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Deep Attack

Shotgun·Spread·10
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Play diagram for Deep Attack from Shotgun Spread in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Deep Attack out of Shotgun Spread with 10 personnel is a vertical shot play built to stretch the field with four verticals concepts on the right side and a go/out combo on the left. The backside runs a go route with an out breaking underneath it, while the frontside stacks a corner route, an out breaking to the sideline, and a wheel route working from the flat up the sideline vertically. This is a clear zone beater against Cover 2 and Cover 3, since the corner and wheel combo overloads the deep quarter or third defender while the underneath out occupies the flat defender, and the primary read progression starts with the wheel route against man leverage before working to the corner route and finally the backside go for a one on one shot.

Defensive Reads

Look for two high safeties pre-snap, this tells you the defense is likely in Cover 2 or Cover 4 and susceptible to the wheel route beating the flat defender to the corner. Watch the cornerback over the wheel route receiver, if he sinks with the out route fake the wheel will be wide open behind him. Identify any user controlled defender flashing toward the flat, since that shows the defense is keying the wheel and out combo and you should reset to the corner route or backside go instead. Man coverage with press alignment on the outside receivers signals this play works well since the go route and wheel both create big separation against trail technique. Zone blitzes with a single high safety are the biggest threat to this play, since the backside go loses support and the underneath out becomes the only quick answer against pressure.

Usage Tips

Check the safety alignment before the snap, two high safeties confirm this is a great look for the corner and wheel combo attacking the seams. Use the wheel route as your first read against man coverage since it creates natural rub leverage off the underneath out and often springs a defender free deep. Hot route the backside go into a comeback or dig if you see single high safety rotation to give yourself a quicker underneath option. This play pairs well with Four Verticals or Y Stick earlier in a series, since defenses that start sitting on shorter zone concepts will be vulnerable to the wheel and corner combo hitting behind them. Best called on second and long or first down shot plays when you have time in the pocket and want to test a defense playing off coverage.

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