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Texas Texas Concept Pass Play

Play diagram for Texas from Shotgun Trips TE in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips TE

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Texas is a five man route concept out of Shotgun Trips TE that stresses both sides of the field with mirrored deep out and dig combos. From the trips side, the two inside receivers run a deep dig and a vertical breaking outside while the third trips receiver runs a deep out at the sideline. On the backside, the isolated TE releases into a deep out route while the lone red route shows a shallow drag crossing the field underneath everything. The primary read starts with the backside deep out to the TE, then works to the trips side dig, using the shallow crosser as a hot route checkdown against pressure.

Defensive Reads

Identify two high safeties pre-snap, this alignment usually signals Cover 4 or Cover 2 which allows the digs to work into soft spots between zone drops. Watch the flat defender to the trips side, if he widens fast to the deep out it opens a passing window for the shallow drag underneath. Man coverage on the backside TE is the biggest tell to throw the deep out immediately since the route creates natural separation off the break. User controlled linebackers sitting deep in the middle of the field can jump the dig routes, so be ready to reset to the shallow drag as a hot read. Cover 3 with a hard blitz off the edge is the biggest threat to this play since the deep routes take time to develop, use the shallow crosser as your answer against pressure.

Usage Tips

Attack this play on second and long or third and medium when defenses sit in zone shells expecting a conservative call.

Check the safety alignment before the snap, single high safety means the digs will have room to sit down in the middle void.

If the corner over the backside TE is playing tight man, hot route the shallow drag into a quick option route to give yourself a fast answer against blitz.

Pair Texas with Dagger Texas in your play calling sequence since the route stems look nearly identical pre-snap but attack different levels, forcing defenders to hesitate on their drops.

Use the deep out to the trips side as a hard user throw against Cover 3 sink zones since the flat defender usually cannot cover the width and depth at the same time.