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Dbl Mtn Counter Y

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Play diagram for Dbl Mtn Counter Y from Shotgun Wing Slot Offset in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Dbl Mtn Counter Y is a power run play out of Shotgun Wing Slot Offset with 12 personnel, built around a classic counter blocking scheme with two tight ends attached to the formation. The line pulls the backside guard and kicks out the edge while the H-back leads through the hole, giving the ball carrier a designed misdirection path that hits back toward the offense's strength after the initial flow. Both TEs stay in as blockers rather than releasing into routes, making this a straight ground concept rather than a play-action or RPO look, and the primary read progression is the counter path itself: eyes on the lead blocker to identify whether to press the B-gap crease or bend it wider off the edge.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth before the snap. Stacked, tight linebackers are keying run and will flow hard to the counter action. Identify if the defense is in a base 4-3 or 3-4 front, since heavier fronts with extra defensive linemen can clog the pulling guard's path. Post-snap, track the backside defensive end and any user-controlled defender crashing down the line, as this counter is designed to make him overrun the play. This concept struggles against disciplined gap-sound defenses that stay home and against blitz packages that send extra bodies through the counter's natural bounce lane. It hits best against defenses in nickel or light boxes that are selling out for pass coverage and leave the interior light against a run heavy personnel grouping.

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs (1st and 10 or 2nd and short) when you want to establish tempo and set up your play-action shots later in the drive.

Check defensive front alignment pre-snap. If both defensive ends are crashing down hard, be ready to bounce the run wide off the counter kick block.

Use manual motion sparingly here since the play design leans on the tight end blockers, but shifting the H-back can help confirm if the defense is running a linebacker over the top in run support.

Pair this play in sequence with Dbl Mtn Inside Zone Split or Dbl Mtn HB Toss out of the same set to keep the defense honest on gap reads without changing formation.

Once the defense starts cheating hard on run fits, hit them with PA Dig or Dbl Mtn PA Slide from the same personnel to punish overaggressive linebacker flow.

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