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617

Shotgun·Spread Flex·11

Pass Play Quick Pass Slant Out Go Flat Flood Slant Flat

Play diagram for 617 from Shotgun Spread Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

617 out of Shotgun Spread Flex 11 personnel is a flood concept to the trips side paired with a slant flat combo to the boundary. The three receiver side stacks a corner route sitting on top of an out route with an underneath flat route from the innermost receiver, creating a three level flood that stretches one defender vertically, horizontally, and at depth. On the backside, the single receiver runs a hard slant while the TE or attached receiver clears out on a go route up the sideline, giving the QB a two man man beater away from the flood. Primary progression starts with the deep corner route, works down to the out, and checks the flat as the underneath outlet, while the backside slant is the quick throw versus man coverage or a blitz look.

Defensive Reads

Presnap, identify single high versus two high safety shells, single high tips Cover 3 or Cover 1 which changes whether the flood or the slant is the primary answer. Watch the flat defender on the trips side, if he widens fast to the flat route the out route window opens up behind him. Key the corner over the trips side, aggressive jump on the out route leaves the corner route wide open behind him. On the backside, a user controlled defender sitting in the throwing lane of the slant signals a lurk read, hold the ball and come back to the flood side instead. Blitz looks with off coverage on the backside corner mean the slant wins immediately, but if the corner shows man press technique, expect a jam that delays the route and forces a hitch in your throw timing.

Usage Tips

Use the trips side flood against zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 2 since it forces one defender to cover three levels and usually loses.

If the corner presnap shows hard outside leverage on the trips side, work the out and flat combo since the corner route will be taken away.

Against man coverage, get to the backside slant immediately, it wins fast versus Cover 1 and Cover 0 blitz looks before the flood routes even develop.

Pair this play with Quick Slants or Mesh in your call sheet to keep defenses guessing between quick game and the flood shot, forcing linebackers to respect both underneath and deep.

Best used on second and medium to third and short where the flood forces a defender into an impossible conflict, and the slant provides a built in answer versus aggressive blitzes.