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Flanker Spot

Singleback·Wing Stack·12
SpotPass PlayCover 3 BeaterCornerPostSwing
Play diagram for Flanker Spot from Singleback Wing Stack in Madden 27

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Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

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PlayerSideRoute
HB1MiddleSwing
TE1RightPost
WR2LeftSmash
WR1LeftCorner
TE2RightSmash

Read progression

  1. WR2 left, Smash
  2. WR1 left, Corner
  3. HB1, Swing
  4. TE1 right, Post or TE2 right, Smash

Breakdown

Flanker Spot out of Singleback Wing Stack 12 personnel runs the classic Spot concept to the closed side while a deep dig and a corner route stretch the field on the other side. The three receivers on the trips-strength side run a flat/spot/corner combination underneath a deep in route from the backside receiver, and the halfback releases out of the backfield on a wheel route to the flat for an extra outlet. This is a Cover 3 beater built to attack the flat defender and the underneath zone hole with quick, high-low reads, and the primary progression starts with the spot route in the underneath window before working to the flat and then the corner or backside dig against zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Key the flat defender at the snap since a hard flat drop signals Cover 3 and opens the window for the spot route sitting underneath Watch the curl-flat and hook defenders for zone drops that create a soft spot in the underneath middle, that is the first read on this concept If a linebacker or slot corner walks up on the spot runner before the snap, expect man coverage and be ready to hot route or move to the wheel route out of the backfield Track the deep safeties on the backside dig and corner route, a single high safety rotating late usually means Cover 3 and favors throwing the corner route behind the cornerback Look for a nano blitz or overload pressure off the edge, since the quick underneath spot route beats blitzes if the quarterback gets the ball out before the fourth or fifth rusher arrives

Usage Tips

Take a pre-snap look at the flat defender and curl-flat player because the spot route is designed to sit right in the throwing lane they vacate against Cover 3 or Cover 4 zone drops

Use this on second and short to second and medium when defenses are more likely to sit in a zone shell rather than bring pressure

If the defense shows man coverage, hot route the spot runner into a quick out or speed up the wheel route from the halfback to attack man leverage before the blitz arrives

Pair this call with Y Stick or Curl Post Drag earlier in a series so the defense respects the quick underside throws, then come back to Flanker Spot to hit the corner or deep dig once safeties start creeping down

Against teams that like to sim pressure or drop eight, check to the backside dig route since it sits behind the shallow spot concept and exploits soft zone coverage over the middle

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