Pistol Bunch TE

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: HB Counter

Setup: None Required

Reads:

1. Read the defensive end and either cut it up or break to the outside

Overview: This is one of the deadliest runs in Madden 17 and has the potential to break for a touchdown at any time. Having this run in your arsenal forces your opponent to think about it at all times.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Flood

Setup:

1. Put the A/X receiver on a drag

Reads:

1. First read is the drag route
2. Second read is the Y/Triangle receiver
3. Third read is the X/Square receiver

Overview: This play is a great man beater in this formation. It can beat man coverage quick for short yards and it can also beat the secondary for bigger gains.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: PA Curls

Setup:

1. Block the running back to take away the play action

Reads:

1. The first read is the Y/Triangle receiver
2. The second read is the X/Square receiver on the curl
3. The third read is the flat route, the B/O receiver

Overview: This play is phenomenal in a short yardage situation. Anything like a 3^rd and 3 or even 4^th and 2 this is a great go to play. It is very difficult to guard the different routes in this play.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Stick

Setup:

1. Motion out the X/Square receiver

Reads:

1. The first is the X/Square receiver if there is press coverage
2. The next reads are the flat route mixed with the two stick routes

Overview: This is another play to pick up mostly short quick yards. This play has the ability to beat both man and zone coverage.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: HB Zone

Setup: None Required

Reads:

1. Follow your blocking and hit a hole for a nice gain

Overview: This play is very effective to run if your opponent really starts committing to the counter. Both runs are in this same formation. What makes these runs so difficult to stop is that to your opponent both look exactly the same pre snap.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: FK Screen

Setup:

1. Put the X/Square receiver on a drag route
2. Put the A/X receiver on a drag route
3. Block the running back (optional)

Reads:

1. The first read on this play are the drag routes
2. The second read on the play is the B/O receivers route
3. The third read on the play is the Y/Triangle receiver

Overview: This is a very deadly pass play that can beat both man and zone coverage. It also threatens the defense in multiple ways, for example it has short passes, along with the deep threats as well.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Verticals

Setup:

1. Put the A/X receiver on a slant

Reads:

1. The first read is the X/Square receiver
2. The second read is the quick throw to the Y/Triangle receiver
3. The third read is the slant over the middle
4. The final check down is the running back out of the backfield

Overview: This play is great to really spread the field out and it floods the zone coverages so one of the reads will be open. Sometimes you will have to hit some of the shorter routes if the deeper routes are covered, do not be scared to take what the defense gives you.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Curl Flat

Setup:

1. Put the X/Square receiver on a drag route
2. Block the running back (optional)

Reads:

1. The first read on the play is the Y/Triangle receiver
2. The second read on the play is the X/Square receiver over the middle
3. The third read are the routes by the B/O and A/X receivers

Overview: This play is a great way to torch man coverage, especially if your opponent decides to blitz out of man coverage it will allow for huge gains.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: Cross Drags

Setup:

Zone

1. Put the A/X receiver on a streak

Man

1. Putting the A/X receiver on a streak is optional against man

Reads:

Zone

1. The first read on the play are the B/O and Y/Triangle routes underneath over the middle
2. The second read is the X/Square receiver on his cut

Man

1. The first read is the A/X receiver on the drag route
2. The second read is the B/O receiver
3. The third read is Y/Triangle receiver
4. The fourth read is the X/Square receiver on his cut

Overview: This is a very crucial play in this formation, because of all the route combinations in this play it makes it very difficult to guard no matter what the opponent is running on defense.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Bunch TE

Play: HB Slip Screen

Setup: None Required

Reads:

1. The running back on the screen

Overview: This is a good play to run against zone, especially when it catches your opponent off guard. They will be so locked in on trying to stop the run plays and the other passes in this formation that they will never expect the screen.