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PA Digs

Shotgun·Doubles Offset Wk·11
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Play diagram for PA Digs from Shotgun Doubles Offset Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

PA Digs runs play action out of Shotgun Doubles Offset Wk to hold the linebackers before attacking the middle of the field with a two level dig combo. The backside receiver runs a corner route breaking to the boundary, the outside receiver at the top of the diagram works vertically up the seam before bending into a deep dig, and the inside slot receiver runs a shallow dig underneath to give the quarterback a horizontal stretch on one side of the field. The play action fake and the flat route from the backfield hold the underneath defenders just long enough for the digs to sit down in the intermediate zones, making this a zone beater first with man beater traits if the quarterback resets to the shallow dig or corner route. Primary read progression starts with the deep dig at the top, works down to the shallow dig underneath, and checks the corner route as the outlet against off coverage.

Defensive Reads

Read the middle linebacker depth at the snap since a shallow drop signals zone coverage that PA Digs is designed to exploit Watch for a robber or lurk defender sitting in the throwing window between the two digs, a common counter used by user controlled safeties or linebackers Cover 3 with a hard flat defender can undercut the shallow dig, so be ready to climb the progression to the deep dig if that route is capped Man coverage with no safety help over the top allows the corner route to win quickly, so check if the defense rotates a safety late to protect that route Blitz heavy fronts with man coverage behind them attack the play action fake hardest, so identify extra rushers crashing downhill pre-snap and get the ball out on the shallow dig or hot route before pressure arrives

Usage Tips

Use PA Digs on second and medium to second and long when defenses are more willing to bite on the run fake and drop into zone coverage

Check pre-snap for two high safeties since that shell invites the deep dig to sit in the void between the hashes and the numbers

If the corner shows aggressive man coverage on the outside receiver, hot route that receiver into a quick out or hitch to punish off man technique before the digs have time to develop

Pair this play with Curls or Double Cross earlier in a series so linebackers respect shallow crossers and bite harder on the play action fake when you come back to PA Digs

Against teams that show heavy blitz pre-snap, motion or shift to confirm man coverage, then trust the shallow dig as a quick answer versus a nano blitz look

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