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Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Stick Stick Concept Pass Play

Play diagram for Stick from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Stick out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk sends the trips side into a classic Stick concept: the inside slot runs a quick out at the sticks, the outside receiver runs a shallow flat/drag underneath, and the TE runs an angle route settling in the middle void, while the backside X on the two-man side runs an out breaking to the sideline off a vertical stem. The HB stays in as a blocker or checks release to protect against pressure, and the play is designed as a quick timing based man and zone beater rather than a shot play. Primary read progression starts with the TE angle route sitting in the flat/hook window, then works to the out route breaking at the sticks, and finally to the backside out route on the two-receiver side if the trips side gets clogged.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender or cornerback depth presnap since a defender sitting shallow signals he will jump the angle or shallow route If linebackers show blitz or crash depth presnap, expect a hot read to the angle route since it settles in the vacated underneath zone Post snap track any user controlled defender lurking in the shallow hook zone, as that player can jump the angle route and bait a turnover This play struggles against aggressive man coverage with underneath help since the angle route and out route both get squeezed with no time to develop Cover 3 with a hard flat defender can shut down both the out and angle routes, so be ready to reset to the backside out on the two-receiver side

Usage Tips

Presnap identify whether the defense is showing zone or man leverage on the trips side, since Stick is designed to attack both but the reads change based on shell

Against zone coverage, key on the flat defender: if he sinks with the out route, hit the angle route sitting underneath for an easy completion

Against man coverage, look immediately to the TE angle route since it creates natural separation off the initial stem before the linebacker can trail

Use this on third and short to medium situations where the sticks route timing lines up perfectly with the first down marker

Pair this with Curls or Y Stick HB Angle in your play calling sequence to keep defenders guessing between the quick out and deeper combo routes off similar formations