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Fk Leak Outside Zone

Shotgun·Normal Y Off Wk·11

Outside Zone Play Action Zone Run Pass Play

Play diagram for Fk Leak Outside Zone from Shotgun Normal Y Off Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetNormal Y Off Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Fk Leak Outside Zone is a play-action pass off outside zone run action out of Shotgun 11 personnel. The diagram shows the offensive line executing the zone run fake with two vertical release routes on the backside, while the leak route (the TE or attached receiver) releases flat and settles at the sideline, running underneath before turning upfield. This is a play-action leak concept designed as a run-pass mismatch beater, exploiting linebackers and safeties who bite on the outside zone fake, with the leak route serving as the primary read against aggressive run support.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they crash hard toward the zone run flow the leak route will have a wide throwing lane in the flat. Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, single high leaves more room underneath for the leak concept to develop. Key the flow of the strong side defensive end and outside linebacker, if they squeeze down on the zone action the leak release gets a clean angle to the sideline. User controlled defenders sitting in the shallow flat zone or spying the running back can jump the leak route, so be ready to climb the ladder to the vertical routes if that happens. Cover 3 and man free look defenders who bite on run action the hardest, while disciplined Cover 2 or match zone defenses that keep linebackers home will shut down the leak read and force a checkdown.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs like first or second and short to medium yardage when the defense expects outside zone based on prior run tendency.

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to bait linebackers into shifting toward the run side before the snap.

If safeties are sitting at depth showing zone shell, the leak route will be your first read since flowing defenders open up the flat and seam.

Pair this play in sequence with Inside Zone and Mid Zone earlier in the drive so the defense keys run action, then hit them with Fk Leak Outside Zone to punish overaggressive pursuit.

Hot route the two vertical releases into deeper stems if you see single high safety look, since that removes underneath help and lets the leak route work in open grass.