Texans Defense

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Nickel Single Mug
43 Even 61
Texans Redzone D
Texans Advanced D
Gameplay

Intro

Introduction
Must Watch
How To User
Must Watch
Switch Stick Guide
Important Skill Gap
Keys
  • Texans Playbook
  • Copy Coaching Adjustments from Video (Safety Depth & Width is super important)
  • Use a Cover 2 Shell inside Nickel Single Mug
  • We MUST have Speed on our DLine. This is bad with slow players
Click For This Scheme's Playcall Sheet
Keys
  • User someone in a Yellow Zone or Manned Up to the HB
  • Presnap, think "Where are my Weaknesses?"
  • Presnap, guess "Where are they attacking?"
  • During the snap, identify where they're attacking, that you're weak (sometimes it's right in your area!)
Keys
  • Your Switch Stick is an extension of your User!
  • Look where they're attacking, who's getting open? Try to Switch Stick close to him
  • To begin, try to force yourself to Switch Stick 1x per play
Keys

Favorite Pass Plays

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Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Set Up
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Base Pressure Set Up
BEATS: 
Tips:
Base Pressure Set Up
Best 4-Man Pressure
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Set Up
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Cover 4 Quarters
BEATS: 
Tips:
Cover 4 Quarters
Base Coverage 1
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Set Up
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Tampa 2 1
BEATS: 
Tips:
Tampa 2 1
Base Coverage 2
Set Up
43 Even 61
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Set Up
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
BEATS: 
Tips:
Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
Great Run Defense
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Tampa 2 2
BEATS: 
Tips:
Tampa 2 2
Short Yardage Coverage

Favorite Run Plays

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Best Defensive Playcalls

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Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Set Up
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Base Pressure Set Up
BEATS: 
Tips:
Base Pressure Set Up
Best 4-Man Pressure
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Set Up
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Cover 4 Quarters
BEATS: 
Tips:
Cover 4 Quarters
Base Coverage 1
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Set Up
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Tampa 2 1
BEATS: 
Tips:
Tampa 2 1
Base Coverage 2
Set Up
43 Even 61
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Set Up
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
BEATS: 
Tips:
Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
Great Run Defense
Set Up
Nickel Single Mug
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Tampa 2 2
BEATS: 
Tips:
Tampa 2 2
Short Yardage Coverage

Texans Nickel Single Mug

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Base Pressure Set Up
Best 4-Man Pressure
Set Up
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Set Up
  • We must have SPEED at our DLine Positions
  • Be sure to use a Cover 2 Shell
  • This video does not Cover Coverage Adjustments
  1. Select Texas 4 Man Stunt at Playcall Screen or the Line of Scrimmage
  2. Spread Defensive Line
  3. User MLB as shown
Base Pressure Set Up
BEATS:
Tips:
Cover 4 Quarters
Base Coverage 1
Set Up
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Set Up
  • Set Up Our Base Pressure
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath
  2. You MUST Switch Stick in this Coverage. Look to Cheat on our Flat Zones or our Inside Quarters
  • Advanced Players will use this Coverage to "Adjust" out of. Dcroft will touch more on this in his portion of this Scheme (coming Monday)
Cover 4 Quarters
BEATS:
Tips:
Tampa 2 1
Base Coverage 2
Set Up
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Set Up
  • We are turning the Strong Side into a Cover 4
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Inside Quarter Strong Side Safety
  2. Outside Quarter Strong Side Corner
  3. Hard Flat Slot Corner
Tampa 2 1
BEATS:
Tips:
Tampa 2 2
Short Yardage Coverage
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Tampa 2 2
BEATS:
Tips:

Texans 43 Even 61

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Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
Great Run Defense
Set Up
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Set Up
  • Formation: 43 Even 61
  1. Pinch Defensive Line
  2. Slant Defensive Line Outside
  3. Shade Coverage Overtop or Underneath
  4. Hover with User as shown
Cover 4 Quarters Run Defense
BEATS:
Tips:

Texans Redzone D

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Tampa 2 2
Short Yardage Coverage
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Set Up
  • This is for Short Yardage
  • Set Up Base Blitz
  1. Shade Coverage Underneath (Optional)
  2. User Safety (Optional)
Tampa 2 2
BEATS:
Tips:
5-3 GL Man
Goalline Defense
Set Up
  • Formation: 5-2
  • Play: GL Man
  1. Pinch DL
  2. Slant DL Inside
  3. Shade Coverage Outside (Optional)
  4. Move Backers Outside (Optional)
Set Up
  • Formation: 5-2
  • Play: GL Man
  1. Pinch DL
  2. Slant DL Inside
  3. Shade Coverage Outside (Optional)
  4. Move Backers Outside (Optional)
5-3 GL Man
BEATS:
Tips:

Texans Advanced Defense

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Bunch X Nasty D
Formation Specific
Set Up
  • Call Cover 2
  1. Mid Read MLB
  2. Hard Flat Solo Side DB
  3. Hook Curl User
Set Up
  • Call Cover 2
  1. Mid Read MLB
  2. Hard Flat Solo Side DB
  3. Hook Curl User
Bunch X Nasty D
BEATS:
Tips:
Normal Y Off Close D
Formation Specific
Set Up
  • Call Cover 2
  1. Outside Third 2 WR Side Corner 
  2. Middle Third 2 WR Side Safety 
  3. Hard Flat MLB 
Set Up
  • Call Cover 2
  1. Outside Third 2 WR Side Corner 
  2. Middle Third 2 WR Side Safety 
  3. Hard Flat MLB 
Normal Y Off Close D
BEATS:
Tips:
Trips D
Formation Specific
Set Up
  • Call Cover 9
  1. Hard Flat MLB
  2. Man Up Slot CB To Triangle/Y WR
  3. Inside Third Middle Safety
Set Up
  • Call Cover 9
  1. Hard Flat MLB
  2. Man Up Slot CB To Triangle/Y WR
  3. Inside Third Middle Safety
Trips D
BEATS:
Tips:
5 Wide D
Formation Specific
Set Up
  • Call DT Mike Loop Blitz 3
  1. Cloud Flat Wide Side Corner
  2. Deep Half Wide Side Safety
Set Up
  • Call DT Mike Loop Blitz 3
  1. Cloud Flat Wide Side Corner
  2. Deep Half Wide Side Safety
5 Wide D
BEATS:
Tips:
QB Contain D
Using Texas 2 Man!
Set Up

Set up our Normal Defense, but use the Tex 2 Man based on what side they're rolling out to!

Set Up

Set up our Normal Defense, but use the Tex 2 Man based on what side they're rolling out to!

QB Contain D
BEATS:
Tips:

Texans Gameplay

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Texans Gameplay
Gameplay Breakdown
Set Up

This is a Gameplay Breakdown of our Texans Defense from Dcroft!

Set Up

This is a Gameplay Breakdown of our Texans Defense from Dcroft!

Texans Gameplay
BEATS:
Tips:
Mtn Y Post 1
Everything Beater
Mtn Y Post 3
Everything Beater
Mtn Y Post 4
Everything Beater
Motion Cross Post 1
Bunch X Nasty - Man Beater
Set Up
  • Custom Stem Middle WR Down
  • Slant Inside WR
  • Block HB / Set Up Blocking (Optional: Use "?mBlocking" in Discord to see specific blocking set ups!)
Set Up
  1. Custom Stem Slot WR Down
  2. Slant Inside WR
  3. Set up Blocking as needed
Mtn Y Post 1
BEATS: Everything
Tips:
The best "Power Play" in Madden 25. Don't be afraid to call this 7+ times a game.
Set Up
  • Stem Middle WR Down
  • Streak HB
Set Up
  1. Stem Middle WR Down
  2. Streak HB
Mtn Y Post 3
BEATS: Everything
Tips:
Great play to use Over & Over. Force them to adjust to the motion, look for Return, HB Streak, and Post.
Set Up
  • Streak Middle WR
  • Out Route & Custom Stem Up Outside WR
  • Drag TE
  • Streak HB
  • This play includes a concept that can be applied to a TON of other plays (Streak, Stemmed Out)
Set Up
  1. Streak Middle WR
  2. Drag TE
  3. Streak HB
  4. Out & Custom Stem Up Outside WR (15 Yards)
Mtn Y Post 4
BEATS: Everything
Tips:
Great play vs both Man Coverage & Zone Coverage. Force them to adjust to the Motion, and look for TE Quick, then HB, then Deep Out
Set Up
  • Have your Bunch to the "Wide Side"
  • Streak ISO WR
  • Block HB
  • Drag TE (Optional)
  • Post Point WR (Optional)
Set Up
  1. Streak Iso WR
  2. Block HB
  3. Drag TE (Optional)
  4. Post & Stem Down Point WR (Optional)
Motion Cross Post 1
BEATS: Man
Tips:
Great vs Man Coverage, specifically against Mid Blitz. This will force them to get out of Man
Defense