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Slant Stick

Shotgun·Wing Slot Wk·12
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Play diagram for Slant Stick from Shotgun Wing Slot Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Slant Stick is a quick-hitting three level stretch out of Shotgun Wing Slot Wk that attacks the underneath and intermediate zones with a classic stick concept. The X receiver runs a sharp slant across the middle for a hot throw against pressure, the inline TE runs the stick route sitting down in the flat/hook area, and the backside receiver takes off on a vertical clear-out to hold the deep defender. This is a man and zone beater built for quick timing throws, with the primary read starting at the slant against man coverage and working to the stick route as the leverage defender in zone widens or crashes down.

Defensive Reads

Read the slot corner depth pre-snap, if he is playing off with outside leverage the slant window opens instantly. Watch for a sky safety cheating toward the boundary, that usually signals a hard corner or Cover 2 look that squeezes the stick throw. Post-snap, key the underneath linebacker responsible for the hook zone, if he sits on the stick route abandon it and reset to the slant. This concept struggles against a hard blitz that gets immediate pressure before the slant develops, so watch for A gap or B gap blitzers showing pre-snap. User linebackers sitting in the shallow passing lane can jump the slant, so have a checkdown or be ready to move the pocket on a rollout if that lurk shows.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a quick peek at the slot corner alignment to identify man versus zone before the snap.

Against man coverage, snap throw the slant immediately since it wins on separation against any single defender.

Against zone drops or Cover 3, work the stick route as your second read since the flat defender has to choose between the shallow and the stick.

This play shines on third and short to third and medium since the slant and stick both convert quickly for the sticks.

Pair Slant Stick with RPO Peek Slant and RPO Peek Post from the same set so the defense has to respect both the run fake and the quick passing game, keeping linebackers honest and opening throwing lanes.

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