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Nickel Normal

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Tampa 2

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  3. Pinch your linebackers and blitz them
  4. QB Contain
  5. User the LB on the left and let him take one step on his blitz and then drop him back into coverage (see the video for timing)
  6. Adjust the coverage however you’d like

Overview: This play brings really quick pressure unless your opponent blocks an extra guy.

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Cover 3 Sky

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  3. Pinch your linebackers and blitz them
  4. QB Contain
  5. User the LB on the left and let him take one step on his blitz and then drop him back into coverage (see the video for timing)
  6. Adjust the coverage however you’d like

Overview: This is the cover 3 version of the blitz. I like to use hard flats and user the middle of the field with the linebacker that is being user controlled.

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Overstorm Brave

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  3. Pinch your linebackers and blitz them
  4. QB Contain
  5. User the LB on the left and let him take one step on his blitz and then drop him back into coverage (see the video for timing)

Overview: This is the man to man version of the blitz. Everyone is in man to man coverage and you are responsible for taking away your opponent’s first read with your user defender.

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Under Smoke

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press coverage
  3. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  4. Pinch your linebackers
  5. QB Contain
  6. User the LB on the left and let him take one step on his blitz and then drop him back into coverage (see the video for timing)

Overview: This play will still bring pressure even if your opponent is blocking an extra guy or 2.

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Cover 2 (Coverage Version)

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch your defensive line
  3. Pinch your linebackers
  4. QB Contain
  5. Put one of your linebackers into a deep blue zone
  6. Put one of your defensive linemen into coverage

Overview: This play looks just like the blitzes from this formation. We call it when we notice our opponent starting to block extra guys to account for the blitz.

Playbook: Detroit Lions

Formation: Nickel Normal

Play: Cover 3 Sky (Coverage Version)

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch your defensive line
  3. Pinch your linebackers
  4. QB Contain
  5. Put both cornerbacks into deep half zones
  6. Drop a defensive lineman into coverage

Overview: This is a 3 man rush that is really hard to beat deep and we have coverage throughout the entire field.

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gagavdh
gagavdh
5 years ago

Stupid question I know: how do you base align for PS4?

Miaboy305
Miaboy305
5 years ago

When more tips coming out because these plays not working against elite players the slants kill you to many holes in the D

kfied66
kfied66
5 years ago

I am using Vikings defense and I have yet to see the the tackle go block the the DT. I am pretty sure I am setting it up correctly. Is slant inside the same as when slant down?

Streetking75
Streetking75
5 years ago

Are you turning off auto defensive flip or leaving it on. Also I find these schemes hard against 5 spread wr out. Suggestions with 5 wides?

iibroughtlubee
iibroughtlubee
5 years ago

the blitzes never come in when a running back is blocked I need to talk to someone

Jamesre51
Jamesre51
5 years ago

With the new patch, will the universal nickel blitz still work?

Tampalantawill94
Tampalantawill94
5 years ago

Bro I’m trying to do the Tampa 2 blitz but it don’t work a all cause when I pinch my LB my other lb don’t come to middle only one does

Tampalantawill94
Tampalantawill94
5 years ago
Reply to  Madden School

Ok

timothyjw247
timothyjw247
5 years ago

Whats the universal nickel blitz? I noticed the under smoke nickel blitz isnt working post patch.

juan104
juan104
5 years ago

so in nickel blitz undersmoke u mention to press last then the sceond time u showed u it u said press as step 4 but in the actual steps press is step 2 does it matter when u press as long as u press ?

Straitiff4
Straitiff4
5 years ago

Alot of people do not adjust well when you dend the heat i noticed….. i cant believe all the wins i been racking up and i only have maybe 4 or 5 defensive from this playbook down and 8 passimg plays from ne playbook down