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Show SS Sim 2

Nickel·Over·Nickel 4-2-5

Cover 2 Simulated Pressure Zone Coverage Blitz

Play diagram for Show SS Sim 2 from Nickel Over in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Personnel

Nickel 4-2-52 EDGE2 DT2 MIKE3 CBFSSS

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Breakdown

Show SS Sim 2 is a simulated pressure call out of Nickel Over that disguises a five man rush behind a two deep shell. The defense shows blitz with the strong safety and a walked up defender crashing off the edge, then drops one of those rushers into a shallow zone underneath while the two deep safeties bracket the field over the top. Underneath, corners and the nickel sit in short zones to squeeze quick game and hot routes, so the read progression for the offense facing this look starts with identifying the deep half safeties, then working to whichever underneath zone opens up as the simulated pressure drops out.

Defensive Reads

Watch the strong safety alignment before the snap, if he is crashed down near the line but this call is in the mix, expect him to drop into an underneath zone rather than rush. Key the two deep safeties post snap, they will bracket vertical shots down the field, so this shell is strong against four verticals and other deep shot concepts. Identify which underneath defender is the one dropping from the simulated rush, that defender becomes a lurk threat against crossing routes and hot route throws over the middle. This look is vulnerable to quick game and RPO throws to the flat before the drop defender can settle, since the simulated pressure sacrifices some underneath speed to disguise coverage. Beware of running backs releasing quickly into the vacated area where the rusher would have been, since the delayed drop can leave a momentary window underneath.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or third and medium when you want to disguise pressure without fully committing extra rushers, since the fake blitz look can bait quarterbacks into throwing hot before understanding the drop.

Pre snap, show the strong safety walked into the box to sell run blitz or man pressure, then drop him at the snap to remove easy hot route answers for the offense.

Use in a package with Cover 3 Sky and Cover 2 Invert so the same walked up safety alignment can play multiple different shells, forcing quarterbacks to hold the ball an extra tick while trying to diagnose the coverage.

Combine with Nickel Sim 2 and Sim Pressure 3 in your call sheet to keep offenses guessing between true four man rush zone and simulated pressure zone drops from a nearly identical pre snap picture.

Best used against offenses that rely heavily on presnap hot routes or sight adjustments, since the disguised drop can bait a bad throw into an underneath defender.