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HB Ace Power

Singleback·Wing Tight·13
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Play diagram for HB Ace Power from Singleback Wing Tight in Madden 27

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Breakdown

HB Ace Power is a downhill gap run out of Singleback Wing Tight with 13 personnel on the field. The diagram shows the HB aligned in the backfield taking a lead step to the play side before cutting upfield behind a power blocking scheme, with the line down blocking and the backside guard pulling to lead through the hole. This is a pure run play designed to overload one side of the formation with double tight end and wing support for extra gap integrity, not a play-action or RPO look. The primary read is the pulling guard's kick out block, hit the hole downhill and press the lead blocker's hip before deciding to bounce outside or stick it up inside the tackle box.

Defensive Reads

Look for base 4-3 or 3-4 fronts with linebackers stacked at normal depth, this run beats those looks because the double team at the point of attack and pulling guard create a clean kick out on the edge defender. Heavy run blitzes with a linebacker cheating into the play side gap can blow this up quickly since the pulling guard has less time to get to his landmark, so identify stacked fronts or an extra man in the box pre-snap. Man coverage on the backside with no extra run support in the box is a green light, since the defense is committing corners to receivers instead of adding a run defender. Watch for a safety rotating down into the box post-snap, that is the lurk defender most likely to fill the alley and clean up if the edge is sealed. Zone coverage shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4 with light boxes get gashed by this concept since the extra gap blockers overwhelm standard front seven fits, but disguised zone blitzes that bring an extra rusher off the edge can beat the scheme before the guard arrives.

Usage Tips

Run this out of Singleback Wing Tight when you have a numbers advantage in the box, ideally six or fewer defenders showing pre-snap since the wing and extra tight end give you enough surface blockers to seal the edge.

Use HB Ace Power on early downs, first and second and short to medium, when you want to establish physicality and set up play-action off the same look later in the drive.

Pair this with PA Power O and PA Ctr Waggle from the same set since both mirror the initial backfield action and freeze linebackers who key run fits too aggressively.

Watch linebacker depth before the snap, if the Mike or Will is crashing downhill on the snap count, consider hot routing the fullback or using a cutback lane audible since the pulling guard's path can get disrupted by fast flow defenders.

User the pulling guard manually in tight matchups to ensure he squares up the correct force defender rather than letting the AI blocker whiff on a blitzing linebacker.

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