Here is an example of a defensive sack
play from Madden 10:
Play: 3-4 Over- Sting Pinch Zone Playbook: Many (EX: 34, BAL, KC, NE, NYJ, SF,
ETC)
Setup:
Step 1. Re-blitz the DT
Step 2. Take the RILB (left of screen) and place him in the right
A Gap
Step 3. Re-blitz the RILB
*Place your fastest LB at RILB (#2 MLB) in your depth
chart
Pre-snap look at the
defense.
Here's
what we look like after our adjustments.
This is the base setup to this defense. It is obviously a very
quick setup, but the pressure is out of this world. The RILB flys
up the A Gap so fast that even if you block your RB he won't get
there in time. Literally, you get sacked as soon as you receive
the ball even in Gun sets.
Romo
sees what's coming, but...
..there's nothing he can
do!
Wildcat? Locked up!
Under
center? No chance!
If the offense slide protects down, the ROLB (left of screen)
will come off the edge just as fast for the sack.
You do not need to leave the LOLB (right of screen)
blitzing. I like to put him in coverage. Sometimes I man him up
on TE, sometimes I put him in a purple zone. Sometimes I even put
him in a QB contain.
Having said that, once you run this blitz a few times on the
offense, the offense will start blocking so many offensive
players that you as well either keep him in a QB contain or let
him stay blitzing.
Of course, you should expect the offense to try running WR
screens on this. No problem, just man up the outside DB covering
the WR the offense is running screens to. If it happens to be a
slot screen, I will user that sides S and lurk it myself.
Final
Thoughts:
This is a game changing blitz, and just the beginning of the
absurd heat I have found on Madden 10. Stay tuned for our
defensive eBook that will drop soon.
