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Breakdown
PA Boot Rt is a play-action bootleg out of the I Form Close 21 personnel set that pulls the QB out of the pocket to the right off a play fake. The diagram shows a corner route breaking to the pylon from the outside receiver, a deep drift/crossing route sitting underneath the corner in the flat area, and a fullback releasing to the flat as the checkdown, while the backside receiver runs a deep dig across the field for a scheme beater against overplayed boot flow. The primary read progression starts with the corner route on the boot side, works down to the flat route, and comes back to the deep dig if the defense sucks up on the play fake and rolls with the QB.
Defensive Reads
Watch for a strong safety cheating down into the box pre-snap, which signals a run blitz look that this boot naked action can exploit. Read the flat defender post-snap since he has to choose between the fullback flat route and staying deep enough to wall off the corner route. Man coverage with inside leverage corners gets exposed by the corner route breaking to the boundary, so look for press man alignment as a green light. Cover 3 zone teams that spin the free safety away from the boot side leave the deep dig wide open, so identify single high shells before the snap. Beware of a linebacker spy or contain defender staying home on the play fake, since a disciplined edge defender can blow up the bootleg and force an early throwaway.
Usage Tips
Run this on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and medium when the defense is respecting the I Form run game and personnel grouping.
Check the flat defender and force player pre-snap since the flat route and corner route both attack that same edge defender in a high low.
If the cornerback squats hard on the corner route, hot route the flat route into a wheel or speed up the fullback release to create separation underneath.
Pair this play with HB Iso, Power O, or HB Zone Toss earlier in a drive to sell the run fake and get linebackers flowing hard before dialing this up.
Use the deep dig as a built in answer versus zone coverages that spin a safety to the boot side, since it settles in the void behind underneath defenders.
