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Mtn Inside Zone Split

Shotgun·Bunch Wide·11

Inside Zone Motion Run Play Zone Run

Play diagram for Mtn Inside Zone Split from Shotgun Bunch Wide in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetBunch Wide

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Inside Zone Split is a zone run play out of Shotgun Bunch Wide that sends the HB on a designed motion before the snap, sliding across the formation to reset the launch point of the inside zone action. The offensive line executes a standard inside zone blocking scheme, working double teams at the point of attack and climbing to the second level to seal off linebackers. This is a run play designed to attack light boxes and gap discipline, with the primary read being the playside combo block and the backside cutback lane depending on how the defensive front flows.

Defensive Reads

Watch how the second level linebackers react to the HB motion, if they flow hard with the motion the cutback lane opens up on the backside. Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, single high alignments often mean an extra run defender near the box. Key the defensive tackles and ends for gap integrity, disciplined interior linemen who hold their gaps will slow this run down significantly. Watch for a user controlled linebacker sitting in the A or B gap post snap, that lurk defender can blow up the inside zone if not accounted for by the blocking scheme. Heavy blitz packages with extra defenders crashing downhill can beat this play before the line gets to the second level, so respect all out pressure calls.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is playing man or zone coverage based on how the defenders shift with the HB.

Check the box count before the snap, if there are six or fewer defenders in the box this run has a strong path to the second level.

Attack the play early in a series on first and ten to keep defenses honest and set up play-action shots later out of the same Bunch Wide look.

Mix this call with Mtn PA Crossers or Mtn PA Slide from the same set so the defense has to respect both the run action and the play-action passing concepts off identical formation and motion.

If the defense stacks the box or shows heavy blitz looks pre-snap, check the play into Cheat Slot Cross or Cheat Flood to punish overcommitted fronts.