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Flex Jets Y-Sail

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Play diagram for Flex Jets Y-Sail from Shotgun Spread Y-Flex in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Flex Jets Y-Sail is a sail concept run out of Shotgun Spread Y-Flex with 11 personnel. On the boundary side the outside receiver runs a deep flat/pivot route sitting underneath while the slot receiver clears out on a corner route to the sideline. On the field side the sail concept shows the TE (red route) running a corner breaking route as the intermediate read, with the outside receiver stemming vertically up the seam before working to the sideline on a deep crossing route, and the flat route underneath completing the high low stretch. This is a classic Cover 2 and Cover 3 beater that stretches the flat defender and deep half or deep third defender vertically, with the primary read progression flowing from the underneath flat route to the intermediate corner (TE sail) route and finally to the deep vertical breaker if the corner defender jumps the underneath stuff.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender post snap: if he sinks with the corner route or widens to the sideline immediately, the underneath flat route or TE sail route will be open behind him. Key the deep half or deep third defender on the sail side. If he stays flat footed on the snap or bites on the flat route, the TE corner route or the vertical route from the outside receiver will separate. Against Cover 3, the cornerback has to choose between the deep vertical breaker and the TE corner route, so identify which one he leans toward at the top of his drop. Man coverage or a nano blitz off the edge shuts this down quickly since the routes take time to develop, so if you see man alignment or a blitzing linebacker walked up pre-snap, be ready to check to a quicker hot route or throw underneath immediately. Watch for a user controlled defender sitting in a lurk spot in the shallow zone between the flat and corner routes, since that is the biggest threat to jump the underneath read and bait a turnover.

Usage Tips

Pre-snap, identify whether the safeties are showing two high or rotating to single high since this concept is built to attack Cover 2 corners who sit on the flat and Cover 3 defenders who has to choose between the corner route and the deep crosser.

Use the flat route as your first read against Cover 2 to bait the corner up, then work to the TE sail route on the corner breaking angle for the explosive gain.

Hot route the backside receiver into a quick out or slant if you diagnose man coverage pre-snap, since the backside is not built to beat man on its own in this diagram.

Pair this play with Y Stick or Curl Flats earlier in a series so the defense starts jumping underneath routes, then hit Flex Jets Y-Sail off that tendency for the corner or vertical route to hit behind them.

Best used on 2nd and medium to 3rd and long situations where the defense is more likely to sit in zone shells rather than bring pressure, giving your quarterback time to work through the high low read on the sail side.

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