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PA Fk Cheat WR Screen

Shotgun·Tight Y Off Wk·11
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Play diagram for PA Fk Cheat WR Screen from Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

PA Fk Cheat WR Screen is a play-action screen out of Shotgun Tight Y Off Wk that uses a hard fake to sell the run before releasing blockers to the flat. The diagram shows the receiver on the left running a shallow motion into a screen route while the linemen fan out to set up blockers ahead of him, with the outside receiver on the right running a vertical clear route to pull the corner off the screen side. This is a screen pass designed to bait aggressive run defenses and blitzers, and the primary read progression is simply getting the ball out quickly to the screen receiver once the fake sells and the blockers get in front, using the vertical clear as an outlet only if the defense sits on the screen.

Defensive Reads

Key the linebackers immediately after the snap, if they flow hard toward the play action fake the screen will have room to develop outside. Watch for a spy or a linebacker sitting on the screen side flat, this is the primary defender who can blow up the timing of the play. Man coverage on the outside receiver running the vertical clear opens up extra blocking angles for the screen since that defender is out of the play. Cover 3 or Cover 4 shells with disciplined zone linebackers who stay home instead of pursuing the fake will limit this play significantly. Look for a user controlled defender lurking near the screen side sideline, a smart human player will sit on this concept once they see the tendency.

Usage Tips

Call this against defenses that have shown aggressive run blitzes or heavy box counts on early downs since the play action fake keys linebackers to crash forward.

Watch pre-snap for safeties creeping into the box or corners playing tight man, both are green lights for the screen to hit big.

Use the motion before the snap to help identify man versus zone coverage based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation.

Pair this with Fk Cheat HB Stretch or Cheat Outside Zone earlier in a series so the defense keys run fits and bites harder on the fake here.

Best used on early downs or short yardage third downs where defenses expect run or play action shots downfield instead of a quick screen release.

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