Playbook: Detroit Lions
Formation: 3-4 Odd
Play: Edge Blitz 3
Setup:
- Base Align
- Show Blitz
- Crash defensive line out
- QB Contain
- (Optional) Put the DE on the left into a zone
Overview: The pressure on this play comes right away. Just make sure you don’t get beat deep.
Playbook: Detroit Lions
Formation: 3-4 Odd
Play: Edge Blitz 3 (Flipped)
Setup:
- Base Align
- Show Blitz
- Crash defensive line out
- QB Contain
Overview: If your opponent starts figuring out that you are sending pressure from the right, flip the play and bring the pressure from the left. It will look identical to your opponent pre-snap.
Playbook: Detroit Lions
Formation: 3-4 Odd
Play: Edge Blitz 1
Setup:
- Base Align
- Show Blitz
- Crash defensive line out
- QB Contain
- (Optional) Put the DE on the left into a zone
Overview: This is the man to man version of Edge Blitz 3. Mix this in if zone isn’t workout out well for you.
Playbook: Detroit Lions
Formation: 3-4 Odd
Play: Edge Blitz 1 (Flipped)
Setup:
- Base Align
- Show Blitz
- Crash defensive line out
- QB Contain
Overview: This is the man to man version of Edge Blitz 3. Mix this in if zone isn’t workout out well for you.
Playbook: Detroit Lions
Formation: 3-4 Odd
Play: Cover 4 Drop Show 2
Setup:
- Base Align
- Show Blitz
- Pinch your linebackers
- Adjust the coverage behind it as you see fit
Overview: This play works well once your opponent starts making quick reads and blocking extra guys.
most of these don’t work. maybe once out of 10.
That’s why you should be going up against the CPU. His gameplay demos were against the CPU and not a human, right?
I try and stay away from the show blitz plays, maybe against the CPU
What are best run stopper defense in here
Just about everything stops the run this year. There isn’t much of a need for dedicated run stoppers.
Hey first of all THANKS for all the content!! I have a great recommendation. ON the play description it would be nice if you put if it was a “BLITZ” or a “COVERAGE” or “HYBRID” play.. Let me know what you think. Again you guys are awesome!!!
Great suggestion man! We’ll definitely consider it
Ian, I see that you run 34 odd mostly. How often are you running the blitz vs coverage in a game? Also, who would you recommend on the defensive line in 34 odd salary cap?
Did we play each other? You should have sent over a message saying something! I run 3-4 Odd mostly in salary cap. The way I run it varies but I am either rushing 5-6 with the Edge Blitz 3 play or dropping 9 into coverage. The way I run my salary cap Dline is I have the 2 best pass rushers I can afford at the DE positions and then a cheap, fast, DE at defensive tackle that I put into a Spy. And then I user a blitzing lb (so I meet the rush 3 threshold so my line doesn’t get pancaked on runs).
Lol, no I haven’t played you, I saw that you mentioned 34 as your preferred defense in another post. I do like the setup you explained and will try that setup
For the blitz who do you recommend at LE because I have Bruce at RE
It shouldn’t matter too much who is at LE or RE
BRUCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are these designed more for cpu or user? They’ve worked great in practice mode but in game on all madden they have rarely brought immediate pressure for me so far
They are designed for users. When you are playing at decently high levels, a lot of guys will start blocking an extra guy which will stop some of the blitzes from coming in. That is when you need to send dual edge heat or drop into coverage
Sounds good, thanks!
hey guys i like the 3-4 and the nickel, which one do you guys like best?
Definitely 3-4 Odd and Nickel
Hey boys sometime I get smoked over the top when I base align and show blitz, any tips to stop that? Even if I play over top still get burnt. The plays it manly happens on is cov 2 cov 3
Hi, yes that is one of the big negatives of base align and showing blitz. It can get your cornerbacks out of position and somehwat pressed. What I do is manually move the outside cornerbacks backwards a few yards if I have enough time.