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Flanker Drive

Singleback·Doubles·11

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Play diagram for Flanker Drive from Singleback Doubles in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetDoubles

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

In 3 playbooks

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Breakdown

Flanker Drive out of Singleback Doubles shows a five man protection with the RB releasing on a shallow drive route working left underneath the drive breaking route in front of him, creating a natural rub for man coverage. The backside X runs a deep dig that settles over the middle while the outside receiver on that side clears vertically to hold the safety, and the flanker on the strong side runs an out and up combo with the slot running a quick out to the flat. The primary read starts with the RB drive route working left to right, then progresses to the deep dig if the shallow is taken away by a linebacker sinking underneath.

Defensive Reads

Watch the strong safety pre snap, if he is stacked over the slot receiver expect man coverage rules and the drive combo becomes a strong option against trail technique. Key the middle linebacker at the snap, if he sinks hard to the flat drive route the deep dig behind him will be open since he has vacated the middle of the field. Against Cover 4 shells look for the safety to squeeze down on the flanker out and up, which opens a throwing lane for the deep dig crosser. Zone blitzes with a linebacker dropping into the shallow drive lane can bait a bad read, so check the RB drive route first before committing to the dig. Man coverage with underneath lurk defenders sitting in the middle of the field is the biggest threat to the dig route, so be ready to check down to the RB drive or the flat route from the slot if a defender sits in that window.

Usage Tips

Use this on second and medium to third and short when the defense shows man coverage with linebackers in tight underneath alignment. Pre snap identify if the strong safety cheats down into the box, since that signals man or Cover 1 and opens up the RB drive as your first read. Hot route the backside X to a hitch if you see a corner playing off man to speed up the timing against a soft edge. If the defense shows Cover 3 or Cover 4 with deep safeties splitting the field evenly, lean on the deep dig crossing route since it settles into the void behind linebackers and in front of the safeties. Pair this play with Flanker Drag or Double Slants in your sequence so the defense has to respect both the shallow crossing action and the deeper dig read, making it harder for linebackers to jump the underneath throws.