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:

3 man pass rush man zone combo coverage 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:

3 man pass rush man zone combo coverage 01

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:

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  1. Hot route the RE into hook zone to the left
  2. Hot route the NT into a hook zone to the right.
  3. QB Contain the outside pass rushers (optional)
  4. Press man coverage (optional).
  5. Show blitz (optional).

Coaching Points:

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  1. Pressure is designed to come from the nickelback from the left side of the offensive line
  2. 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,
  3. The free safety plays the deep middle zone, consider user controlling him.
  4. 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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