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Inside Zone

Shotgun·Flex Y Off Close·11

Inside Zone Run Play Zone Run

Play diagram for Inside Zone from Shotgun Flex Y Off Close in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetFlex Y Off Close

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Inside Zone out of Shotgun Flex Y Off Close is a base zone run play built off 11 personnel with the HB aligned next to the QB. The offensive line executes a zone blocking scheme, stepping in unison to the play side and reading down blocks before climbing to the second level, while the TE and receivers are not shown running routes here since this is a designated run play. The primary read for the ball carrier is the playside gap combo, pressing the line and reading the first down lineman to decide whether to bend it back or press through the A or B gap based on the flow of the defensive front.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth before the snap since stacked or crashing linebackers signal a run blitz that can blow up zone timing. Identify safety alignment, since a single high safety often means the box is loaded and this run play will face immediate resistance. Look for defensive tackles shaded to one gap, which tells you which side of the zone scheme will have the cleaner double team at the point of attack. This play struggles against gap exchange stunts and heavy run blitz packages that crash extra defenders into the line before blocks can be set. It performs well against base 4-3 or 3-4 fronts playing straight zone assignments without extra defenders in the box.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion or a hard count to bait linebackers into shifting their run fits before the snap so you can diagnose the box count. Check the defensive box numbers before the snap and only run this into light boxes of six or fewer defenders to avoid getting stacked at the line. Combine this with RPO Read Out and RPO Zone Alert from the same set so the defense has to respect both the run action and the quick pass options off the same look. Use manual ball carrier vision or the L2/LT press and cut mechanic to patiently let the zone blocks develop before committing to a lane. Sequence this play early in a drive with Counter Y later on to punish linebackers who start flowing too hard toward the zone action.