Best defense for 5WR in madden 2003

I was just wondering what everyone recommends for a defense to go up against a team running 5WR's. My next game in my season is up against my roommate and he is always running 5WR's. Please let me know what you guys would do for a defense. By the way, I'm the Raiders, if that matters.

-Pfieff

honestly i always run nickle versus 5 wide, that allows good coverage and allows me to blitz with the MLB or drift back with him and play a little zone.

i go into the dime...double wide...this will double their main wide receivers and use your safeties to cover 2 and a linebacker the other 1

this still leaves 4 lineman and 1 linebacker to blitz the open backfield...GO BUCS!!! 2002-2008 SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!!

actually I thought of what I do against my bro's...and that is go into the nickel...show that you are going to cover man2man...then have an all out blitz go...

if you have a good team (defense-wise) the quarterback should only have about 2 seconds to get rid of the ball before he is sacked...IF that...warren sapp can get in in about 1-1.5 seconds

i would go with a nickel defense...so you can do as nasoccor suggested to either blitz or do a zone d

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll let you guys know how it works out. By the way, if any of you are starting franchises, I wouldn't recommend being the Raiders. All of the stars retire after the first year, i lost, brown, rice, woodson, and gannon.

-Pfieff

I like to go with a dime, and play the zone/man slot D...

Plus, with dime, there are a lot of man coverages you can pick from. You can do straight up man, which leaves the FS and MLB to cover the middle of the field in a zone, or you can double one receiver which leaves the FS to play zone, or you can double two receivers and have everyone on a man...

The thing about using that offense, is that it's entirely one diminsional. Should be easy to defend...you know he'll pass every down. He'll get a couple plays on you, but you should get a few interceptions too. Plus you can pull out an occasional blitz (dont do it every down though) to catch him off guard and get an easy sack...

the only prob with the dime is that if you have a quick quarterback...alah Vick or even my starter for the Bucs now...he will out run your one linebacker and get a guaranteed 10 yards or more everytime