Blue routes have been used over and over again by top ballers because: they are unbumpable, they can confuse the D, and occassionally the defender will blitz the receiver in a blue route or abandon his coverage. One, more uncommon, use of blue routes is to set picks for players to create unbumpables and open up routes.

I’m going to show how to use this concept in play from Atlanta’s O book.

You can execute this type of play in any book that allows you to shift from a play with a back to an empty backfield.

1. Place Shotgun Normal Curl Flats in your audibles
2. Come out in Singleback Slot Strong WR Option
3. Audible to Shotgun Normal Curl Flats
4. Formation shift to Shotgun 2RB Flex
5. Steal the routes
6. Formation shift to Shotgun 5 WR
7. Flip the play
8. Motion WR#2 to the right a little
9. Smart route WR#3 while WR#2 is in motion.
10. Motion WR#2 back to his original position as quickly as possible to save time.
11. Send WR#2 on a screen
12. Send WR#1 on a streak
13. Send TE#1 on an inside slant
14. Motion the RB to the right and let him set.
15. Smart route the RB
16. Hike the ball

Reads:
1. WR#3 is running an unbumpable on this play.

2. What you will notice is that the TE goes unbumped because the RB runs into his defender. It’s a VERY easy QP.

What you will notice is that the sometimes the RB will either set a HUGE pick on the TE’s defender or the RB’s defender will do the same to the cornerback. Sometimes both do it, and the slant is so wide open that there is not anyone within 10 yards.

3. WR 1v1 streak.
Your opponent will be forced to abandon deep coverage cover that route. It may be too late, but if they get over then you have your #1 receiver on a streak 1v1 on their corner, and that is MONEY all day in Madden 07 if you have good user.

4. The RB will eventually come out of his delay unbumped, and it’s an easy completion if you haven’t gotten rid of the ball yet.