Best Defensive Lineup Setup

Which defensive setup (height, speed, or abilities) is best to have a dominate defense?

KingBalakay said:

Which defensive setup (height, speed, or abilities) is best to have a dominate defense?

Sadly, everything in this game revolves around abilities.  Especially now that we're officially in MUT Season, welcome to end-game (arcade-y) Madden.  Oof.

That being said, obviously the other factors are and remain important, but in order of priority/preference, it's; ability stack, speed, height... then everything else.  Stats barely matter, as most things in the game tend to operate off of minimum thresholds (varies depending upon difficulty level or game mode you are playing, but the goal would be to aim for 90+ in relevant categories).

There's been competing defensive philosophies beyond that -- do you invest heavily into D-line, hoping for consistent pressure, or do you prefer to apply the bulk of your defensive ability points onto various coverage abilities, specifically thinking: Mid Zone KO ?  At a certain point it becomes a bit of play style, coupled with personal preference.

It's not difficult to send looping blitzers or get creative with the pressures, so if I can only choose one, i tend to go with the coverage abilities.  But we can have both now, Unstoppable Force and Zone KOs.

peatrick said:

Sadly, everything in this game revolves around abilities.  Especially now that we're officially in MUT Season, welcome to end-game (arcade-y) Madden.  Oof.

That being said, obviously the other factors are and remain important, but in order of priority/preference, it's; ability stack, speed, height... then everything else.  Stats barely matter, as most things in the game tend to operate off of minimum thresholds (varies depending upon difficulty level or game mode you are playing, but the goal would be to aim for 90+ in relevant categories).

There's been competing defensive philosophies beyond that -- do you invest heavily into D-line, hoping for consistent pressure, or do you prefer to apply the bulk of your defensive ability points onto various coverage abilities, specifically thinking: Mid Zone KO ?  At a certain point it becomes a bit of play style, coupled with personal preference.

It's not difficult to send looping blitzers or get creative with the pressures, so if I can only choose one, i tend to go with the coverage abilities.  But we can have both now, Unstoppable Force and Zone KOs.

IMO its abilities, height, and then speed. if you are 6'6 (Herbert) he can make up for being 95 spd

RavensFlockLetsFly said:

IMO its abilities, height, and then speed. if you are 6'6 (Herbert) he can make up for being 95 spd

THANK YOU for correcting me.  I concur.  I've definitely been running DBs who are on the "slower" side, to get even a couple/few inches in height.