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Curls

I Form·Pro·21

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Curls from I Form Pro in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationI Form

SetPro

Personnel

212 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

Curls out of I Form Pro (21 personnel) sends the X receiver on a deep vertical cut off into a curl route at the top of the route stem, while the Z receiver runs an in cut breaking toward the middle of the field underneath. The backside receiver on the far side runs a shallow drag across the formation, giving the quarterback a full field-width read from a curl/flat/drag combo. This is a zone beater at its core, using the curl to sit down in the soft spot behind underneath zone defenders and in front of deep coverage, with the drag serving as a checkdown against zone drops or a hot read against pressure. Primary progression starts with the deep curl route (the number 1 target), works down to the in cut, then finishes with the drag route on the opposite side if the pocket holds.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap, check for two deep safeties which usually signals zone coverage and a green light for the curl route to work Watch the flat defender and curl to hook zone linebacker after the snap, if he sinks too deep or widens toward the flat you have a clean throwing lane to the curl sitting down Against Cover 3, key the underneath zone defender responsible for the curl to flat area, a slow reaction from him opens the window for the deep curl before the corner can close This concept struggles against aggressive man coverage with underneath robber help, since the curl route has no natural separation move built in against a defender playing tight man Beware of a user controlled linebacker sitting in the shallow drag lane, since a heads up defender jumping the drag can bait a quick checkdown throw into a turnover

Usage Tips

Use this on second or third and medium to long when you need a defined sit route against zone coverage rather than trying to beat man press

Identify the coverage shell pre snap by checking safety depth, if you see two high safeties sitting deep this curl route has a great chance to settle into the soft spot of a Cover 2 or Cover 4 zone

If the defense shows Cover 3 with a deep middle safety, work your eyes to the curl first since it sits right in the hole between the flat defender and the deep third corner

Hot route the backside drag into a deeper dig or comeback if you are facing man coverage, since the natural drag alone will not consistently separate from man defenders

Pair this play in sequence with HB Stretch Alert X Lookie or PA X Curl to keep the defense guessing between run action and dropback curl concepts out of the same I Form Pro look