Getting pressure with zone defenses in 12?

How are ya'll doing it this year. I have been playing man to man about 80% of the time this year, but there are too many routes that exploit the coverage. So im looking to bump up my zone D and make it better. Just curious on how everyone is playing it this year. I find it hard to get pressure with zone because you cant send too many of the zone will be really weak. The fewest amount of guys I PERSONALLY have been able to bring and get pressure is 3(guy over guard, guy over tackle, and guy on outside shoulder of Tackle). This is very inconsistent though and if the qb rolls to the opposite side of the pressure it gets picked up. So just wondering what you guys are doing for pressure with zone. R u bringing 5+ and sacraficing the coverage behind it? R u just rushing the normal 3 or 4 down lineman and hoping they can get off a block? R u only bringing 1 or 2 and having great coverge but little pressure? or r u just F@Ging it out and bringing no one? Thanks for the help.

finfever wrote:

How are ya'll doing it this year. I have been playing man to man about 80% of the time this year, but there are too many routes that exploit the coverage. So im looking to bump up my zone D and make it better. Just curious on how everyone is playing it this year. I find it hard to get pressure with zone because you cant send too many of the zone will be really weak. The fewest amount of guys I PERSONALLY have been able to bring and get pressure is 3(guy over guard, guy over tackle, and guy on outside shoulder of Tackle). This is very inconsistent though and if the qb rolls to the opposite side of the pressure it gets picked up. So just wondering what you guys are doing for pressure with zone. R u bringing 5+ and sacraficing the coverage behind it? R u just rushing the normal 3 or 4 down lineman and hoping they can get off a block? R u only bringing 1 or 2 and having great coverge but little pressure? or r u just F@Ging it out and bringing no one? Thanks for the help.

Play the numbers game, but be smart about it. If you can nullify a blocker without using a blitzer, winning the numbers game becomes much easier.

Fake blitzing still works