Playbooks

94 Y

Shotgun·Doubles·11

Pass Play Play Action Out Go Curl Corner Swing Flood Cover 3 Beater

Play diagram for 94 Y from Shotgun Doubles in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetDoubles

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

94 Y is a play action flood concept out of Shotgun Doubles that overloads one side of the field with three vertical stems. The backside runs a comeback out to the boundary and a short out underneath, while the play side stacks a go route up the seam with a corner route breaking outside off the same stem, and the HB releases on a swing that curls upfield as a checkdown. Play side blocking holds up front to sell the run fake before the QB works the flood side, making this both a play action shot play and a Cover 3 beater with the go and corner combo designed to stress the deep third defender. Primary progression starts with the corner route as the first read, works to the go route if the corner defender jumps the underneath break, and checks down to the HB swing/curl if both are covered.

Defensive Reads

Identify the deep safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety confirms Cover 3 or Cover 1 which this play is designed to attack with the vertical flood. Watch the flat or curl to flat defender at the snap, if he sinks with the corner route the go route behind him should be wide open against a lone deep defender. Track user controlled safeties for a lurk or robber technique sitting on the corner route, since that is the primary counter to this concept. Two deep safety shells like Cover 2 or Cover 4 shrink the throwing windows on the go route and corner route, forcing a checkdown to the HB swing or the backside out. Watch for delayed linebacker blitzes disguised behind the play action look, since the backside out and HB swing become critical answer valves if the pocket collapses quickly.

Usage Tips

Look for single high safety shells pre-snap since the go and corner combo on the flood side is built to stretch a lone deep third defender vertically and horizontally.

Use the play action fake to freeze linebackers on early down and distance, ideally 1st or 2nd and medium, so the underneath swing and out routes stay open longer.

If you diagnose Cover 3 or Cover 1 pre-snap, key the corner route first since it attacks the seam to flat defender before working back to the go route on a blown coverage.

Pair this play with 45 Quick Base or Curl Flats earlier in a series so the defense respects quick game and bites harder on the play action fake here.

Against aggressive user linebackers who jump underneath routes, trust the go route on an island versus a single deep defender for an explosive shot play.