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Mtn HB Off Tackle

Shotgun·Normal Y Off·11
MotionOff TackleRun Play
Play diagram for Mtn HB Off Tackle from Shotgun Normal Y Off in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

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Breakdown

Mtn HB Off Tackle is a Shotgun run play out of the Normal Y Off set that uses pre-snap Mtn (motion) to shift the backfield look and get the defense flowing before the snap. The blocking scheme pulls the offensive line to seal the edge for an off tackle run, with the halfback aiming for the B gap and reading his blockers to bounce outside or cut back inside based on flow. This is a pure run play with no pass option attached, so the primary read is the halfback keying the down blocks at the point of attack and reacting to the first unblocked defender off the edge.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth before the snap since stacked, tight linebackers signal a run blitz that can beat this play to the edge Track whether the defender assigned to the motion man follows him man to man, which confirms man coverage and tells you the box count for the run Look for safeties cheating down into the box pre-snap, which is the biggest indicator this off tackle run gets shut down quickly Read the edge defender post-snap since a hard crash inside opens the bounce outside, while an edge defender staying wide forces a cutback lane Beware Cover 3 or Cover 1 run blitz looks with an extra hat filling the alley, as these shells are the most likely to blow this play up before it develops

Usage Tips

Use the Mtn motion pre-snap to bait linebackers into shifting or to spot man coverage if a defender follows the motion man across the formation

Call this on early downs in normal distance situations like first and ten or second and short where defenses are not selling out to stop the run

Pair this with Mtn HB Swing or Mtn PA Read from the same set so the defense has to respect both the run action and the play action off identical motion and formation

Attack defenses that are shaded to overplay the passing strength since the off tackle run hits the edge before extra defenders can rotate back into the box

Mix in Counter Y and HB Counter from this set to keep linebackers honest and prevent them from crashing down hard on this off tackle look

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