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Dbl Mtn PA Stretch

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

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Breakdown

Dbl Mtn PA Stretch is a play-action pass off outside zone stretch action out of Pistol Bunch, giving the defense the exact same run flow key as Mtn Wide Zone before the QB pulls and sets up in the pocket. Off the bunch alignment, both outside receivers run vertical mountain routes stacked up the seams while the innermost bunch receiver breaks outside on a corner route into the flat, and the fullback or extra blocker area shows outside zone stretch flow to sell run. This is a play-action man beater built to punish overaggressive linebackers and safeties who bite on the run fake, with the primary read going to the corner route breaking to the flat first, then working to the two vertical seam routes if the flat is taken away.

Defensive Reads

Key the flow of the linebackers immediately after the snap, if they step hard toward the stretch action and open their hips to run fit, the play-action window to the flat and seams opens up fast. Watch the safeties for run support cheating, aggressive safeties crashing down on outside zone stretch are the primary conflict defenders this play attacks. This concept struggles against a disciplined two-deep shell where safeties hold their depth and refuse to bite on the run fake, since that shell can cap both vertical mountain routes. Man coverage with underneath linebackers spying the run action is vulnerable because those linebackers cannot cover the corner route to the flat once they commit to the stretch fake. Watch for a slot or nickel defender sitting on the flat route as a lurk, since a zone defender who reads the play-action stretch quickly can jump the corner route and force a check to the seam.

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs like first or second and short to medium yardage so the run fake actually holds linebackers and safeties in the box.

Check the safety alignment pre-snap, if you see two high safeties cheating toward the bunch side, expect the corner route to be the first window before it gets squeezed.

Use the motion out of the bunch to identify man versus zone coverage, if the defender follows across the formation it is man and you can lean on the seam verticals against a trailing defender.

Pair this with Mtn Wide Zone and Mtn PA Slide in the same set so the defense has to respect the actual outside zone run before you hit them with the play-action shot.

If the corner route gets jumped by an underneath zone defender, work the backside seam route since safeties who bit on the stretch fake will be late getting over the top.

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