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Breakdown

Mtn Duo Wrap is a Duo run scheme out of Singleback Wing Slot with 12 personnel, featuring pre-snap motion to adjust the box count before the snap. The line uses double team blocks at the point of attack with a puller wrapping around to lead into the hole, letting the HB read the double teams and press the crease before cutting off the wrap blocker. This is a power run play designed to move the pile downhill against light boxes, and the primary read progression is a one cut path off the double team, working backside to frontside depending on how the linebackers flow.

Defensive Reads

Check the box count before the snap, this play struggles against eight man fronts but thrives against six or seven defenders in the box. Watch the linebacker depth at the snap, if they are sitting flat footed the double team block should win quickly and create a clean lane for the wrap blocker. Beware of a user controlled defender flowing hard downhill to blow up the puller, that is the main defensive read that shuts this run down. If the safeties are rotating down into the box pre-snap, expect an overloaded run fit and consider checking to a different concept. Look for linebackers keying the motion man, if they widen out of the box to cover motion, the interior lanes open up for this Duo scheme.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is in man or zone based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation.

Run this on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and short when you want to establish tempo and bait the defense into stacking the box for later play-action shots.

If the defense shows a light box with only six or seven defenders in the tackle box, snap it quickly before they can adjust with a linebacker shift.

Pair this with PA Power O or Counter U from the same set so the defense has to respect both the wrap blocker action and the misdirection off similar blocking looks.

Avoid calling this into heavy blitz looks with extra defenders crashing downhill, since the wrap blocker can get beat before he reaches the second level.

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