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Pitch WR Reverse

Singleback·Wing Close·12
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Play diagram for Pitch WR Reverse from Singleback Wing Close in Madden 27

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Breakdown

Pitch WR Reverse is a trick run play out of Singleback Wing Close 12 personnel that starts with an outside pitch action to the flat before handing off to the reverse man coming across the formation. The offensive line and TEs execute a lateral toss blocking scheme, sealing the edge while the reverse runner takes the ball back across the grain to attack the opposite side of the field. This is a gap exploiting run concept designed to beat aggressive, over pursuing run defenses and outside zone blitzes, with the primary read being the flow of the play side defense: if the linebackers and secondary crash hard on the pitch action, the reverse lane on the backside opens up.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify whether the defense is showing a stacked box or a light box, since a light box with safeties creeping down signals run blitz support that can be gashed by the reverse if the edge is sealed. Key the play side defensive end and outside linebacker: if they crash hard down the line on the pitch fake, the backside reverse alley is wide open. Watch for a user controlled defender staying home on the backside edge, which is the primary counter to this play and often forces a cutback or loss. Check linebacker depth at the snap, since shallow linebackers flowing fast with eye discipline on the backfield can diagnose the reverse quickly and close the cutback lane. Against man heavy fronts with aggressive edge rushers, this play hits hard, but zone read disciplined fronts that stay square and play assignment football tend to shut down the reverse before it gets outside.

Usage Tips

Call this out of run heavy personnel packages to sell the pitch action and get linebackers flowing hard before the reverse hits the backside. Use this on early downs in run heavy sequences after you have already shown HB Zone Toss or Mtn Corndog Toss so the defense keys the same toss action and overcommits. Watch for defenders spying the backfield or a user controlled linebacker sitting flat footed, since that key defender can blow up the reverse before it develops. Motion pre-snap if available to check whether the defense shifts with the formation, which tells you if you are facing a gap sound front or an aggressive attacking scheme. Mix this in sparingly since Madden defenses will start keying the reverse fake once they see the same backfield action multiple times, so pair it with straight toss and zone runs to keep defenders honest.

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