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HB Slip Screen

Shotgun·Trips X Nasty·11
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Play diagram for HB Slip Screen from Shotgun Trips X Nasty in Madden 27

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Breakdown

HB Slip Screen out of Shotgun Trips X Nasty is a designed screen pass that sells a pass drop up front while the HB slips out to the backside of the formation for a quick throw. The three receivers to the trips side run vertical and go routes to clear out underneath defenders and occupy corners and safeties downfield, while the offensive line initially shows pass protection before releasing to get out in front of the HB as lead blockers. The primary read is the HB in the backfield running the screen route away from the trips concept, and this play is built to beat aggressive man and zone blitz pressure by using the pass rush's aggression against it.

Defensive Reads

Watch for defenses that bring a nano blitz or edge pressure, since those aggressive fronts leave the backside wide open for the HB to slip out untouched. Read linebacker depth at the snap, if they are crashing hard upfield instead of sitting in zone drops the screen will hit big. Man coverage that has corners and safeties turn their backs to chase the trips vertical routes is a green light for this concept. Defenses that stay disciplined with a spy or that drop a linebacker into a shallow zone on the backside can blow this screen up before it develops. Any user-controlled defender sitting in a lurk position near the line of scrimmage on the backside is the biggest threat to jump this route and should be scouted before calling it.

Usage Tips

Call this play when you see linebackers creeping toward the line pre-snap or when the defense shows heavy blitz indicators like six or seven men in the box.

Use it on early downs or third and short to keep the defense honest after showing aggressive blitz tendencies on previous snaps.

Let the screen develop fully before throwing, do not panic if the pass rush gets close since the design accounts for delayed contain from the offensive line.

Pair this with Mid Zone or Inside Zone earlier in a series so the defense starts keying run blitz, then hit them with this screen when they overpursue.

Combine with HB Off Tackle and HB Mid Draw in your play-calling sequence to keep linebackers guessing between inside runs and the backfield screen.

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