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Dagger Sit

Shotgun·Trey Y-Flex Str·11

Sit Dagger Pass Play Cover 2 Beater Cover 3 Beater

Play diagram for Dagger Sit from Shotgun Trey Y-Flex Str in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Y-Flex Str

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Dagger Sit is a trips-based dropback pass concept out of Shotgun Trey Y-Flex Str that stacks a deep dig with an underneath sit route to attack zone and man coverage. From the trips side, the outer receiver runs a deep vertical clear-out, the middle slot breaks the dagger dig across the middle at roughly 15 yards, and the inner slot sits down in the flat/hook area around 5 yards to hold linebackers and act as an outlet. On the backside, the single receiver runs a deep comeback/dig breaking outside. The primary read progression starts with the dagger dig coming across the field, works down to the sit route underneath if the linebackers sink into zone, and can flip backside to the comeback if the defense rolls coverage away from the trips.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety alignment: two-high shells signal Cover 2 or Cover 4, which the dig route is designed to exploit in the seam behind linebackers. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they sink hard to cover the sit route the dig will be wide open behind them, if they stay shallow the sit is your check down. Man coverage with a single high safety is vulnerable to the dagger dig crossing the field, since it creates natural separation against man defenders trailing from the outside. Beware Cover 3 sky or buzz looks where a linebacker or safety robs the underneath sit route, that defender can jump the throw if you stare it down. User-controlled defenders sitting in the intermediate middle zone (a common lurk spot) can undercut the dig route, so read the user's leverage before committing to that throw.

Usage Tips

Identify the coverage shell pre-snap by checking safety depth, if you see two high safeties sitting deep this is a great Cover 2 beater since the dig sits behind the underneath zone and in front of the deep half.

Against Cover 3 look to hit the dig route in the void between the flat defender and the deep third corner, that window opens fast so time your throw before the dig fully clears.

If linebackers are shallow and clogging the sit route, hot route the sit into a deeper curl or check to the backside comeback for a bigger throwing lane.

Use this on second and medium or third and short to medium since the sit route gives a quick underneath answer against man coverage if the dig is taken away.

Pair this play with Mtn Stick or Flood Sit in your play-calling sequence, both attack similar zone landmarks and force linebackers to guess between shallow and intermediate throws, setting up Dagger Sit as a explosive shot play later in the series.