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X Cheat H Post

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Play diagram for X Cheat H Post from Shotgun Trey Open in Madden 27

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Breakdown

X Cheat H Post is a trips based deep shot play out of Shotgun Trey Open that stacks two crossing routes with a deep dig underneath. The X receiver runs a corner cheat route to the boundary while the H (slot) attacks the post over the middle, and the Y creates a deep in from the numbers back toward the formation. The single receiver to the closed side runs a rounded corner route up the sideline, and the HB releases on a wheel route out of the backfield, giving this concept both a man beater in the wheel and post combo and a zone beater with the deep in settling behind linebackers. The primary read progression starts with the X corner route on the cheat side, works to the H post as the deep crosser, and comes down to the HB wheel as the checkdown against soft coverage or blown assignments.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap, identify if the corner over X is playing off man or bail technique, since a hard press look often signals man coverage that favors the post and wheel routes. Watch the deep safety rotation at the snap, if both safeties rotate to the trips side the backside corner route becomes a viable one on one throw. Track the middle linebacker depth and reaction to the H post, if he sits flat footed or bites on the underneath in route from Y, the post window opens up immediately. Beware Cover 3 sink and Cover 4 match shells, since the deep in from Y and the post from H can run into a robber or a deep half defender if the quarters safety stays disciplined. If the defense shows a blitz look with the running back uncovered, expect single high coverage behind it, which makes the HB wheel a home run outlet against overloaded fronts.

Usage Tips

Check the safety alignment before the snap, if you see two high safeties bail to zone, target the H post as it splits the seam between the hashes.

Against man coverage, key the H post and X corner combo since the crossing action creates natural rub traffic that forces defenders to fight through picks.

Use the HB wheel as your answer versus man to man on the running back, it is a big play waiting to happen if the defense blitzes and leaves the flat uncovered.

This play works best on second and long or third and long when you need a full field stretch, since the deep in from Y clears out underneath zones for the post.

Pair this with Curls or Quick Slants from the same set to set up the defense with quick game first, then hit them with this shot play once linebackers start jumping short routes.

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