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PA SE Screen

Shotgun·Slot Right·11
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Play diagram for PA SE Screen from Shotgun Slot Right in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA SE Screen out of Shotgun Slot Right (11 personnel) is a play action screen designed to get the split end isolated in space on the boundary. The diagram shows the QB selling a play fake before working the screen to the outside receiver, with the offensive line and near backfield help releasing to build a wall in front of him. This is a screen play that punishes aggressive pass rush and overzealous linebacker flow, with the primary read being the SE screen itself since there is no true progression, just a fake to hold the second level before delivering the pass outside.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap check the strong safety and cornerback depth on the SE side, soft coverage or off man alignment is a green light since the corner has to read and react instead of jumping the throw. Look for teams that show Cover 3 or Cover 1 with linebackers who flow hard to the play action fake, since a flat footed or lurking linebacker on the screen side kills this play before it develops. Post snap identify if a user controlled defender stays home on the RB or SE instead of biting on the fake, that is the key sign this screen will get blown up. This concept struggles against zone blitzes with a spy or contain defender who reads screen quickly, and it is most effective versus man coverage teams that send extra rushers off play action.

Usage Tips

Call this play when you expect an aggressive edge rush or a defense that has been keying run action all series, since the play fake needs defenders flowing hard to sell the screen. Use it on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and medium after establishing HB Iso or Inside Zone Split so linebackers respect the run fake and bite on the play action. Watch for user defenders spying the screen, if the CPU or user LB sits and reads the QB's eyes, delay the throw slightly to let your blockers get set up outside. Pair this with PA Bubble or RPO Read WR Screen in the same set to condition the defense to jump underneath routes, then hit this SE Screen when they overcommit. Avoid calling this against a heavy zone blitz package since extra rushers can blow up the screen before blockers get outside.

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