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End Around

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Play diagram for End Around from Shotgun Bunch in Madden 27

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Breakdown

End Around out of Shotgun Bunch is a designed edge run built to attack aggressive run fits and overpursuing linebackers. The bunch receivers crash down to seal the edge while the motioning receiver takes the handoff and cuts upfield off the block, with the yellow key showing the exchange point just outside the box. This is a pure run play with no pass option, designed to exploit gap integrity losses and outside contain leaks rather than beat man or zone coverage directly.

Defensive Reads

Key the defensive end and outside linebacker leverage before the snap, since wide contain defenders erase this run before it develops. Watch for a slot corner or nickel defender sitting outside the bunch, as that alignment can jump the reverse motion and blow it up for a loss. Man coverage defenders who bail with their receiver assignment tend to open the edge, making this a good look against man heavy fronts. Zone defenses with disciplined edge players and a flowing linebacker who stays home instead of crashing inside will shut this down immediately. Post snap, track the backside pursuit linebacker, since a defender who overruns the initial flow is the exact mistake this play is designed to punish.

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs or in short yardage when the defense has shown a tendency to crash inside on inside zone or HB Base out of this same formation, since the end around punishes overaggressive linebacker flow. Pair it with HB Base, Mid Zone, and Inside Zone earlier in a drive so the defense keys interior run fits, then hit them with the edge action when they overload the box. Watch pre snap for safeties cheating into the box or corners playing tight man, both signals the perimeter is thin and the edge lane will be there. Use the R1/RB flip or a quick jukeout move at the point of exchange to press the edge before the defensive end can squeeze the hole. Avoid calling this into heavy edge blitz packages or defenses showing outside contain looks, since the design relies on unblocked width on the perimeter.

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