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Defensive Lockdown Update #1

Playbook: Jacksonville Jaguars

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Buck Slant Show 2

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press Coverage
  3. Crash your defensive line down
  4. Put your defensive end on the right into a light blue zone
  5. Put your defensive tackle on the right into a yellow zone
  6. Put your LB on the left into a zone

Overview: This play does take a while to set up but once you get the hang of it, you can get untouched edge pressure while only rushing 3 guys.

Playbook: Jacksonville Jaguars

Formation: Dime Normal

Play: Fox Fire Zone Press

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press Coverage
  3. Crash your defensive line down
  4. Put your defensive end on the left into a light blue zone
  5. Put your defensive tackle on the left into a yellow zone
  6. Put your linebacker into a yellow zone

Overview: This blitz brings heat from the right side while only rushing 3 guys.  It isn’t good against the run, but it provides quick pressure and good coverage against the pass.

Playbook: Jacksonville Jaguars

Formation: Dollar 3-2-6

Play: DB Fire 2 Press

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press Coverage
  3. Crash your defensive line down
  4. Bluff blitz both linebackers

Overview: This is a 5 man rush that brings dual edge heat.  So even if your opponent blocks an extra guy, someone should usually come in free.

Playbook: Jacksonville Jaguars

Formation: Dollar 3-2-6

Play: DB Fire 2 Press (Version 2)

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press Coverage
  3. Crash your defensive line down
  4. Bluff blitz either linebacker

Overview: This makes the play a little less consistent but it also gives you slightly better coverage.

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Ryan
Ryan
8 years ago

how do u bluff blitz I’m on Xbox

CJJ8888
CJJ8888
8 years ago
Reply to  Madden School

I think left is QB SPY and right is Bluff Blitz, but as soon as you hit A it will show you.

CJJ8888
CJJ8888
8 years ago
Reply to  CJJ8888

Btw thanks for your help madden school! I was pretty good last year, won one Super Bowl in my franchise and won some money on gamer saloon, but this site took me to a whole other level. I’m on a 15 game win streak online in 17.

Alvin504
Alvin504
8 years ago

Do you guys kno when they will release the first roster update ?

Cutsnrap187
Cutsnrap187
8 years ago
Reply to  Alvin504

Sept 9 I believe

6jitsreezy
6jitsreezy
8 years ago

Any 3-4 defensive ebooks coming?

Aspengc8
Aspengc8
8 years ago
Reply to  6jitsreezy

Second this. Some stuff for 3-4/odd front teams would be great (3-4, 335 wide, etc).

Billsworth
Billsworth
8 years ago

I really hate the glitch that you can tell the pass/run it kind of ruins the whole game….

Scotty2525
Scotty2525
8 years ago
Reply to  Billsworth

It’ll be patched by next week. I can almost guarantee that. Then again, they are more concerned about putting the Colin Kaepernick announcement in the game………

madden17
madden17
8 years ago

Would definitely love to see a defensive e-book on how to blow up the stretch/toss/power/counter plays. But until then, I have a good one out of 3-4 Odd, the play is called Cover 4 Drop shadow 2. All you do is spread the d line, base align, and user one of your faster MLBs. Only problem is this play leaves holes in the middle and flats on passing plays, but it sure gets your opponent to rethink the stretch play pretty quick.

I got faith in you all over at Madden-School. You guys rock!

Cuddy702
Cuddy702
8 years ago

Aye madden school on each nano can you also post a picture of it all set up right under the video ? It would be very helpful. Thank you

Dbo2015
Dbo2015
8 years ago

Random question. So I keep getting burned by a guy who does mesh plays 24/7. When I contain the mesh, he’ll scramble right to wait for someone to be opened or he’ll run. PLEASE HELP ME

Dbo2015
Dbo2015
8 years ago
Reply to  Madden School

I’ll try hard flat next. This is what I did when I last played him. I would use nickel normal cover 2 buster, put my right end on a light blue and shade underneath. It would stop it but then he could scramble right or move right till someone eventually got opened. Any tips for that? I would also do 46normal cover 2 invert and it would allow about 3-5 yds but my goal is 0 yards. Overall, are there any blitzes you prefer that send quick heat and stop the short passes underneath? This guy beats me because of possession. He doesn’t even make big plays.. He’s all about 3-7yd passes and goes for it on 4th down 24/7 -.-

Madden2016
Madden2016
8 years ago

question please help ! how do you shade underneath ? also how do you bluff blitz ?

Kcmasterpiece
Kcmasterpiece
8 years ago

How to crash your d line on ps4 ?

Billsworth
Billsworth
8 years ago

When using cover 2 or the buster play, I get beat deep so often. My player can be in perfect defensive position but the receiver just jumps up and grabs it 1 on 1 every time. Can you shed some light in this? I’ve tried play ball, play receiver, swat all of the above. Only thing that works is triple coverage On the deep routes.