Playbooks

Dig Y Cross

Shotgun·Trey Open Offset·11

Dig Y Cross Pass Play Crosser

Play diagram for Dig Y Cross from Shotgun Trey Open Offset in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Open Offset

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

In 6 playbooks

Broncos OffenseOffense Chiefs OffenseOffense Giants OffenseOffense NFL Live Broncos OffenseOffense NFL Live Chiefs OffenseOffense NFL Live Giants OffenseOffense

Breakdown

Dig Y Cross is a five man route concept out of Shotgun Trey Open Offset that isolates the deep dig and a long developing crosser against zone or man coverage. The backside receiver runs a deep corner breaking route, the Y (tight end) works a shallow drag from the strongside across the field, the slot from the trey side runs a deep dig at the hash, the third receiver in the trey bunch runs a hitch, and the running back releases on a swing route out of the backfield to the weak side. Primary read progression starts with the deep dig as your first look against zone, then works down to the Y crosser as your man beater against man coverage, with the swing route as your outlet and screen valve versus pressure.

Defensive Reads

Check the strong safety depth pre-snap, since a deep half safety alignment signals cover 2 or cover 4 and tells you the dig will have to sit underneath the safety rather than run through him. Watch the weak side linebacker at the snap, because if he sinks into a hook zone immediately the Y crosser will be sitting in a soft spot that you can hit in stride. Man coverage with no safety help over the top is where this play is most dangerous, since the dig and crosser both create natural rubs that beat press or trail technique. Look for a user controlled defender flowing to the middle of the field early, which signals a lurk threat sitting on the crosser or dig, and check down to the swing route instead. Blitz packages that bring extra rushers off the weak side edge can be exploited immediately with the swing route as a built in answer, since it releases quickly outside the pressure.

Usage Tips

Use this play on second and long or third and medium when defenses are more likely to sit in zone shells that the dig can sit down in front of. Pre-snap, identify if the linebackers are showing blitz or sitting in a hook zone, since the Y crosser needs a clean lane through the middle to develop. Hot route the swing back into a flat route if you are facing a hard cover 2 shell that has the corner sitting outside, since it removes the natural rub and speeds up the release. Against man coverage, key on the Y crosser first since the crossing action creates natural separation off a pick concept with the dig runner. Pair this call with Y Cross Flood or Levels Switch in your play calling sequence to keep the defense guessing between high low reads on the same side and full field crossers, since both stress zone defenders in similar spacing.