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Clearout Sideline Outs

Shotgun·Tight Y Off Wk·11

Out Pass Play

Play diagram for Clearout Sideline Outs from Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk in Madden 27

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FormationShotgun

SetTight Y Off Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Clearout Sideline Outs uses two vertical clearout routes from the inside receivers to occupy deep zone defenders while the outside receiver on the right runs a quick out to the flat and the far left receiver runs a deep out that breaks toward the sideline. The backfield motion sends a receiver in jet motion pre snap, and the running back appears to check into a route or protection at the mock. This is a man beater built to create high low stress on flat defenders and corners, with the primary read progression starting at the short out route to the right, then working to the deep out on the left if the flat is jumped, and using the two clearout verticals to hold safeties and linebackers off the underneath throwing lanes.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap check safety depth, if both safeties sit deep at 10 plus yards this indicates two high shells that struggle to defend the deep outs once the clearout routes occupy the middle of the field. Watch the corner over the right receiver at the snap, if he sinks or bails into a zone drop instead of mirroring the out route, jump the route with a user defender for a potential pick. Key the flat defender or nickel corner on the left side, if he widens too fast to take away the deep out, that opens a lane underneath for the clearout vertical route. Man coverage with no safety help over the top is the easiest matchup to exploit since both out routes create natural separation against trailing defenders. Watch for blitz packages that bring extra pressure off the edge, since the quick out route on the right serves as a built in answer that gets the ball out before the rush arrives.

Usage Tips

Use the jet motion pre snap to identify man versus zone by watching if a defender follows the motion man across the formation.

Against man coverage throw the quick out to the right immediately since the clearout verticals will pull the corners and safeties away from the flat.

Against zone coverage look to the deep out on the left since it sits in the void created after the clearout routes clear the deep thirds or deep half.

This play works best on second and medium or third and short since the quick out gives an easy completion with room to pick up the sticks.

Pair this play with Shuffle HB Out or In Quick Outs in the same set to keep defenses guessing between quick game and clearout concepts, forcing linebackers to hesitate on their zone drops.