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Slot Outs

Shotgun·Spread Y-Slot Wk·11

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Play diagram for Slot Outs from Shotgun Spread Y-Slot Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Y-Slot Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Slot Outs is a route concept out of Shotgun Spread Y-Slot Wk that attacks the flat and sideline with a heavy out-breaking route package. To the left side, the outside receiver runs a vertical seam while the slot defender breaks on a sharp out route to the boundary, and the inside receiver runs a whip route back across the middle after selling a vertical stem. On the right side, both receivers run mirrored out routes at different depths, one shallow and one deeper, giving the quarterback a simple high low read to the sideline. This is a man beater at its core, since the out routes create instant separation against man coverage defenders playing with inside leverage, but the high low nature of the right side out combo also gives it functionality against zone drops. The primary read starts with the deeper out route on the field side, then works to the underneath out and whip route if the corner sits on top of the route or if a linebacker jumps the flat.

Defensive Reads

Check the cornerback depth before the snap, since press man alignment is a green light for the out routes to win immediately off the line. Watch the flat defender or slot cornerback leverage, if he is sitting inside expecting a hook or curl, the out routes to the boundary will be wide open in the flat. Look for two high safety shells, since that usually means the underneath zone defenders have to respect the deep vertical stems, opening passing lanes for the out breaking routes. Key on user controlled linebackers or nickel defenders who might sit and jump the out route, if you see them cheating toward the sideline pre-snap, work the whip route or backside crosser instead. Beware of Cover 3 sky or a hard flat blitz, since a defender sitting directly on the numbers can undercut the out route timing and turn it into a pick six opportunity for the defense.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to bait linebackers into showing blitz or coverage rotation before the snap, since this play depends on getting a clean out break window. Attack press man coverage with this call because the out routes give receivers a built in escape against aggressive corners trying to jam at the line. Hot route the backside vertical into a quick slant or drag if you diagnose zone coverage, since the out combo alone can get squeezed by an underneath zone defender sitting on the flat. Pair this with Double Cross or H Cross earlier in a drive so defenders start biting on crossing routes, which opens up the sideline stems on out routes for bigger chunk yardage on later downs. Save Slot Outs for third and short to third and medium situations where the sideline breaking routes give you a high percentage completion window with room to pick up the sticks.