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Fake Jet HB Seam

Shotgun·Normal Y Off·11
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Play diagram for Fake Jet HB Seam from Shotgun Normal Y Off in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Fake Jet HB Seam is a play-action pass off jet sweep motion out of Shotgun Normal Y Off with 11 personnel. The diagram shows the jet man selling the sweep across the formation while the seam runner from the backfield releases straight up the middle of the field, with two outside receivers running deep vertical routes to clear out the corners and a shallow drag crossing underneath as a checkdown. The primary read is the seam route, since the jet fake is designed to freeze linebackers and hold the safety, opening the middle of the field for the seam to split the coverage before you check down to the underneath drag if the seam window is not there.

Defensive Reads

Watch for linebackers stepping up hard on the jet fake, that flow opens the seam throwing lane immediately after the snap. Identify single high safety looks pre-snap, this play is built to attack Cover 1 and Cover 3 shells where the seam runner can split the hole defender. If the defense shows two deep safeties and holds them post-snap, the seam will be contested, so be ready to check down to the drag route underneath. Man coverage on the seam runner out of the backfield is a mismatch in your favor, look for linebackers or safeties trying to match up man to man. Watch for a robber or lurk defender sitting in the middle of the field reading the quarterback's eyes, since that defender can jump the seam route if the jet fake does not sell.

Usage Tips

Use the jet motion pre-snap to bait linebackers into flowing with the fake, especially against defenses that key run action aggressively.

Look at the safety depth before the snap, if you see a single high safety cheating toward the motion side, the seam window on the opposite hash is usually wide open.

Hot route the underneath drag into a quicker option against Cover 2 or Tampa 2 shells where the seam is more likely to get squeezed by the deep half safety.

Pair this play with Zone Fake Jet or Jet Pass Fk Zone earlier in a drive so the defense starts respecting the run fake, which sets up the seam to hit even harder on money downs.

Best used on early downs or in play action heavy sequences, since the run fake carries more weight when the defense expects a run based on personnel and formation tendencies.

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