Madden 25 Fired Up 2 Defensive eBook Cincinnati Defensive (Playbook) MaddenMastermind.com By: Moss2Chappy - youtube.com/moss2chappy Follow: twitter.com/moss2chappy Follow: twitch.tv/officialmoss2chappy Like: facebook.com/moss2chappy Intro: Defense is about adjustments; these are base plays I run and make adjustments to according to my opponent’s tendencies. Use what gives your opponent the most trouble, some games you will only need to use one formation while in others you may use all seven. Terminology DL – Defensive Line DE – Defensive End – Linebackers OLB – Outside Linebacker Spread – Up on left stick Pinch – Down on left stick Crash Out (Edge Rush) – LB/L1 + up on right stick Crash In (Crash Middle) – LB/L1 + down on right stick Base Align – (Y/triangle) + right on left stick *DE on right means the right of screen Defensive End* *LB on left means the furthest left of screen Linebacker* Philosophy: My philosophy is to force my opponent to make quick decisions and take away their first reads. By bringing heat and taking away their reads we will force them out of their comfort zone and push them into doing things they don’t want to do. We’ll mix heavy blitzes from various sides and gaps with max coverage defense so our opponent won’t be able to tell what we are doing. We will do this while making our pre play setups look the same thus forcing our opponent to have to attack both coverage style & blitz style defense on any given play, when they guess wrong is when we will get the big play and get the momentum for our to put ourselves in a position to win a majority of our games. Formation Audible Breakdown (Stock) (Man, Blitz, Cover 2, Cover 3) 43 Stack – 2 Man Under, Thunder Smoke, Cover 2 Buc, Cover 3 43 Under – 2 Man Under, Edge Sting, Cover 2 Buc, Cover 3 43 Over – 2 Man Under, LB Dogs, Cover 2 Sink, Cover 3 43 Over Plus – Cover 2 Man, Saw O Blast, Cover 2 Sink, Cover 3 46 Normal – 2 Man Under, Weak Blitz, Cover 2, Cover 3 Nickel Normal – 2 Man Under, Over Storm Brave, Cover 2, Cover 3 Nickel 335 – 2 Man Under, Dogs All Go, Cover 2, Cover 3 Dime Normal – 2 Man Under, All Out Blitz, Cover 2, Cover 3
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Madden 25 Fired Up 2 Defensive eBook Cincinnati Defensive (Playbook)
Intro: Defense is about adjustments; these are base plays I run and make
adjustments to according to my opponent’s tendencies. Use what gives your opponent the most trouble, some games you will only need to use one formation while in others you may use all seven.
Terminology DL – Defensive Line DE – Defensive End
– Linebackers OLB – Outside Linebacker Spread – Up on left stick Pinch – Down on left stick Crash Out (Edge Rush) – LB/L1 + up on right stick Crash In (Crash Middle) – LB/L1 + down on right stick Base Align – (Y/triangle) + right on left stick
*DE on right means the right of screen Defensive End* *LB on left means the furthest left of screen Linebacker*
Philosophy:
My philosophy is to force my opponent to make quick decisions and take away their first reads. By bringing heat and taking away their reads we will force them out of their comfort zone and push them into doing things they don’t want to do. We’ll mix heavy blitzes from various sides and gaps with max coverage defense so our opponent won’t be able to tell what we are doing. We will do this while making our pre play setups look the same thus forcing our opponent to have to attack both coverage style & blitz style defense on any given play, when they guess wrong is when we will get the big play and get the momentum for our to put ourselves in a position to win a majority of our games.
(Suggested Custom Quick Audibles) (Man, Blitz, Cover 2, Cover 3) 43 Stack – 2 Man Under, Thunder Smoke, Cover 2 Sink, Sam 3 Fire 43 Under – 2 Man Under, Edge Sting, Cover 2 Sink, Will Punch 3 Seam 43 Over – 2 Man Under, Cover 4, Cover 2 Sink, Cover 3 43 Over Plus – Cover 2 Man, Saw O Blast, Mike Sam 2 Buzz, Mike Sam 3 Seam 46 Normal – 2 Man Under, Rush Outside, Cover 2, Fire Zone 3 Nickel Normal – Sugar Cover 3 Bluff, Sugar Blitz, Sugar 2 Buzz, Sugar 3 Seam Nickel 335 – 2 Man Under, LB Dogs, Cover 2 Sink, Cover 3 Dime Normal – 2 Man Under, DB Blitz, DB Blitz 2, Fox Fire Zone *I reference all plays in their standard (un-flipped) form, unless otherwise noted*
43 Stack OLB Fire Man Left edge 3, 4 1. Spread LBs 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on left 4. Re-blitz OLB on left (globally) 5. Put OLB on right in zone of choice 6. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge 3, 4 1. Spread LBs 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Put OLB on left in zone of choice 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Double Edge or B Gaps 3, 4 1. Spread LBs 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz both DEs 4. Re-blitz OLB on left (globally)
Thunder Smoke *You Can Also Run OLB Fire Man Setups A gap 2, 3, 4 1. Shift DL left 2. Shift LBs right 3. Re-blitz DE & DT on right 4. Move OLB on left towards right side of field and put in zone of choice (ref vid)
Will 2 Fire Left Edge or B gap 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread DL 4. Re-blitz OLB on left (globally) 5. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge or B gap 3, 4 (Flip Play) 1. Base Align 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread DL 4. Re-blitz OLB on right (globally) 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread DL 4. Globally Re-blitz both OLBs
Sam 3 Fire Right Edge 1. Base Align 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL out 4. Re-blitz DE on right 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left edge (Flip Play) 1. Base Align 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL out 4. Re-blitz DE on left 5. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional)
Any Play Left Edge (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread & Crash DL Out 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-Blitz OLB on left 4. Re-blitz DE on left 5. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional)
Right Edge or B Gap (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread & Crash DL Out 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-blitz OLB on right 4. Re-blitz DE on right 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Double Edge or B Gaps (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread & Crash DL Out 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-blitz OLBs 4. Re-blitz both DEs
Any Play with Standard 4 Rushers Left Edge or B Gap 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-Blitz OLB on left 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge or B Gap 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-blitz OLB on right 4. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Double Edge or B Gaps 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL 2. Spread LBs 3. Globally Re-blitz OLBs
OLB Blitz Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL & Crash down 3. Pinch LBs 4. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user assignment)
Cover 3 Buzz Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL 3. Pinch LBs 4. User SS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user middle of field)
43 Under Edge Sting Left Edge 3, 4 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip 3. Put OLB on right in zone of choice 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge 3, 4 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & put in zone of choice 3. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left Edge v2 3, 4 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip 2. Put DE on right in zone of choice 3. Put OLB on right in QB contain (Fake Blitz) Right Edge v2 3, 4 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Put DE on left in zone of choice 3. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & put in QB contain (Fake Blitz) Double Edge 3, 4 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip
Any Play Left Edge 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & Re-blitz (Globally) 3. Put OLB on right in zone of choice 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & put in zone of choice 3. Globally Re-blitz OLB on right 4. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 (Base Align Based on offensive formation) 1. Spread DL & Crash right 2. Move OLB on left on DEs hip 3. Globally Re-blitz OLBs
Slant Crash Left or Sam Blitz 2
Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL & Crash out 3. Shift LBs left 4. Re-blitz OLB on right 5. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user open players)
43 Over Any Play Left edge 3, 4
1. Spread & Crash DL left 2. Re-blitz OLB on left 3. Re-blitz DE on left 4. Contain DE on right (optional) Right B Gap 2, 3, 4
1. Spread & Crash DL left 2. Re-blitz OLB on right 3. Contain DE on left (optional) Left edge & Right B Gap 2, 3, 4
1. Spread & Crash DL left 2. Re-blitz both OLBs 3. Re-blitz DE on left
Cover 3 Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL & Crash left 3. Re-blitz OLB on right 4. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user open players)
Cover 1 or Man QB Spy Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL & Crash left 3. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user open players)
43 Over Plus
Any Play Right Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz OLB on right 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz OLB on left 5. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz both OLBs
Any Play (Flipped) Right Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz OLB on right 5. Re-blitz DE on right Left edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz OLB on left Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align (depending on offensive formation) 2. Spread LBs 3. Spread & Crash DL right 4. Re-blitz both OLBs 5. Re-blitz DE on right
Saw O Blast, Mike Sam 2 Buzz/3 Seam (YouTube blitz)
A gap 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left 3. Re-blitz DT & DE on right 4. Move OLB on left to the right side of screen (ref vid) *Saw O Blast put in zone of choice 5. Re-blitz OLB on left (globally)
46 Normal Fire Zone 3 Right Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show Blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz right of screen DE 4. Put left of screen DE in QB contain (optional) Left Edge 2, 3, 4 (Flip Play) 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on left 4. Put right of screen DE in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 2, 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Re-blitz OLB on left (globally) A gap 3, 4 (inconsistent) 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left 3. Re-blitz DT & DE on right 4. Shift LBs right 5. Re-blitz MLB 6. Move OLB on left to the right side of screen (ref vid)
Rush Outside Right Edge 2, 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Put blitzing LB on left in zone of choice 5. Put left DE in QB contain (optional)
Left B Gap 2, 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Put blitzing SS on right in zone of choice 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right
Any Play Right Edge 2, 3, 4 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Globally Re-blitz OLB on right Left Edge or B gap 3, 4 (Doesn’t work with speed package) 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Globally Re-blitz OLB on left 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 2, 3, 4 (Doesn’t work with speed package) 1. Base Align & Show blitz 2. Spread & Crash DL out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Globally Re-blitz OLB on right 5. Globally Re-blitz OLB on left
Rush Outside Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL & Crash down 3. Pinch LBs 4. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user assignment)
Cover 3 Run Defense 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Spread DL out 3. Pinch LBs 4. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user middle of field)
Nickel Normal Sugar Blitz *Base align (optional) puts players out of position for man defense
Right Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) & put in zone of choice 3. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Shift LBs left 2. Move right LB to outside of DE (ref vid) & put in zone of choice 3. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 2, 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid)
Sugar 3 Seam Right Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left Edge or B Gap *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs left 2. Move right LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Re-blitz LB on left (Globally) 4. Put LB on right in zone of choice 5. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Re-blitz LB on left (Globally)
Sugar 2 Buzz Double Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Globally re-blitz LB on right 3. Move slot corner to outside of DE (ref vid) Left Edge 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move slot corner to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional)
Right B gap 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Globally re-blitz LB on right 3. Move slot corner to outside of DE (ref vid) 4. Put slot corner in zone of choice 5. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional)
Sugar 3 Bluff Right B gap 2, 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Re-blitz LB on right (Globally) 4. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left Edge or B Gap 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs left 2. Move right LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Re-blitz LB on left (Globally) 4. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Left Edge or B gap & Right B gap 3, 4 *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. Re-blitz LBs (Globally)
Sugar Blitz
Run Defense*Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base Align (Based on offensive formation) 2. Shift LBs right 3. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 4. User FS/SS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass cover HB)
Sugar 3 Seam Right Edge *Don’t press coverage or back up coverage 1. Base align & Shift LBs right 2. Move left LB to outside of DE (ref vid) 3. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass user middle of field)
Nickel 335 2 Man Under Left Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift & Crash DL Out 3. Shift LBs left 4. Re-blitz MLB 5. Move OLB on left towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Right Edge 3, 4(Flip Play) 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Re-blitz MLB 5. Move OLB on right towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional)
Any Play Right Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL right & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs left 4. Re-blitz outside LBs (Globally) 5. Move OLB on left towards LOS (ref vid) (optional) 6. Move OLB on right on DEs hip Left Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Re-blitz outside LBs (Globally) 5. Move OLB on right towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Move OLB on left on DEs hip Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL right & Crash out 3. Shift LBs left 4. Re-blitz all LBs (Globally) 5. Move OLB on left towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Move OLB on right on DEs hip
Right Edge v2 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Re-blitz all LBs (globally) 5. Move OLB on right towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Put OLB on left in zone of choice 7. Put DE on left in QB contain (optional) Left Edge v2 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift & Crash DL Out 3. Shift LBs left 4. Re-blitz all LBs (globally) 5. Move OLB on left towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Put OLB on right in zone of choice 7. Put DE on right in QB contain (optional) Double Edge v2 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Re-blitz all LBs (Globally) 5. Move OLB on right towards LOS (ref vid) 6. Move OLB on left on DEs hip
LB Dogs Run Defense 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & Re-blitz 5. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass cover open targets)
Cover 3 Right Edge 1. Base Align 2. Shift DL left & Crash Out 3. Shift LBs right 4. Move OLB on left on DEs hip & Re-blitz 5. User FS (put in QB spy & let cpu make a play on inside runs & Contain Outside runs manually & if they pass cover middle of field)
Dime DB Blitz & DB Blitz 2 Right Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Put blitzing DB on left in zone of choice 5. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 6. Fake blitz (optional) Left Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DE on left 4. Put blitzing DB on right in zone of choice 5. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 6. Fake blitz (optional) Double Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DEs 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Fake blitz (optional) Right Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Put blitzing DB on left in zone of choice 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Fake Blitz Left Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Put blitzing DB on right in zone of choice 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Fake Blitz Double Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 4. Fake blitz
Any Play Right B gap 3, 4 *Slot corners can be replaced with safeties 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DE on right 4. Re-blitz slot corner on right 5. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 6. Fake blitz (optional) Left Edge 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DE on left 4. Re-blitz slot corner on left 5. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 6. Fake blitz (optional) Left Edge & Right B gap 3, 4 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash Out 3. Re-blitz DEs 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Re-blitz slot corners 5. Fake blitz (optional) Right Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Re-blitz slot corner on right 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Fake Blitz Left Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Re-blitz slot corner on left 4. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 5. Fake Blitz Double Edge v2 1. Base Align 2. Spread DL & Crash In 3. Move the DBs down to the sides of the DE’s. 4. Fake blitz
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Final Thoughts
Your success will depend on your ability to adjust, make sure you account for both your opponent’s tendencies along with both teams’ personal. Feel free to add your own flavor to this eBook so that you have your own original style; you will have more fun and be a better player if you do.
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