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Over Pivot

Shotgun·Trips TE Flex·11

Pivot Pass Play

Play diagram for Over Pivot from Shotgun Trips TE Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips TE Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Over Pivot from Shotgun Trips TE Flex is a route combo built to attack zone drops and confuse man defenders with a pivot man beater on the boundary side. The backside X runs a straight vertical stem to hold the deep defender, while the trips side stacks a flat route, a deep dig from the middle slot, and an out breaking route from the outside receiver to flood the underneath and intermediate zones. The blocking is a standard shotgun pass protection with the RB releasing on the pivot route to the flat, giving the quarterback a clear high low read from the flat to the dig on the trips side.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap, identify if the defense is showing two high shells or single high, since this concept is designed to exploit the seams in zone coverage on the trips side. Watch the flat defender at the snap, if he sinks with the dig route or gets picked by traffic, the pivot route underneath becomes wide open for an easy completion. Key the middle linebacker or nickel defender assigned to the pivot route, if he is late to react to the change of direction, the quarterback should hit that route immediately. This concept struggles against a robber or lurk defender sitting in the shallow middle since that defender can jump the pivot and dig combo simultaneously. Man coverage with strong linebacker mirror technique can take away the pivot route, so look for cornerback press alignment on the outside receivers as a sign the defense may be daring you to beat man coverage deep instead.

Usage Tips

Use this play on second or third and medium when defenses are likely to sit in zone coverage since the flood concept on the trips side gives you multiple layers to read against zone drops.

Check the middle of the field pre snap, if the safety rotates to the trips side, work the backside vertical against a single high defender for a big play shot.

The RB pivot route out of the backfield is a built in answer versus man coverage, it creates natural separation against linebackers who struggle to mirror the change of direction.

Pair this play with Levels Sail or Dagger in your play calling sequence since both attack similar zone landmarks but stress the defense from different angles, making it harder for defenders to sit on the pivot.

Against aggressive blitz looks, get the ball out quickly to the pivot or flat route since the protection is a standard five man scheme without extra blockers.