4-3 Defense

who is running this defensive book with great success? and if you are; what are some good plays to blow up the run, passes/w coverage and blitzes? just curious!

one of the plays i like is crash left out of the 4-3 form. it brings ur olb and mlb on a blitz towards the left while ur d line crashes right. Sometimes i play with the d line as far as lining them up and re blitzing them different ways and i will usually control the de. its better against the run than pass but it does have ur ss in the yellow zone ur other olb in a yellow and the de that is set to drop back in a yellow zone while ur cbs and fs are playing cover 3.

theres another nice play to help against rc out of 4-3 i cant remember the name but its towards the end of the normal 4-3 playbook, i think the last page. It puts both ur #1 cb in purple zone, mlb in yellow, olb blitzing, other olb in purple zone, #2 cb, fs, and ss playing cover 3 shading to the sideline ur #1 cb is at. ur dt is playing spy. I usually either control him or reblitz him and take control of the fs or ss.

let me know when u know what the name of the play is

I use 46 D PB but I like to run 4-3 over.

pkismyname wrote:

I use 46 D PB but I like to run 4-3 over.

My Base D iin 4-3 Over is 4-3 Smoke mid Fire something like that. I can set it up to stop anything.

pkismyname wrote:

pkismyname wrote:

I use 46 D PB but I like to run 4-3 over.

My Base D iin 4-3 Over is 4-3 Smoke mid Fire something like that. I can set it up to stop anything.

how are you setting it up?

Militant X 1 wrote:

pkismyname wrote:

pkismyname wrote:

I use 46 D PB but I like to run 4-3 over.

My Base D iin 4-3 Over is 4-3 Smoke mid Fire something like that. I can set it up to stop anything.

how are you setting it up?

blitz the LDT and take the right mlb and put him at the hip of the RDT

and take the left mlb and put him between the LDT & LE

another good play is
43 Under Edge Sting

Reblitz WDT (next to RE, left side of TV)
QB Contain LOLB
Put MLB and SDT in zones of choice

akadreday wrote:

Militant X 1 wrote:

pkismyname wrote:

pkismyname wrote:

I use 46 D PB but I like to run 4-3 over.

My Base D iin 4-3 Over is 4-3 Smoke mid Fire something like that. I can set it up to stop anything.

how are you setting it up?

blitz the LDT and take the right mlb and put him at the hip of the RDT

and take the left mlb and put him between the LDT & LE

another good play is
43 Under Edge Sting

Reblitz WDT (next to RE, left side of TV)
QB Contain LOLB
Put MLB and SDT in zones of choice

I can also set up smoke as a good pass def while bringing the heat.

43 is a good defense against the pass but gets Sh!ted on by the run

i come out in 43 normal mid rush cuz i like to quick audible to cover 2 buck bump and run, pinch the dline, and crash outside, and put both outside linebackers in buzz zones and put both d ends in hook zones its monster on 4 and 5 type situations user the free safty for the long situations or the middlelinebacker on the short situations

all my audibles are in 43 over and they get the job done

spy 3 blitz- can shutdown or slowdown the rc'ers

cover 4 buzz flats- covers everything as long as you got good user with middle linebacker

strong slant 3- brings instant pressure when under center just flip the play fake blitz and reblitz the middle linebacker and put him between the dt and the dend on rightside of the screen then put one of the hook zones to the flats

fire zone 2- blitz one of the hook zones and bump and run and control the free safty and just see what happens good on 3rd and short situations

smoke mid zone- damn you can do a lot with this play it shuts down the runs up the middle brings great heat when opponent is under center, you can set this up for great fag defense or solid coverage while still bringing pressure, i some times run this as my base defense if my opponent likes to run alot then i can just adjust from there

i just start using this scheme of mines with the pats and so far im on a 11 game win streak with an 19 aol during the streak

so...all 5 of your audibles are in that ONE formation?

yeah yurpp and if you wont you can come out in nickle normal to get an extra cornerback or dime normal to get 4 cornerbackers then audible down to the 43 and you will still have 4 downline man


its all about having plays for certain situations and the pats linebackers that i start are all in the high 80's when it comes to speed

Juiceman dude...I think i'ma have to try your set-up. I have ran the 4-3 before with success with the titans. I'm rollin with the chargers now....I think I can run it with them with a few minor changes. Do you use the 4-3 book, or which one do you use?? Thank ya

Juice i like a player with a defensive mind. I'm partial to the 43 myself, like how u got ur scheme setup. Nice post. Anymore lil tweaks u r working with? Not expecting u to give all ur lil jewels away, lol.

The Middle formation, "Under" I believe. On the last or second to last page is a blitz that has the ROLB and MLB doing a looping blitz. I shift the line over {towards left side of screen} and control LOLB. This play stuffs tosses and outside runs. Not so good against middle runs although sometimes its sufficient. Committing to the run is helpful as is commiting to the pass. If you get it right, this play brings heat and is gaurunteed 3 yards or less {alot of lost yardage} on the run. I'm sure this play is no secret.

The "Over" formation has alot of good coverage plays. I switched to the 4-3 about 50 or so games ago and really like it. I rarely leave the 4-3 formations, even in passing situations. All in all, I think I'm going to stick with the 4-3. I like N.O.'s version because it has the 2 2 5 nickel, but as I said, I have found myself staying in the 4-3's.