Madden 21 - How To Beat Zone Coverage

How to beat area coverage

While there are many types of defenses in football, the two general types are coverage of a man or an area. Men's cover has the defenders face to face with the attacking players, while the area cover has those players defending certain areas of the pitch with no specific player in mind. There are also many hybrids of the two, but the most common is usually area coverage.

Zone Cover includes defensive sets like Cover 2 and Cover 3, each designed to keep you from passing the ball first. There are many different types of zones as well, so there is no one answer to beating her.

When it comes to area coverage, speed at the receiver's position won't be as important as you're usually not going to beat them. Instead, you have to find the right places to choose from. Streaks are a great way to try and counter this, as they often find the right places for you to hit if you're trying to go deeper and into the middle. Four verticals can be a good way to stretch the pitch and defenders get in between their area coverage.

Another good method is to use formations like Tight Slots where the majority of your wide receivers and running backs are on the same side of the court. You want to choose a room where the ball carrier will come out of the backfield and one of the lunge receivers will cut to the outside. When you slam the ball you want to see if a defender is running to cover your RB. If they do, that means you should be able to find an open receiver that he shot to go after the running back. If they step back to cover the catcher, this is your chance to drop the ball in the flat on a running back for a solid yardstick.

There are plenty of other ways to beat area coverage, but the ones mentioned above are some of the best. Using things like curl routes can also help at times, but you need to be extra careful to see where the areas they cover are located so you don't throw an opening pick.