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HB Base

Shotgun·Y Trips Wk·11

Dive Run Play

Play diagram for HB Base from Shotgun Y Trips Wk in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationShotgun

SetY Trips Wk

Personnel

111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

HB Base out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk is a designed dive run that sends the HB straight through the A gap behind a downhill blocking scheme from the interior line. The diagram shows a simple north south hit with no misdirection or pulling linemen, just a straight dive read for the back to find daylight off his blockers up front. This is a pure gap runner, not a man or zone beater since it attacks the box directly rather than exploiting coverage, and the primary read progression is the HB reading the initial push at the point of attack before deciding to bounce or stick it inside.

Defensive Reads

Watch for run blitzes and nano blitz packages that send an extra defender through the A or B gap since this play has no lead blocker to clean up penetration. Check linebacker depth before the snap, if they are stacked tight to the line in a run fit alignment this play will struggle to find a crease. This play is most effective against base 4-3 or 3-4 fronts that are playing coverage shells and are not anticipating a quick hitting dive. Look for safeties creeping into the box post snap, that signals the defense is selling out against the run and you should consider switching to a play-action concept from this same set on the next snap. If you see odd fronts with heavy interior stacking or a called run blitz, this play gets shut down quickly since there is no counter or misdirection to manipulate pursuit angles.

Usage Tips

Use this play on short yardage downs like 3rd and 2 or inside the red zone when you need a quick decisive gain without exposing yourself to a big loss.

Check the defensive front pre-snap and if you see a heavy box with 8 or more defenders stacked, consider audibling to a play-action shot off this same HB Base look instead of running into a stacked run fit.

Pair this with Same Side Zone and HB Mid Zone in the same set so the defense cannot key on one blocking scheme, forcing linebackers to hesitate on run fits.

Since this is a dive with no read options attached, user the HB immediately after the snap to help sell blocks and be ready to take manual control if a linebacker shoots a gap untouched.

Mix in RPO Peek Slant and RPO Base Alert Lookie from the same formation to keep defenses honest and force second level defenders to respect the pass before crashing down on this dive.