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Breakdown
Mtn PA Boot Fork is a play-action rollout concept out of Pistol Doubles Hip with 11 personnel. The offensive line executes a boot-action pass block sliding away from the fake, selling run action before the quarterback rolls out. On the backside, a receiver runs a deep crossing route that forks into a corner breaking route while another receiver clears out on a deep dig-style path, and the flow to the play side features a receiver bending into a comeback and a tight end climbing to the flat. This is a play-action man beater designed to hold linebackers with the run fake while creating natural picks and separation on the fork route, and the primary read starts with the fork breaking route before working back to the flat and comeback options as the quarterback rolls.
Defensive Reads
Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he steps up on the run fake the fork route behind him is open all game. Identify man coverage by checking if defenders shadow receivers through the motion, since the fork concept naturally picks off trailing man defenders. Cover 3 with a hard flowing strong safety leaves the deep comeback route and flat combination open on the boot side. Watch for a user controlled lurk defender sitting in the shallow zone, since he can jump the flat route if the quarterback tips the rollout too early. Aggressive edge blitzes off the boot side can collapse the pocket quickly, so key the defensive end alignment pre-snap to confirm the rollout lane is clean.
Usage Tips
Run this on early downs after establishing the run game so linebackers respect the play fake and bite on the mountain motion action.
Check pre-snap for single high shells since the deep fork route creates a natural rub that beats man coverage and Cover 3 rotation.
If you see Cover 2 or 4 with two deep safeties, hot route the flat route into a quicker breaking route to attack the shallow void before the rollout window closes.
Pair this with Mtn PA Boot as a base concept and mix in Mtn HB Slip Screen to punish defenses keying on the mountain motion or crashing linebackers.
Use play action shot plays like this on second and short or after a successful run to maximize the freeze effect on second level defenders.
