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PA Misdirection

Singleback·Wing Tight Z·13
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Play diagram for PA Misdirection from Singleback Wing Tight Z in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA Misdirection is a play-action shot play out of Singleback Wing Tight Z that sells the run fake before pushing three vertical or breaking routes downfield. Off the play fake, the deep out route from the boundary breaks outside at intermediate depth while the two receivers from the wing side release vertically, one bending back across the middle on a deep dig or post and the other continuing up the seam to the corner. The flat route underneath clears out the checkdown area, giving the QB a true three level stretch with the deep crosser as the primary read, the seam or corner as the number two, and the flat as the built in checkdown against a hard blitz.

Defensive Reads

Key the play side linebacker at the snap, if he bites hard on the run fake the middle of the field opens for the deep crosser. Watch the deep safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety who steps up on the fake surrenders the corner or seam route behind him. Identify man coverage by checking if defenders mirror receiver releases immediately off the line, this play's option routes give you built in leverage answers versus man beaters like curl flat concepts. Zone shells with two deep safeties who stay disciplined will squeeze the crosser, so be ready to check down to the flat route against a soft zone. Look for a delayed blitz off the edge, since the play fake occupies the line, a contain blitz can collapse the pocket quickly, so know your check down before the snap versus aggressive nano blitz packages.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs like first or second and short to mid distance where run fakes actually influence linebacker and safety eyes.

Check the safety alignment pre snap, if you see two high safeties sitting deep the play fake will not move them much so prioritize the deep crosser sitting down in the honey hole between zones.

Against single high looks, take a hard play fake read and hit the corner route or seam if the deep safety bites on run action.

Hot route the flat route into a quick out or speed out against man coverage to give yourself an instant answer versus press corners jumping the shorter stuff.

Pair this with 26 Duo or HB Inside Zone earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action, then dial up PA Misdirection to punish linebackers stepping up on run keys.

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