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4-3 Under

Playbook: New England Patriots

Formation: 4-3 Under

Play: Sam Blitz 2

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press coverage
  3. Spread your defensive line and crash them out
  4. Pinch your linebackers
  5. Put the MLB on the left side of the screen into a QB Spy
  6. Release the spy (R3) as soon as the ball gets snapped

Overview: This blitz screams right up the A gap or around the edge

Playbook: New England Patriots

Formation: 4-3 Under

Play: Mike Will Cross Press

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press coverage
  3. Spread your defensive line and crash them out
  4. Pinch your linebackers
  5. Re-blitz the OLB on the right side of the screen
  6. Put the DE on the left side of the screen into a hard flat

Overview: This is a solid blitz to mix in with the Sam Blitz 2 defense.

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  1. With the sam blitz 2 do I hit R3 after the ball is snapped or do I continuously hit the button until the ball is snapped?

    1. Hit it right after the ball is snapped

  2. Can you put the patriots defensive playbook in text form?

  3. What is the sequence for crashing the Defensive line out

    1. L1/LB plus up on the right stick