCV but I really want to run MCV especially since inside shade,OSA and the route KO's are cheap. My problem is I feel like if you run MCV then you better have a plan cause mcv can be easily beaten. You know what to expect and what needs to be done and just have to watch out for the user. I know alot of players will put blitzes into coverage to throw off their opponent or they will send the heat and user underneath. Mcv and blitzing can overwhelm alot of players especially those that don't block a rb or TE and before you know it it's 2nd and 18 or 3rd and 20. Against a seasoned player it can be alot more difficult though. With MCV you know where your defender is supposed to be and its kind of simplified. ZCV with zone drops can be pretty tough though.

GrimReefer49 said:

I've always been mainly ZCV but I really want to run MCV especially since inside shade,OSA and the route KO's are cheap. My problem is I feel like if you run MCV then you better have a plan cause mcv can be easily beaten. You know what to expect and what needs to be done and just have to watch out for the user. I know alot of players will put blitzes into coverage to throw off their opponent or they will send the heat and user underneath. Mcv and blitzing can overwhelm alot of players especially those that don't block a rb or TE and before you know it it's 2nd and 18 or 3rd and 20. Against a seasoned player it can be alot more difficult though. With MCV you know where your defender is supposed to be and its kind of simplified. ZCV with zone drops can be pretty tough though.

I was running the inside shade and osa man meta bro it was working for a long time but idk as of recent people just see your running man and they just start torching me after even when shading coverages there always seems to be someone open it’s not lockdown like it use to be there is always a receiver open now

ariasjosh525 said:

Was running man most of the year with the meta and it was working out well for me I won a fair share of super bowls in my seasons but recently like last 2 weeks I feel like man just gets torched now and I was losing a lot more games then winning when that never was the case. so I made the switch to zone and mannnnn with all the KOs I’m getting  I’m back on my winning grind won 14 straight and 2SB wins 

anyone else still using man? if so are you winning a lot ? has anyone else made the switch and is it helping you like it has for me 

curious to see what other peoples Thoughts on this and is the new meta zone? Hahahah 😅

Well shit that's still impressive, i can't even win 1 super bowl in the all-star division lol!

If you can get all the big boy OOP DB you can thrash people in zone

kaotikords said:

If you can get all the big boy OOP DB you can thrash people in zone

yessir 100% that’s definitely the way to go

BungSmuggler said:

Well shit that's still impressive, i can't even win 1 super bowl in the all-star division lol!

Hahaha takes time my bro you need to try different playbooks and formations and find what works best for you, you need to stick to 3-4 formations and learn them like your life depends on it. Once you do that its easy to win practice , practice, practice best thing I can recommend

ariasjosh525 said:

Was running man most of the year with the meta and it was working out well for me I won a fair share of super bowls in my seasons but recently like last 2 weeks I feel like man just gets torched now and I was losing a lot more games then winning when that never was the case. so I made the switch to zone and mannnnn with all the KOs I’m getting  I’m back on my winning grind won 14 straight and 2SB wins 

anyone else still using man? if so are you winning a lot ? has anyone else made the switch and is it helping you like it has for me 

curious to see what other peoples Thoughts on this and is the new meta zone? Hahahah 😅

As someone who's run zone all year I will say it again and again it's like this every year all zone is putting bodies in areas and hoping they play something.

ariasjosh525 said:

Was running man most of the year with the meta and it was working out well for me I won a fair share of super bowls in my seasons but recently like last 2 weeks I feel like man just gets torched now and I was losing a lot more games then winning when that never was the case. so I made the switch to zone and mannnnn with all the KOs I’m getting  I’m back on my winning grind won 14 straight and 2SB wins 

anyone else still using man? if so are you winning a lot ? has anyone else made the switch and is it helping you like it has for me 

curious to see what other peoples Thoughts on this and is the new meta zone? Hahahah 😅

Same boat as you my guy successful man all season. 

Rn im literally running a 6 safety zone scheme

Hurtsmvpszn said:

As someone who's run zone all year I will say it again and again it's like this every year all zone is putting bodies in areas and hoping they play something.

Ive had the misfortune of giving up huge plays in zone on like a 3rd and 20 or even 4th. its like my safeties won't react to the person in front of them until the ball is caught.

ive had to learn how to use man in the long situations with a disguised blitz. i love zone too, but man some guys are prepared for anything lol

SkinsPS5 said:

Ive had the misfortune of giving up huge plays in zone on like a 3rd and 20 or even 4th. its like my safeties won't react to the person in front of them until the ball is caught.

ive had to learn how to use man in the long situations with a disguised blitz. i love zone too, but man some guys are prepared for anything lol

Yeah thats been a HUGE issue all year with zone where if the ball is in the air they dumb out its costed me so much.