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Mtn Verticals

Shotgun·U Off Trips Wk·12
Four VertsMotionPass PlayCover 2 BeaterCover 3 Beater
Play diagram for Mtn Verticals from Shotgun U Off Trips Wk in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn Verticals aligns out of Shotgun Trips with 12 personnel and sends four vertical stems to stretch the field. The backside X runs a straight go route up the numbers, while the trips side stacks a deep dig that cuts across the middle, a corner-breaking route out of the seam, and an out route from the inside slot that clears the underneath zone. The lone running back releases on a shallow flat route to the boundary as a check down or vertical route hot outlet. This is a classic four verts shell built to beat both Cover 2 and Cover 3, with the primary read starting on the deep dig against the middle of the field before working outside to the corner breaking route and the backside go.

Defensive Reads

Identify the safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety means Cover 3 and the deep dig is your first target against the vacated middle. Two deep safeties pre snap indicate Cover 2, so shift focus to the corner breaking route attacking the seam before the safety rotates. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they sink hard into the deep zones the underneath out route from the slot becomes open for an easy completion. Man coverage is exposed by the backside go route, since it isolates the X receiver on a straight line beater with no help over the top. Beware of a hard blitz off the edge, use the running back flat route as an immediate answer if user pressure gets home before routes develop.

Usage Tips

Check the middle of the field pre snap for a single high safety, since that signals Cover 3 and opens up the deep dig sitting behind the linebackers.

Against Cover 2, target the corner breaking route in the seam before the safety can rotate over the top, this is your window versus two deep shells.

Use the running back flat route as a built in hot route against blitz heavy looks, it gives you a quick outlet if the pocket collapses.

Pair this play with Mtn Stick or Mtn Fade Smash to keep defenses guessing between shorter combos and the full vertical stretch.

Best called on second and long or third and long when you need explosive plays and the defense is more likely to sit in zone coverage.

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