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Deep Comebacks

Singleback·Y Trips·11

Comeback Pass Play

Play diagram for Deep Comebacks from Singleback Y Trips in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetY Trips

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Deep Comebacks out of Singleback Y Trips is a trips-side pass concept built to attack cornerbacks playing off coverage. The backside receiver runs a deep comeback breaking outside, while the trips side stacks a corner route from the outside receiver with a deep in cutting across the middle and a shallow drag underneath from the inline slot. The line stays home in a standard pass protection shell with the back check releasing, making this a man beater against off man and a zone beater against Cover 3 or Cover 4 where the comeback settles in the void. Primary read starts with the backside comeback, then works to the trips side corner route, and finally checks down to the shallow drag if both are covered.

Defensive Reads

Watch pre-snap safety depth, a two high shell with cornerbacks playing seven or more yards off signals a green light for both comeback routes. Identify the flat defender responsibility to the trips side, if he widens with the shallow drag the corner route behind him becomes wide open. Key the middle linebacker drop against zone coverage, a shallow zone drop by the mike opens a throwing lane for the deep in route working across the field. Beware Cover 2 with press corners, this coverage jumps both comeback breaks and turns the backside throw into a pick six risk. Look for blitz packages that send extra rushers off the edge, since the protection is a standard five man scheme and a nano blitz can collapse the pocket before the comeback route finishes its break.

Usage Tips

Check the cornerback depth before the snap, this play only wins if you get off man or soft zone coverage that lets the comeback sit down in space.

Use the backside comeback route as your first read against Cover 3, since the flat defender to that side often bites on the drag route and opens the sideline window.

Motion or shift to confirm man versus zone, if the defense shifts with your slot receiver it is likely man and you should key the trips corner route for a explosive gain.

Hot route the shallow drag into a quick out if you see a linebacker sitting in the shallow zone, this keeps the checkdown alive against Cover 4 shells that clog the underneath area.

Pair this play with Curls or Curls Combo on early downs to condition the defense into sitting on shorter routes, then hit Deep Comebacks on second or third and long once you see off coverage again.