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Boomerang PA Portland

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11
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Play diagram for Boomerang PA Portland from Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Breakdown

Boomerang PA Portland is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk with 11 personnel. The play-fake pulls the linebackers up while the backside receiver runs a deep corner route up the numbers, the trips side stacks a deep vertical outside the numbers with an out breaking route underneath it, and the running back releases on a boomerang path out of the backfield for a check down flat route. The primary read starts with the deep corner route on play-action, then works to the vertical shot on the trips side, and comes down to the boomerang flat route as the safety valve against a hard pass rush or when both verticals are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify pre-snap whether the safeties are showing two high or rotating down into the box, since a single high shell opens up the backside corner route against man coverage. Watch the linebacker depth at the snap, if they step up hard on the play-action fake the middle of the field opens for the boomerang route as a check down. Key the flat defender or slot corner on the trips side, if he sinks into a zone drop the underneath out route will be covered and you need to go to the deep vertical instead. This play struggles against a two deep zone shell like a Cover 2 or Cover 4 that keeps corners deep and forces the quarterback to check down early. Beware of blitz packages that bring extra rushers off the edge, since the play-action fake takes time to sell and the quarterback needs a clean pocket to work through the deep routes before checking it down.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs when you have already established the run game so linebackers bite on the play-action fake and open throwing lanes underneath. Check the defense pre-snap for two deep safeties, if you see a single high safety the corner route on the backside has a clean one on one shot against man coverage. Motion or shifting the trips side pre-snap can help identify if the defense is in man or zone based on how the defenders react to the shift. Hot route the boomerang back to a quick flat if you are worried about a nano blitz off the edge, since the RB is already leaking out and can be sped up as an outlet. Pair this play with Mtn PA Portland or Boomerang Y Cross in the same set to keep the defense guessing between play-action shots and quick game concepts off similar formations and motion.

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