@MaddenAcademy_ Nickel Wide has better alignment and you can also stop the flat RPO. Pinch line, blast out. Man up the TE with the strong side safety. User the weak side safety to shoot the run if they run the inside zone.
TRENDING: My Best Direct Snap Defense In Madden 26
Playbook: Chiefs
Formation: Dime 32
Play: Cover 4 Drop
*Close and pinch*
1. Pinch the dline
2. Blitz all LB's
3. Shade coverage down
4. User the safety on weak side
5. Optional: Move the slot DB inside of the slot WR or even outside
We move pinch the dline and blitz the LB's to cage the inside run.
Shading the coverage down will help the slot DB's shoot down to the LOS.
And run defense is a numbers game.
Since there's 3 wr's to one side I bring my safety from the weak side over.
If you watch me playing over on twitch . tv / ManuGinobili987 or on Youtube at "Manu":
You'll see me manually move defenders around A LOT vs heavy runners and that's why.
You want more defenders to the side they're running than they have blockers.
Also cover 4 is a good base D vs runners because safeties are in "run fits".
Meaning they're designed to play the run first.
Now I'm not going to claim this is the best direct snap D in the world 😂.
(Not sure what is)
But it helped me come back from down 21 in guanlet vs someone w/ x factors + speed boosting.
(You'll see that full game over on my Youtube this weekend)
And was able to stop it for minimal yards several times in key moments after having 0 chance at all.
Also you will need to be clicking on and DIVING at the ballcarrier too as the CPU pursuit is awful
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