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Dbl Mtn HB Stretch

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Play diagram for Dbl Mtn HB Stretch from Pistol Bunch in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Dbl Mtn HB Stretch is an outside zone run play out of the Pistol Bunch formation with a bunch alignment to one side. The diagram shows the offensive line flowing laterally in unison toward the play side while the HB takes a wide stretch path, reading the blocks from the edge back inside, which is the classic outside zone footwork and vision progression. This is a run play designed to stretch the defense horizontally and force edge defenders to either overrun the play or get sealed, with the primary read being the HB identifying the first available crease off the edge before cutting back if the flow is too fast.

Defensive Reads

Watch for defensive ends and outside linebackers crashing hard down the line, since that opens the cutback lane for the HB Check the box count before the snap, if the defense has stacked eight in the box this run has little room to operate Identify if the defense is running a scrape exchange, where the DE stays home and a linebacker loops around, since that can blow up the stretch cutback read Look for user controlled defenders flowing too fast in pursuit, which is exactly what stretch blocking is designed to exploit on the cutback Zone heavy defenses with slower flowing linebackers struggle to contain this run, while gap sound fronts with disciplined edge defenders shut it down

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion out of the bunch to identify if the defense shifts a linebacker or safety, which tells you if they are keying run or playing base coverage

Attack light boxes with six or fewer defenders in the box, since the stretch concept relies on winning numbers on the perimeter

Pair this with Dbl Mtn PA Stretch to keep defenders honest, since the play-action version off the same stretch look punishes linebackers who crash down too hard

Snap the ball quickly on early downs to prevent the defense from diagnosing the zone flow and getting extra defenders to the edge

On third and short, this is a strong called run because the stretch cutback lane is tough to defend if the defense is playing pass first

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