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Hop PA Boot Slide

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Breakdown

Hop PA Boot Slide is a play-action boot concept out of Pistol Bunch that sells the run fake before the QB rolls out to the flat side, giving a half field read on the move. The bunch alignment creates natural rub action underneath while a slide/drift route works behind it, and a deep crosser or dig from the backside gives a window over the middle if the boot flat gets squeezed. Primary progression is flat to slide to backside dig, with the QB reading underneath defenders first since the roll forces flat defenders to declare before the throw window closes.

Defensive Reads

Read the flat defender first since the roll forces an immediate conflict between staying home on the run fake and covering the flat route. If the strong safety or curl to flat defender widens quickly to cover the boot flat, come off it and work the slide route underneath for the easy completion. Watch for a user controlled linebacker spying the QB on the boot side, since that defender can jump the flat throw or contain the rollout entirely. Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with slow linebacker flow are the most vulnerable since the dig route sits in the hole vacated by run fits. Blitz heavy fronts and contain spy calls with a defensive end staying home on the boot side can collapse the pocket fast, so be ready to check down to the slide route or tuck and run if the edge is unblocked.

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs or second and medium when defenses are keying run action from Pistol personnel, since the play fake holds linebackers and forces them to widen with the boot. Check the flat defender pre snap: if he is sitting hard on the bunch stack, hot route the flat man to a quick out or speed release to beat aggressive man corners. Against zone shells, trust the boot roll to buy time for the backside dig to sit down in the vacated middle void, especially versus Cover 3 rotation. Pair this with Mesh or Hop Zone Wk earlier in a series so defenders start respecting quick game, then hit this boot concept to punish overplayed underneath zones. Use play action here on obvious run downs like second and three or third and short to maximize linebacker bite on the fake.