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Hitch Y Corner

Shotgun·Trey Open·11
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Breakdown

Hitch Y Corner is a man beating concept out of Shotgun Trey Open that uses the trips side to stress cornerbacks with a hitch and corner route combo while the Y (TE) runs a corner route from the opposite side to attack the seam or high side of the field. The quick hitches give you a rhythm throw against soft coverage while the corner routes create natural picks and separation against man defenders trailing underneath. Your primary read starts with the Y corner route against single high safety looks, then works down to the trips side hitch if the corner route is capped or the defender sinks with depth.

Defensive Reads

Watch for the flat defender in Cover 3 sinking early since that is the biggest threat to the Y corner route and the trips side hitches Identify Cover 1 robber looks pre-snap because a lurking linebacker in the middle of the field can undercut the corner route timing Key the cornerback's press alignment on the trips side, if he presses expect a hot route conversion since the hitch will get jammed at the line Diagnose blitz packages by checking for a walked up slot corner or overloaded pressure off the trips side, that leaves the Y corner isolated on a favorable matchup This concept struggles against Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells with sticky underneath zone defenders, so avoid forcing the corner throw if you see a two high shell holding firm post snap

Usage Tips

Check the safety count before the snap because a single high shell tells you the Y corner has room to work against Cover 1 or Cover 3 rotation

If the corner shows two deep safeties, hot route the outside hitch to a fade or speed out to avoid the flat defender squatting on the route

Use this play on second or third and short to medium since the hitch routes give you a built in checkdown if the corner routes are covered

Pair this with Curls or Y Cross from the same set to keep the defense guessing between quick game and intermediate crossers off identical formation looks

Motion the Y pre-snap if your version of Trey Open allows it to confirm man coverage before committing to the corner route read

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