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PA Post Shot

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Play diagram for PA Post Shot from I Form Slot in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA Post Shot from I Form Slot is a shot play built off play action, using a fake handoff to hold the linebackers before attacking downfield. The diagram shows two vertical post routes stacked on the left side (one from the outside receiver breaking hard to the post, one from the inside slot receiver running a shallower post underneath it), a deep corner-post route from the flanker on the right, and an underneath flat/drag route crossing from right to left as a checkdown. This is a man beater at its core, designed to overload one half of the field with two post routes that stress a single deep safety, though the deep flanker route also creates natural zone beater spacing versus split safety shells. Primary progression starts with the outside post on the left (the shot route), works to the deep corner-post on the right if the safety rotates over, and comes down to the underneath drag as the checkdown when both verticals are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify single high safety alignment pre-snap, this play is built to attack that exact shell with two stacked post routes on one side. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they bite hard on the play action fake the post routes will have a clean throwing lane behind them. Post snap, track the deep safety's break, if he flows toward the left post stack the right side corner-post route should be open for a big play. Beware of a hard robber or lurk defender sitting underneath the post stack, that user-controlled defender can jump the shallow post and create a turnover. Two high safety shells and disciplined zone drops from linebackers who do not bite the fake are the best counters, forcing the quarterback down to the checkdown drag.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or in shot situations like 2nd and short when you want to take a vertical shot without heavy risk.

Check pre-snap for single high safety looks, this play is designed to overload one deep defender with dual post routes on the same side.

Use play action freeze to hold linebackers, then immediately look left to the stacked post routes since that is your shot window.

If the defense shows two high safeties, work your eyes to the deep corner-post on the right before checking down to the drag route.

Pair this with HB Stretch or HB Power O earlier in a series so the defense respects the run fake and bites harder on the play action.

Sequence this after Double Slant or Inside Cross to condition linebackers into sitting on short routes, making the post shot more effective later.

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