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Old 08-25-2018, 10:13 AM   #1
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Why is my mlb dropping 15 yards and leaving the short middle open in cover 2 press? Its looe they are playing every cover 2 like Tampa 2. Is there a way to fox this besides usering the MLB?
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Why is my mlb dropping 15 yards and leaving the short middle open in cover 2 press? Its looe they are playing every cover 2 like Tampa 2. Is there a way to fox this besides usering the MLB?
Use the underneath cover adjustment, or play the sticks, assuming the first down marker isn't more than 15 yards downfield.
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Why is my mlb dropping 15 yards and leaving the short middle open in cover 2 press? Its looe they are playing every cover 2 like Tampa 2. Is there a way to fox this besides usering the MLB?
Technically it doesn't need to be fixed. He is doing exactly what he is supposed to do. If you want him to play a hook zone instead, audible to protect sticks. Alternatively, you could call Cover 2 carry, which puts the mike into a hook zone by default.

Edit: I also think you can manually audible the player to a hook so that no one else's assignment changes.

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Old 08-25-2018, 01:44 PM   #4
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The other answers here are absolutely right.

In a Tampa 2 defense, the MLB drops very deep into a zone more like a deep 3rd, to cover the area the safeties are leaving as they go out wide. The fixes to cover shallow areas better are as others have said.

EDIT: re-read your post, you are looking for what used to be plays like Cover 2 Sink where all three LBs played roughly 8 yards off the LoS. Haven't played enough to see if those still exist. The sticks audible is likely the closest to that you will get.

1: Use the coverage audible to cover underneath. (Triangle -> right stick down)
2: Use the coverage audible to play the sticks. (Triangle -> L1)
3: A sneaky way sometimes is to put the MLB in QB spy, which will keep him much closer to the LoS, but he isn't going to cover as much. (R1 -> R1 -> Triangle -> right stick left)
4: Additionally, usering the MLB is probably the most common player to user, and you can move him as you wish then.

I'm not very sure there are any MLB hot routes that put him in a shorter zone by default.
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