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Mtn Y Shallow Cross

Shotgun·5WR Trio·11

Shallow Cross Motion Pass Play Crosser

Play diagram for Mtn Y Shallow Cross from Shotgun 5WR Trio in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

Set5WR Trio

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Y Shallow Cross runs out of Shotgun 5WR Trio with a receiver motioning across the formation pre-snap to help identify man versus zone coverage. At the snap, the shallow crosser (red route) works underneath from one side of the formation all the way across the field, the backside receiver runs a corner route (yellow) up top of the shallow, and the middle route (blue) breaks vertically before hooking outward, while the trips side runs an out and up combo (yellow) to occupy the flat and deep defenders. This is primarily a man beater built around the shallow crosser creating natural separation off the motion and traffic in the middle of the field, with the primary read progression starting on the shallow cross, working to the deep out breaking route on the trips side if the shallow is taken away, and finally to the corner route as a shot play if the defense sells out on the underneath stuff.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, key the safety alignment, two deep safeties with tight man coverage on the trips side signals a chance to hit the shallow cross and follow it with a deep shot later in the drive Watch for a linebacker or nickel defender spying the shallow crosser, if that defender sits flat footed in the middle of the field this play is likely to get shut down by a zone drop underneath User controlled defenders lurking in the middle of the field are the biggest threat to this concept since they can jump the shallow cross route, force the quarterback to climb the pocket and check down late if you see a user sitting in that throwing lane Cover 3 with an aggressive box safety crashing downhill on the run fake or motion can undercut the shallow cross, so be ready to reset and throw off the back hip of the crosser or bail to the deep out route Blitz packages that bring extra rushers off the edge or through the A gap force a quick decision, so key the free rusher, if the offensive line picks it up clean stay patient and let the shallow cross develop across the field

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to diagnose man coverage, if the defender follows the motion man across the formation you know its man and the shallow cross will have a huge window underneath

Attack this play on second and short to medium distance situations where defenses are more likely to play man coverage or blitz, since the shallow cross exploits both

Hot route the backside corner route into a deep comeback or hitch if you see a hard cover 2 shell, since the deep half safety will sit on top of that route and take it away

Pair this with Curl Flats or Mtn Spacing earlier in a drive to get defenses comfortable sitting in zone, then hit this shallow cross concept to expose linebackers who bite on the underneath flat routes

Combine this with Mtn Jailbreak Screen or PA Jet Sweep as constraint plays if defenses start crashing hard downhill to jump the shallow crosser