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Playbook: Baltimore Ravens

Formation: 4-4 Split

Play: Cover 3

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Spread your linebackers
  3. Blitz one of your outside linebackers and shift the defensive like to the side of the blitzing OLB
  4. User control your MLB and put him over the C and RG.

Overview: You can get quick pressure off either side and have it look the same to your opponent before the snap.  You can also get dual edge pressure with this play.

Playbook: Baltimore Ravens

Formation: Nickel 3-3-5

Play: Tampa 2

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Press coverage
  3. Shift and Crash your defensive line out
  4. Put your MLB into a deep blue zone
  5. Put your DE on the right into a QB Spy and user control him.

Overview: This is a 3 man rush with extremely good coverage all over the field and still brings pressure most of the time.

Playbook: Baltimore Ravens

Formation: Nickel 3-3-5 Wide

Play: Tampa 2

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Crash your defensive line out
  3. Blitz your MLB (see video for exact positioning)
  4. QB Contain

Overview: If you set this play up correctly, you will get extremely quick A-gap pressure.

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Bcv82
Bcv82
6 years ago

What’s the best method to at least slow down all the outside runs. I have an opponent who has mastered the outside runs. He uses a drafted RB that has exceptional speed and acceleration. Stretches, toss, sweep. He’s created a playbook and compiled all these runs and just abuses people with them.