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Y Trail

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Trail Pass Play

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

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

In 2 playbooks

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Breakdown

Y Trail is run from Shotgun Y Trips Wk with 11 personnel, aligning three receivers to the trips side and a single blocking receiver plus the HB into the boundary. The trips side runs a deep clearout to the sideline, an intermediate crossing route working back underneath, and the trail concept from the inside slot that breaks hard underneath the crosser to occupy the shallow zone, while the backside receiver runs a shallow drag across the field with the HB releasing on a check release out of the backfield. This is a man beater at heart, using the trail route stacked underneath the crossing route to create natural rub separation, and the primary read progression starts with the trail route underneath, works up to the deep in breaking crosser, then bails to the backside drag or checkdown if both are covered.

Defensive Reads

Watch for man coverage indicators such as corners lined up tight on the trips receivers, since the trail route stacking under the crosser is designed to rub off man defenders and create an easy pitch and catch. Key the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he sits shallow to jump the trail route it opens up the deeper in breaking crosser behind him. Look for two deep safeties post snap, this signals a zone shell that may bracket the trail concept, so be ready to work the backside drag as a checkdown. Watch for user controlled defenders sitting in the shallow zone or lurking near the trail route stem, as this is the primary threat that shuts down the underneath option and forces you to progress to the crosser. If the defense blitzes off the edge, the HB check release and backside drag become your quick outlet throws before the trail route has time to develop.

Usage Tips

Presnap identify if the defense is showing man coverage with tight press alignment on the trips side, since the trail route thrives against man due to the natural pick created by the crossing routes stacking on top of each other.

If you see zone shells with linebackers sitting underneath, hot route the trail receiver into a deeper sit route to settle in the soft spot behind the underneath zone defenders.

Use this on second and medium to third and medium situations where the layered crosser and trail combo give you multiple completion windows against both man and zone drop coverage.

Pair this play with Curls X Go or Four Verticals from the same Y Trips Wk set to keep the defense guessing between vertical shots and this underneath rub concept.

When facing aggressive user blitzers, get the ball out quickly to the backside drag or the HB check release since the trail concept takes a beat to develop underneath the traffic.