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Show SS Sim 2

Nickel·3-3 Over·Nickel 4-2-5
Cover 2Simulated PressureZone CoverageBlitz
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Play diagram for Show SS Sim 2 from Nickel 3-3 Over in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

Show SS Sim 2 is a simulated pressure package out of the Nickel 3-3 Over that shows a five or six man look pre-snap before dropping into a Cover 2 shell. Off the diagram, the strong safety and a defensive lineman rush off the edge (red arrows) while the three interior defenders (white icons) sink into underneath zone drops and the two deep defenders (blue) rotate to divide the field in half over the top. This is a zone beater disguise designed to bait quarterbacks into thinking they are facing a heavy blitz, only to drop extra defenders into passing lanes, so the primary read progression for the defense is to identify the quarterback's eyes and jump the shorter in-cutting or flat routes before the underneath zones fully mature.

Defensive Reads

Read the strong safety alignment pre-snap, if he is crashed down near the line of scrimmage this play is showing pressure but will bail into zone Watch for the two deep defenders rotating into a two deep shell post-snap, this confirms Cover 2 responsibilities over the top and tells you to attack the seams and flats underneath This beats quarterbacks who panic against simulated pressure and throw hot routes into zone drops, since the underneath defenders sit in passing lanes waiting on quick game This is vulnerable to well timed play-action rollouts and RPOs that attack the flat before the zone defenders can sink, since only three underneath defenders are covering four to five receiving threats Man beater route combos with option routes against the sinking linebackers can still find soft spots if the receiver settles between the underneath zone and the deep half boundary

Usage Tips

Use this out of 3rd and medium to long situations when opponents expect max protection or empty sets since the simulated pressure disguises numbers and confuses hot route assignments

Pair this with Cover 2 Roll or Cover 6 Willie in your play calling sequence so quarterbacks cannot key the same safety rotation snap after snap

Bait the quarterback into throwing hitches or quick outs by showing the same pre-snap alignment you use on Edge Blitz 3, then dropping into zone here to bank an interception or incompletion

Spy the middle of the field with your user defender on the linebacker who sinks into the seam to shut down crossing routes over the middle

Save this call for a possession down when you need a coverage disguise that still generates some pass rush pressure without fully committing extra defenders

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