Are Curls Back?

Playbook: Denver, NE
Shotgun: Wing trips weak
Play: Doubles in

Setup (man)
1) Place left outside WR on a slant to the right
2) Place TE on a streak
3) Place slot right WR on a slant to the left
4) *optional* smart route right outside WR

Reads
1) TE quick dot streak
2) crossing routes
3) curl rocket

CURL ROCKET TIP: pass lead up, exactly like in 09. You can throw it right before he cuts, or wait until he completes his curl route before you pass lead up, click on, and hold/tap Y as soon as the ball gets in the vicinity.

Setup (zone)
1) streak left outside WR
2) streak slot WR
3) hotroute RB out of backfield on slant to the right
4) hotroute TE on a slant to the left
5) ) motion RB slightly to left and hike for clean slant out backfield release

Reads
1) slant combo between RB/TE
2) Streak dot/rockets
3) Curl rocket

Why it works:

Look at this play. What’s unique about it? Look at the right outside WR on the funky looking curl route. Remember the Madden 09 Curl? It’s officially back. If you have the time to throw this route, which is best against any kind of coverage defenses, you can literally curl your way down the field ala Madden 09. The curl route is most effective with a tall WR with very good catch in traffic, ala Marques Colston. Add in these dots and it gets real easy from here. This is a tactic I believe will be used by many people at Orlando now that we’ve unleashed the hell that is Madden 09 back in Madden 10. KSTARR and EMB at it again.