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Bounce Outside Zone

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Play diagram for Bounce Outside Zone from Shotgun Y Off Trips in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Bounce Outside Zone is a zone run play out of Shotgun Y Off Trips that sends the HB on a lateral track behind the offensive line with a bounce path built in, letting the runner bang it outside if the edge is sealed or cut it up through a natural cutback lane. The line flows in unison to one side to displace defenders horizontally, and the diagram shows no route concepts since the receivers are not the focus, this is purely a run blocking scheme designed to stretch the defense east to west. The primary read is the frontside edge defender and playside linebacker flow, if the edge gets reached block the runner bounces outside, if the defense flows too hard the cutback lane opens up behind the zone flow.

Defensive Reads

Watch the defensive end and outside linebacker leverage on the play side snap, if they crash inside hard the bounce lane outside is wide open. Check linebacker depth before the snap, linebackers sitting shallow at 4 to 5 yards can trigger downhill fast and shut down the cutback, favor bouncing outside against this look. This play struggles against fast flow defenses with disciplined edge containment and a strong Mike linebacker who reads gaps quickly, expect minimal gains against those fronts. It beats light boxes, Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells that keep only six in the box, and defenses that overpursue the flow motion. Post-snap, key on the user controlled defender, if they immediately fill the C gap or crash down user, take the bounce path outside where the leverage defender is now uncovered.

Usage Tips

Use this play on early downs (1st and 10 or 2nd and short to medium) when you want to keep the defense guessing between run and pass out of Y Off Trips personnel.

Pre-snap, identify if the defense is showing a light box with six or fewer defenders, this is the green light to run Bounce Outside Zone with confidence.

If the defense stacks the box with eight defenders or shows an obvious run blitz look, motion the HB pre-snap or check into a passing concept like Stick or All Curl from the same set to keep them honest.

Pair this play with HB Zone Toss and Same Side Zone earlier in a drive to condition the defense to flow hard, then hit Bounce Outside Zone late to exploit overaggressive pursuit.

Use the left or right stick to manually guide the HB once you see the edge defender's leverage, patience through the mesh point is critical before committing to bounce or cutback.

Sequence this with RPO Read WR Screen or RPO Bubble Y Pop from the same formation so the defense cannot sit on run fits without conceding the perimeter throw.

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