The One Feature No One is Talking About in Madden 18 – Coach Adjustments

You know the situation ….. we see it all the time …. it’s the 4th quarter …. your opponent has the ball and the clock is ticking. A stop doesn’t help; you need the ball back and unfortunately the other 10 defensive guys on the field don’t seem to know that. In previous Madden games there was no way to tell your team how urgent the situation was ….. all that changes in Madden NFL 18 with the new feature Coach Adjustments.

The new “Coach Adjustment” feature in Madden 18 will not only allow you to relay to your team that you need the ball back, but will put you in good situations to relay to the other 10 guys on the field exactly what you want them to do. Best of all they are right there on the play calling screen, so no need to pause the game to change them.

Here is a breakdown of all the Coaching Adjustments you can do in Madden NFL 18 on both offense and defense. There are Pros and Cons to almost every adjustment so choose the right situations to use these. I was able to test some out at EA Play but wanted just a little more sample size before I say whether these adjustments are effective or not.

Update:

Creative Director for Madden NFL 18 just tweeted this out.

If you turn on aggressive adjustments on competitive you can trigger penalties that are normally defaulted to off. That is the risk. — Rex Dickson (@RexDEAFootball) June 20, 2017

OFFENSE

Ball Carrier –

Balanced – Ball Carrier runs based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – Protects The Ball Pro – Decrease Fumble Chances Con – Decrease Break Tackles

Aggressive Pro – Higher Chance of Triggering Broken Tackles Con – Increase Fumble Changes



Blocking –

Balanced – Blocking based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – Decrease Chance of Holding Penalty Con – Holds Blocks Less for Run and Pass

Aggressive Pro – Holds Blocks Longer Con – Increases Chances of Holding Penalty



Deep Pass Catching –

Balanced – Deep Pass Catching based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Decrease Run After Catch Opportunities

Aggressive Always Trigger AI RAC attempts Increase RAC chances



Intermediate Pass Catching –

Balanced – Intermediate Pass Catching based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – AI receivers will attempt a possession catch Con – Decrease run after catch

Aggressive Pro – AI receivers will attempt a RAC or Aggressive Catch Con – Increase chance of ball being swatted



DEFENSE

Toggle Auto Flip Defensive Play Call (On/Off)

Ball in the Air Defense

Balanced – AI will play based on their ball in the air trait

Swat Ball – AI will attempt to swat in two man catch situations

Play Ball – AI will play the ball in two man catch animations

Play Receiver – AI will play the receiver in two man catch animations

Cornerback Matchups

Balanced – Matchup based on normal gameplay settings

By Overall – Highest Rated cornerback will matchup vs. highest rated receiver

By Speed – Fastest cornerback will matchup vs. fastest receiver

By Height – Tallest cornerback will matchup vs. tallest receiver

By Route Running – Highest rated man coverage cornerback will matchup vs. highest rated route runner

By Depth Chart – Matchup based on cornerback depth chart position vs. receiver overall rating

Option Defense

Balanced – Plays option based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – QB Left Open on the Option Con – Focused on Dive and Pitch

Aggressive Pro – Focused on Dive and Pitch Con – QB Left Open on the Option



Pass Rush

Balanced – Pass Rush plays based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – Outside Rushers QB Contain Pro – AI Defensive Lineman will look to swat Con – No Jump Snaps Con – More Time in the Pocket

Aggressive Pro – AI Pass Rushers will attempt to Jump Snap Con – Higher Chance of Offsides Penalty vs. hard count



Strip Ball

Balanced – Strip Ball based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – Lower Break Tackles Con – AI will not attempt to strip ball

Aggressive Pro – Higher Chance for AI to attempt a strip for a higher fumble chance Con – Higher chance of broken tackle and facemask penalty



Tackling

Balanced – Tackling based on normal gameplay settings

Conservative Pro – AI Defenders will tackle conservative Con – Increase chances of allowing yards after contact

Aggressive Pro – AI Defenders will attempt Hitstick tackles for higher fumble chances Con – Higher chances of missed tackles



Let me know what you think about these Coaching Adjustments in the comment section below and if you think there are any other ones you’d like to see EA add to this feature?

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