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Mtn Curls H-Sluggo

Shotgun·Spread Dbl Flex·11

Sluggo Motion Pass Play Man Beater Curl

Play diagram for Mtn Curls H-Sluggo from Shotgun Spread Dbl Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Dbl Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Curls H-Sluggo lines up out of Shotgun Spread Dbl Flex with 11 personnel, showing two curl routes to the left where receivers sit down around ten yards after crossing paths at the stem, a middle read running a seam that breaks outside then climbs vertically up the numbers, and the number one receiver to the right running the sluggo (slant and go) that stems inside before exploding deep down the sideline. This is a man beater built to punish aggressive man coverage, since the sluggo route is designed to sell the slant and break the ankles of a cornerback playing tight man technique. Primary read progression starts with the sluggo route for the big play shot, works back to the middle seam breaker as the intermediate window, and settles into the curls on the left as the safety valve against a hard pass rush.

Defensive Reads

Watch the cornerback aligned on the number one receiver at the snap, if he bites hard on the initial slant portion of the sluggo he is beat deep and you should immediately look to take away the sideline shot with deep help Key the middle linebacker or nickel defender assigned to the seam breaker, a defender who sinks too fast into a deep zone drop will open a throwing lane underneath before the route climbs vertical Identify two deep safeties before the snap, this shell signals zone coverage and tells you to abandon the sluggo read and work the curls or seam route as the higher percentage throw Look for a user controlled defender lurking in the shallow middle, since that player can jump the seam route if he reads the quarterback's eyes early Recognize man coverage with a single high safety as the shell that gets exploited hardest by this play, since it leaves the sluggo route in a one on one matchup with no safety help over the top

Usage Tips

Take a pre-snap look at the corner over the number one receiver, if he is showing inside shade or press alignment the sluggo is live for an explosive play down the sideline

Use motion if available to confirm man versus zone before the snap, since a defender following the motion man across the formation is a clear man coverage tell

Hot route the middle seam runner into a deeper route if you are facing two high safeties, since the intermediate window can get squeezed by a deep half defender

Call this on second and long or third and medium situations where the defense is likely to play man coverage and you need a shot play with a built in checkdown

Pair this with Mtn Fades H-Choice or Mtn Flood H-Wheel later in a series once the defense has adjusted to respect the sluggo shot, since those plays attack the same alignment differently and keep the defense guessing