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Pin Pull Toss

Shotgun·Bunch Str Offset·11
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Play diagram for Pin Pull Toss from Shotgun Bunch Str Offset in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Pin Pull Toss is a power run play out of Shotgun Bunch Str Offset that tosses the ball to the HB attacking the play side edge, with pin and pull blocking up front to create a running lane. The offensive line pins down on the defensive front while the backside guard and tackle pull around to lead block, sealing the edge for the HB to get outside. This is a run play designed to beat aggressive fronts and light boxes, with the primary read being the HB reading the pulling linemen and setting up the edge defender before deciding whether to bounce outside or cut it up inside the block.

Defensive Reads

Key the play side defensive end and outside linebacker pre-snap, since a hard crash upfield will get sealed by the pulling guard and tackle Watch for a user controlled defender flowing hard to the edge, as this is the primary counter to the pull scheme and can blow up the toss before it develops Stacked boxes with 7 or more defenders and aggressive linebacker fills shut this play down quickly, forcing the HB to bounce with no room Zone defenses that widen the flow correctly and force the ball back inside can turn this into a loss if the cutback lane is not there Man coverage on the perimeter with an unblocked safety filling downhill is the biggest threat, so track the safety depth before the snap to gauge run support

Usage Tips

Check the box count pre-snap and only call this against 6 or fewer defenders in the box since the pulling linemen need room to work

Look for defenses in nickel or dime personnel that are light on the edge, since this toss exploits width and speed to the perimeter

Use the HB stick or motion the bunch receivers pre-snap to identify if the defense is playing man or zone, which tells you if the edge will be crashed hard

Pair this with Crack Toss and QB Crack Sweep from the same set to keep defenders guessing on which gap the toss is actually hitting

On early downs, run this to set up Duo or Inside Zone later in the series since defenses will start cheating outside contain

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