Civil does a full Deep Dive breakdown of a Live Gameplay!
This is from the CUT Gauntlet, but the ideas and concepts apply to people of every game mode, and skill level.
Civil breaks down the 3 Main "Blitz Styles" that are META in CFB and Madden
Every style of Defense you run should be utilizing one of these, if not all 3!
Dcroft takes over this week's Group Coaching, and deep dives a series of questions from our Unbeatable Club Members!
Civil leads this week's Group Coaching session! Early on we deep dive what you should be thinking IN GAME, before each snap. Then, we breakdown one of the best route combos in both Madden & CFB!
In this week's Group Coaching session, Dcroft breaks down everything from Run Defense, to Loop Blitzes!
In this week's Group Coaching Session, we go over IN-DEPTH how to actually build an Offensive Scheme. This means making plays compliment each other, and always keep the Defense guessing, even if they've seen our Scheme before!
Dcroft is back this week breaking down a combination of high level Madden & College Football 25 gameplay content!
Dcroft Deep Dives a TON of questions in this week's Group Coaching Session! Immediately, Dcroft jumps into why Normal Y Off Close is becoming such a popular formation
We deep dive an MCS Tournament, breakdown what's working, what isn't working, and how we can apply this to our own games!
In this one we deep dive one of the best Coverage Concepts in Madden 25. If there's no threat to an area deep... do we need a deep zone?
We deep dive a new Blitz inside of Madden 25 & breakdown the #1 thing that separates a GREAT Offense from a GOOD Offense. Deep Zone Logic is also discussed!
Dcroft takes over this week and talks about some of the HUGE changes in Zone Coverage, Redzone Defense, and Redzone Offense! By the end of this, you'll be giving up less touchdowns, and scoring more! (This means you'll WIN!)
New Patch, means New Defenses, which is what we deep dive in this week's Group Coaching! There's a lot of Overreaction right now about the game, but truthfully it didn't change THAT much. Here we break down what actually changed, and what we need to do.
This week's Unbeatable Club we deep dive the MCS Live event, break down what makes each Pro's Scheme so good, and talk about what it takes to ACTUALLY lab the best Schemes in the game
Civil deep dives a LIVE Tournament Game that he's playing, and showcases how important it is to MASTER what you do, instead of trying just be "ok" at a bunch of things.
Civil breaks down the latest MCS Tournament Live, and talks about the importance of some of the little things that the Pros do, that make the exact same offense you run 10x better. This is a Must Watch.
Civil breaks down some of the new patch, along with Live Labbing on Defense finding new Good Pressure!
Civil is back this week, as we break down some of his biggest findings from Competitive Madden over the past 2 weeks. This includes a breakdown on why Civil believes Passing has drastically changed this year
Hosted by Dcroft, this week's Unbeatable Club covers a wide range of topics including how to Switch Stick to become Elite, and how to BEAT people who Switch Stick at an Elite Level.
This Week's Group Coaching was led by Dcroft! One of the best players in the world, there's a TON to learn from this one
In this one we break down the Semi Finals game with Young Kiv against JonBeast. In these high level competitive games, there's always a TON that we can learn.
GREAT SESSION! Went over how to run and BLOCK the popular Double Mug blitz that's taking over Madden 25. Also deep dove the issue with Zone Coverage, some workarounds, and a lot of other great topics!
In this Group Coaching we deep dive the Bengals Offensive Scheme, talk about an OVERPOWERED 2 Man Route Combo that no one is running, and do a little Inside The Mind!
Incredible Session today boys. We break down the new way to Defend Corner routes, and we also find some pretty odd things about Zone Coverage.
GREAT SESSION! Went over how to run and BLOCK the popular Double Mug blitz that's taking over Madden 25. Also deep dove the issue with Zone Coverage, some workarounds, and a lot of other great topics!
In this Group Coaching we deep dive the Bengals Offensive Scheme, talk about an OVERPOWERED 2 Man Route Combo that no one is running, and do a little Inside The Mind!
This week's Group Coaching we go through a MASSIVE Inside The Mind Session, breaking down what your EXACT thoughts should be throughout a game! This is MASSIVE, and showcases what we should be doing in REAL, LIVE, GAMES!
SPECIAL Group Coaching session today, as this one is hosted by Dcroft! This contains over an hour of Dcroft deep-diving what makes Offenses good in Madden, and how to become a better Madden player!
Got a SWEET Film Review for you today boys. Game with Pdidem vs JoeShiesty. GREAT Game, a lot of mistakes that we can clean up that EVERYONE can learn from.
In this week's Group Coaching we cover a WIDE variety of topics. The importance of identifying the META, what actually makes an Offense good, how to beat Double Mable, and MORE. This is a must watch for any Unbeatable Club Member
In this Group Coaching we DEEP DIVE the best ways to beat Man Coverage, utilizing receiving threats who can't get pressed, and always get a free release. Additionally we deep dive the idea of how to build the perfect team!
In this Group Coaching we DEEP DIVE the best ways to beat Man Coverage, utilizing receiving threats who can't get pressed, and always get a free release. Additionally we deep dive the idea of how to build the perfect team!
The BEST Film Review we've had on Civil.GG! The Browns is featuring Pdidem, while the Chiefs is featuring Eli, both from our Unbeatable Club Discord. Both players showcase HUGE improvements from the last time I saw them, BUT, both make some HUGE mistakes...
In this week's Group Coaching session, we dig deep on the ideas behind "Labbing". What is Labbing, how do you Lab, and my exact process for solving different problems I encounter in Madden.
Our best Group Coaching session yet. In this one we DEEP DIVE everything Passing related, included the 9 Spaces System, our 3 Route Method, and MORE.
In this Inside The Mind video, we talk about why it's so important to make sure we're using our plays to their fullest potential. So many times we get honed in on 1 or 2 "key" routes in a specific play. This works against bad players, but utilizing our "Complimentary Routes" is often the difference in being able to move the ball down the field vs High Level Opponents.
One of the most unused ideas in Madden is playing games with your 'Complimentary Routes'. We deep dive this topic, talk about how to lab, and go over the different ways we can play games within a game of John Madden football. ALSO, our next "Inside The Mind" will be this Weekend, I'm currently traveling so apologies for the delay.
We talk about the thinking that goes into BEFORE each and every play you snap on both sides of the ball in this Group Coaching session. This is one of the biggest things we can do regardless our Scheme, Opponent, what Madden we're playing, ANYTHING. This will give us a huge edge in every game we play.
This is an Ultra-Important Group Coaching Session as we deep dive the ins & outs of scoring every drive on Offense, directly going over Step 1 of our "Win Every Game" guide & document, while also answering great Q&A's from the chat!
Playing our guy Jet in the Discord, he's actually the one who first showed me 34 Odd, and he runs it extremely well in this gameplay. The importance of 'smart' adjusting + redzone D is shown off HUGE in this video!
In this one we deep dive what makes a good route combo, building a 'Mini Scheme', how to attack the Redzone, and a ton more.
An AWESOME game here between Lunar and Soa from our Unbeatable Club Discord. A lot of things to clean up that can apply to Madden players of ALL skill levels. There's a LOT to learn from this one.
1 - Debo2121 0:05
1 - Cody.Ballard 0:05
Question - Who do you have winning madden bowl and why?
2 - choppa 1:57
Question - Sup Croft, wanted to ask, do u tend to make minor adjustments on what your opponent is doing. Also, I feel as if sometimes when I read the safeties first and see what they are doing, I tend to not have that much time in the pocket at all, if possible, can I pls explain to me a way in which I can just make my reads in a much better manner? Finally, I know u guys talk about if your opponent keeps spamming something, adjust to it, but what if ur opponents is hitting you with multiple routes, how would I adjust to that?
3 - Thachary 8:15
Question - When I’m playing a good user on defense who is familiar with meta defenses and shading coverage down and covering weak spots, I tend to struggle with my offense (Michigan) how can I shake things up to give my meta routes more space? (I usually only run the 3 main plays out of bunch str offset with a little duo run here and there)
1 - Mgalipp13 0:16
Question - I’m trying to move my LB presnap to run the Dime Cover 4 Quarters blitz, but my LB keeps moving back to his spot?
2 - Debo21 2:57
Question - You talked about the best passing animation of you new QB. whats the best passing animation for QBs in NCAA 25. And i tried to find why you went from placement and ACC to just Placement. Can you touch on that and your settings? Thanks for all that you do!
3 - Bryan25 6:50
Question - How do you find an offense, or how do you know when you have found a offense? I've ran quite a few different things and I haven't gotten that "this is it" feeling
0:12 - CeeGee - LONG QUESTION, but really good
8:55- Thevandymancan "Just learned the P&A turns off all accuracy abilities for QB’s & switched to placement, how are you thinking about using Placement vs P&A? (Context- I have a field general that I start who has gold step up and sleight of hand = placement & Scramblers with no accuracy abilities = P&A? Or just pick one and go?) "
11:18 - Popsmoke How to stop Alabama from endless QB scrambles and their #1 WR at the same time in Road to the CFP? The QB either scrambles and finds a wide open receiver before you can get to him or finds a wide open #2 Williams.
15:37 - Popsmoke I’m having a really hard time with the passing game using Michigan offense in dynasty. I’m playing as UMass and UCF. Practice mode doesn’t feel anything like the games. My completion percentage is ~60% with 3-4 INT’s a game. My user games blitz me on most plays to prevent route development. I don’t know what to do.
19:07 - Mgalipp13 As the world’s greatest content creator and the best CFB25 player on the planet, you and Civil must spend all of your life either playing video games or coaching the members of Civil.gg - Thank you! It has played a huge role in my life as my dynasty buddy has cancer and we bond over College Football 25. I have much appreciation for what you guys do. It’s awesome! Civ just got to 100K followers on YouTube. DCroft won the Heisman house. What goals do you have in the future?
21:50 - choppacantmiss Sup Croft, I just have 2 questions. My first one is, how do I play defense/adjust to different things my opponent does. I tend to struggle with defense and finding out when and how to adjust, also I struggling with rotating to "different coverage shells" and when I am supposed to use a certain shell. My next question is, when it comes down to route concepts, what route concepts do u tend to use majority of the time? For example, do you use "Flood", "Flat Wheel Post", "Post Slant", "Triangle", etc. And also, how do you go upon making reads/progression reads.
27:50 - Mgalipp13 Can you briefly explain the difference between highball modifier and free form placement? Also, confirm the buttons on PS5.
29:45 - Hookem_512 When you run you your favorite offense with Bunch Str Offset what makes you decide between flood or dagger etc- what are you looking for and when hot routing what are we looking for the defense before we make those adjustments for that particular offense.
32:45 - Rambo Can you show some essential passing concepts for someone who is new to passing concepts and how they manipulate the defense?
42:00 - Sar413 Could you expand on the pats playbook? Are there any other decent gun formation's in the playbook outside of u trips or trips te? Like doubles flex pats, or Y off trips wk?
44:00 - Cody.Ballard - What did you learn from the MCS Playoffs Day 1/2? Do you see the game changing post madden bowl? Can you recap the meta and how it evolved/shifted throughout the competitive season?
46:13 - Mgalipp13 - I called Gun | Y Trips Offset WK - Reverse Flea Flicker for a 1 play TD with no time left. What is a 1 play TD that you use a money shot play?
1 - Lipao 0:05
Question - How to block agap from dime 32, 146 and 34 odd? Thanks
2 - lukes7234 5:25
Question - How do you set up a bomb/one-play-touchdown vs. tampa 2 out of Bunch str offset?
3 - Squidy1232 9:30
Question - In cfb25 I would like help on stopping people who spam corner routes I set my CB's on curl flats and set the flats to 20 but the CB's keep getting beat and if they don't they spam out routes that my hard flats can't seem to cover either
4 - JGP 13:00
Question - Playing a top 5 user in a 30 man online dynasty that uses UNLVs base playbook (Duo formations). Do you have any defense tips specific to those 2 RB formations? Other than plays, do you have any advice on player tendencies to start on the DL? Have to use default PBs, and I usually use 335tite
He loves the cheesy G load option out of duo over but mixes his play calls well.
It's a major mismatch at all levels: His coach is lvl 40-50 in year 3 of his team, and I just joined the league.
5 - Cody.Ballard 17:30
Question - What are some of your takeaways from this MCS season, and the CFB tourney? What will you carry over into next year? What does an offseason look like for you, and how to make the most of the next 7 months? How can you become better moving forward?
1 - JoRo23 0:05
Question - I’m trying to learn the Michigan playbook but am struggling against the double mug mid blitz and nickel 3-3 stack lb blitz specifically with this playbook. Help please.
2 - Rambo 5:02
Question - Could you talk through your mindset on defense against different formations? Like are you looking for opponent tendencies from certain formations and then adjusting your defense to that on what to put your zones in?
3 - Mgalipp13 9:56
Question - This question may seem redundant but I’m still having trouble stopping TE Attack (Deep Post) over the middle. I constantly user the middle LB in Tampa 2 defense and find myself out of position. I give up deep routes over the middle. Should I user the D-lineman or safety? Still need help, thx!
4 - Cody.Ballard 15:01
Question - What did you learn from LCQ from yourself and from others? W/the patch, addition of new playbooks, and zero chill thaw - how has the META changed offensively/defensively? What do you anticipate seeing in the upcoming Madden Bowl based on this weekend?
1 - Bryan25 0:05
Question - How do you stop corner routes from bunch and trips in 6-1 defense (cover 4)
2 - villainn 3:20
Question - In madden whats your main run defense and adjustments against heavy formations like iform and singleback?
3 - Primarch 6:30
Question - Meta in our dynasty is to take 98+ speed WR and either Jet Sweep/Touch Pass, or long bombs. Is there a way to counter one player like that, without sacrificing the rest of your defense or completely relying on your user in both situations?
4 - CeeGee 11:35
Question - Dynasty question - I'm wondering what you value more in players? Do you value their attributes, like Power Moves, and Block Shed, or do you value their player Abilities like Grip Breaker or Inside Disruptor (these are Dline examples but a general question as well for other positions)
5 - Bryan25 14:50
Question - How to make Reads video..basically a dcroft version of civils "how to make Reads like a pro" video on the website. Best way i can describe it
6 - Cody.Ballard 21:05
Question - As you head into LCQ, what are you thinking defensively and offensively will give you the best chance to win scheme wise? Can you compare/contrast the current META offenses/defenses and why your current offense/defense is your choice going into the tournament?
7 - Cody.Ballard
Question - Elaborating on previous question - what do you expect to see scheme wise in LCQ?
8 - Mgalipp13 27:20
Question - Coaching Adjustment: Ball Carrier on Conservative. Pro (+) Ball carrier protects the ball, decrease fumble chances. Con (-) Ball Carrier special moves disabled except give up & cover ball
However, I’ve noticed that you can still spin with conservative turned on. Is this a good coaching adjustment to use ALWAYS?
9 - #40 29:35
Question - How can one improve his open field tackling and overall USER abilities
10 - Cody.Ballard 33:55
Question - If you don't get to the question this week, then no big deal. Can you deep dive what you and other players mean when they talk about spacing on offense. How does it apply to formations, and route combos. What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to spacing, and are there any principles we can apply to our own offense?
1 - Mgalipp13 0:05
Question - How do you stop TE Attack (Deep Post) and Corner Routes? My base defense is Big Nickel | Over G - Cover 2 & Nickel | 3-3 Stack - Cover 3 Drop
2 - Wavcreator1702 2:50
Question - In 335 mint lb cross show 2. If the offense is the bunch TE set both my OLb and Corner are on the opposite sides of the RB. I’m confused on how to make my adjustments because that set up is different from what we learned in the setup video.
3 - Lotterdale 7:00
Question - What are some good deep attacking routes combos do you like out of pistol doubles and trips (double Y off , Y off trips) out of the Clemson playbook
5 - Thekings29 13:20
Question - How to stop throwing so many interceptions, how to get better at reading the field. Most of my friends sit in 3-2-6 and I can’t pass at all on them
6 - cody.ballard 16:30
Question - What have you changed your mind about when it comes to defense/adjusting this madden season? How can someone become really good at adjusting to top level offenses?
7 - mgalipp13 21:35
Question - Should I be using Revamped Passing - Reticle Speed 20 or Placement & Accuracy - Reticle Speed 7? I've seen it in Civil's video's both ways.
8 - Rambo 24:45
Question - What’s the best defense in CFB to stop stretches and jet sweeps, (runs to the outside)
0:10 - How to assess blitz/no blitz pre snap. One of the things civil says he does pre snap is determine blitz/no blitz and then man or zone. Cover 0 man blitzes are usually somewhat straightforward based on alignment, but in his inside the mind he was like”I’m expecting a loop blitz here with this guy so I’m going to make him the Mike” he was right but as a viewer i wasn’t sure what signs to look for or pick up on that can help me distinguish blitzes easier."
5:40 - How do I attack nickel over double bracket offensively; especially when opponent is individually shading dbs
9:20 - This isn’t a question about how to stop a specific blitz or anything like that, but I’m curious why you chose Michigan’s offense over Oregon’s or the Oklahoma State system you previously ran. I’ve been using Alabama all year in CFB, but I want to try something new. However, I always end up going back to Bama, mostly because of their Trips TE formation.
11:50 - Whats your approach to attacking Cover 3 buzz match? Anyway to bomb it, I keep having to work down the field.
15:25 - I would say I am an intermediate level player, I have quick adjustments down but am not sure exactly of what zones I need to put my guys in against different formations, and also when it is beneficial to run man vs zone. Any tips on those two things?
21:00 - What is the best strategy to practice the switch stick?
22:55 - What did you learn from this last live event? What does your preparation for a ladders weekend, elims weekend, or live event entail? In your opinion, what do comp madden players waste the most amount of time on, and what do they need to spend more time on?
28:50 - I have a question about defending against 5-wide. I watched the videos on Civil.gg and tried using a mix of Match and Cover 4, but I was still struggling. Do you have any new strategies or tips for stopping it?
35:35 - What window are we looking for when trying to get perfect blue release?
39:52 - Looking to get better with remembering quick adjustments mapping.
Question - I run 3-4 odd & I need help
Question - General mut question. Whats the best way to get coins or players to be able to upgrade my team? How do you personally go about it?
Question - Any changes to your defending the META breakdowns from the beginning of the year? How has coverage changed at the top level throughout the competetive season?
Question - how would you improve reading blocks in the run game
Question - Big games I find myself getting nervous on money drives and end up sometimes throwing picks, this happened this weekend in elims..any advice on this problem ? Or how I can be relaxed in a big game ?
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel
Our Personal META Busters drop every week! To ask a question for our next one, check the Unbeatable Club Discord Channel