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Advanced Defense eBook 3-4 Under

The 3-4 Under formation is a really good change of pace formation.  You can get some decent pressure out of it and we have coverages that go along with it that look the exact same as when you are blitzing.

Formation: 3-4 Under

Play: Cover 3 Sky

Setup:

  1. Adjustment For Post Patch: Shift your defensive line to the left and crash them down
  2. (Optional) Base Align
  3. Blitz your free safety and move him up manually toward the line of scrimmage

Overview: If your opponent isn’t blocking extra guys, you should get quick heat up the middle.

Formation: 3-4 Under

Play: Cover 3 (Version 2)

Setup:

  1. (Optional) Base Align
  2. Move your free safety down toward the line of scrimmage
  3. Hot route your blitzing linebacker to a purple zone

Overview: When you bring your free safety down toward the line of scrimmage your opponent might assume that both the linebacker and the free safety are blitzing.  However, you are actually dropping them both back into coverage.  You can get some quick interceptions this way.

Formation: 3-4 Under

Play: Cover 1 Thief Show 2

Setup:

  1. Adjustment For Post Patch: Shift your defensive line to the left and crash them down
  2. (Optional) Base Align
  3. Blitz your free safety and move him up manually toward the line of scrimmage

Overview: This is the man to man version of the last play.  I like to control the deep safety and patrol the middle of the field.

Formation: 3-4 Under

Play: Cover 2 Man

Setup:

  1. (Optional) Base Align
  2. Move your free safety down toward the line of scrimmage
  3. Hot route your blitzing linebacker to a yellow zone

Overview: This is another max coverage play that you want to mix In so your opponent can’t just block an extra guy every play.

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lazytitan88
lazytitan88
9 years ago

I just want to clarify something. Your videos say select Cover 3 from 3-4 under but I dont see a cover 3. I see Cover 3 Sky and Cover 3 Cloud.

I have tried both and I can not get any of these plays to work in this formation.

I am in 49ers Playbook.

Ivanrevutskiy23
Ivanrevutskiy23
9 years ago

Hello there can u explain to me how to put guys on the purple zone what do I press on the controller ?

Mepps
Mepps
9 years ago
Reply to  Madden School

Right on Right stick is purple zone

jerryn21
jerryn21
9 years ago

Could you possibly make a tutorial on Madden Defensive Audibles? I know what crash the line down means but I don’t know how to execute it.

justin
justin
9 years ago

Dumb question, how do you base align your guys on ps4? And is that recommend as a regular thing to do pre snap on most defensive plays?

Mepps
Mepps
9 years ago

Just wondering, could you put together a sim defensive play book for leagues with strict rules on no nanos?