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PA Boot Corner Post

Singleback·Doubles Y Off Close·11

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Play diagram for PA Boot Corner Post from Singleback Doubles Y Off Close in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetDoubles Y Off Close

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

In 4 playbooks

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Breakdown

PA Boot Corner Post is a play-action rollout concept out of Singleback Doubles Y Off Close that boots the quarterback to the left off run fake. The backside receiver runs a deep corner route while the outside receiver on the boot side breaks into a post, creating a natural high low stretch on any defender sitting in the deep half. The X receiver at the bottom releases on a shallow drag underneath as the outlet, giving you a three level read that attacks both man and zone coverage off the play fake. Primary progression starts with the post since the QB is rolling away from the corner route's landmark, then works to the corner if the safety cheats inside, with the underneath drag as the checkdown against pressure.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify single high versus two high safety shells since a lone deep safety cannot cover both the corner and post routes on the same side. Watch cornerback alignment on the boot side receiver, if he is playing outside leverage in press man the post has an easy angle to separate inside. Post-snap, key the flow of linebackers toward the run fake, if they bite hard the drag route will be wide open underneath for an easy completion. This concept beats man coverage and single high zone shells like Cover 3 and Cover 1 because the post and corner occupy the same defender in conflict. Cover 2 and Cover 4 shells with two deep safeties holding their zones can shut this down, so look for a user controlled safety sitting in the post window before committing to that throw.

Usage Tips

Check the safety depth before the snap, if you see two deep safeties holding at 10 plus yards the post route has room to sit down in the window between zones. Use the rollout to your advantage on third and medium to third and long when defenses expect a dropback pass, the play fake sells better in run heavy personnel like 11 personnel with a tight end attached. If the corner jumps the underneath drag route in man coverage, the post is your immediate answer since it clears vertically off that same landmark. Pair this with PA Boot Slide and PA Boot Screen from the same set so the defense cannot key on the rollout action, forcing linebackers to respect run action every snap. Against aggressive user blitzers, get the ball out on the drag route quickly since the boot action takes extra time to develop and leaves the QB exposed if the edge is not accounted for.