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HB Slam Fk End Arnd

I Form·Pro·21

End Around Trick Play Run Play Dive

Play diagram for HB Slam Fk End Arnd from I Form Pro in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationI Form

SetPro

Personnel

212 RB · 1 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

HB Slam Fk End Arnd is a trick run out of I Form Pro 21 personnel that dresses up a standard dive look before sending the HB on an end around to the perimeter. The line and FB sell the interior dive path shown by the red arrow through the A gap, while the actual ballcarrier bends the edge along the light blue path to the flat and up the sideline. This is a gap exploiting misdirection run designed to punish overaggressive run fits and linebackers who flow hard to the fake dive read, with the primary read being the edge defender's leverage: if he crashes down on the dive fake, cut it up outside immediately.

Defensive Reads

Watch for the defensive end or outside linebacker crashing down hard on the fake dive action, that is the key that the edge is open Check if linebackers are flowing fast to the mesh point, aggressive run fit defenses get gashed by the end around path Look at the strong safety depth, if he is sitting close to the box he can be the first defender to disrupt the end around lane User controlled defenders who stay home on the edge instead of biting on the fake will blow this play up before it develops Contain based defensive lines or scrape exchange linebacker techniques are the best counters since they keep width on the edge runner

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs when the defense has shown aggressive run fits or fast flowing linebackers on film

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to see if the defense is keying run and crashing the edge before the snap

Pair this with straight dive concepts like HB Blast or FB Dive Strong earlier in a series so the defense trusts the interior fake

Avoid calling this against contain minded defensive ends or defenses that consistently spy the edge on run downs

Save it for second and short or first down situations where defenses are more likely to sell out against inside runs