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Y Stick

Singleback·Wing Pair·13

Stick Stick Concept Pass Play

Play diagram for Y Stick from Singleback Wing Pair in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing Pair

Personnel

131 RB · 3 TE · 1 WR

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Breakdown

Y Stick out of Singleback Wing Pair shows the classic stick concept married to a vertical clear-out. The outside receiver runs a vertical route up the numbers to occupy the deep defenders, the inside slot man on that side breaks off into a quick out to the flat, and the backside X runs a corner breaking route from the wing alignment. The running back stays in as a check release option underneath. This is a man and zone beater built for quick timing throws, with the primary read starting on the stick (out) route from the slot, working to the vertical clear-out route and then to the backside corner breaker if the defense rotates away.

Defensive Reads

Read the slot cornerback pre-snap: if he sits inside at depth, expect man coverage and look to attack the vertical route. Watch the middle linebacker's depth at the snap, since a shallow drop signals he may be spying the stick route. If the defense shows a two-high safety shell, the stick route in the flat will be open faster since the corners are playing off. Beware of a slot blitz or nano blitz look from the defense, since the stick route can get jumped for a big loss if the underneath defender reads it fast. Zone coverage with a hard flat drop from the cornerback can wall off the stick route, so be ready to climb the progression to the vertical or corner breaker.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a quick peek at the slot corner to identify man versus zone before the snap.

Against zone coverage, hit the stick route in the void underneath the flat defender before the linebacker can sink and wall it off.

Against man coverage with no safety help, take the vertical route up the seam since the clear-out will pull the corner and safety over the top.

This play works well in third and short or second and medium situations because the stick route settles quickly and gets the ball out fast.

Pair this with Mtn Spot or Dragon Spacing in your play-calling sequence, since both use similar quick game timing and will condition the defense to jump the flat, opening up the vertical shot off Y Stick.

Hot route the running back into the flat on obvious blitz downs to give yourself a built-in answer against pressure looks.