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Jet Sweep

Shotgun·U Off Trips·12
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Play diagram for Jet Sweep from Shotgun U Off Trips in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Jet Sweep out of Shotgun U Off Trips is a pure edge run play built around pre-snap motion. The diagram shows a receiver motioning across the backfield to take the handoff and bounce it to the outside edge, with the offensive line down blocking on the play side while a TE releases to attack the second level. This is a horizontal alien speed run designed to outflank the defense before it can flow, not a man or zone beater in the passing sense. The primary read is the edge defender or force player: if he crashes down on the fake or wrong-arms the block, take it wide immediately, otherwise cut it up inside the first level of blocks.

Defensive Reads

Key the play side EDGE defender first, if he stays disciplined and stays home the sweep gets strung out for a loss. Watch linebacker depth and flow, aggressive user linebackers who fly to motion open up cutback lanes behind the trips side. Check safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety cheating to the run side signals the defense is sitting on jet sweep tendencies from this formation. Beware defenses using outside contain or scrape exchange technique on the edge, this eliminates the bounce lane and forces the ball back inside into traffic. Nickel and dime packages with extra DBs on the perimeter can outnumber blockers on the edge, so this run loses value against sub packages built to defend spread run.

Usage Tips

Use this out of Trips to pull an extra defender to the strength side before the snap, then attack the weak side edge with the sweep motion.

Watch the play side EDGE and SS pre-snap, if they crash hard on run flow every time you show this look, mix in QB Power G or Read Option from the same set to keep them honest.

Snap the ball right as the jet motion crosses the tackle box so the defense has less time to diagnose and rotate flow.

Best used on early downs (1st and 2nd) or short yardage third downs where defenses are more likely to sit in base run fits instead of nickel or dime coverage shells.

Pair with PA Jet Sweep and PA Jet Cross later in a series once the defense starts keying the jet motion, since those plays sell the exact same look before pulling into a pass concept.

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