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Mtn Slot Stick Nod

Shotgun·Trips X Nasty·11

Stick Stick Concept Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Mtn Slot Stick Nod from Shotgun Trips X Nasty in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetTrips X Nasty

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Slot Stick Nod is a trips based pass concept out of Shotgun Trips X Nasty that uses pre-snap motion from the backside receiver into a swing/flat route to help diagnose man versus zone before the snap. On the trips side, the outside receiver runs a deep corner/nod route to clear space, the slot runs a stick route sitting at the sticks, and the inner trips receiver runs a deep post that stresses the middle of the field. The lone backside X runs an outside breaking route towards the sideline, giving the quarterback a full field stretch with both a quick underneath answer and multiple explosive shots. This is a man beater and zone beater combo play, with the stick route as the primary read against zone and the post/corner combo as the go-to versus man coverage.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety depth and alignment since a single high safety often signals man coverage which favors the post route beating the defense over the middle Watch how the defense reacts to the pre-snap motion, if a linebacker or defender shifts to follow the motion man that confirms man principles and tells the quarterback to attack vertically Post-snap, key the underneath zone defenders' drop, if a linebacker sits on the stick route the quarterback should look to the corner or post route instead This concept struggles against a hard sink Cover 2 shell with two deep safeties since both the post and corner routes run into the deep half defenders Watch for user controlled defenders lurking in the shallow flat or stick window since aggressive users can jump the stick route and bait a turnover if the quarterback stares it down too long

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion on the backside receiver to bait linebackers into flowing with the flat route and confirm man coverage if a defender follows the motion man

Against zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4, work the stick route first since it settles into the natural void created by underneath zone defenders

Against man coverage, look immediately to the post route since the nod/corner route from the outside receiver occupies the deep defender and opens the middle of the field

This play shines on third and medium situations where the stick route can move the chains while the post and corner threaten a explosive play if the defense sells out on the sticks

Pair this play with Mtn Stick Wheel or Mtn Slot Fades in the same set to keep defenders guessing on stick concepts while threatening different vertical shots off similar formation and motion looks