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Advanced Defensive eBook Nickel 3-3-5 Wide

The Sam Will Blitz 3 plays out of the Nickel 3-3-5 Wide formation do a great job of bringing pressure from up the middle.  They do take a little bit of practice to get the positioning correct.

Playbook: San Francisco 49ers

Formation: 3-3-5 Wide

Play: Sam Will 3 Blitz (Pressure from Left)

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  3. Move your ROLB (on the left side of the screen) about 3 steps out toward the sideline and back 1 step (see video for positioning)

Overview: If done correctly, this play will scream heat from the left side of the screen.  It also has really good coverage behind it.

Playbook: San Francisco 49ers

Formation: 3-3-5 Wide

Play: Sam Will 3 Blitz (Pressure from right)

Setup:

  1. Base Align
  2. Pinch and crash your defensive line down
  3. Move your LOLB (on the right side of the screen) about 3 steps out toward the sideline and back 1 step (see video for positioning)

Overview: If done correctly, this play will scream heat from the right side of the screen.  Mix in the pressure from both the left and the right sides.

Playbook: San Francisco 49ers

Formation: 3-3-5 Wide

Play: 2 Man Under

Setup:

  1. Pinch your defensive line
  2. Put your ROLB (on the left side of the screen) in a yellow zone
  3. Move your ROLB (on the left side of the screen) about 3 steps out toward the sideline and back 1 step (see video for positioning)

Overview: It is important that you mix this play in with the blitzes in this formation so your opponent can’t just block extra guys all the time.

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simpmarshall
simpmarshall
9 years ago

What is this playbook in custom?

Kg7knightz
Kg7knightz
9 years ago

Having a lot of trouble getting pressure with the placement of the ROLB can’t seem to figure it out or it just doesn’t work .. not sure

BigDx972x
BigDx972x
9 years ago

i noticed that you can position whatever OLB you want and you can put the other in a purple or blue and then choose to play the pass. this works the same for me just better coverage.

kbbowen1
kbbowen1
9 years ago

I cannot find the 3-3-5 wide in the all plays section of custom playbooks, can you help me?

FlyingHigh
FlyingHigh
9 years ago
Reply to  Madden School

I don’t see this one in the custom playbooks either, the only set is bear.

Kingperry904
Kingperry904
9 years ago

Need a defense with a nice blitz and coverage behind it

rellyr510
rellyr510
9 years ago

Having trouble even finding this play. Formation Nickel/ Set 3-3-5 wide 9?

juan104
juan104
9 years ago

is the sam will 3 blitz pressure from right side do u flip the play or is it just the olb that you move back and to the side a bit ?

alexpearlstone
alexpearlstone
9 years ago

did the newest patch take away the blitz where you pinch and crash middle and move the ROLB out to change his angle? hasnt gotten the same type of b gap pressure for me since the newest update came out