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Quick Reference
Breakdown
Read Option out of Shotgun Bunch TE is a zone read run play built off the mesh point between the QB and HB, with the offensive line executing an inside zone blocking scheme to the play side. The bunch alignment on the line of scrimmage occupies the second and third level defenders while the QB reads the play side end man on the line to decide whether to hand off or pull and keep. This is a pure run play with no route concept attached, designed to attack light boxes and gap exchange discipline rather than beat man or zone coverage through the air.
Defensive Reads
Watch the play side defensive end or outside linebacker pre-snap, since his leverage tells the CPU or user QB which way the read will break Look for a crashing DE combined with a fast flowing linebacker, which is the classic zone read kill shot if the defense does not assign a QB spy Bring an edge blitzer off the read side to force an early decision before the mesh point develops Stack the box with 7 or more defenders and use a linebacker to spy the QB to take away both the give and the keep Watch for user controlled defenders crashing down on the dive read, which opens up the keeper lane if the defense overcommits
Usage Tips
Check the box count before the snap and only run this into 6 or fewer defenders in the box for a clean numbers advantage
Identify if the defense is crashing the play side end hard, since that tells you to pull the ball and keep it on the read
Use this on early downs like first or second and short to medium to stay ahead of the chains without tipping pass intent
Pair this with Boomerang HB Off Tackle or Inside Zone from the same Bunch TE set so the defense cannot key run direction based on formation alone
Mix in Mtn Read Option or RPO Alert Bubble from this set to keep second level defenders honest and slow down their run fits
