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Mtn Triple Option Rt

Shotgun·Split Slot Offset·20
Triple OptionMotionRun Play
Play diagram for Mtn Triple Option Rt from Shotgun Split Slot Offset in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn Triple Option Rt lines up out of Shotgun Split Slot Offset with 20 personnel and shows a true triple option run design to the right. The diagram shows the QB reading a mesh point with the HB and a pitch man, with the QB stepping right to read the first level before deciding to hand off, keep, or pitch to the trailing back. This is a pure run play with no route concept, built to attack aggressive fronts and undisciplined edge defenders by forcing a three-way decision on the option key. The primary read progression is dive key first, then quarterback keep or pitch based on how the edge defender and second level flow to the mesh.

Defensive Reads

Identify the alignment of the edge defender on the option side before the snap, an overly aggressive crash means the pitch or QB keep will be wide open. Watch linebacker depth, if they sit shallow and flow hard to the dive fake they leave the edge exposed for the QB or pitch man. This concept struggles against disciplined scrape exchange defense where one defender takes the dive and another mirrors the QB, shutting down all three phases. Look for a user-controlled defender spying the quarterback, that is the biggest threat to blow up the keep read and force a rushed pitch. Heavy fronts with extra defenders stacked to the play side strength shut this down fast since there is no numbers advantage for the option to exploit.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs against defenses that show light boxes or crash hard on inside zone tendencies since the triple option punishes overaggressive dive reads.

Watch the edge defender pre-snap, if he is sitting wide and squeezing hard he is begging to be pitched around, if he is crashing inside keep the ball on the QB keep.

Pair this with Mtn Inside Zone and HB Sweep from the same set so defenders cannot key run direction off formation tendency alone.

Avoid calling this into heavy blitz packages where extra defenders are stacked on the option side, the extra gap defender kills the pitch lane before it develops.

Use pre-snap motion or shifts sparingly here to keep the offensive weighting balanced and disguise which side the option keys will flow to.

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