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Whips

Shotgun·Bunch TE·11

Whip Pass Play

Play diagram for Whips from Shotgun Bunch TE in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetBunch TE

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Whips is a five man route concept out of the Bunch TE look, built to attack both man and zone coverage with a quick timing throw at the point of attack. The bunch receivers run a whip route paired with a vertical clear out to the left sideline, while the TE runs a corner route from the bunch and the isolated slot receiver on the right runs an intermediate crosser toward the numbers. The single receiver at the bottom runs a flat route to the sideline as the checkdown, and the primary read starts with the whip route working underneath before progressing to the crossing route and flat as outlet options.

Defensive Reads

Watch the slot corner or nickel defender at the line before the snap, if he is playing tight man technique the whip route double move should shake him for an easy completion. Key the safety depth over the bunch formation, a single high safety indicates man coverage underneath which favors the whip and corner combination. Track the flat defender post snap, if he sinks with the crossing route instead of staying on the flat receiver you have an easy checkdown throw. Beware of a Cover 3 sky or a hard blitz off the bunch side, since the whip route lacks time to develop against fast pressure and forces you to progress quickly to the flat. If the defense shows a two deep shell with linebackers spying the whip route, move directly to the crosser since underneath defenders will crash on the shorter routes first.

Usage Tips

Look for the whip route to sit down against man coverage since the double move at the top of the stem is designed to shake off aggressive corners and nickel defenders jumping the initial break.

Use this on third and short to third and medium since the whip route and flat route give you a high percentage completion window against both man and zone shells.

If you see a two high safety shell pre snap, prioritize the crossing route from the slot since it works into the void vacated by underneath zone defenders.

Hot route the flat receiver into a quick out if you are facing a Cover 2 look with an aggressive corner sitting on the flat, this keeps the checkdown clean against a jam.

Pair this call with Bunch Levels or Mtn Snag Under from the same set so the defense has to respect both quick game and intermediate crossing concepts out of the identical Bunch TE alignment.