1-5-5 DT Blitz

Ok gamers, let's get it poppin. The game has released and the buzz that has been created over the first few days of the release is down right amazing. I know many of you may have ventured online and found things a little sick with the interceptions but I have something here that can help get you a shot at getting the ball back for your offense quickly. That's right, first week, first serious heat come get in the kitchen with us as we turn up the heat. BAM!!!!!!

I'm going to give this a shot and see how it works. I will give you a big picture of the play diagram since it is now possible to do so in NCAA. Take a look at the design of the zero coverage blitz.














On offense I bring the Ohio State team to the practice field running the Ace-Slot-Strong Z Option. This play takes advantage of the new auto motion feature in the game. You will notice online a lot of players are using the auto motion feature.














Every year the pressure that is found some how comes through the "A" gap. This 1-5-5 blitz is no different. The stacked linebacker (Dan Conner) from Penn State is the key defender on this blitz.














When the quarterback starts the play the defensive tackle engages the center and creates a lane for the blitzing middle linebacker. This also happens because of the natural alignment of the Nickel-1-5-5.














Behind the play you have a slot receiver running a crossing route. Our linebacker is directly in the path of the throw and he will wreck the quarterback if he tries to step into this throw.














In case the quarterback was to throw, I have included this image to alert you to the fact that the defense as a whole plays the pass better this year. The linebacker will jump and bat the ball down if the QB attempts the throw.














The blitz puts the quarterback in a no win situation as he has to choose between throwing a sure to be batted down or intercepted ball, or take the sack. Looks like our linebacker helped him out with the right decision here.

Final Thoughts

In the first week of the game being out this is a blitz that is very consistent. I would caution you to make sure you take advantage of the new defensive playmaker controls to help take away the threat of giving up the big play when running a cover 0 defense. Make sure you take anything you read into the lab and apply it before taking it online or in a head to head game. Application is just as key as knowledge, so don't cheat yourself.