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Mtn Stick X Replace

Shotgun·Doubles Off Close Wk·11

Stick Stick Concept Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Mtn Stick X Replace from Shotgun Doubles Off Close Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetDoubles Off Close Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Stick X Replace runs out of Shotgun Doubles Off Close Wk with pre-snap motion into the backfield, giving the offense a jet or orbit look before the snap to help identify man versus zone coverage. Post snap the concept is a classic Stick combo to the closed side with the outside receiver running a corner route up the sideline, the slot running a quick stick out breaking route, and the tight end sitting in the flat area behind the stick man to replace him underneath. Backside, the single receiver runs a vertical seam up the numbers while the running back releases into a checkrelease flat route for a built in outlet, and the primary read progression starts with the flat/stick combo before working back to the backside vertical seam if the corner route clears out the deep defender.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender at the snap, if he sinks deep with the corner route he is playing zone and the stick or replace route underneath will be open. If a defender mirrors the pre-snap motion man across the formation, that confirms man coverage and the stick combo becomes a strong man beater against off corners and slow linebackers. Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with a deep flat defender can undercut the stick route, so be ready to move to the tight end replace route or the backside vertical seam. Man coverage with an aggressive underneath blitzer can disrupt the timing of the stick concept, so check for extra rushers off the edge or up the middle before committing to the primary read. Robber or lurk defenders sitting in the middle of the field can jump the stick route on time throws, so scan the middle of the field before pulling the trigger on the sit route.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to bait linebackers and identify man coverage, if the defender follows the motion man across the formation you know you are getting man coverage and can attack the stick combo with confidence.

Against zone shells, key the flat defender: if he sinks with the corner route, throw the stick sit route underneath for an easy conversion, if he jumps the stick, hit the tight end replace route behind him.

This play excels on third and short to third and medium because the stick concept gives multiple high percentage completions underneath while the corner route stresses the deep defender.

Pair this call with Mtn PA Y Cross or Mtn RPO Peek Slant earlier in a series so defenses respect the run action and motion, then come back to Mtn Stick X Replace to punish overaggressive linebacker flow.

If you see a hard blitz look pre-snap, hot route the checkrelease running back to a quick flat or use him as your first read since the stick combo takes longer to develop against pressure.