We want to first cover the 34 odd formation. This is a very good defense that can be used all 3 downs to stop the run and the pass. We can easily use this as our base defense on first down regardless of what offensive set the opponent comes out in. Our goal using this formation early on is to get early down stops to open up our use of our more blitz heavy formations for the 2nd and 3rd and longs.

Similar to 34 odd – Predator gives us another great base defense to use. The alignment and angles some of the plays in Predator provides can assist us in stopping the run – but we will cover the run defense in more specifics videos later on.

As we enter the DB heavy sets we will be using these to mainly focus on the passing downs – or WR heavy formations (4wr). The blitzes in this formation are very simple to setup, but can be very effective in causing quick edge pressure.

Big Dime 146 has given us the similar look we used to love from Dollar, and has allowed us to send a variety of pressure from the same/similar looks. This is as excellent formation to lock in with on those down where you need a crucial pass breakup – and additionally it boasts some good run defense.

Nickel 245 is an amazing formation with a ton of variety. We will want to focus on either blitzing or running coverage defense from the same look. This formation has almost every single type of coverage in the game, and that alone allows you to adapt easier to your opponent while making less adjustments on defense.

Since the show blitz from Dollar was essentially nerfed this year it took away one of our absolute favorite looks in the game. However we still dove in and found an excellent blitzing scheme to use from it mixing in the same look every time for each of the 3 blitzing plays. While the pressure we have here is not screaming it does force your opponent to make the right slide/block to stop it as they will not know where or if the heat is even coming from.