Madden Hidden Tricks - Defensive Position Switches

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It's common knowledge that the overall ratings for players change if you play them out of position.  Within the defensive front seven especially, a player's rating can improve drastically by moving them from linebacker to defensive end or from end to defensive tackle.  This flexibility can be an obvious benefit to your team if all you do is adjust your depth chart, especially if you run a 4-3 base defense.  That said, there are two situations where you can truly maximize the advantage of position switches, using defensive substitutions with a 3-4 playbook and when drafting a team in online franchise mode.