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In the real-life NFL, sliding is a crucial way for quarterbacks to protect themselves from both turnover and injury. Of course, the same could be said of the virtual gridiron, where keeping a highly rated QB in the game is instrumental to your team's success. Madden 21 allows players to slide with the QB in guild to protect both the brawl and their QB's trunk, but the sliding controls tin be a bit tricky to master. This wikiHow article volition teach you how to slide in Madden 21.

Steps

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    Start running with a QB. Madden 21 includes some QB-designed runs, but you may too choose to scramble on a running play. To begin running with a QB, hold down the right trigger (R2 on PlayStation or RT on Xbox) and sprint past the line of scrimmage. [1]

    • It can exist fun and tempting to scramble on whatsoever given play, but scrambling is at its most effective when the defence force is spread out due to several deep routes run by your WRs.
    • All QBs can scramble, but some are plain better at it than others. Scrambling can still exist worthwhile with a dull QB, but it will be even more important to protect this role player with a slide!

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    Ensure you are past the line of scrimmage. The slide button on both PlayStation and Xbox oftentimes doubles equally a pass option for i of your receivers. It is therefore imperative that you lot pass the line of scrimmage before sliding, as pressing the push button too early volition result in an ill-advise throw, and peradventure even an interception. [2]

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    Release RT/R2 and double-tap the slide button. While you lot will want to hold downwardly RT or R2 to keep sprinting and pick up as many yards equally possible, the decision to slide requires your QB to slow downwardly. Release the trigger and double-tap 10 on Xbox or Foursquare on PlayStation to slide.

    • Failure to release R2 or RT will result in your QB diving forward, as the slide and dive buttons are i and the same. A dive volition go you a few extra yards, but can as well lead to a bollix and does not protect your QB from injury.
    • Just QBs can slide in Madden 21. Like in the existent NFL, the slide is designated every bit a ways of letting the QB "give himself up" and protect himself from injury/turnover. RBs, WRs, and TEs therefore will only dive when you follow these instructions.[three]

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    Practice sliding with a QB often. Sliding may seem simple, just it tin can surprisingly be one of the trickier maneuvers in Madden 21. Exist sure to exercise the ane-two punch of releasing RT/R2 and immediately double-borer Ten/Square. You'll be keeping your QB safe shortly enough!

    • Brand certain your 2 taps of the X/Square button are as shut together as possible. Even a slight delay in between taps may trigger a dive instead.

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