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Double Slants

Shotgun·Normal Y Off Wk·11
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Play diagram for Double Slants from Shotgun Normal Y Off Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Double Slants out of Shotgun Normal Y Off Wk lines up with the two outside receivers running quick slants across the middle while the slot receiver on the strong side runs a corner route to clear out the flat and hold the deep defenders. The Y (tight end) releases into a shallow drag underneath, and the HB stays in to check block before leaking out as a safety valve. This is a classic quick-game man beater designed to attack press coverage and blitzes, with the primary read progression starting on the frontside slant, then working to the backside slant if the underneath defender jumps the first route.

Defensive Reads

Read the depth of the underneath linebackers first since they are the biggest threat to jumping either slant route in zone coverage. Watch the slot corner at the snap, if he presses hard on the slant receiver you want to hit the other side of the field where the leverage favors your route runner. Identify Cover 2 or Cover 3 shells presnap by checking safety depth, since a single high safety usually means the slants will have a clean throwing lane before help arrives. Man beaters can get shut down by a well timed nano blitz, so account for a user rushing off the edge who can disrupt the quick throw before the slant fully develops. Zone drops from a Tampa 2 look can sit right in the passing lane of the drag route, so be ready to move to the backside slant instead of forcing the middle read.

Usage Tips

Fire this off quickly in obvious passing downs like 3rd and short to medium since the timing is designed to beat the blitz before it arrives. Check the pre-snap alignment of the slot corner and if he is playing tight man or showing blitz, expect the frontside slant to win immediately off the line. Use your hot route to convert the drag into a quick out if you see a linebacker sitting in the shallow zone where the drag would normally settle. Pair this with Curl Combo or PA Slot Cross from the same set so the defense has to respect both the quick slant timing and a play action shot off similar formation looks. Against zone heavy defenses, throw the backside slant into the void behind the underneath linebackers instead of forcing the frontside route into a sinking zone defender.

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