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Mtn HB Swing

Shotgun·Trey Open Offset·11

Swing Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Mtn HB Swing from Shotgun Trey Open Offset in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrey Open Offset

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn HB Swing out of Shotgun Trey Open Offset lines up the HB in the backfield and sends him on a swing route out to the flat, tracking away from the formation strength with the QB scanning behind a max protect look. The diagram shows the running back releasing flat and shallow into the boundary while the offensive line and remaining receivers hold their assignments to protect, indicating this is a designed check down and screen adjacent concept rather than a full route tree passing play. This is a zone beater at its core since the swing route attacks the flat defender before linebackers can flow, and the primary read progression is the HB swing as the first and often only read on quick game downs.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a corner or safety sitting low in the flat, that defender is the key to whether this route stays open or gets jumped. Man coverage on the HB out of the backfield is a green light, the swing route will win outside leverage almost every time against a linebacker in man. Zone shells with a flat defender who reads the swing quickly can shut this down, look for a cornerback or nickel sitting at five yards pre-snap. User controlled lurk defenders sitting in the shallow flat are the biggest threat to this concept since they can jump the route the instant the ball is thrown. If the defense shows blitz with no flat defender assigned, this becomes an automatic answer since the HB releases into open grass before pressure arrives.

Usage Tips

Use this play on obvious passing downs when you need a safe, high percentage completion to stay ahead of the sticks.

Check the flat defender pre-snap, if a linebacker or slot corner is sitting soft in the flat with no immediate blitz threat, this concept becomes a guaranteed easy pitch and catch.

Motion the HB before the snap if the playbook allows it in this set to get a free release and force the defense to declare man or zone before the ball is snapped.

Pair this with Mtn Four Verticals or Y Cross Flood earlier in a drive so the defense respects vertical shots, which opens up extra cushion for the HB swing later.

Use this as a answer to nano blitzes and overload pressure since the HB releases outside the tackle box quickly and does not need to sit in and block long.