Playbooks

Slot 2 Buc

Shotgun·Trips Y-Flex·11

Pass Play Play Action Flood Corner Go Curl Flat Hitch Seam Four Verts Cover 2 Beater Cover 3 Beater

Play diagram for Slot 2 Buc from Shotgun Trips Y-Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips Y-Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Slot 2 Buc is a play-action flood concept out of Shotgun Trips Y-Flex that attacks the boundary and field with a vertical stretch. The backside X runs a straight Go route up the sideline while the three receivers to the trips side create a Curl, Corner, and Flat combination that floods one side of the field, with the inside slot running a quick pivot toward the flat as a check down valve. This is a strong Cover 2 and Cover 3 beater because it stacks three defenders vertically and horizontally against the flat defender, forcing a conflict read, and the primary progression starts with the deep Corner route before working down to the Curl and finally the Flat as an outlet.

Defensive Reads

Check the safety alignment before the snap, since two high safeties suggest Cover 2 or Cover 4 and one high safety suggests Cover 3 or Cover 1, both of which this play is designed to attack. Watch the flat defender after the snap, because he has to choose between sinking under the Curl or jumping the Flat route, and either choice opens a throwing lane. Key the cornerback over the Go route on the backside, since if he bites on the play action run fake the Go route becomes an explosive shot play. Be wary of a Cover 4 shell with aggressive corners, since press man outside can disrupt the timing of the Corner and Curl routes before they develop. Look for a user controlled linebacker sitting in the middle of the field, since he can lurk into the Curl throwing lane and jump the route if the quarterback stares it down too long.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs or second and medium when defenses are still respecting the run fake, since the play action hold on the linebackers is critical to opening the Curl window over the middle.

Pre-snap, identify whether the corner over your Curl route is playing deep or squatting on the route, since that determines if you throw the Corner behind him or check down to the flat.

Against Cover 3, target the Corner route first since the deep third defender has to choose between the Go route and the Corner, creating a natural window.

Against Cover 2, the Curl sitting behind the underneath defenders but in front of the deep safety is your bread and butter throw, so hot route your backside X to a shorter route if you are not using him as a decoy.

Pair this with Four Verticals or Strong Flood from the same formation to keep defenses guessing between vertical shots and flood concepts, since both plays share the same pre-snap look out of Trips Y-Flex.