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Packers Smash

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11
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Play diagram for Packers Smash from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Packers Smash out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk lines up with a trips side to the right and a single receiver to the left, creating a classic smash concept on the boundary side. The backside X runs a deep comeback while the inline slot underneath breaks flat, forming the two level high low read against a single defender. On the trips side the outside receiver runs a deep corner route stretching the sideline vertically while the two inside receivers work short crossing and hook routes underneath to occupy linebackers and hole defenders, giving this play a clear cover 2 beater identity. The primary read starts with the corner route against the deep half safety, working down to the flat and comeback combo on the backside if the safety jumps the corner.

Defensive Reads

Identify the safety alignment before the snap, since true cover 2 with both safeties at depth is the ideal shell for this concept. Watch the flat defender on the backside after the snap, if he sinks with the comeback route the underneath receiver on that side becomes open for a quick checkdown. Key the cornerback over the trips corner route, if he presses and plays man technique this becomes a tough throw and you should progress to the shorter combo routes instead. Beware of cover 3 buzz rotations where the safety rotates down into the flat, since this eliminates the smash read and leaves only the shorter crossers as viable options. Look for a user controlled linebacker sitting in the shallow hook zone on the trips side, since a rat defender there can jump the underneath crossing routes and bait a turnover.

Usage Tips

Use this against any two deep safety shell since the corner route is designed to stretch the cornerback vertically while the safety is forced to choose between the corner and the underneath crossers.

Pre snap, check if the corner over the trips receiver is playing outside leverage. If he is sitting on the corner route, work the comeback and flat combo on the backside instead.

On third and medium to long, trust the deep corner route since it creates natural separation against cover 2 and cover 4 shells that funnel defenders inside.

Hot route the underneath crosser on the trips side into a quick out if you see a linebacker sitting in the shallow hook zone to eliminate the rat defender threat.

Pair this play with Curls X Go or Four Verticals from the same set to keep defenses honest, since both attack similar vertical stretches but punish single high rotations differently.

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