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686

Shotgun·Empty Base·11

Pass Play Corner Out Flood Man Beater Cover 3 Beater Deep Cross Crosser Post In

Play diagram for 686 from Shotgun Empty Base in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetEmpty Base

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

686 out of Shotgun Empty Base lines up five receivers wide with no backfield help, which means it is pure pass with no play-action or RPO tag attached. The diagram shows a flood concept to the closed side: the outside receiver runs a deep corner, the slot receiver from that side runs an out breaking underneath it, and the inner receiver releases on a shallow drag across the field to the opposite flat. On the backside, both receivers push vertical, with the outside receiver running a deep post-corner style route and the inside receiver bending a deep in cut, stretching the field on that side too. The primary read progression starts with the corner route to the flood side, works down to the out underneath it as the shorter man beater, and can reset to the drag crossing the field if the flood side is capped by a Cover 3 or Cover 4 shell.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, key the safety alignment on the flood side of the formation since a single high safety shading that way signals Cover 3 and invites the corner route throw before rotation. Watch cornerback depth and leverage on the flood side outside receiver: soft press with outside shade means the corner route wins over the top, while tight press man means the underneath out route is the quicker answer. Post-snap, track any user controlled defender dropping into a lurk position over the shallow drag route, since that crosser is the easiest for a jumping linebacker or nickel to undercut. This concept struggles against Cover 4 quarters coverage where the safety on the flood side stays on top of the corner route and the corner squeezes the out, so be ready to reset to the backside deep in route. Blitz packages that bring five or six rushers with man coverage behind them get exposed by the out route breaking open in the void, but a well timed zone blitz that drops a defensive lineman into the shallow crossing lane can disrupt the check down read.

Usage Tips

Use 686 on third and medium to third and long when you need to attack a Cover 3 cloud or Cover 4 shell that rolls hard to one side. Pre-snap, identify which safety is shaded toward the flood concept and if the corner is playing soft outside leverage, throw the corner route immediately before the safety can rotate over the top. Against man coverage, the out route underneath the corner is your quick man beater since it creates natural separation off the double move look, so hot route it to sit down sooner versus press corners. Pair this play with Y Cross or Drag Double Spot in your play calling sequence so the defense sees the same initial receiver spacing but has to respect both a flood read and a crossing concept, keeping linebackers and safeties honest. If you see a Cover 2 shell with two deep safeties, check down to the backside deep in route since the flood side corner route will be capped by the deep half defender.