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X PoCo

Shotgun·Split Y-Flex·21

Post Corner Pass Play Cover 2 Beater Man Beater

Play diagram for X PoCo from Shotgun Split Y-Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSplit Y-Flex

Personnel

212 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

X PoCo out of Shotgun Split Y-Flex is a post corner shot play designed to attack Cover 2 and other split safety shells. The X receiver runs a post corner from the numbers, the TE releases from the slot on a deep dig style crosser working toward the opposite hash, and the Y (flex) receiver on the backside runs a corner route while the HB releases out of the backfield on a check release wheel or flat option after helping in protection. The primary read is the X receiver's post corner against the safety, working to the TE's crosser as the intermediate window if the corner route is jumped or the safety sinks deep.

Defensive Reads

Read the safety depth at the snap, if the safety to the X receiver's side stays shallow he is likely sinking to take away the post, which opens the corner route behind him. Watch for a user controlled defender flying over the top on the post corner route, that is the clearest sign you are facing a Cover 2 or Cover 4 shell and should climb the ladder to the TE crosser. Man coverage with no safety help over the top gets beaten easily by the post corner since it stacks the defender and breaks away from his hips. Against Cover 3 or single high safety looks, the deep post corner throw becomes risky because the middle of field safety can rob the throw, so bail out to the TE's crossing route instead. If you see linebackers walked up or a heavy blitz package pre snap, expect the underneath crosser to be your only clean answer since the deep routes take too long to develop against pressure.

Usage Tips

Use this against two high safety shells since the post corner is designed to split the safety and corner in Cover 2 or Cover 4. Check the pre snap safety alignment, if both safeties are shaded to one side, flip your first read to the boundary corner route instead of the X post corner. Hot route the HB to release quickly as a checkdown if you see a heavy blitz look, since the play only has one true backfield protector otherwise. Call this on second or third and medium to long when defenses are more likely to sit in zone shells rather than bring pressure. Pair this with Y Cross or Mtn Y Cross from the same set to keep the defense honest, since those plays attack the same coverage with a quicker underneath answer if the post corner window is late developing.