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49ers 3-3 Cub
Elitee's 3-3 Cub defense for Madden 27. One formation. Seven saved adjustments.
Created by Elitee
Elitee lives in 3-3 Cub. Seven macros cover the shells and the man answers. Learn the loadout once, then run the loops from the same look.
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Keys
- Playbook: 49ers
- Personnel: Nickel
- Formation: 3-3 Cub
- Loadout: seven saved adjustments, built in the macros video (see Loadout below)
Living Guide
This is a living guide. It gets updated through the Madden 27 season as the meta moves and as Elitee adds to the scheme.
Update history
September 14, 2026Update: Coverage Alignment video added to the top of the guide.
September 10, 2026Launch: seven videos and the full seven-macro loadout.
Playbooks With This Scheme
The scheme runs out of the 49ers defensive playbook. Any Madden 27 book that carries Nickel 3-3 Cub will run the same formation.
- Primary: 49ers
- If you run a Custom Playbook, pull the Nickel 3-3 Cub formation block in from the 49ers book
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Madden Patch Talk
The Plays
Full SchemeBuild the seven macros first, then run the loops out of the same 3-3 Cub look.
Coverage AlignmentHow Elitee lines up before the snap in 3-3 Cub
Easy Set Up
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33 Cub Post PatchWhere the scheme sits after the patch
Easy Set Up
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33 Cub MacrosBuild all seven saved adjustments before you queue up
Medium Set Up
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Cub Cov 4 Loop
Medium Set Up
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Cov 3 Loop
Medium Set Up
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Cov 2 Edge Heat
Medium Set Up
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Cov 2 Loop
Medium Set Up
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One Formation. Seven Macros. Start Winning.
Elitee's Madden 27 3-3 Cub defense in eight videos: coverage alignment, the post-patch look, the patch talk preview, the full macro loadout, and the Cov 4, Cov 3, Cov 2 Edge, and Cov 2 Loop calls.
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49ers 3-3 Cub Defense by Elitee
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- Coverage alignment before the snap
- Elitee's post-patch 3-3 Cub look
- The free Madden patch talk preview
- Seven locked custom adjustments for the scheme
- Cub Cov 4 Loop from the same formation
- Cov 3 Loop with left and right macro answers
- Cov 2 Edge Heat pressure
- Cov 2 Loop coverage
- Every update to the scheme for the rest of Madden 27
8,700+ MaddenTurf members since 2014.
Pre-Game Loadout
Build Once7 Presets
Elitee saves seven custom adjustments for this scheme. Build them from the macros video before you queue up.
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Used byCub Cov 4 Loop
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Used byCov 2 Edge Heat
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Used byCov 2 Loop
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Used byCov 3 Loop
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Used byCov 3 Loop
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Sideline Card
In-Game ReferenceEvery call on one card, grouped by what the offense shows you. Keep it open on your phone, screenshot it, or print it.
3-3 Cub Sideline Card
Read the offense, find the row, make the call. Full setups live in the play cards above.
You see: Start here before the post-patch look
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You see: First look at the post-patch 3-3 Cub
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You see: Before ranked. Build the loadout once.
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You see: You want the Cov 4 loop look out of 3-3 Cub
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You see: You want the Cov 3 loop look out of 3-3 Cub
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You see: You want edge heat from 3-3 Cub
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You see: You want the Cov 2 loop look out of 3-3 Cub
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You see: You need man answers
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Xxxx xxx xxxxxx xxx xx xxx xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxx xxx. Xxxxx xxx xxxxxx xxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxx.
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One Formation. Seven Macros. Start Winning.
Elitee's Madden 27 3-3 Cub defense in eight videos: coverage alignment, the post-patch look, the patch talk preview, the full macro loadout, and the Cov 4, Cov 3, Cov 2 Edge, and Cov 2 Loop calls.
Instant Access
49ers 3-3 Cub Defense by Elitee
$15
One-time purchase. Lifetime access. Free patch updates.
- Coverage alignment before the snap
- Elitee's post-patch 3-3 Cub look
- The free Madden patch talk preview
- Seven locked custom adjustments for the scheme
- Cub Cov 4 Loop from the same formation
- Cov 3 Loop with left and right macro answers
- Cov 2 Edge Heat pressure
- Cov 2 Loop coverage
- Every update to the scheme for the rest of Madden 27
8,700+ MaddenTurf members since 2014.
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