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1 Double Wr1

Dime·2-3-6·Big Dime 4-1-6

Cover 1 Double Wr1 Man Coverage

Play diagram for 1 Double Wr1 from Dime 2-3-6 in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationDime

Set2-3-6

Personnel

Big Dime 4-1-62 EDGE2 DTMIKE3 CBFS2 SS

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Breakdown

1 Double Wr1 is a Cover 1 man coverage call out of the Dime 2-3-6 Big Dime 4-1-6 personnel that shows four defenders aligned in a tight underneath shell with straight vertical man responsibilities, each tagged with a downward arrow into their assigned receiver. The alignment gives you a single deep free safety over the top (the dot) while the four underneath defenders press and trail their man assignments man to man, with the linebacker corps sitting in a low bracket to help against crossers and shallow option routes. This is a man beater killer on the defensive side of the ball, designed to lock down double receiver releases from the number one spot while keeping a robber underneath and one deep safety in the middle of the field. Primary read progression as the defense: identify which of the four man defenders gets picked or rubbed off a route combo release, then work from the widest leverage defender in first, since that is where offenses attack Double Wr1 releases with quick out and slant combos.

Defensive Reads

Watch for offenses running natural pick concepts or mesh combos to the double receiver side, since man coverage without a true bracket defender can get rubbed off in that alignment. Key the running back release out of the backfield immediately, since Cover 1 man leaves your linebacker isolated in man coverage against a check release back and that is the first place spread offenses attack. Post snap, track the single deep safety depth, if he bites on a play-action shoulder fake or double move, this call gets exposed over the top for a big shot play. If the offense trips or bunches receivers pre-snap to the number one side, expect a natural rub or slant flat combo designed to defeat the man defender trailing underneath. This call gets shut down by teams that run quick game and RPO concepts, since the underneath man defenders are locked in trail technique and cannot sit on quick throws the way a zone shell would.

Usage Tips

Call this when you expect 11 or 12 personnel from the offense on early downs, since the Big Dime package gives you extra DBs against spread formations without sacrificing much against inline run support.

Pre-snap, check the offensive formation for stacked or bunched receivers on the number one side, since Double Wr1 tags leave your outside man defender vulnerable to natural rub routes if the offense stacks that side.

User the deep free safety (the dot) and widen your leverage pre-snap if you see a vertical shot concept, since this call only has one true deep defender and any blown man assignment underneath turns into a explosive play.

Mix this with Cover 1 Hole or Cover 1 Robber Show 2 from the same set to disguise the single high shell, forcing the quarterback to hold the ball while your man defenders trail in press.

Best used on third and medium to third and long when you want to force the quarterback into user coverage decisions rather than sitting back in a soft zone read.