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Shock H Option

Shotgun·Trips TE Offset·11

Option Route Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Shock H Option from Shotgun Trips TE Offset in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips TE Offset

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Shock H Option lines up out of Shotgun Trips TE Offset with 11 personnel and features an option route out of the backfield or slot that reads the play diagram shows breaking outside then vertical up the sideline, giving the QB a built in adjustment against man or zone leverage. The two trips receivers to the left run a deep corner/post combo that clears out the top of the defense while the underneath receiver runs a short vertical to hold linebackers, creating natural spacing on the strong side. This is a man beater at its core because the option route can settle or break away from a trailing defender, but it also functions against zone since the option runner can sit down in the void created by the vertical clear outs, making the H option the primary read followed by the deep comeback route working outside.

Defensive Reads

Presnap, identify if the defense shifts a linebacker or safety over the trips side, this often signals zone coverage designed to take away the option route Watch the cornerback aligned over the option route runner, if he plays outside leverage expect an inside break, if he plays inside leverage the option will break outside Post snap, key any user controlled defender flying to the flats or shallow zone, this is the biggest threat to jump the option route before it develops Blitz packages that bring extra rushers off the edge can disrupt the timing of this play since the option route needs an extra beat to develop, look for late blitzers crashing off the trips side Coverage shells with a robber or lurking linebacker in the middle of the field are effective at shutting down the option route if it sits down, so match this concept against defenses playing soft zone underneath rather than aggressive man press

Usage Tips

Motion the H back or slot receiver before the snap to see if the defense follows in man coverage or stays put in zone, this tells you instantly whether to expect a break or a sit route from your primary target

Use this play on second or third and medium situations where the option route has room to break outside for a chain moving gain

If you see two deep safeties presnap, prioritize the option route settling underneath since the corner routes will likely be capped

Against single high safety looks or man coverage, push the option route vertical immediately after motion to attack the space vacated by the trips clear out routes

Pair this play with RPO Alert Bubble or RPO Zone Alert Bubble earlier in a series so the defense respects the quick game, then come back with Shock H Option to hit the option runner on a delayed break once linebackers start jumping underneath routes