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Mtn Buck Sweep

Shotgun·Spread Y-Slot Wk·11

Sweep Motion Run Play

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Play diagram for Mtn Buck Sweep from Shotgun Spread Y-Slot Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetSpread Y-Slot Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

Breakdown

Mtn Buck Sweep is a Shotgun run play out of Spread Y-Slot Wk that uses pre-snap motion to bring the H back across the formation before the snap, setting up a sweep to the outside. The blocking scheme pulls the play side line to seal the edge while the motion man cracks or leads through the alley, giving the HB a designated running lane rather than a true read option. This is a pure run play designed to attack the edge with numbers, so your primary read progression starts at the point of attack, reading the pulling blocker to set up your cutback lane based on how the edge defender and flowing linebackers react.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth before the snap since stacked or blitzing linebackers can beat the pulling blocker to the point of attack and blow up the sweep Key the edge defender's leverage, if he stays wide and squeezes the play side tackle the cutback lane opens up behind the pulling blocker Look for user defenders flying downhill immediately at the snap, which signals they are keying the motion and jumping the sweep before blocks develop Base fronts with a true edge setter and disciplined linebackers who stay home in their gaps shut this down since the play depends on winning the edge with numbers Overloaded fronts or bear fronts to the play side kill this sweep since there are not enough blockers to reach the extra defenders at the point of attack

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense shifts a linebacker or safety to match, which tells you if they are keying run to that side

Attack light boxes with six or fewer defenders in the box since the sweep needs numbers on the perimeter to work

Call this on early downs like first and ten or second and short to keep defenses honest and set up your play-action shots later in the set

Pair this with Mtn HB Counter and Inside Zone in the same set to keep linebackers guessing on run direction after showing the same shotgun look

If the defense overplays the sweep with fast flow, mix in RPO Power Peek or RPO Zone Peek from this set to punish aggressive linebacker pursuit