In this week’s Madden School Film Room update, we are going over 4 plays found in the Los Angeles Chargers’ offensive playbook that work great on both next gen and current gen Madden 21.
Check them out below!
Playbook: Los Angeles Chargers
Formation: Gun Trips TE
Play: Curl Flat
Setup:
- (Optional) Smart route the tight end
Reads:
- Your main raid on this play is the tight end against man to man coverage
- If he is covered, look to the running back or any of the other receivers
Overview: This play absolutely destroys man to man coverage on next gen as well as current gen. If your opponent is sitting in man defense, this play will get him out of it
Playbook: Los Angeles Chargers
Formation: Gun Doubles
Play: RPO Zone Peek
Setup:
- None required
Reads:
- Just hit the tight end in the flat or hand the ball off to your rb
Overview: This play destroys just about every coverage in the game except hard flats.
Playbook: Los Angeles Chargers
Formation: Singleback Doubles Off Close
Play: Switch X Comeback
Setup:
- Hot route the B/circle receiver to a fade route
- Motion the tight end to the right
- (Optional) Block your running back
- Hot route your X/square receiver to a drag route
Reads:
- Your primary read on this play is the B/circle receiver deep. Lead pass to the right
- If he is covered, look to the X/square receiver on the drag route underneath
Overview: This play works best if you run it from the left hash mark when you are expecting a cover 3 defense.
Playbook: Los Angeles Chargers
Formation: Gun Y Trips Wk
Play: PA Shot Go’s
Setup:
- Hot route the X/square receiver to a smart routed out route
- (Optional) Put the B/circle receiver on an in route
- (Optional) Motion the RB/R1 receiver to the right (he will move a couple steps to the left)
Reads:
- Your main read on this play is the RB/R1 receiver deep against cover 3
- If he is covered, hit one of your check down options
Overview: This is another cover 3 defense beater that can get open deep. Make sure you have your best receiver in the slot.