Pistol Bunch TE

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Verticals

Setup:

1. Max Protect
2. Put your B/circle receiver on an in route and smart route him
3. Smart route your Y/triangle receiver

Reads:

1. Against cover 3, cover 2, and cover 2 man, your Y/triangle receiver should get open deep

Overview: Make sure to run this play when you are on the left hash mark or it will not work. You want your fastest wide receiver in the Y/triangle spot. This play absolutely destroys the most common defenses in the game.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: HB Zone

Setup:

1. Flip the run to the left using the right stick

Overview: Just follower your blockers for a nice gain

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Fake Screen (Man Beater)

Setup:

1. Hot route your X/square receiver to a drag route
2. Max Protect
3. (Optional) Hot route your Y/triangle receiver to a streak route

Reads:

1. Against any man to man defense, you want to hit the B/circle receiver right as he makes his cut back inside (lead pass up).

Overview: This play should work great 1 or 2 times before your opponent catches on. If your opponent over plays the trail route, then feel free to hit the drag route instead.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Cross Drag

Setup:

1. Block your running back
2. Put your tight end on a streak route
3. Motion your X/square receiver to the left

Reads:

1. Your first read is the B/circle receiver on the drag route
2. If he is covered, look to the Y/triangle receiver on the crossing route
3. Finally, look to the X/square receiver on the deep in

Overview: Cross Drag is one of those classic route combinations that is difficult for someone to user against. You have 3 good options who all come open at different times so it is a fairly easy progression.