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Mtn PA Y-Leak

Shotgun·U Off Stack·12
Play ActionMotionPass PlayDeep CrossCrosserDragFlat
Play diagram for Mtn PA Y-Leak from Shotgun U Off Stack in Madden 27

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Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

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PlayerSideRoute
HB1RightPass Block
TE2LeftFlat
WR2LeftDeep Cross
WR1LeftDeep Cross
TE1RightDrag

Read progression

  1. TE1 right, Drag
  2. TE2 left, Flat
  3. WR1 left, Deep Cross
  4. WR2 left, Deep Cross

Breakdown

Mtn PA Y-Leak is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun U Off Stack with 12 personnel. The offensive line and backfield sell run action while the Y (leak man, shown in red) releases late from the backfield area on a deep crossing route that stems vertically up the seam, giving him a leak path behind the linebackers. The two stacked receivers to that side run a corner/out combo (yellow), with the outside man pushing vertical and breaking to the corner while the inside receiver runs a shallow out, and the checkdown option releases flat to the boundary side on the blue route. This is a play-action man beater designed to hit the Y-Leak crosser against overaggressive linebacker flow, with the primary read progression starting on the leaking Y up the seam, then working to the corner route, and finally checking down to the flat/checkdown route if everything is covered.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check if the strong safety is cheating down into the box, since that signals man coverage or run support that the Y-Leak route can exploit. Watch linebacker eye discipline after the snap: if they crash hard on the run fake, the leak crosser will be wide open in the intermediate middle. Cover 3 with an aggressive underneath zone that squeezes the crosser can shut this down if the flowing linebacker sits in the passing lane. User a lurking linebacker or nickel defender in the middle of the field to jump the Y-Leak route, since that is the primary and most dangerous read. Watch for a corner sitting in the flat pre-snap, as that alignment usually signals a defender ready to jump the corner route or flat concept on the boundary.

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs or in obvious run-heavy situations like second and short to keep linebackers honest on the play fake.

Check the linebacker depth pre-snap: if they are sitting shallow expecting run support, the Y-Leak crosser will have a huge window once he clears the box.

If you see man coverage with a single high safety, lead with the Y-Leak read since it is designed to exploit man coverage leverage over the middle.

Use hot routes to adjust the checkdown route into a hook or sit route against zone shells that flood the flat with a cornerback.

Pair this call with Mtn HB Punch or Inside Zone earlier in a series so the run action sells hard and defenders bite on the fake before you dial up Y-Leak.

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