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Y Flood

Shotgun·Wing Trio·11

Flood Pass Play Cover 3 Beater

Play diagram for Y Flood from Shotgun Wing Trio in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetWing Trio

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Y Flood floods the strong side of the field with three vertical stems stacked at different depths, creating a classic high low low read on the same half of the field. The outside receiver runs a deep corner/go route, the TE runs a deep crosser breaking from the weak side into the flood, and the flanker sits underneath on a flat route while the backside X runs a comeback to hold the single high safety. This is a Cover 3 beater by design, using three defenders to one side to overload the curl flat and deep third zones, with the primary read progression going flat to deep out to the corner route depending on how the corner and flat defender react.

Defensive Reads

Identify the middle of field safety alignment pre snap, a single high safety signals Cover 3 or Cover 1 which this play is designed to exploit. Watch the flat defender at the snap, if he widens with the underneath route he opens a throwing lane for the deep out breaking behind him. Key the corner over the top, if he sinks with the vertical route the quarterback should come down to the intermediate crosser or flat route instead of forcing the deep shot. User controlled defenders sitting in a deep third or playing a lurk technique in the flood zone can jump the deep out route, so quarterbacks need to manipulate that defender with eyes before releasing the ball. Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells with two deep safeties can shut this down since the corner route runs into help, making the underneath flat and crosser the better answer in those coverages.

Usage Tips

Look for single high safety shells pre snap since this play is built specifically to attack Cover 3 rotation.

Start your read on the flat defender, if he sits on the underneath route the deep out and corner will open up behind him.

Use the backside comeback route as a hot route outlet against Cover 1 or Cover 3 robber looks where the single high safety cheats to the flood side.

Pair this play with Mtn Whip Deep Flood or PA X Corner in your play calling sequence so the defense has to respect both a quick flood read and a deeper shot play from the same formation.

Best called on second and medium or third and long when defenses are more likely to sit in zone shells rather than bring pressure.