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HB Angle

Shotgun·Trips TE Flex·11

Angle Pass Play

Play diagram for HB Angle from Shotgun Trips TE Flex in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips TE Flex

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

HB Angle out of Shotgun Trips TE Flex is a man beater built around the running back releasing out of the backfield on an angle route, working from the middle of the field out to the flat to shake a linebacker in man coverage. The three receiver trips side runs a deep comeback, a corner route, and an intermediate crosser off the flexed TE, while the backside single receiver runs a deep drag underneath the line drop. The primary read progression starts with the HB angle route against man coverage, then works to the trips side crosser as the zone beater option if the underneath defenders sit on the backfield release.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a linebacker spy or a defender aligned tight on the running back at the snap, that is a sign the defense recognizes the angle concept and will trail it man to man. Look at safety depth pre-snap, a single high safety cheating toward the trips side signals a strong likelihood of man coverage underneath which sets up the angle route to hit for a big gain. Post-snap, key the flow of the underneath linebackers, if they widen out to the trips side to cover the crosser and comeback, the middle of the field opens for the HB angle release. User linebackers who key the backfield immediately can jump the angle route, so if you see a user defender sitting flat footed near the line at the snap, expect that route to be taken away and progress to the crosser instead. Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with disciplined zone drops can clog the crosser and angle route lanes simultaneously, if the defense shows a soft zone shell pre-snap consider using a different play from the set like Levels Sail instead.

Usage Tips

Check the linebacker depth before the snap, if the Mike or Will is sitting shallow and cheating toward the trips side that is a green light for the HB angle since the athlete matchup will favor your running back in man coverage.

Use this on third and short to medium since the angle route creates immediate separation and picks up chunk yardage before the safety can rotate over.

If you see man coverage across the board, snap it to the HB angle read first, if it is zone coverage, work through the crosser from the flexed TE for a easier completion window.

Pair this play with Stick or TE In from the same set so the defense has to respect the quick game underneath, which sets up the HB Angle later in a series to catch linebackers overplaying the short stuff.

Motion or shift the HB slightly before the snap to get a pre-snap look at man versus zone, if a defender follows the HB across the formation that confirms man coverage and the angle route should be your first read.