Mobile quarterbacks can extend plays, escape pressure, and torch defenses without a plan. The De-Scramble QBs series at MaddenUniversity.com is designed to help you shut down scrambling QBs, limit their effectiveness, and force them into bad decisions. This guide covers everything from defensive adjustments to spy techniques and blitz concepts to keep even the most elusive quarterbacks in check.
How to Stop a Scrambling Quarterback
Each part in the series tackles an aspect of stopping a runaway QB. We'll learn how to set up QB spies, use contain blitzes, adjust your defensive line, and manually track the QB’s movements to eliminate escape lanes. By mastering these techniques, you can force scrambling quarterbacks into bad throws, sacks, or minimal gains, putting you in control of the game.
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1️⃣ Overview: Stopping the Dual Threat QB
- Why mobile QBs are dangerous in Madden
- Key principles of QB containment
- The balance between pressure and coverage
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2️⃣ Assigning a QB Spy
- How to hot route a defender to spy
- Best positions to use for a QB Spy (LBs & Safeties)
- When to manually control the spy for better reaction time
3️⃣ Using Contain Rushes
- What a contain blitz does and how it works
- Best defensive formations to contain the QB
- How to prevent the QB from escaping outside the pocket
4️⃣ Adjusting the Defensive Line
- How to shift the D-line for better containment
- Maintaining rush lane discipline to close escape gaps
- Using defensive pre-snap adjustments effectively
5️⃣ Utilizing Pre-Designed QB Spy Plays
- How to recognize built-in QB Spy plays
- When to call a spy play vs. manually assigning one
- The importance of mixing spy coverage with zone/man defense
6️⃣ Zone Coverage with Mobile Defenders
- Why zone coverage helps contain mobile QBs
- Best zone schemes to prevent QB scrambles
- How to keep defenders watching the QB while covering zones
7️⃣ Mixing Up Defensive Looks
- How to disguise coverage and confuse the QB
- Rotating man and zone looks to throw off their reads
- The importance of bluff blitzing and delayed rushers
8️⃣ User-Controlling a Defender
- Best user-controlled defenders for tracking a QB
- How to manually mirror the QB’s movements
- When to commit to a tackle vs. staying in coverage
9️⃣ Pursuit Angles & Tackling Techniques
- How to angle your defender to cut off escape lanes
- Why sideline leverage is key to forcing bad plays
- Avoiding over-pursuit and getting juked or faked out
Stopping a scrambling quarterback takes skill, patience, and the right play-calling. Combine these techniques, practice your defensive adjustments, and soon you’ll be able to lock down mobile QBs and force them into bad decisions. Once complete, we will have dozens of ways to force a mobile quarterback to go where we want him to go.
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