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Slot 2 Buc

Shotgun·Y Off Trips·11
Pass PlayPlay ActionCornerGoOutCurlFloodCover 3 Beater
Play diagram for Slot 2 Buc from Shotgun Y Off Trips in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Slot 2 Buc is a play-action pass out of Shotgun Y Off Trips with 11 personnel that stresses the field with a vertical flood concept. Off the play fake, the backside X runs a corner route while the trips side stacks a go route on the outside, an out route from the inline slot receiver, and a short curl/settle route from the innermost trips receiver crossing underneath. The running back stays in as a blocker or checks down on the blue route working the flat behind the play fake, giving the quarterback a high low read against Cover 3 and other zone shells. Primary progression starts with the deep corner route against single high safety help, then works to the curl sitting in the void, with the flat as the checkdown if everything is covered downfield.

Defensive Reads

Identify single high versus two high safety alignment before the snap since this determines whether the corner or the curl is your first read. Watch linebacker depth and run fit discipline, since this play punishes defenses that crash hard on the play-action fake and vacate underneath zones. Key the flat defender or curl/flat player in Cover 3, since a wide flat drop opens the curl route sitting behind him for an easy completion. Beware Cover 4 or pattern match zone shells that can sink two defenders into the deep quarter where the corner route is trying to work, since this can bait a bad throw. Look for user controlled lurk defenders sitting in the shallow crossing lane, since a good user player reading the play fake can jump the curl route and create a turnover opportunity.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs or second and medium when defenses expect run action off the Y Off Trips look, since the play fake sells hardest against aggressive run fits.

Read the middle of the field pre-snap: if you see a single high safety, attack the corner route immediately since Cover 3 and Cover 1 leave that void exposed.

If the defense shows two high safeties, work the curl route sitting in the intermediate zone since the corner will likely be capped by a rotating safety.

Hot route the curl runner into a deeper dig if you diagnose Cover 4 or Cover 6, since match zones will jump the shorter route and take away the easy completion.

Pair this play with Bounce Y Stick or Deep Stick Out from the same set so the run fake and stick concepts condition the defense to bite on similar action, setting up the corner route for explosive plays later in the drive.

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