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22 Fade Stops

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11
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Play diagram for 22 Fade Stops from Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

22 Fade Stops is a trips-based pass play out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that isolates the backside X on a fade while the trips side runs a stop concept underneath a deep clear route. The backside X runs a fade up the boundary on an island against the corner, the trips side has the inside slot running a stop route sitting down at the sticks, the middle receiver clearing vertically up the seam or numbers, and the outside trips receiver breaking inward on a deep in or crosser. This is a man beater at its core, designed to win on isolation on the backside fade while the trips side stop route gives you a built in answer against off man or zone underneath. Primary read progression starts backside on the X fade for a one on one shot, then comes back to the trips stop route as the safety valve if the corner has outside leverage.

Defensive Reads

Watch the backside corner's press or off alignment presnap, tight press man with no safety help is a green light to sling the fade for a big play. Identify two high safety shells presnap, this typically signals the defense is playing over the top and daring you to check down to the stop route. Post snap, track any user controlled defender flowing to the trips side, if he sits on the stop route route depth you need to look off and go to the clearing route or fade instead. Zone blitzes with a corner blitz off the backside edge are the biggest threat to this play since they can disrupt the fade timing before the throw develops. Cover 3 or cover 4 shells with underneath zone defenders sinking hard will take away the stop route, forcing you to rely on the fade or the clearing route for a shot play.

Usage Tips

Check the backside cornerback alignment before the snap, if he is playing off man or shows no safety help over the top, take a shot on the X fade immediately.

Use the trips side stop route as your checkdown on third and medium situations when the defense is sitting in zone and taking away the deep shots.

Hot route the middle trips receiver into a deeper clear if you are facing a single high shell, this pulls the safety away from the fade and opens more room for the boundary win.

Pair this play with Slot Fade or 22 Sluggo Verts from the same set to keep defenders honest on deep coverage before dialing up the stop route concept for easy completions.

Best called on second and long or third and short to medium, since the fade rewards aggressive downfield shots while the stop route bails you out against tight zone drops.

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