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Mtn Out N Up

Singleback·Wing Close·12
OutOut And UpMotionPass PlayMan BeaterCornerDragCrosserOption Route
Play diagram for Mtn Out N Up from Singleback Wing Close in Madden 27

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Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

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PlayerSideRoute
HB1MiddlePass Block
TE2RightDrag
WR1LeftOut and Up
WR2RightOption Route
TE1RightCorner

Read progression

  1. WR1 left, Out and Up
  2. WR2 right, Option Route
  3. TE1 right, Corner
  4. TE2 right, Drag

Breakdown

Mtn Out N Up is a man beater pass concept out of Singleback Wing Close 12 personnel that uses pre-snap motion to help identify coverage before the ball is even snapped. The motion man runs a deep out that sits down at the sideline as a quick outlet, while the outside receiver on the boundary runs an out and up (sluggo-style) to attack a corner sitting on the shorter route, and the slot receiver works a short out cross underneath. The tight end and remaining backfield personnel stay in to protect, giving the quarterback a clean pocket to work through his reads. Primary progression starts with the out and up on the boundary looking for a cornerback bite, then works down to the shallow out cross, with the motion man's deep out as the checkdown against zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Watch the cornerback's reaction to the motion pre-snap, if he follows the receiver across the field you are facing man coverage and the out and up becomes a high value target. Key the safety depth on the play side, a shallow single high safety or a corner playing off leverage often signals zone drops that take away the deep shot and force you to check down. Identify blitz packages by reading linebacker depth before the snap, a stacked front with linebackers crashing downhill can be countered by the quick out cross since the shallow route beats blitz timing. Watch for a user controlled lurk defender sitting in the middle of the field, since the shallow out cross is vulnerable if a user jumps the route with fast reaction time. Against Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells, the corner playing outside leverage with deep safety help will sit on the out and up, so be ready to reset your progression to the motion man's deep out for a controlled gain instead of forcing the deep shot.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone before the snap, if the defender follows across the formation you know you have a man beater matchup to attack.

Target the out and up route against aggressive corners who jump underneath routes, this is your explosive play answer versus press man or corners playing tight technique.

Hold the shallow out cross as your safety valve versus zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 where the deep patterns get taken away by help over the top.

Call this on second and medium or third and long situations where defenses are more likely to play man coverage or blitz, giving your out and up route a one on one shot downfield.

Pair this play with Mtn Cheat WR Out or Mtn Cheat WR Wheel in the same set to keep defenders guessing on similar route stems, then hit them with the up route when they start jumping the shorter cuts.

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