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Mtn Slot Choice

Shotgun·Y Off Trio Close·11
Option RouteMotionPass Play
Play diagram for Mtn Slot Choice from Shotgun Y Off Trio Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Mtn Slot Choice out of Shotgun Y Off Trio Close is a five man protection pass play built around an option route from the slot. Pre snap motion brings the slot receiver across before the snap, and at the snap the outside receiver runs a corner to the boundary while the two receivers to the trio side stack a deep post from the numbers and a flat route sitting under it, with the Y off tight end running the choice route working underneath off the option key just past the line. The primary read starts with the choice route breaking off the underneath defender, then progresses to the deep post shot if the safety bites down, with the flat and boundary corner as late escape valves against blitz.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flow of the underneath defender on the choice route at the snap, since his depth and leverage tell you whether to sit or break outside. Key the safety over the top, if he cheats toward the trio side pre snap the deep post is likely to be there in one on one coverage. Man coverage with no safety help over the choice route gets exposed quickly since the option receiver can break either way off the defender. Zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 that keep a robber underneath the choice route can sit on the option and bait a checkdown throw. Blitz heavy fronts with five or six rushers force a quick answer, so key the flat route and boundary corner as the quick outs against pressure looks.

Usage Tips

Use the pre snap motion to identify if the defense follows the slot man across, which tips zone or man coverage instantly.

If the linebacker or nickel sits flat footed on the choice route, break the option route outside for the sit read against zone.

Against man coverage, break the choice route inside since the option receiver has a natural leverage advantage on off coverage corners.

Pair this call with Mtn Y-Corner Z-Choice or Mtn Mesh Rail on second and long to keep the defense guessing on the same option concept.

Best called on second or third and medium since the choice route needs time to declare and the deep post is a boom or bust shot play.

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