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Power O

Shotgun·Y Off Trio Close·11
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Play diagram for Power O from Shotgun Y Off Trio Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Power O out of Shotgun Y Off Trio Close is a downhill gap scheme run play with the HB aligned in the backfield taking a power path behind a puller from the play side guard. The offensive line down blocks to the play side while the backside guard pulls through the hole to lead block, kicking out any defender that shows in the alley while the fullback or tight end seals the edge. This is a run play designed to beat light boxes and one gapping fronts, and the primary read is the pulling guard's block, follow him through the hole and press the crease created by the double team at the point of attack.

Defensive Reads

Identify the strength of the defensive front pre-snap, a shaded nose or 4i technique on the play side can clog the pulling guard's path and blow up the timing of this run. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if the play side linebacker is sitting back instead of flowing downhill he can wrong arm the puller and force a negative play. Key the safety rotation before the snap, an eight man box or a safety cheating down into the alley is the biggest red flag that this run gets stuffed. Look for user controlled defenders spying the HB or flying downhill on the mesh point, a good defender who reads pulling linemen can shoot the gap before the kick out block is set. Against odd fronts with a true nose tackle, expect penetration up the middle that disrupts the double team, which means the cutback lane becomes the more reliable read than the designed hole.

Usage Tips

Check the box count before the snap and only trigger this run when you see six or fewer defenders in the box since the pulling guard needs a clean lane to work.

Use this play on early downs, first and ten or second and short, when defenses are more likely to sit in base personnel instead of loading up nickel or dime looks.

If the defense shows a heavy blitz look with linebackers crashing downhill, consider bailing to a play action shot from this same Y Off Trio Close set to punish overaggressive fronts.

Pair Power O with Mtn Inside Zone and Bounce Inside Zone from this set so the defense cannot key on one blocking scheme and has to respect both gap and zone runs.

Manually control the pulling guard for a few reps to feel out timing, then switch to controlling the HB directly so you can make the cutback read yourself instead of relying on the CPU logic.

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