For this Madden Tips and Madden Plays breakdown, we show how to set up a 3 Man Pass Rush Man/Zone Combo Coverage from the Nickel Triple – Nickel Blitz 1.
Play Diagram:
Play Info:
| Formation: | Nickel |
| Set: | Triple |
| Personnel: | 2DL, 4LB, 5DB |
| Coverage Type: | Man |
| Coverage Shell: | Cover 1 |
| Blitz Type: | Man Blitz |
| Gap Pressure: | C |
| Pass Rushers: | 5 |
| Pass Defenders: | 6 |
Playbooks Found In:
- Ravens
- Steelers
Note: based on Madden 23 Live Playbooks.
Default Assignments:
| Position | Assignment |
| LE | Pass Rush |
| RE | Pass Rosh |
| LOLB 1 | Pass Rush |
| LOLB 2 | Blitz Right |
| MLB | Man Coverage |
| ROLB | Blitz Right |
| NB | Blitz Right |
| LCB | Man Coverage |
| SS | Deep Middle Zone |
| FS | Man Coverage |
| RCB | Man Coverage |
Note: assignments are from the offensive side view of the ball.
Quick Set-Up:
- Hot route the RE into hook zone to the left
- Hot route the NT into a hook zone to the right.
- QB Contain the outside pass rushers (optional)
- Press man coverage (optional).
- Show blitz (optional).
Coaching Points:
- Pressure is designed to come from the nickelback from the left side of the offensive line
- The left end is the play‘s flex defender. He can put QB Contain, hot routed QB Contain, into a curl flat, or can be user-controlled. It’s really up to you based on what your opponent likes to do on offense,
- The free safety plays the deep middle zone, consider user controlling him.
- Consider using Show Blitz. This will put the strong safety down closer to line of scrimmage. This will give your opponent the illusion of that Cover 0 blitz when really it’s Cover 1.
Video Breakdown:
Final Thoughts:
Hopefully, this 3 Man Pass Rush Man/Zone Combo Coverage blitz setup will help you get pressure on the quarterback quickly while providing good pass coverage.
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