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Mtn Duo

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Play diagram for Mtn Duo from Shotgun Y Off Trio Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn Duo is a Duo run concept out of Shotgun Y Off Trio Close, with motion bringing the trio look tight before the snap to adjust the box count. The offensive line double teams at the point of attack and climbs to the second level, while the HB reads the double teams and picks his lane based on how the linebackers flow. This is a downhill power run play designed to beat light boxes and over aggressive linebacker fits, with the primary read being the double team leverage at the point of attack and then the backside linebacker fill.

Defensive Reads

Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he sits shallow and flows hard downhill the double team should uncover a cutback lane behind him. Key the defensive tackle alignment, a shaded nose tackle over the center makes the double team harder to seal and slows down the HB's initial burst. Look for linebacker blitzes off the edge, since Duo blocking is slower to develop than zone schemes it is vulnerable to fast off ball blitzers and nano blitz packages. Man coverage on the perimeter with no extra run support usually means the box is light enough for this play to hit for solid gains. Split safety shells with one deep safety cheating into the box will stack the point of attack and shut this run down, so audible to a bounce or perimeter run if you see that alignment before the snap.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is playing base personnel or if a linebacker follows across the formation, which tells you if you are facing man principles or a zone rotation. Call this on early downs like first and second and short to medium yardage when the box count is six or fewer defenders. Pair Mtn Duo with Mtn Inside Zone and Mtn Same Side Zone in the same set so the blocking angles look identical pre-snap and force linebackers to hesitate on their run fits. If the defense shows a stacked box with eight in the box, bail into RPO Zone Peek or Mtn RPO Alert Swing from the same formation to punish overcommitted linebackers. User the fullback or TE blocker at the point of attack to seal the edge defender and manually pick your cutback lane instead of trusting the CPU blocking every time.

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