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Bounce Slot Cross

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11

Motion Crosser Pass Play

Play diagram for Bounce Slot Cross from Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Off Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Bounce Slot Cross is a trips based crossing concept out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that uses pre-snap motion to shift the slot receiver across the formation before the snap. Post snap, the deep crosser sits underneath as a shallow drag reading zone leverage, while the two outside receivers from the trips side push vertical up the numbers on go routes to clear out the top of the coverage. The lone receiver aligned away from trips runs a deep angle break to the opposite sideline, giving the quarterback a three level stretch. The primary read starts with the shallow crosser working man leverage, then climbs to the vertical shots on the trips side if the crosser is taken away, making this a solid man beater against man heavy shells with the crosser as the built in answer to blitz pressure.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check if the defense follows the motion receiver across the formation, that confirms man coverage and tells you to key the crosser immediately Watch the deep safeties before the snap, a single high safety indicates man or Cover 3, both of which the crosser and vertical routes on the trips side can exploit Post snap, identify any user controlled linebacker sitting in the shallow crosser lane, that lurk defender can jump the route so be ready to progress to the vertical shots Zone defenses with a hard flat drop can squeeze the crosser, look for the underneath defender depth to decide whether to throw the shallow route or climb the progression Watch for disguised blitz packages with the middle linebacker showing blitz then bailing to zone, this can bait a bad throw into the crosser so confirm the rush numbers before committing

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone before the snap, if the defender follows the motion man you can key the crosser as an immediate win against man coverage

Attack this play on second and medium to second and long when defenses are more likely to play man to beat the run threat, since the crosser hits fast and picks up chunk yardage after the catch

If you see a two high shell rotate to single high post snap, hot route the shallow crosser to sit down against the underneath zone defender instead of running through traffic

Pair this play with Dig Cross or Mtn Y Cross earlier in a drive so defenders start jumping the shallow crosser, then hit the deep vertical shots on the trips side once they overcommit

Watch the blocker assignment at the snap, if the offensive line shows pass protection with no extra help you may need a quick throw against a five or six man blitz look