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Orbit Smash Whip

Shotgun·Bunch Spread Nasty·11

Whip Smash Motion Pass Play Cover 2 Beater

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

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetBunch Spread Nasty

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

Breakdown

Orbit Smash Whip aligns out of Shotgun Bunch Spread Nasty with a receiver going in orbit motion pre-snap before the ball is snapped, creating a bunch look on the play side. Off the bunch, the whip route breaks hard underneath and back across the field for a quick underneath option, while the middle receiver runs a deep corner route (the red line) stacking on top for a vertical smash concept, and the backside receiver runs a deep out breaking away from the formation. The RB releases underneath into a flat/whip route from the backfield as a checkdown or man beater against trailing linebackers. This is a pass play built as a Cover 2 beater, attacking the flat-to-corner combination with the whip underneath serving as the primary read against zone drops or blitz looks, progressing to the deep corner route as the vertical shot if the safety bites on the underneath routes.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify if a defender shadows the orbit motion man since that confirms man coverage and tells you the whip route will have a direct defender to beat. Check safety depth before the snap, two deep safeties confirm the Cover 2 shell this play is designed to attack with the corner route over the flat defender. Post-snap, watch the underneath linebackers and flat defenders to see if they sink with the whip route or stay flat footed, which opens the window for the deep corner throw. This play struggles against Cover 3 or Cover 4 shells with a deep defender sitting on the corner route, so be ready to check down to the whip or backside out route quickly. Watch for a user controlled defender lurking underneath the bunch since a good user player can jump the whip route and bait you into a turnover.

Usage Tips

Use the orbit motion pre-snap to identify man versus zone coverage based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation.

Start your read on the whip route underneath since it is designed to beat Cover 2 by settling into the void behind the linebackers and in front of the safeties.

If the flat defender jumps the whip route, immediately look to the deep corner route for the smash concept shot play over the top.

This play works best on second or third and medium situations where the whip route can pick up a clean conversion instead of forcing the deep corner into tight coverage.

Pair Orbit Smash Whip with Orbit Fork Whip or Orbit Bunch Salem in your play sequencing so the defense has to respect both the underneath whip and other bunch releases, keeping linebackers honest and opening throwing lanes.