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PA Shot Post

Shotgun·Tight Slots·11

Play Action Post Pass Play

Play diagram for PA Shot Post from Shotgun Tight Slots in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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SetTight Slots

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

PA Shot Post is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Tight Slots that hits off a run fake to sell the linebackers up before working the deep post. The diagram shows the outside receiver breaking vertically and cutting hard to a post route across the middle of the field, while the inside slot receiver runs a shallow out and up into a corner style route to hold the flat defender and safety. Both perimeter blockers on the outside release upfield as go routes to stretch the cornerbacks deep and clear space underneath, making this a man beater designed to exploit a hard play-action bite with the post as the primary read and the corner route as the secondary progression if the safety jumps the post.

Defensive Reads

Identify single high safety alignment before the snap, since that tells you the post route will have a numbers advantage against man coverage underneath. Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he bites hard on the run fake the post route window opens up immediately behind him. Key the flat defender on the slot side, if he sinks with the corner route the underneath area stays open for a quick check down if needed. Look for user linebackers dropping into a deep middle lurk, since that defender can undercut the post if the quarterback holds the ball too long. This play struggles against Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells with two deep safeties, since both verticals and the post will run into help over the top.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs like first or second and short to mid distance when defenses are more willing to bite on the run fake.

Check pre-snap for single high safety looks like Cover 1 or Cover 3, since a lone deep defender cannot cover the post and the outside verticals at the same time.

If you see two high safeties presnap, be ready to check to a quicker concept or user the post route immediately off the play fake since Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells will have help over the top.

Pair this call with HB Draw or HB Mid Draw earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action and bites harder on the PA fake for PA Shot Post.

Sequence this with PA Seam or PA Flood Shot from the same set to keep linebackers guessing between play-action shots that attack different levels of the field.