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Drive Y Seam

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11
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Play diagram for Drive Y Seam from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Drive Y Seam is a trips based pass concept out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk with 11 personnel. The backside X runs a corner route up the boundary while the three receiver trips side stacks a drive concept underneath (in and out routes crossing at the same depth) with the inline TE splitting the seam vertically up the middle. The HB releases out of the backfield on a flat route to the boundary as a checkdown and outlet against blitz pressure, making this primarily a man beater that exploits linebackers who have to widen for the drive routes while the seam route splits the safeties, with the seam as the primary read against Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells.

Defensive Reads

Look for two high safeties pre-snap, this indicates Cover 2 or Cover 4 which the seam route is designed to split Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, a shallow drop signals he is sitting on the drive crossers and leaving the seam wide open Identify man coverage by checking if defenders turn and run with receivers off the line, the drive combo natural picks will create separation against man Key on a user controlled lurk defender sitting in the seam window, if he stays put through the drive action this play gets shut down Watch for Cover 3 buzz calls where the safety rotates down late, this can undercut the seam and force the checkdown to the HB flat

Usage Tips

Attack Cover 4 and Cover 2 shells first since the seam route is the built in beater tagged directly into this play

Read the safety alignment pre-snap, if both safeties sit deep and wide the seam window opens up immediately at the snap

Use the drive combo underneath to bait linebackers into a rules conflict, if they sink under the crossers the seam stays clean

Check the HB flat route as your dump off against exotic blitz looks or when the middle of the field is taken away

Pair this call with Curls X Go or Four Verticals in the same set to keep defenses honest on seam shots and force them to respect vertical shots every snap

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