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Curl Flats

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Curl Pass Play Flat

Play diagram for Curl Flats from Shotgun Doubles in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

Curl Flats out of Shotgun Doubles is a three level stretch on the outside routes with a curl on both the X and the flanker, flat routes underneath from the slot and backfield release, and a deep vertical from the inside receiver on the left side. The diagram shows the left slot receiver breaking vertical up the seam while the outside X sits down on a curl, and on the right side the outside receiver runs a curl with the flat route working underneath toward the sideline. This is a zone beater that stretches the flat to curl window horizontally and vertically, with the primary read starting on the curl to flat combo to the open side and the seam route as the changeup if the underneath defenders squeeze the flat.

Defensive Reads

Identify Cover 3 pre snap by checking if the corners are playing off with a deep middle safety, since the curl to flat combo will sit in the soft spots of that zone Watch the underneath linebackers and nickel defenders at the snap to see if they widen to the flat or sink to the curl, that flat foot determines your throw Beware Cover 4 or Cover 6 looks where the corner sits on the curl route and a safety robs the flat, this can bait a bad read into a pick six If the defense shows a nano blitz or shows blitz with the slot defender crashing, the flat route becomes your emergency outlet since it releases quickly Man coverage with a linebacker matched on the flat or a safety shaded over the seam receiver signals you should lean on the seam route as a big play window rather than the shorter curl flat stretch

Usage Tips

Read the flat defender before the snap to see if he is sitting on the flat or bailing to depth, since that dictates whether the curl or flat is open first

Use this on second and medium or third and short when you need a quick, high percentage throw against zone heavy defenses

Hot route the backside flat into a corner route if you see Cover 3 to attack the deep third with a man beater instead of relying on the zone spacing

Pair this play with Curl Combo or Y-Sail in your call sheet so the defense has to respect both the curl flat stretch and a deeper sail concept off similar formation looks

Against Cover 2, work the seam route on the left side since the flat defender and curl route will occupy the underneath zone defenders and open a throwing lane between the corner and safety