[TheGame]

Defence is hard on Madden I have yet to find any type of full proof strategy there... The best thing I could tell you is that in franchise/owner mode... get the fastest DBs you can possibly get.

They through out the catch-up AI, which is terrible because if a reciever with 90 speed gets ahead of the pack, you have no chance in hell of catching him.

One tip I guess I can give is, turbo on defence is pressure sensitive.. jam the button in hard to get maximum speed out of your players.

Just use these plays to contain the offence:

1st and short: run
1st and 10: run/pass
1st and long: pass
2nd and short: run
2nd and 10: run/pass
2nd and long: pass
3rd and short: run/pass
3rd and 10: run/pass
3rd and long: pass
(if they go for it..)
4th and short: run/pass
4th and 10: pass
4th and long: pass

run: and play that concentrates on defending the run mostly, let 2 or 3 of your linbackers blitz

run/pass: A play that is 50-50 on defending the run and the pass... only one LB may blitz on this if there are four linemen, and two LBs go in if there is 3 linemen.

pass: only one LB may rush if 3 linemen, and no LBs rush if four linemen. If you want man-to-man or Zone it's your choice... depends on how much yu trust your DBs in one-on-one situations.

these tips are mostly for the CPU, some humans pass on every play.