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Levels DBL Outs

Shotgun·Tight Y Off Wk·11

Levels Pass Play Cover 2 Beater Out

Play diagram for Levels DBL Outs from Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTight Y Off Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Levels DBL Outs is a pure dropback passing concept out of Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk that stacks two out route combos on the outside while running a deep dig and a flat/curl combo underneath on the boundary side. The outside receiver on the top runs a deep out at roughly 15 yards while the TE and slot both break into out routes at intermediate depth, creating a true Levels stretch that attacks a defender vertically. On the backside, the outside WR runs a deep in cut while the inside WR sits down in a curl or hook, and the HB releases out of the backfield on a wheel or swing route to the flat as a checkdown or man beater against a blitz. This is a zone beater at its core, designed to punish Cover 2 and Cover 3 by stretching underneath defenders horizontally while the deep out clears the corner, and the primary read progression starts with the deep dig on the backside before working to the stacked out routes and finishing with the HB check release.

Defensive Reads

Watch the corner depth pre snap on the frontside since a corner sitting inside at 5 to 7 yards is a strong indicator of Cover 2 or Cover 4, which is exactly what this play is designed to attack with the stacked out routes. Key the flat defender after the snap, if he sinks to take away the shallow out you can climb to the deeper out sitting behind him for the levels effect. On the backside, track the safety rotation, if the safety rolls down hard to double the deep in route you should have thrown the HB check release already since a blitz or robber look is likely coming. Man coverage with no safety help over the top shuts this down quickly since the out routes have no natural rub protection against a trailing corner, so switch to a play like Shallow Cross or Mesh Spot if you see Cover 0 or Cover 1 pre snap. Look for a user linebacker sitting in the passing lane of the dig route, since that lurk defender is the biggest threat to this concept and will bait quarterbacks into a costly interception if the backside read is forced.

Usage Tips

Use this on second and long or third and medium when you expect zone shells like Cover 2 or Cover 3 since the stacked out routes create natural picks on underneath defenders. Read the flat defender and curl defender pre snap to decide whether you start on the frontside outs or the backside dig, since Cover 2 corners sitting on the out will open up the dig for a big gain. Hot route the backside outside WR into a deeper comeback if you see a hard Cover 4 shell since the natural in route can bump into safety help over the middle. Pair this play with Mesh Whips or Mesh Spot in your call sheet to give the defense two very different pass concepts that look similar out of the same personnel, keeping linebackers honest on their zone drops. Use the HB release as your answer to blitz looks, since if you see extra rushers creeping to the line pre snap you can get the ball out quick on the check release rather than working through the full progression.