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HB Mtn Dig Spot

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Play diagram for HB Mtn Dig Spot from Shotgun Bunch Str Offset in Madden 27

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Breakdown

HB Mtn Dig Spot runs out of Shotgun Bunch Str Offset with a pre-snap HB motion across the formation, which helps you diagnose man versus zone before the ball is even snapped. Off the bunch, one receiver runs a deep corner/flag route up the sideline, another sits down on a spot route underneath, and a third works a dig across the middle, while the motion back releases into a shallow drag/flat route to the opposite side. The primary read starts with the corner route to hold the deep defenders and the flat defender, then works down to the dig as the main answer against Cover 3 and other zone shells, with the spot route as the built-in checkdown against soft underneath coverage.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check if the defense shifts a linebacker or DB to follow the HB motion, which confirms man coverage and tells you to work the dig route immediately since it will cross into open grass. Identify single high safety looks, this shell is where the dig route sits in the natural Cover 3 hole between the flat defender and the deep third corner. Watch for a hard flat blitz off the edge, since the play design uses the corner route and dig to attack zone but has limited answers if the flat defender crashes unblocked before the drag can develop. Post-snap, track the middle linebacker or hook zone defender's depth, if he sinks too deep on the corner route fake, the dig will have a wide throwing lane. Against Cover 4 or quarters shells, the corner route can get squeezed by a deep quarter defender, so be ready to reset to the spot route as your zone beater checkdown instead of forcing the dig.

Usage Tips

Watch the HB motion pre-snap to bait linebackers or nickel defenders into showing man coverage by following the back across the formation.

Use the corner route as a clock-killer that occupies the deep third defender, then work your eyes to the dig sitting down in the void behind underneath zone drops.

This is a certified Cover 3 beater, so call it when you see a single high safety alignment and off corners playing zone rather than press man.

Pair this play with Mtn Stick or Slant Spacing in your call sheet so defenses cannot key on the motion alone and have to respect quick game as well as the dig shot.

Best used on second and medium or third and medium situations where the dig route has enough field to sit down in front of linebackers without needing a huge YAC gain.

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