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Outside Zone

Shotgun·Bunch Spread Nasty·11

Outside Zone Run Play Zone Run

Play diagram for Outside Zone 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

Outside Zone out of Shotgun Bunch Spread Nasty is a zone run play with the HB taking a lateral handoff and pressing the play side edge before reading his blocks. The offensive line and TE flow together in an outside zone blocking scheme, stepping laterally to seal the edge and create a natural cutback lane if the defense over pursues. This is a pure run play with no play-action or RPO element attached, and the primary read progression is playside, patience, then cutback based on how the frontside gets sealed.

Defensive Reads

Watch the defensive ends and outside linebackers for their run fits, if they crash hard inside the cutback lane opens up big Identify the strong safety depth and leverage pre snap, a safety cheating into the box signals run blitz or an extra gap defender Look for user controlled defenders flying downhill immediately at the snap, this often overruns the edge and creates a cutback opportunity Nickel and dime fronts with lighter boxes are the ideal matchup for this concept since the offensive line can win the edge with less resistance Heavy blitz packages that bring extra rushers off the edge can blow up outside zone before the blocking scheme develops, so have a check ready if you see a stacked front

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap and make sure you have a numbers advantage or at least an even count against the run front

Use this play on early downs like first and ten or second and short when defenses are more likely to sit in base personnel

Motion or shift out of the bunch alignment pre snap to see if the defense shows man or zone rotation, which tells you whether the edge will be soft

Pair this with Inside Zone and SFT Outside Zone from the same set so defenses cannot key on frontside flow every snap

If the defense loads the box with an extra linebacker or safety, be ready to bail into a quick game concept like Mtn Slot Hitch to punish the aggression