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0 1 Trap

Shotgun·Deuce Close·12

Trap Run Play Power Run

Play diagram for 0 1 Trap from Shotgun Deuce Close in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetDeuce Close

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

0 1 Trap out of Shotgun Deuce Close is a gap scheme power run play built to attack the interior of the defense with a trapping guard. The diagram shows a tight formation with two TEs flanking the offensive line and the HB aligned behind the QB in shotgun, presnap set for a downhill hit. The offensive line blocks down and pulls a guard across the formation to kick out the first defender inside the tackle box, creating a natural running lane for the HB. The primary read is the HB reading the trap block off the pulling guard, hitting the crease as soon as the kickout defender is walled off, with a bounce path outside if the interior gets clogged.

Defensive Reads

Watch the defensive tackle alignment presnap, a 3 technique or shaded nose can disrupt the trap timing before the puller arrives. Key the middle linebacker depth, if he is stacked tight to the line he can beat the trap block and blow up the play in the backfield. This run wins against light boxes and finesse fronts where the interior defenders are reading rather than attacking downhill. Heavy blitz packages with an extra defender crashing the A or B gap shut this down quickly since the trap guard cannot reach a free rusher in time. Post snap, look for a user controlled defender spying the pulling guard, that is the biggest threat to this play since a smart user can jump the trap lane.

Usage Tips

Run this out of neutral downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and short so defenses respect the play action shots in this set and dont sit on the interior gaps.

Check the defensive line spacing presnap, if you see a bubble at the guard or center you have an easy alley for the trap block to seal.

Use motion or a hard count to bait linebackers into flowing early, which widens the trap lane and makes the HB read cleaner.

Pair this with RPO Read Cntr and PA Deep Curls from the same set so the defense has to respect both the interior run and the play action shot off similar formation looks.

Avoid calling this into heavy A gap blitz packages unless you have a hot route or protection check ready, since the trap concept struggles against fast interior penetration.