Strong I Formation and When to Use

Strong I is an Offensive Formation that can be chosen before the scrimmage in Madden NFL 25. Learn when to use the Strong I formation, what Sets are available, and what teams' playbooks use this formation.

When to Use Strong I Formation

Run Through the Strong Side While Keeping Wide Receive Options

A variation of I Form with the expected 2 Wide Receivers and a Halfback lined up behind the Quarterback. The main difference here is the Fullback starts towards the strong side of the field.

Strong I is geared towards Running Plays that break through the Defense due to the Fullback's position on the strong side, but still maintains the option for Wide Receives.

Sets Under Strong I Formation

All Sets and Plays That Use Strong I Formation

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Play	Set
HB Blunt Dive	Tight
Slants	Tight
FB Middle	Tight
PA Slide	Tight
PA TE Cross	Tight
Curls	Tight
HB Sweep	Tight
HB Stretch	Tight
PA Power O	Tight
FB Dive	Tight
Counter Weak	Tight
HB Crash	Tight
Power O	Tight
Inside Zone	Y Open Flex
Mtn Zone Weak	Y Open Flex
PA Shot	Y Open Flex
HB Mtn Toss	Y Open Flex
HB Screen	Y Open Flex
Slants	Y Open Flex
PA Slide	Y Open Flex
X-Corner	Y Open Flex
HB Draw	Y Open Flex
PA WR In	Y Open Flex
Deep Cross	Y Open Flex
Curls	Y Open Flex
Mesh	Y Open Flex
HB Dive	Y Open Flex
Inside Zone Split	Y Open Flex
Flanker Drive	Y Open Flex
Inside Post	Close
PA Scissors	Close
PA Deep Cross	Close
Mesh	Close
Y Trail	Close
PA Lions Shot	Close
DBL Outs	Close
DBL Stutter Go	Close
WR Out	Close
PA Curls	Close
HB Stretch	Close
End Around	Close
FB Dive	Close
Stutter Go's	Close
HB Zone Wk	Close
Mesh Post	Close
HB Dive Weak	Close
PA End Around	Close
HB Off Tackle	Close
HB Zone Toss	Close
PA Slide	Close
PA Deep	Close
PA Sprint HB Flat	Close
PA Post Dig	Close
Quick Toss	Close
FL Drive	Close
Double Post	Close
HB Dive	Close
HB Slash Fk End Ard	Close
Angle Out	Close
Counter Weak	Close
Inside Zone Wk	H Slot
HB Stretch	H Slot
PA FB Flat	H Slot
HB Dive	H Slot
Counter Weak	H Slot
Dagger	H Slot
Power O	H Slot
PA Post Shot	H Slot
PA Boot Slide	H Slot
PA Power O	H Wing
Power O	H Wing
HB Cntr Wk	H Wing
26 Duo	H Wing
HB Dive	H Wing
F Trail	H Wing
Rollout Smash	Twins Over
Power O	Twins Over
Inside Zone Split	Twins Over
PA Power O	Twins Over
PA Verticals	Twins Over
HB Blast	Twins Over
PA Sprint HB Flat	Close Flex
Mills	Close Flex
HB Slip Screen	Close Flex
HB Stretch	Close Flex
PA Lead Draw Shot (1)	Close Flex
PA Boot Slide	Close Flex
Drive	Close Flex
FB Dive	Close Flex
Counter Weak	Close Flex
HB Blunt Dive	H Close Off
HB Stretch	H Close Off
WR Go's	H Close Off
X-Corner	H Close Off
TE Option	H Close Off
PA Slide	H Close Off
PA Power O	Wing
PA Mtn Power	Wing
Counter Weak	Wing
Goal Line Fade	Wing
HB Counter Wk	Wing
Inside Zone Wk	Wing
PA Slide	Wing
PA Sprint HB Flat	Wing
FB Dive	Wing
HB Toss	Wing
PA FB Flat	Wing
HB Blast Alert X Smoke	Wing
PA Spot	Wing
Power O Alert X Smoke	Wing
Mtn Power O	Wing
Spacing	Wing
Mtn Zone Wk	Wing
HB Dive Weak	Wing
HB Stretch	Wing
HB Dive	Wing
Z Spot	Pro
HB Cntr Wk Alert Z Smoke	Pro
HB Toss Mtn	Pro
494 F Flat	Pro
Z Close Ctr WK	Pro
FL Drive	Pro
HB Iso	Pro
Counter Weak	Pro
DBL Pump n Go's	Pro
HB Stretch	Pro
HB Slip Screen	Pro
PA Power O	Pro
Y-Post	Pro
PA WR In	Pro
HB Lead Draw	Pro
PA Pound Draw Pass	Pro
PA Slide	Pro
HB Dive	Pro
HB Blast Alert X Smoke	Pro
PA FB Fake	Pro
Mesh	Pro
Go's	Pro
Spacing	Pro
X Post	Pro
Curls	Pro
Slants	Pro
PA Scissors	Pro
Z Close F-Trail	Pro
Stick	Pro
FB Middle	Pro
FB Dive	Pro
HB Stretch Alert X Lookie	Pro
Stretch Alert Smoke	Slot Flex
PA Post Shot	Slot Flex
HB Lead Draw	Slot Flex
HB Sweep	Slot Flex
Dagger	Slot Flex
PA Power O	Slot Flex
Inside Zone Split	Slot Flex
HB Slip Screen	Slot Flex
China Special	Slot Flex
Curl Flat	Slot Flex
Double Slant	Slot Flex
HB Dive	Slot Flex
Power O	Slot Flex
Counter Weak	Slot Flex
PA Boot Slide	Slot Flex
Zone Wk (1)	H Tight Close
HB Blunt Dive	H Tight Close
Counter Weak (1)	H Tight Close
Y Trail (1)	H Tight Close
Power O	H Tight Close
HB Misdirection (1)	H Tight Close
PA Power O	H Tight Close
PA Slide (1)	H Tight Close
Stutter Go's (1)	H Tight Close
TE Option	Y Off Close
HB Blast	Y Off Close
Zone Split Lead	Y Off Close
Mtn Flood	Y Off Close
HB Stretch	Y Off Close
Mtn PA Counter	Y Off Close
Counter Weak	Y Off Close
PA Scissors	Y Off Close
Mtn Counter Solid	Y Off Close
PA Boot X Shot (1)	Y Off Close
HB Stretch	Slot
Double Slant	Slot
Inside Zone Wk	Slot
Inside Zone Split	Slot
China Special	Slot
HB Power O	Slot
PA Lead Draw Shot	Slot
PA Boot Slide	Slot
Counter Weak	Slot
PA Post Shot	Slot
PA Sprint HB Flat	Slot
HB Draw	Slot
PA Power O	Slot
HB Slip Screen	Slot
Bubble Screen	Slot
Curl Flat	Slot
Dagger	Slot
Mills	Slot
HB Dive	Slot
HB Stretch Alert Bubble	Slot
HB Toss	Slot
PA Post Dig	Z Close
26 Duo	Z Close
Flanker Drive Post	Z Close
End Around	Z Close
PA Sail	Z Close
HB Stretch	Z Close
PA Slide	Z Close
Slant Spacing	Z Close
Fake End Around	Z Close
HB Blast	Z Close
PA Power O	Z Close
26 Duo Alert X Lookie	Z Close
Counter Weak	Z Close
Flanker Drive	Z Close
HB Dive	Z Close
PA Sprint HB Flat	Z Close
PA WR In	Z Close
PA Cross	Z Close
PA Spot	Jumbo
HB Dive	Jumbo
Power O	Jumbo
Inside Zone Wk	Jumbo
FB Dive	Jumbo
PA Sprint HB Flat	Jumbo
X Slant	Wing
HB Blunt Dive	Y Off Close

Playbooks Using Strong I Formation

Teams with Playbooks That Use Strong I Formation

Buffalo Bills	Carolina Panthers	Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys	Denver Broncos	Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers	Houston Texans	Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs	Las Vegas Raiders	Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings	New England Patriots	New Orleans Saints
New York Giants	New York Jets	Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tennessee Titans

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