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Orbit Bunch Salem

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Play diagram for Orbit Bunch Salem from Shotgun Bunch Spread Nasty in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetBunch Spread Nasty

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Orbit Bunch Salem starts with orbit motion out of the bunch look, then breaks into a route concept built to attack man coverage on the perimeter. Two receivers push deep crossers to the far sideline (one shallow crosser settling underneath, one deep dig continuing all the way across the field), the bunch receiver at the top runs a quick out/flag to the boundary sideline, and the RB releases on a flat route from the backfield. The primary read progression starts with the shallow crosser settling in the underneath void, moves to the flat route as a checkdown against a hard blitz, and progresses to the deep crosser working across the field if the defense bites on the short stuff.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flow of the orbit motion defender pre-snap: a defender sprinting with the motion man across the formation signals man coverage, while a defender staying put in a zone drop signals a zone shell underneath. Key the underneath linebackers and their depth at the snap, since a shallow drop from the middle linebacker will jump the shallow crosser and force you to the flat or deep crosser instead. Identify any lurking user defender sitting in the middle of the field, as this play is vulnerable to a spy or rat in the hole who can undercut both the shallow crosser and the RB flat route. This concept struggles against a hard inside blitz with no spy, since the deep crosser takes too long to develop and the quarterback has to get the ball out quick to the flat or shallow route. Cover 3 with a sound underneath robber tends to shut this down, while man coverage without safety help over the top of the deep crosser is the shell this concept exploits best.

Usage Tips

Use the orbit motion pre-snap to identify man versus zone: if a defender follows the motion man across the formation, you are almost certainly facing man coverage and should key the shallow crosser as your first read against a trailing defender.

Against zone shells, look to hit the deep crosser working from the bunch side across the field since it stretches horizontal zone defenders and creates a natural window behind underneath linebackers.

This play is best called on third and medium to long distance since it takes time to develop the deep crosser, so give yourself a clean pocket read and avoid calling it when you are facing known blitz-heavy down and distance tendencies.

Pair this with Orbit Fork Whip or Orbit Smash Whip out of the same bunch look to keep the defense guessing on the motion assignment while disguising which route concept is coming.

If you see press man on the bunch receivers, use the RB flat route as a quick answer to beat a jam and pick up manageable yardage before working to the crossers.