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Double Slants

Shotgun·Doubles·11

Slant Pass Play

Play diagram for Double Slants from Shotgun Doubles in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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SetDoubles

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Double Slants lines up out of Shotgun Doubles with 11 personnel and shows two receivers to the right running slant routes at different depths, an outside receiver cutting inside on a short slant while the slot receiver runs a deeper slant behind it to layer the middle of the field. The backside receiver runs a quick out breaking away from the concept to hold the corner and space the field horizontally. This is a man beater built to attack inside leverage, using natural rub picks between the two slant routes to shake off tight coverage, and the primary read starts with the shallow outside slant before working to the deeper slot slant if the underneath defender jumps the first route.

Defensive Reads

Identify press man coverage pre-snap since the rub concept from the two stacked slants is designed to beat exactly that look. Watch the flat defender and underneath linebacker after the snap, if they sink hard on the shallow slant, the quarterback should climb the progression to the second slant sitting behind them. Cover 2 with aggressive corners jumping the short slant can jump this route and create a turnover window, so user the underneath defender in Cover 2 looks to bait the throw. Blitz heavy fronts or nano blitzes will pressure this quickly since both primary routes break inside, so have a check to a quick out or hot route ready if the protection shows a hole. Zone defenses that get width from the backside out route and collapse the middle with linebackers can clog both slant lanes, making this less effective against disciplined Cover 3 sink teams.

Usage Tips

Look for man coverage pre-snap since the rubbing action on the two slants creates natural picks that beat press and off man alignments. If the defense shows single high safety or Cover 3, expect the underneath zone defender to sit on the shallow slant, so be ready to hit the deeper second slant behind him. Use this play on third and short or second and manageable when you need a quick, high percentage throw that gets the ball out before pressure arrives. Motion the backside receiver or use a hot route on the out route to convert it into a hitch if you need an even faster outlet against blitz looks. Pair this with Slant Flat or Slants Middle in the same set so the defense has to respect multiple slant angles from different formations, then counter with a play-action shot like PA Dagger once they start jumping the quick game.