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CB Bench Sim 2

Nickel·Load Dbl Mug·Big Nickel 4-2-5

Cover 2 Corner Blitz Simulated Pressure Zone Coverage Blitz

Play diagram for CB Bench Sim 2 from Nickel Load Dbl Mug in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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SetLoad Dbl Mug

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Breakdown

CB Bench Sim 2 is a simulated pressure call out of the Nickel Load Dbl Mug set that shows a two deep shell pre snap before dropping into underneath zones off a delayed pass rush look. The diagram shows both deep safeties bending toward the middle of the field while the corners sink into bench zone drops at the numbers, with a mugged look at the second level that walks down into a spy/drop rather than a true blitz. Underneath, the zone defenders wall off the short middle and flats, making this a zone beater killer against man concepts but it can be exposed by quick game and levels routes that attack the seams vacated by the rotating corners. Primary read for the offense facing this look is to attack the intermediate middle voids created by the corner drop before the underneath defenders can settle.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap, identify if the corners are aligned tight to the line since that signals the bench drop technique rather than a true press man look. Watch the safety rotation at the snap, if both safeties bend toward the middle of the field it confirms the two deep shell shown in the diagram and take away the middle seams manually. Post snap, key the underneath linebackers mugged at the line, if they drop instead of blitzing you are in the sim look and should sink to the shallow crossers and flat routes. This shell gets beaten by quick hitches and flat routes thrown before the zone defenders can sink, so if the offense audibles to quick game be ready to jump the route with the user controlled corner. Man heavy concepts and levels routes will struggle here since the zone drops clog the short and intermediate windows shown in the diagram, use this against teams that rely on man beaters.

Usage Tips

Disguise the mugged linebackers at the snap so quarterbacks cannot immediately diagnose whether it is a blitz or a simulated drop into zone.

Use this call on early downs when you want to bait the offense into thinking pressure is coming so they call protection heavy concepts that leave receivers running into your bench zone drops.

Pair this with Blitz Loop Sim 3 and Nickel Sim 2 in the same set so the offense cannot key on the pre snap mug look and start guessing sim versus real pressure.

User the corner dropping into the deep flat zone since that defender is the key to taking away quick outs and corner routes on the sideline.

Save this for third and medium situations where the quarterback is likely to check down, since the underneath zone traffic is designed to clog those easy completions.