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Shuffle Mtn Fk Screen Wheel

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Play diagram for Shuffle Mtn Fk Screen Wheel from Shotgun Trips TE in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Shuffle Mtn Fk Screen Wheel is a fake screen concept out of Shotgun Trips TE that uses a jet motion sweep action to sell a screen to the boundary while the backside receivers work vertical routes. The two inside trips receivers run a deep out and a corner route stacked up the seam, the outside trips receiver runs a wheel from the flat, and the TE releases on a delayed wheel route out of the backfield after selling the fake screen block. The primary read is the TE wheel out of the flat since it exploits linebackers who bite on the run fake, with the deep out and corner as the secondary progression against zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Watch for linebackers flowing hard toward the jet motion sweep fake, since that is the key indicator this play is designed to punish overaggressive run fits. Identify single high versus two high safety shells pre-snap, single high defenses that rotate a safety down to stop run action leave the deep out and corner routes exposed. Key the flat or curl defender responsible for the TE area, if he sinks into a zone drop instead of stepping up on run action, the wheel throwing window shrinks fast. Man coverage defenders trailing the TE out of the backfield can undercut the wheel if they anticipate the release early, so watch for a user controlled defender staying square instead of biting on the fake. Blitz packages that send extra rushers off the edge can disrupt the throw before the wheel develops, so watch for pressure showing off the weak side pre-snap.

Usage Tips

Sell the jet sweep fake by holding the ball fake animation before pulling to throw, since defenders keying run flow will crash hard and open up the TE wheel underneath.

Use this play on early downs or in run-heavy personnel situations where the defense is likely to key on outside run action based on formation tendencies.

Check the flat defender pre-snap, if he widens with the jet motion or crashes on the fake screen, the TE wheel will be wide open in the vacated area.

Pair this with Shuffle Mtn Levels or Shuffle Mtn HB Swing from the same set to keep defenders guessing on which fake action leads to a real pass, since all three share the same pre-snap motion look.

Against aggressive man coverage, hot route the deep out into a quick slant to give yourself an instant answer if the wheel gets picked up by a linebacker in man match.

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