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Mtn Stick

Shotgun·U Off Trips Wk·12

Stick Stick Concept Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Mtn Stick from Shotgun U Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetU Off Trips Wk

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Stick is run from Shotgun U Off Trips Wk with a 12 personnel grouping, showing a pre-snap motion tag to the trips side before the snap. To the trips side, the outer receiver runs a corner breaking route while the middle receiver sits down on a stick route, forming the classic stick concept that stretches underneath zone defenders horizontally and vertically. Backside, the two receivers run a deep vertical route and a crossing dig style route that clears out and occupies deep coverage, while the running back releases out of the backfield on a flat route to the boundary as a checkdown or man beater against linebackers. This is a pass play designed to beat both zone and man coverage, with the primary read starting on the stick route for a quick underneath completion, progressing to the flat route against blitz looks, and finally to the backside crosser or deep route if the defense sits on the stick concept.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check if the defense shifts a linebacker or safety over the trips side to identify a potential zone shell or bracket on the stick concept Watch the flow of the motion defender, if a defender mirrors the motion man across the formation it signals man coverage and opens up the backside crosser Post-snap, key the underneath linebackers, if they sink hard to cover the stick route the flat route to the running back will be wide open Identify Cover 3 by watching for a single deep safety and three underneath zone defenders, this coverage is vulnerable to the stick route sitting in the seam between zones Beware of a hard blitz off the edge, since the running back releasing to the flat may need to help in protection instead of running his route, which changes the timing of the progression

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone coverage based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation

Attack Cover 2 and Cover 3 shells by hitting the stick route quickly before underneath defenders can sink into their zone drops

Against man coverage, look to the backside crossing route as a natural rub against tight man defenders trailing from the outside

Call this play on early downs or third and short since the stick concept gets the ball out fast and picks up easy yardage against soft zone

Pair this play with Mtn Verticals and Mtn Fade Smash in your play-calling sequence to keep defenses honest, since all three share a similar pre-snap look but attack different levels of the field