Video summary
The video centers on the creator's strong advocacy for using "Redux" themed teams in Madden Ultimate Team, arguing that they offer superior value compared to expensive standard players. The speaker explains that while many top-tier quarterbacks cost around four million coins, Redux options like A-Rod Cam are significantly cheaper and still highly effective. He emphasizes that the most important position on the field is quarterback, yet he refuses to spend massive amounts of money on them unless playing a tournament; instead, he prefers to build competitive teams using affordable alternatives. This philosophy extends to other positions as well, where he criticizes high-priced limited cards for poor attributes like low speed and height, suggesting that players should opt for cheaper, more efficient options like RG3 rather than overpaying for inflated stats.
A significant portion of the discussion involves the mechanics of building a team through the "pull" mechanic to acquire legendary players like Ed Reed. The creator demonstrates how swapping out underperforming players, such as Malik Willis, allows users to pull better cards from the pack, effectively upgrading their roster without direct spending. He highlights specific gameplay strategies, such as utilizing pass protectors to shield the quarterback and employing deep routes when opponents are on streaks to counteract their momentum. The transcript also touches on defensive adjustments, noting that certain teams require specific coverage schemes like man-to-man or zone defenses depending on the opponent's strengths, and he shares moments where his team successfully executed these tactics to secure wins despite facing tough competition.
Throughout the match commentary, the speaker reflects on the current state of the game's meta, expressing frustration with the "Team of the Week" cards which he feels are not worth the investment compared to Redux sets. He admits to struggling against specific defensive setups and acknowledges that his own performance can be inconsistent, particularly when facing high-level ranked play or when his running backs fail to execute properly. Despite these setbacks, he maintains an enthusiastic tone, celebrating big plays like sacks by Bosa and successful tackles, while also engaging with the audience about their favorite video games of all time. The video concludes with a mix of competitive analysis and casual banter, reinforcing the idea that smart team building and strategic adjustments are more important than raw spending power in achieving success in Madden.
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I think you can run any theme team to be
like everybody has decent players. I
mean, I think just this guy is like the
best player in the game, you know? I
mean, you saw him tonight. He's he's
goated. So, have I played ranked? Yes.
I'm a big ranked guy. In fact, that's
one of my biggest gripes with Madden is
that I I ranked is ranked is bad. Ranked
needs an complete overhaul. Why A-Rod
Cam? That's a great question. You know
why? Because I have him on my team and
he's cheap. Every other quarterback's
like 400 four million coins, you know?
Every other quarterback is four million
coins. One thing I think you guys don't
need is a four million coin quarterback.
Am I getting Trevor Lawrence? Honestly,
I don't really like I don't really like
the Trevor I don't think team of the
week looks that good. I could see I
could see it just for Trevor Lawrence,
but Joe Milton's probably pretty good,
too. I saw a lot of people with Joe
Milton tonight, too. quarterback is the
most important person on the field. But
to play, if I'm playing a tournament,
I'm gonna go get the best quarterback I
think is the best quarterback in the
game. If it's not a tournament, I'm just
playing online. I'm I'm not spending
that money. Drew Brees on a Chargers
Steam Team. And that's what it's about,
dude. At the end of the day, boys,
that's what it's about. What about this
card looks good to you guys? What looks
bad? He's only six foot tall. He's only
82 speed. And he's a limited. He's going
to be four million coins. That's what
looks bad right now. Why wouldn't I just
get RG3 who's 300k? Don't use pocket
dead eyee, boys. Make sure you guys use
pass protectors. The best player ever
had four pass protectors tonight. Why in
the world and mad ultimate team would I
not have an ultimate team? Why would I
not have the fastest quarterback that
can also pass? What is this redux set I
keep hearing about? Where is this at?
Fantasy 86 overall fantasy redux. Why
would I do this?
So, in other words, I'm putting this
Malik Willis to hopefully get a better
dude. So, basically, you do this and try
to get Ed Reed. Do we pull Ed Reid,
boys? Do we pull Ed Reid? Here we go,
boys. For the betters. 73 people say
we're not winning this. All right,
watch. We're pulling Ed Reed right now.
I don't know if you get drops here or
not. Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Who
knows?
Ed Reed,
[screaming] FERDA, FERA, FERDA.
Come on, man. Come on, man. Time for new
Madden Legends. Who would you guys pick
as new Madden Legends? Who would you
guys pick? Devin Hester. Yes, that's a
new legend. We've never had before. Yes.
Good comps.
Uh cuz I don't got enough money for a
quarterback. Who guy should I use? I
might get that Joe Milton. I've seen
everybody with Joe Milton. Autootion.
>> Intentional. Who Who didn't get their
car tonight? Who didn't get their car
tonight? Give me comms. Give me comms.
Give me comms. See, like I play man to
man, but if Drake London here is on a
streak, I switch stick on his man and
let the Deep Blue get the streak. Here
we go.
>> Ah, see you don't put him on a streak
there. Good play. That's great. The
great routes there. Great routes. Great
routes. He's got a lot of pass
protection here.
>> Good. Another thing I do right there is
I I make sure the guy sometimes the guy
the running back the guy guarding the uh
I haven't passed committed but the guy
guarding the running back sometimes
needs a little bit hit needs a little
bit of help. See like he's got the
running back.
See he needs a little bit of help
sometimes. Juke. Nuke. Good play. He
hasn't run one time yet.
No way. Sherm Durm. Thank you.
>> Pick. Oh no way. We're catching that.
Come on, game. No way we're catching
that. Pistol deuce close. All right. I
mean,
tackle Woolen. All right, we're going
for it all here, boys. We're going for
it all. Everything. We're in a deep
half. This guy. Oh, no. He's here.
>> We're We're all or nothing right here,
boys. We are absolutely all or nothing
right here. We need a pass rush here.
Nice pressure, man. I learned some
things from Journey tonight, though.
Definitely learned some dots from
Journey, though. Like this. He was
farming. Journey was farming this dot.
Farming this jump.
>> I mean, my running back just never came
out right there, bro. That was bad ball.
You didn't get your card tonight? Well,
hey, you're so chat. If anybody knows
what So knows, let that man know. I
can't lie. I seen my goat tonight scared
to kick field goals. I saw my goat
tonight scared to kick field goals.
I saw my goat tonight scared to kick
field goals, bro. He not in the dynasty
streets, bro.
Yeah. Shm derm.
Yeah.
Is there any players you guys saw
tonight in MCS that you want on your
team?
>> Oh, body him.
[screaming]
>> Never mind. That dude was so bagged
right there. Holy goodness.
>> I didn't I didn't like the team of the
week cards. Honestly, I didn't really
like him. This is a This is really a
This defense really kind of I got to be
better against this. And it was a lot of
Madden tonight. There was a lot of ma a
lot of match, dude. A lot of quarters
tonight, dude.
They only like they only let that happen
because I'm winning, bro. Just cuz I'm
winning, dude.
>> Tackle, kid.
LET'S GO, BABY. WITH 10 GIFTED. WHAT A
DUDE. WHAT A DUDE. What a dude. What a
dude. What a dude. If he auto motions, I
just got to do this.
>> S. Come on, baby. Babe,
>> WE'RE PLAYING SOME DEFENSE TONIGHT,
BOYS.
[screaming]
BABY.
All right, boys. Here we go. Here we go.
Here we go. Here, baby. What's the best
video game of all time?
Is it Elden Ring?
Is it Zelda? Is it Fortnite?
Golly.
Ah, bad job, Duby. Bad job. Bad job. Bad
job right there, babe. I was too busy
like into girls and stuff. I feel like
once you get into girls, you don't get
you don't like Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh or
any anime, you know? It's fair enough.
If you get into Pokemon and anime before
girls, I understand it. But like,
>> why is this guy coming free, boys? Like,
how is he coming free?
Yeah, I threw that ball right at him. I
don't know. I don't know what I was
looking at there, boys.
[snorts]
>> I don't know what we're looking at
there.
>> It's a great sack, baby. That's that
Bosa. Where my new followers? First time
chatters.
I lowkey do not play well against
quarters, bro. I really don't, dude.
>> I can't beat quarters. I'll tell you
that. Right now.
Like I'm back to hell, bro.
I can't beat quarters, bro.
Hit him.
OH, THERE'S NO WAY. WHO like
Good play.
Good tackle.
>> Good play, bro. I'm on the other side.
Good play.
I mean, I'm like beyond bagged right
now, bro. I mean, quarters is like my
like I need to go I need to go into more
of a 3x3 set, honestly.
I hate when y'all like the dude I threw
to was wide open, bro. Like I could see
if I got picked or something.
>> [ __ ] THERE'S NO WAY, MAN. LIKE YOU GOT
TO HIT THAT PASS, MAN.
I mean, y'all all got [ __ ]
annihilated right there, bro. Y'all all
got killed, bro.
Bad.
[groaning]
>> Oh my god, what a route.
We got some good presses on that play
right there. We did some good man
coverage on that play. All right, man.
We got 114. We got no timeouts, man.
Who's here for a good time, baby? Who's
here for A GOOD TIME? WHO'S HERE FOR A
GODDAMN GOOD TIME, BABY? I didn't want
to. Ah, I thought it was other guy. Flat
to the number one.
This guy's just done a great job manning
some people up, bro.
>> If there was a quarter die that I'd
have, I'd try that [ __ ] Holy [ __ ]
Oh my god.
>> We're seeing some things. Trust me, that
was just a crazy swap. I can't lie.
>> Out of bounds, baby. Fera,
>> I put the no huddle setting on. So you
put the no huddle setting on. That's how
you know no huddle. That way I never
forgot how to do it. So you just put
this on. No huddle tempo adjustment cuz
cuz honestly you got a no huddle on
ranked because the pled the runoff is
too. You got a no huddle with no
timeouts.
GG's. GG's. GG's. GG's. GG's. I have no
idea what caused that. I don't know,
dude. That dude was playing good
defense. I was bagged. I couldn't really
find anybody really, but I saw in I saw
in a couple plays I threw away. A couple
plays I threw away. Like I I really like
saw this guy open way late. Bro, I don't
know what this I have no idea what's
going on out here. Like why would I
think this dude is going to get open
though? Like on the snap. Like why would
I think that's a read?
Even this guy would sneakily just get I
don't know what this is. Is this like a
30 yard cloud or some [ __ ] This is like
a double Mel defense. I don't know,
dude. And the tight end's manned up.
Yeah, we break that tackle, too. Or we
don't or we get 10 seconds to spike. I
don't know if we It was 11 seconds. I
don't know if we get that spike, though.
I mean, if I if I had a little faster
quarterback, I could have made more
plays with a faster quarterback, bro. We
played good defense, though. We did play
good defense. We gave up a streak a bad
streak touchdown early.