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HB Slip Screen

Shotgun·Trips TE Offset Wk·11
Screen PassHb ScreenPass Play
Play diagram for HB Slip Screen from Shotgun Trips TE Offset Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

HB Slip Screen out of Shotgun Trips TE Offset Wk sends both outside trips receivers vertical to clear out cornerbacks while the inside slot receiver runs a shallow drag underneath to occupy linebacker eyes. The offensive line slips out to set up a wall in front of the HB, who releases opposite the trips side toward the boundary, giving him a clean lane behind the screen wall. This is a classic screen pass designed to beat aggressive man coverage and overloaded blitz packages, with the primary read being the HB in the flat off the line's release rather than any of the three downfield routes.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety depth and linebacker spacing, if both safeties are deep and linebackers are stacked tight to the box, the screen has room to develop behind the rush. Man coverage with linebackers turning their backs to run with slot or trips receivers is the ideal trigger, since it removes eyes from the HB releasing to the flat. Watch for a user controlled defensive lineman staying home or spying the backfield, this is the number one killer of the play since he can read the HB's release and blow up the screen before blockers get set. Zone coverage with linebackers sitting in short or intermediate zones near the release side, especially near the offset TE alignment, can jump the screen passing lane and force a bad read. Post-snap, if you see linebackers flowing hard to the play call side on the blitz, that confirms the screen lane is opening on the backside, so get the HB the ball immediately once he turns upfield.

Usage Tips

Call this play when you see pre-snap blitz indicators like linebackers creeping to the line or a defender showing hot mid-blitz alignment, since the natural blitz flow opens the screen lane instantly.

Use it on early downs or after a couple of quick passes to slow down aggressive pass rush teams that are pinning their ears back off the edge.

Hot route the outside trips receivers into deeper routes if you see zone match coverage sitting underneath, since the play already stresses zone defenders vertically and forces linebackers to choose between the drag and the screen.

Pair this play with RPO Read WR Screen and Fake Screen Wheel from the same set so defenders start jumping the screen action, then hit Fake Screen Wheel or Switch Dagger off that same tendency for a big play.

Avoid calling this against user controlled defensive linemen who spy or sit in the backfield, since they can blow up the screen before the wall fully forms.

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