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Curl Ohio

Shotgun·Doubles Y Off·11

Curl Pass Play

Play diagram for Curl Ohio from Shotgun Doubles Y Off in Madden 27

Quick Reference

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Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Curl Ohio out of Shotgun Doubles Y Off is a five man route concept built to attack zone coverage underneath while stretching the field vertically on the backside. The backside X runs a deep dig that clears out and sits behind linebackers, with the two receivers underneath him working a vertical seam and out combo that occupies flow defenders. On the frontside, the TE runs a quick out at the sticks while the outside WR bends a corner route toward the sideline and the flexed slot works an under route from the backfield alignment area up into the middle of the field. The primary read starts with the deep dig against zone shells, then works down to the TE flat out and the underneath crosser as the checkdown against man coverage or if the middle is congested.

Defensive Reads

Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he drops too fast into the dig window you may need to check down to the flat route or TE out immediately. Identify single high versus two high safety shells presnap, single high leaves the deep dig more vulnerable to a robber defender sitting underneath it. This play beats Cover 3 and Cover 4 zones because the dig settles behind the linebackers and in front of the deep safeties where the seams naturally open. Man coverage with underneath help or a Cover 2 man scheme can shut this down since the dig has less separation room and the flat routes get squeezed by the corner and safety combo. Post snap key any user controlled defender flashing toward the deep dig lane, if you see a lurk threat sitting in that window peek the fast developing flat or out route on the frontside instead.

Usage Tips

Use this on second and medium to second and long when defenses are likely to sit in zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 since the deep dig sits right in the honey hole behind linebackers and in front of safeties.

Presnap identify if the corner over the X is playing off man or bailing into a deep third, if he bails hard the dig window opens immediately at the snap.

Hot route the flexed slot receiver into a quicker option route if you see man coverage with no safety help over the middle, this gives you an instant answer against blitzes.

Pair this play with Mtn Stick or Angle Curls in your play calling sequence since both attack similar underneath zones but Curl Ohio adds the extra vertical dig shot that punishes defenses sitting too shallow.

Against man coverage look to the corner route or the flat out first since the dig will take longer to develop and man defenders can trail it with underneath help.