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Mtn Fk Screen Wheel

Shotgun·Wing Slot Wk·12

Play Action Screen Pass Wheel Motion Pass Play

Play diagram for Mtn Fk Screen Wheel from Shotgun Wing Slot Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetWing Slot Wk

Personnel

121 RB · 2 TE · 2 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Fk Screen Wheel is a play-action screen concept out of the Shotgun Wing Slot Wk formation with 12 personnel. Presnap motion brings a receiver across, and off the fake handoff the fullback or blocking back leaks out into a wheel route up the sideline while the outside receiver runs a deep comeback to occupy the corner over the top. Underneath, the play mimics a fake screen with an out breaking route sitting flat while a crosser works from the opposite side, and the offensive line sets up to sell run action before releasing to protect. The primary read progression starts with the wheel route leaking out of the backfield, then works to the comeback route if the wheel is covered, with the shallow flat route as the checkdown against a hard blitz.

Defensive Reads

Watch for the fullback or wheel route runner leaking out late, this is the primary indicator that the play is a play action screen and not a true run play. Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with a flat footed corner are vulnerable to the wheel route beating man coverage up the sideline. If the defense shows two high safeties and the linebackers stay disciplined against the run fake, the underneath flat route becomes the only clean throwing window. Blitz heavy defenses that send extra rushers can be beaten badly since the wheel route often has a numbers advantage against a vacated zone, but if the defense times the blitz perfectly the quarterback may not have time to find it. Man coverage with inside leverage on the slot or wing defender struggles to stay with the wheel route once it turns upfield, so look for a linebacker matched up in coverage as a sign this play will hit big.

Usage Tips

Use presnap motion to identify if the defense shifts a linebacker or safety to match, this tells you whether you are facing man or zone coverage.

If the defense shows blitz presnap, get the ball out fast to the flat route or the wheel route before the pocket collapses since the line is selling run action.

This play punishes linebackers who bite on the play action fake, so call it on early downs like first or second and short to mid range distance when the defense expects run.

Pair this with Mtn Read Option or Mtn Inside Zone earlier in a drive so the defense keys run action, then hit them with the wheel route for an explosive gain.

User the wheel route receiver manually after the catch if you see a lurking linebacker sitting in the throwing lane, since the route naturally clears to the sideline away from underneath defenders.