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Welcome To the Oakland Defensive Ebook

This ebook was designed to have the best sheds in the game so you can have a balanced approach to stopping both the Pass and the run. As always I like to present multiple formations and looks so you have options against your opponents. What works against 1 opponent may not work against the next, and this ebook will provide the flexibility to adapt to whatever offense your opponent runs Enjoy shutting down your opponents with these plays/setups and if you have any questions whatsoever reach out to me on twitter @acemaddentips – always glad to help.

**NOTE: The following videos include blitzes/setups in PRACTICE MODE. Blitzes do not behave the same in Practice Mode – but all setups work in game (All-Pro/All-Madden) and will be showcased in the gameplay towards the end of the ebook.

Put your best man coverage Corners at safety. Since we are cross manning the 2 most important attributes are 1) Man Coverage 2) Speed. If you don’t have good Man coverage on your team – put the fastest guys you can put there.

Put your best zone corners OR safeties at the CB positions.

Your left of screen DT must be a fast/athletic DE that can chase down scrambling QB’s. He will be in a spy so added height to disrupt short crossing routes is a bonus.

For Linebackers just have good speed/height and if you want good coverage they’re usually in zones. In Nickel W9 we use safeties, not LBs.[/et_pb_tab][/et_pb_tabs][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.10.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ divider_weight=”5px” _builder_version=”3.10.1″][/et_pb_divider][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.10.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.10.1″]

General Run Defense

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43 Wide 9

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**Refer to Personnel at the top of the page**

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Time Stamp 1:23

1) Base Align (further known as BA)
2) Crash d line down (lb or l1 and then down on the right stick)
3) Spy your Left of Screen (LOS) Defensive Tackle

4) OPTIONAL (Preferred) man up your safeties.

**GENERAL RULE: Man up each safety the furthest inside player on the opposite side of the field as him**

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Time Stamp 10:30

1) Base Align (further known as BA)
2) Crash d line down (lb or l1 and then down on the right stick)
3) Spy your Left of Screen (LOS) Defensive Tackle

4) Deep blue your MLB

5) OPTIONAL (Preferred) man up your safeties. This time do not man up on the furthest inside player on the opposite side. Man them up on the outside WR’s so they don’t get a free run at the end zone.

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Nickel Normal

1 added note – this formation allows Safeties at LB. Make that call yourself, but I recommend it because you get more speed without losing too much run d.
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Time Stamp :54

1) BA
2) Pinch D line and crash them down
3) Pinch LB’s
4) Bluff blitz your Slot CB (this gives you a 3REC zone) do this by double tapping Y or Triangle for your secondary menu. Select your slot corner and move your right stick to the right.

5) Adjust coverage with shading underneath or over the top. Depending on which zone you want (can keep seam flat as well if they’re hitting you up the seams)

6) User right of screen LB or Safety and hover with him over the RG. Shoot over to right side flats post snap.

**OPTIONAL: You can leave the slot corner blitzing will improve chances of blitz coming in vs 6 blockers. You can also move him closer to our DE but make sure everything looks the same**

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Time Stamp 7:06

1) BA

2) Pinch d line and crash down

3) Pinch LB’s

4) For best blitz possible move in your slot corner like in the vid

5) OPTIONAL: If you want 6 man heat send the LOS MLB/Safety

Nickel 335 Normal

Time Stamp 1:03

**Watch this video through so you can see how you can get very adjusty out of this formation. You can send as many as 6 and as little as 3 with a spy.**

Cross Man Setup

1) Optional BA (BA brings better alignment but Clouds won’t be as effective)
2) Cross man your OLB (which we have safeties subbed in) on the furthest inside slot/player on opposite sides of the field.
3) Choose between leaving deep Safeties on deep halves or manning them up on outside WR’s.

**Note: If they’re running compressed, you’re going to want to be careful not using Deep blues, including a MLB deep blue**

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Time Stamp 6:32

1) BA

2) Cross man your deep safeties with the rules we have already established

3) Adjust the shading of your zones to your liking

**NEW RULE: When defending a Trips set the Outside slot WR will have a free release down the seam if he’s on the right side of the field and we are unflipped. Man up 1 of your LB’s on him to avoid getting bombed.**

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Nickel DBL A Gap

This is 1 of the more different formations in the ebook regarding personnel. This is because I often like to leave LB’s in instead of Safeties – mainly because they are staying in the A gap which will mean 1) they’re shedding 2) one or both of them are blitzing. Bigger bodies are better for this specific formation, especially since we have the ability to user our slot corner with 95 speed.

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Time Stamp :45

1) BA/Show Blitz

2) Crash d line up

3) Blitz the MLB with the side you want the pressure to come from

4) Zone your Slot corner and user him over the Center (can hold both triggers)

5) Optional mid read the MLB who is dropping into coverage

*NOTE: be mindful of the right of screen deep safety. When you show blitz he defends the seam better but an outside WR can do better at getting deep along the sideline**

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Time Stamp 3:40

1) BA/Show Blitz

2) Crash d line up (mess with your stunts if it doesn’t come in vs blocked RB. It all depends on what your opponent is doing in protection)

3) Global blitz LB’s (RB or R1 then down on right stick)

4) Zone your Slot corner and user him over the Center (can hold both triggers)

*NOTE: be mindful of the right of screen deep safety. When you show blitz he defends the seam better but an outside WR can do better at getting deep along the sideline**

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Time Stamp 6:26

1) BA/Show Blitz

2) Crash d line up

3) Global blitz LB’s (RB or R1 and then down on right stick)

4) Zone your Slot corner and user him over the Center (can hold both triggers)

5) Deep half your right of screen deep safety (double tap Y, select him and then up on dpad/left stick)

**This play is included because of the unique pass rush angles from the DE’s**

Nickel Wide 9

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1) BA
2) Crash D-Line Down
3) Spy the LOS DT

The rest is optional

4) Adjust the zones to your liking

AND/OR

5) Cross man the deep safeties on the furthest inside players on opposite sides of the field[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Wide 9 DBL A Gap” _builder_version=”3.10.1″]Time Stamp 1:43

Rather than a complete setup I’d rather provide notes.

1) Pinch your LB’s and they enter the A-Gaps

The reason this is so useful is because we can now give the illusion of all out pressure, make your opponent block his RB and still send 3.

You can of course global blitz your LB/Safeties by hitting RB or R1 and down on the right stick. Mess with your d-line stunts if your opponent continually picks up the 6 man pressure.

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You can use any stock play out of this formation. I’m just including this tab so you guys don’t feel limited in using Cover 3 Buzz Show 2.

You can use Tampa 2…you can use Cover 4 Quarters. This is a shed d and mixing up your coverage is important.

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44 (Run Defense/Goal Line Defense)

1 thing to note – if you have good OLB’s as pass rushers consider sliding them into DE but only if you have capable OLB’s to replace them on the edge.[/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Cover 3″ _builder_version=”3.10.1″]Time Stamp :20

Probably best to watch this all the way through as well since I talk about situations you will encounter through various games.

1) BA
2) Spread LBs
3) Man up safety on biggest inside threat
4) Deep blue one of your MLBs
5) Spy your left DT

IN GOAL LINE

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Oakland Defense Gameplay + Commentary

Bonus Gameplay vs. Gun Bunch