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Escort PA Slide

Pistol·Doubles Y Off·11
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Breakdown

Escort PA Slide is a play-action shot play out of Pistol Doubles Y Off that sends both outside receivers vertical while the slot man runs a deep crosser back across the field, all designed off a run fake to sell the linebackers and safeties downhill. The backside receiver runs a slide/drag underneath from the far side to give you a built in checkdown against overplayed coverage, while the running back stays in to chip and escort protection before releasing to the flat. Primary read progression is the deep crossing route first for a explosive play against man or single high shells, then work back to the two verticals, and finally settle for the underneath slide/flat if the pocket collapses or the safety sits deep.

Defensive Reads

Key the middle linebacker and weak safety immediately after the snap, if they bite on the run fake the deep crosser will have a wide throwing lane behind them. Watch for Cover 3 or Cover 1 shells pre snap since the single deep defender cannot cover both verticals and the crosser at the same time. Man coverage on the outside receivers running verticals is a major green light, since this concept stresses man defenders vertically while the crosser works underneath them. Beware of Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells with two deep safeties, since they can help over the top on the verticals and rob the crossing route with underneath zone defenders sitting in the throwing lane. If the defense brings a delayed blitz or nano blitz off the edge, the running back's escort block is critical, so identify overload pressure looks pre snap and consider a quick hot route to the flat if protection is likely to break down.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs or in 2nd and medium situations where defenses expect run action out of Pistol personnel, since the play fake plays off inside zone and gap looks in this set. Check the box count before the snap, if the defense is stacked to stop the run with 8 in the box, this is a green light to take the shot downfield. Hot route the backside slide into a deeper dig if you are getting soft zone coverage and the crosser is getting sat on by a linebacker. Look for single high safety shells (Cover 1 or Cover 3) pre snap since the deep cross has room to work behind linebackers who bite on the run fake. Pair this with HB Dive or HB Zone earlier in a drive to condition the defense to respect the run action, then dial up Escort PA Slide to hit the crosser wide open once safeties start crashing downhill.

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