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Mtn Inside Post

Shotgun·Bunch Y-Flex·11
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Play diagram for Mtn Inside Post from Shotgun Bunch Y-Flex in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn Inside Post is a bunch-based passing concept out of Shotgun Bunch Y-Flex with 11 personnel that uses pre-snap motion to shift the bunch look before the snap. Off the motion, the play sends a deep post from the inside receiver, a corner-breaking out route from the outside bunch receiver, and a deep vertical release from the flexed Y, while the backside receiver runs a short flat route and the running back stays in to help protect. The post is the clear first read against man coverage, with the corner route serving as the zone beater against two-high shells and the flat route working as the checkdown against pressure or a fast collapsing underneath zone.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, key the free safety depth and alignment, a single deep safety in the middle of the field signals Cover 1 or Cover 3, which is exactly what the post route is designed to exploit. Watch the defender assigned to the motion receiver, if he trails across the formation it confirms man coverage and the post should be the immediate throw once separation is created. Post-snap, read the flat defender and curl or hook zone defender, if they sink deep to take away the post the quarterback should look to the corner route sitting behind them in the vacated zone. Beware of a user-controlled lurk defender sitting in the middle of the field in Cover 3 or Cover 4 looks, since he can undercut the post if the quarterback stares it down too long. This concept struggles against disciplined two-high safety shells with strong underneath zone integrity, since both the post and corner routes can be squeezed by a robber or hook defender sitting in the throwing lane.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone before the snap, if the defender follows the motion man across the formation you are getting man coverage and the post should win easily against it.

Hot route the flat route into a quick out or speed out on third and short so you have a rhythm throw ready if the post and corner route are covered downfield.

Attack single-high shells like Cover 3 or Cover 1 with the post since it splits the deep middle defender, and attack two-high shells like Cover 2 or Cover 4 with the corner route sitting in the void behind the flat defender.

Pair this play with Mtn Cross Stop Post or Mtn Double Post Reverse Dragon in the same set so the defense sees similar bunch motion and route stems but different breakpoints, forcing linebackers and safeties to hesitate on their run fits and coverage drops.

Call this on second and medium or third and long when you want a explosive shot play but still have the flat route as a built in checkdown against a jailbreak blitz.

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