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PA Motion Flood

Singleback·Deuce Close·12
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Play diagram for PA Motion Flood from Singleback Deuce Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA Motion Flood is a play-action pass out of Singleback Deuce Close 12 personnel that uses pre-snap motion into a flood concept to the same side of the field. Off the run fake, the flooded receiver runs a deep corner or go route, the TE from in-line motion works to the flat, and the remaining route sits underneath as a checkdown option, stacking three levels vertically on one half of the field to overload the deep third or hard corner defender. This is a classic Cover 3 beater built to stress a single defender in that flooded zone, and the primary read progression goes deep route first to hold the safety, then work down to the flat route, with the underneath checkdown as the final bailout against pressure.

Defensive Reads

Key the deep safety rotation immediately after the snap to determine if this is Cover 3 with a single high defender or a two high shell rolling to Cover 1. Watch the flat defender or corner leverage since flood concepts are designed to put that defender in a run pass conflict and force a bad angle. If you see the linebackers sitting short and not respecting the play-action fake, the underneath checkdown route will likely be taken away, so lean on the deep shot instead. User the deep third defender if playing defense to jump the corner or go route, since that is the primary answer this play is designed to hit. Watch for a hard blitz call since play-action concepts like this are vulnerable to fast interior pressure that beats the fake before routes develop, so recognize blitz shows and consider a quick checkdown to the underneath option.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is playing man or zone based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation.

Take a peek at the deep safety alignment before the snap, single high safety usually means Cover 3 or Cover 1 which this flood concept exploits well.

If the corner jumps the flat route immediately after the snap, hit the deep route on a high low read since the flood forces him to pick one level.

Run this on early downs or in max protect situations since the play-action fake needs time to develop and the deep route takes longer to open up.

Pair this with PA Boot Corner Post or PA Deep Cross from the same set to keep defenders guessing on which side the flood or crossing action will hit after seeing the same run action.

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