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QB Slot Option

Shotgun·Slot Right·11
Designed Qb RunOption RouteRun Play
Play diagram for QB Slot Option from Shotgun Slot Right in Madden 27

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Breakdown

QB Slot Option is a designed QB run out of Shotgun Slot Right that reads the edge defender on the option side. The diagram shows the QB taking the snap and attacking the line of scrimmage, with the pitch man releasing outside as the trailing option while the frontside blocker seals the edge. This is a run play built to punish overpursuing defenses, and the primary read is the QB's decision to keep the ball downhill or pitch it based on how the edge defender plays the option.

Defensive Reads

Check for a light box pre-snap, if the defense has only five or six defenders in the box this run has a numbers advantage Watch the alignment of the play side defensive end or outside linebacker, if he sits wide and stays home the QB should keep, if he crashes the mesh the pitch is open User the play side edge defender to force a bad pitch read from the CPU controlled QB, squeezing the option cleanly shuts this down Man coverage with no extra run support in the box is the ideal shell for this play, since it isolates the edge defender in a run fit he cannot easily win Heavy blitz looks with a spy or extra defender crashing downhill kill this play quickly since the mesh point gets disrupted before the option can develop

Usage Tips

Attack light boxes and read the alignment of the edge defender before the snap to confirm the option side is favorable

Use the QB's speed rating to decide whether to keep or pitch, faster QBs should trust the keep read more often against slower ends

Pair this with RPO Alert Bubble or RPO Alert Glance earlier in a drive to condition the defense to respect the pass first, then hit them with the run

Best called on early downs or short yardage when the defense is showing base personnel and no extra DBs in the box

Avoid calling this against heavy blitz packages since the option read gets muddied when defenders crash the mesh point immediately

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