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Mtn Counter Str

Singleback·Wing Pair·13

Counter Motion Run Play Power Run

Play diagram for Mtn Counter Str from Singleback Wing Pair in Madden 27

Quick Reference

FormationSingleback

SetWing Pair

Personnel

131 RB · 3 TE · 1 WR

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Breakdown

Mtn Counter Str is a counter run out of Singleback Wing Pair with 13 personnel, using pre-snap motion to shift numbers and misdirection at the line. The offensive line flows one way while the H-back and lead blocker pull across the formation to kick out the edge defender, sending the HB against the grain for a downhill cutback lane. This is a pure power run play, not a pass concept, and the primary read is the play side double team and pulling guard's block on the edge defender before the HB decides between bouncing outside or cutting up inside the pulling lineman.

Defensive Reads

Watch for defenders keying the pulling guard immediately at the snap, since disciplined linebackers who stay home instead of flowing with initial line movement will blow up the counter. A crashing edge defender who ignores the kick out block and squeezes inside can string the run out and force a negative play, so contain discipline on the edge is the key defensive counter. Man coverage defenders following the motion man pre-snap signals a look that is vulnerable to the misdirection since those defenders are occupied and cannot fill run gaps. User a linebacker or safety to sit on the cutback lane behind the pulling blocker, since the primary path to the second level is right where the guard leads the HB. Stacked fronts with an extra linebacker in the box or a called run blitz can beat this play by out-numbering the blocking scheme before the pullers get to their landmarks.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is running with the motion man, which reveals man coverage or a base run fit before the snap.

Attack light boxes and defenses that show two high safeties, since counter runs gash defenses that do not commit an extra run defender into the box.

Bounce the run outside if the edge defender squeezes down hard and crashes the pulling blocker's kick out, since that opens the perimeter lane.

Pair this play with HB Inside Zone and HB Dive from the same set to keep linebackers guessing between zone flow and counter action, then hit them with Mtn Counter Str once they start flowing fast to the initial motion or zone action.

Run this on early downs like first and ten or second and short to stay ahead of the chains, since the blocking scheme needs a play side gap to develop before the cutback opens.