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PA WR In

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Play diagram for PA WR In from Shotgun Trips Y-Flex in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA WR In runs off a play-action fake to sell the run before working a three level attack from Trips Y-Flex. The backside X receiver runs a shallow drag under while the trips side stacks a deep corner/post combo off the top receiver and an in-cutting route from the middle trips receiver that settles over the ball, with the outside trips receiver clearing vertically to stretch the field. This is a zone beater at its core, using the in route to sit down in soft spots between the flat and hook defenders while the corner and post routes occupy deep coverage, and the primary read progression starts with the in route sitting down in the middle of the field before working out to the drag and up to the vertical shots if the linebackers bail out of their zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify single high versus two high safeties, single high alignment usually signals man or Cover 3 which puts more pressure on the drag and in route to separate. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they bite hard on the play-action fake the in route and drag both open up quickly underneath. Post-snap, key any user-controlled defender sitting in the hook or curl zone since that lurk defender is the primary threat to jump the in route. Against Cover 2 or 4, the deep corner and post combo on the trips side is designed to hold the safety and stress the cornerback, look for the post to split the safety if he cheats toward the corner route. Beware disguised blitzes with a linebacker crashing off the edge, since play-action rollout protection can be exposed if the fake does not hold the extra rusher long enough.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs after establishing the run game from this personnel group so the play-action freeze actually holds linebackers for a beat.

Check the middle of the field pre-snap, if you see two high safeties the in route should have room to sit down between the hook and flat zones.

Hot route the backside drag into a deeper crosser against man coverage if you diagnose man pre-snap, since the in route becomes riskier against tight man leverage.

Pair this play with Curls or Stick from the same set to keep the same run action look while changing the route depths and confuse linebacker run fits.

Throw with anticipation to the in route as soon as it crosses the numbers, since holding the ball too long lets underneath zone defenders close the window.

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