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Pistol Y-Trips

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Y-Trips

Play: HB Stretch

Setup: None Required

Reads:

  1. Follow the blocking either cut it up or bounce it to the outside

Overview: This is another very effective run in Madden 17, EA actually had to put out a patch to try to stop the effectiveness of the stretch. Mixing in this run with the counters will work wonders.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Y-Trips

Play: HB Counter

Setup: None Required

Reads:

  1. Follow the blocking

Overview: Having a stretch and a counter out of the same formation makes it extremely hard to defend and keeps your opponent guessing. This is because your opponent can never over commit to one side since you have both of these runs in your arsenal.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Y-Trips

Play: PA Zone Shot

Setup:

  1. Block your running back to take away the play action
  2. Put the A/X receiver on a drag
  3. Put the X/Square receiver on a slant

Reads:

  1. The main read on this play is the RB/R1 route
  2. The check downs on this play are the slant and drag routes

Overview: Overall this play is a great man beater. If you see your opponent playing a lot of man coverage or even blitzing out of man to try and stop the runs, you hit him with this and it will go for big yardage.

Playbook: New Orleans Saints

Formation: Pistol Y-Trips

Play: PA WR Screen

Setup: None Required

Reads:

  1. Hit the wide receiver on the screen

Overview: This play is used against zone coverage, mixed in with the runs in this formation it is very hard to stop because you are always keeping your opponent guessing.

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Markysmoove
Markysmoove
7 years ago

Are there anymore plays or just 4?