Madden 24 - LA Chargers Playbook

The Cowboys and Chargers both have the same playbook. I think the best formation in these playbooks is the Gun Tight Y Off Wk formation. Having both the plays Flood and Post Wheel Drag. Similar to Gun Tight Slots HB Wk in a way. Combo that formation with Gun Doubles Hip, and Pistol Double Stack. I want to include another new formation added to the game and not in every playbook. And that is Gun Bunch Quads Close. 4 guys compressed on 1 side is intriguing. If that QB draw is good then that formation will be usable.  

(Litez's Thoughts)

 
 

Litez's Top 3 Favorite Formations in LA Chargers Playbook Madden 24

Gun Tight Y Off Wk

 

Gun Bunch Quads Close

 

Gun Doubles Hip

Thoughts & Analysis on the LA Chargers Madden 24 Playbook by Brobean

 

 

  •  SB Wing Pair

Probably one of the better Wing Pair’s in the game.  PA Boot Left has all the receivers flowing towards the weak side of the formation.  Nice way to flood middle of the field at different depths.  TE Attack is an old favorite.  That post is really good and works well with the RB Delay.  There’s a few other passing plays that can be ok.  Also has a flippable stretch.

 

  •  SB Wing Slot

This may be one of the more underrated UC sets in this year’s game.  With the run game making a comeback, this has a flippable stretch, dive and a zone weak.  The pass plays has PA boot sail, a deep corner by the inside TE (streak the outside te on short side to get him open vs zone) and a deep post and shallow cross from the backside.  Has 4 verticals and PA TE Scissors.  This is a popular concept they’ve introduced to M24.  A post and corner right next to each other compressed, and a corner on the opposite side.  You can attack either sidelines with the deep corners and streak next to it.  The post/corner going the same direction is a concept they’ve seemed to add a lot of this year.  

 

  •  SB Tight Doubles

This is a nice under center formation with some really crazy routes.  Think of Gun Tight Doubles out of the Steelers book, just under center.  Shallow cross has a skinny post on the weak side.  Motion him to the doubles side and youo, have to be careful of blocking heavy pressure. 

 

  •  Pistol Double Stack

Glitchy symmetrical spread set.  Can work really well with a tight formation to audible from.  If this is a zone heavy year, formations like this can be problematic for defenses.  4 Verts kills cover 3 and cover 2.  PA Y Cross has a crosser that can come from either side.  It also has an out breaking fade by the point WR on the left.  Vs zone on the short side, if you streak the WR off the line, an outside quarter will ignore the streak up the seam.  

  •  Gun Doubles Hip

Very similar to Tight Y off, but the TE is on the line with his hand in the dirt here, and the solo WR is off the line.  PA Go Slot cross stands out, but the crosser is more shallow.  I actually preferred this version a little more than the standard Tight Y Off version.  Flood Drive is a nice way to attack the strong side of the formation as well as the middle of the field.  Levels has a pivot by the doubles WR.  Switch drag as a short corner and a backside deep post.  You can also motion the doubles wr to the TE side and create a bunch nasty look.  Bench angle has a rb angle and a glitchy C route on the weak side.  It’s a really nice formation, but it’s missing some deep corners to attack all areas of the field.  

  •  Trips TE Offset

PA Crossers allows you to attack the middle of the field vertically.  Can always hot route one of the WR’s to a short in, hitch etc.  Levels is always a nice way to flood the middle of the field and the TE side later on.  Very effective against zone.  Verticals is always a back breaker in trips sets vs. zone.  Very easy to bomb someone if they don’t know what they’re doing.

 

Overall Thoughts:  There’s some fun unique sets here.  Not a lot of meta sets so it would be tough to run this at a high level.  If you enjoy different off meta stuff, it could be interesting 

 

Grade:  C

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