The 4-4 Defense and Tennessee's playbook

[Drxknockbootzx]

Originally Posted by yawdman41

How do you increase your levels anyway. This always confused me

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[Anthony Franks]

Originally Posted by nothasoul

Levels don't mean nothing.

Notasoul Im using the Texans to run this 44 defense . What do you recommend for the DT. One that have speed or one that can clog the whole. Correct me if Im wrong but in the 44 you should have fast DE and LB to cover the outside blitz. But what about the inside.

[nothasoul]

Originally Posted by Anthony Franks

Notasoul Im using the Texans to run this 44 defense . What do you recommend for the DT. One that have speed or one that can clog the whole. Correct me if Im wrong but in the 44 you should have fast DE and LB to cover the outside blitz. But what about the inside.

First off, god bless you if your going to use the texans. They are a piss poor tackling team point blank. I always go with strength at DT. Speed every where man, but not just that they have to cover. Speed with low zone awr will do you no good. High awr players will always make plays for you but since the texans have low awr guys you have to compensate and look at there man and zone awr attribute stats. A lot of people talk about stick skills but these stats also include on how effective you click on and the position the defender gets to stop the play. Feel me? The Texans are low in all those stats so you have to stay on top of your opponent with ball control and a bend doint break defensive style. Ball contol is also playing defense.

[Anthony Franks]

Originally Posted by nothasoul

First off, god bless you if your going to use the texans. They are a piss poor tackling team point blank. I always go with strength at DT. Speed every where man, but not just that they have to cover. Speed with low zone awr will do you no good. High awr players will always make plays for you but since the texans have low awr guys you have to compensate and look at there man and zone awr attribute stats. A lot of people talk about stick skills but these stats also include on how effective you click on and the position the defender gets to stop the play. Feel me? The Texans are low in all those stats so you have to stay on top of your opponent with ball control and a bend doint break defensive style. Ball contol is also playing defense.

Ive been able to help my piss poor secondary by moving Cushing into MLB and Ryans at ROLB. Ive been doing okay with them getting decent heat. I have problems cover inside slants from the slots and TE position any suggestions.. The only thing that I do is use the players on the inside of the CB's back them up and put them in QB spy sometimes I get a pick sometimes I get burnt

[nothasoul]

Originally Posted by Anthony Franks

Ive been able to help my piss poor secondary by moving Cushing into MLB and Ryans at ROLB. Ive been doing okay with them getting decent heat. I have problems cover inside slants from the slots and TE position any suggestions.. The only thing that I do is use the players on the inside of the CB's back them up and put them in QB spy sometimes I get a pick sometimes I get burnt

Put a de in a spy or a yellow.

[jetsfan557]

Wow my post owns !

[PRfootball]

I think I will switch from the Multiple D to the Titans D just to try this formation.

[Anthony Franks]

Originally Posted by nothasoul

Put a de in a spy or a yellow.

Good looking out thats what I do something and I'll back them up just incase as well..

Im still looking for people on the PS3 to lab with on this defense

[Michura]

I am thinking of switching out of this defense but I am waiting on the patch. I find that it gets raped by shotgun playaction passes (please bring back pass commit, EA) because my linebackers bite on the PA despite it being 3rd and f***ing long. The flats are also much harder to defend with this formation.

I wish the 34 defense had a way to get outside pressure like the 44. I just find that the with the 34, you have to give yup so much more coverage to get decent outside pressure.

[nothasoul]

Originally Posted by Michura

I am thinking of switching out of this defense but I am waiting on the patch. I find that it gets raped by shotgun playaction passes (please bring back pass commit, EA) because my linebackers bite on the PA despite it being 3rd and f***ing long. The flats are also much harder to defend with this formation.

I wish the 34 defense had a way to get outside pressure like the 44. I just find that the with the 34, you have to give yup so much more coverage to get decent outside pressure.

Better defesive teams won't bite so much but yeah the playaction period is bad. When i use the 44 and someone is using shotgun alot what i do is usually highlight there favorite wr and play there second option. Most of the time it's the 2 inside wrs. I will highlight one and manual the second.

[Michura]

Originally Posted by nothasoul

Better defesive teams won't bite so much but yeah the playaction period is bad. When i use the 44 and someone is using shotgun alot what i do is usually highlight there favorite wr and play there second option. Most of the time it's the 2 inside wrs. I will highlight one and manual the second.

But when they are out of position due to biting on the PA, highlighting does nothing.

[nothasoul]

Originally Posted by Michura

But when they are out of position due to biting on the PA, highlighting does nothing.

Again, with good defesive teams it's not so bad but you are using the niners . Have you tried putting a de in a contain while bltzing the agap?

[Michura]

Originally Posted by nothasoul

Again, with good defesive teams it's not so bad but you are using the niners . Have you tried putting a de in a contain while bltzing the agap?

I do it whenever I have enough time. But some PA's can't be a-gapped. I don't even care about not getting the sack, it's that the zones follow the QB so the field is wide open on the other side.

[nothasoul]

Originally Posted by Michura

I do it whenever I have enough time. But some PA's can't be a-gapped. I don't even care about not getting the sack, it's that the zones follow the QB so the field is wide open on the other side.

I know i was playing this guy and all he would do is pa and roll. I said because atleast you can click on the contain at the last minute and manually rush. ea really needs to patch that shiiiz because the defender will just leave his zone and the wr to follow the qb In some leagues people had banned people from doing that. It's very glitchy

[gigemaggs99]

So ya'll say you use the 4-4 to shut down the pass also?

I started trying the 4-4 tonight and I can shut the run down like a champ.
If the CPU comes out w/ 2WRs I can shut down the pass, usually with a sack.

I like to control the FS so the CPU controlled guys get the sack for me.

My question is, do ya'll come out in the 4-4 even if the offense comes out in 3 or more WRs?

I'm all about using the 4-4 for the entire game if that's possible. I would love to be able to shut the pass down like I can with the run. I feel like I can dominate the CPU when it tries to run on me. But then it drops back to pass and picks me apart like a pee-wee team's secondary

I too am using the Texans and I find my LBs can't, don't have a chance against 3 or 4 WRs, they are just not fast enough. Plus like you said we have a hard time tackling. I've pretty much given up on trying for a BIG HIT unless there are others near-by to assist if I wiff.