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Quick Slants

Shotgun·Trey Open·11

Slant Pass Play

Play diagram for Quick Slants from Shotgun Trey Open in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Open

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Quick Slants out of Shotgun Trey Open lines up three receivers to the trips side and an isolated receiver to the boundary. The trips receivers run a stacked slant combo, with the two inside slants crossing under a third receiver breaking outside on a corner/flag route, while the backside X runs a hitch or quick out for a built-in outlet against man coverage. This is a rhythm timing throw designed to beat man coverage and blitzes with the slants sitting underneath, and the primary read starts with the innermost slant working to the crossing slant before working outside to the corner route.

Defensive Reads

Man coverage with no safety help over the top is the biggest weakness since the slants create natural rub separation against press or tight man. Cover 3 zone can be attacked with the corner route sitting behind the underneath zone drops if the flat defender jumps the slants. Blitz-heavy calls get exposed because the quick timing of the slants gets the ball out before pressure arrives. Watch for a user-controlled linebacker sitting in the shallow crossing lane, since that lurk defender can jump the inside slant and bait a pick six. Cover 2 with tight cornerback press disguised as man can jam the slants at the line, so check presnap corner depth before committing to the quick throw.

Usage Tips

Fire this quickly on first and second down to stay ahead of the sticks against man coverage or blitz-heavy defenses.

Read the flat defender presnap to decide between the inside slant and the crossing slant, since a hard flat drop opens the crossing route immediately.

Use the corner/flag route as your answer against Cover 3 or Cover 1 robber looks when the underneath defenders squeeze the slants.

Hot route the backside X into a quick slant or drag if you see man coverage with no help, since it turns him into a dedicated man beater away from the trips bunch.

Pair this with Curls or Y Cross from the same set to keep the defense guessing between shallow crossers and deeper in-cuts off identical formation looks.