new york « Madden Tips

1.) Explaning My Notation
-I list defenders by their true posistion not from the offenses point of view (the ROLB is the OLB on the left of the screen)
-Pinch the DL Means Press LB or L1 Down
-Reblitzing or Blizing a player means that I click on that player and reblitz him
-The Gaps Are Labeled as so:

C-Gap, LT, B-Gap, LG, A-Gap, C, A-Gap, RG, B-Gap, RT, C-Gap

(I label these from the offenses persepective, for example the left A-Gap is to the left of the center)

2.) Blitz Setups

*When I blitz a defender in the A-Gap he is usually somewhere between 2-3 yards from the line of scrimmage.*
*I also call bump and run during each one of the man blitzes.*

Nickel Sets

Formation: Nickel 1-5-5
Plays: Inside Zone Blitz, Cover 2 Sink, Cover 3
Setup: Move the RILB over the LG, Move the RILB over the RG and Reblitz Him, Move the MLB between the NT and the RILB

Formation:Nickel Normal (LB Pass Rush)
Plays: All Plays
Setup: Shift the DL to the Left, Blitz the LOLB over the RG, Move the ROLB into the left A-Gap and Blitz Him, DEs in coverage

Formation: Nickel Odd Split
Plays: All Plays
Setup: Blitz the LILB over the C, Move the RILB into the left A-gap and Blitz Him, DEs in Coverage

Dime Normal

Formation: Dime Normal (LB Pass Rush)
Plays: Any Play With Normal DL Stunts
Setup: Shift the DL to the right or left, Blitz the inside DB on the side you shifted the line towards (either the Nickel Back or Quarter Back) on the outside hip of the DE, opposite DE in contain

Dollar

Formation: Dollar Normal
Plays: 2 Man Under, 2 Man Press, Cover 1 Press, Cover 1 FS Robber, Wk Eagle Slant 3, Str Eagle Slant 3
Setup: Pinch the DL, Reblitz the DL, Move the LOLB into the right A-Gap, Manually rush the LDE

Dealing With Slide Protection:
Blitz a defensive back on the outside hip of an OT (try Wk Eagle Slant 3 or Str Eagle Slant 3)

Quarter Normal

Formation: Quarter Normal
Plays: 2 Man Under Spy, Cover 3, Cover 2, For All other plays reblitz the NT
Setup: Pinch the DL, Reblitz the DEs, Blitz the MLB in the left A-Gap

Dealing With Slide Protection:
-Blitz a defensive back on the outside hip of an OT

46 Normal

Formation: 46 Normal
Plays: 2 Man Under, Cover 3 Press, Cover 3, Cover 4
Setup: Blitz the SS right over the RT

Dealing With Slide Protection:
-Blitz a LB over the WDT

Formation: 34 Normal
Plays: 2 Man Under, Cover 1, Double TE, 2 Deep MLB Spy, Drop Zone
Setup: Pinch the DL, Reblitz the DEs, Blitz the RILB in the left A-Gap

Formation: 34 Predator
Plays: 2 Man Under, Cover 3, 2 Man Press, Drop Zone, Cover 2 Sink
Setup: Pinch the DL, Reblitz the LDE, Blitz the RILB in the left A-Gap

Fomation: 34 Solid
Plays: 2 Man Under/Cover 3/Drop Zone/Double TE/Double Man/Cover 2/Sting Pinch
Setup: Pinch the DL, Reblitz the DEs, Bltiz RILB in the left A-Gap

Formation: 34 Over
Plays: 2 Man Under/Cover 2/Cover 3/Drop Zone/Weak Blitz/All the Dbl Man Plays (Dbl TE, Dbl Z, etc.)
Setup: Blitz the LOLB, Reblitz the NT, LILB blitz in the left A-Gap

Dealing With Slide Protection:
-Preferably choose a play where the OLB is taking a slanted blitz angle, such as 3-4 Solid Dbl TE
-If this is not possible Blitz an OLB opposite the A-Gap being blitzed and pinch the LBs