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Bench Swap

Shotgun·Tight Slots·11

Bench Pass Play

Play diagram for Bench Swap from Shotgun Tight Slots in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTight Slots

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Bench Swap out of Shotgun Tight Slots is a five man route concept built around a switch release on the left side and a bench flood on the right. The outside receiver on the left runs a deep corner route while the slot receiver underneath him clears out to the flat with a bench route, creating a natural switch that stresses the deep quarter and flat defender simultaneously. On the right side the outside receiver runs a bench route to the flat, the slot receiver climbs vertically before breaking to the corner, and the innermost receiver runs a short crossing route underneath, giving the quarterback a high low flood read with a checkdown built in. This is a zone beater at its core, designed to attack cover 3 and cover 4 shells by overloading one flat with two levels while the switch release on the backside occupies the corner and flat defender in man coverage as well. The primary read progression starts with the right side flood, working from the deep corner route down to the bench flat route, then comes back to the backside switch concept if the flood side is capped.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety depth and alignment since two deep safeties suggest cover 4 or cover 2 which invites the flood side corner route, while a single high safety suggests cover 3 where the flat defender becomes the key. Watch the flat defender on the trips or flood side after the snap, if he widens with the bench route the corner route sitting down behind him is the throw. Identify user controlled defenders lurking underneath the crossing route since a rat in the hook zone can undercut the short cross and bait a turnover. Man coverage with inside leverage on the backside switch release is a green light since the natural rub created by the two crossing routes almost guarantees a free release for one of the two receivers. Heavy blitz looks with only five in coverage tend to leave the flat defender stretched too thin to cover both levels, so expect either the bench route or the corner route to be uncovered against pressure packages.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to identify whether the defense is playing zone or man before the snap since this concept beats both but the read changes.

Against zone shells key the flat defender on the flood side, if he sits the corner route will be open behind him, if he runs with the corner the bench route underneath is wide open.

Against man coverage look to the backside switch concept first since the natural pick created by the switch release forces defenders to fight through traffic, creating easy separation.

This play works best on second and medium or third and short to third and medium since the flat routes give the quarterback a quick answer if the deeper routes are covered.

Pair this with Bench or Mtn Bench Swap earlier in a drive to condition the defense to jump the flat routes, then come back to this concept to hit the corner route over the top once linebackers start sitting low.

Use hot routes to convert the underneath crosser into a shallow drag if you need a faster developing checkdown against pressure looks.