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Mtn PA Boot Rt

Pistol·Open Flex·11
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Breakdown

Mtn PA Boot Rt is a play-action rollout out of Pistol 11 personnel that sells the Mtn HB Zone Wk look before the QB rolls to the right edge. The fake to the HB pulls up linebackers and slot defenders, opening a flood concept to the boot side with a flat route, a deep out or comeback, and a crossing route working underneath as the checkdown. This is a man beater against aggressive run fits and overplayed linebackers, and the primary read progression starts with the flat defender to determine leverage, works to the intermediate out breaking route if the flat is taken away, and finishes with the crosser or the QB scrambling for extra yardage.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender at the snap. If he bites on the run fake or the flat route immediately, the out route behind him will be open for a strong gain. Check the strong safety depth pre-snap. A safety sitting shallow at 8 yards or closer signals he may jump the underlying routes, leaving the deep comeback exposed on the sideline. Identify Cover 3 or Cover 4 shells before the snap since this concept stresses the flat to deep quarter conflict and forces the corner or safety to choose between the flat route and the out breaking route. Look for contain defenders and spy linebackers who stay home instead of biting the run fake, since disciplined edge defenders can shut down the rollout and force the QB to throw off platform or take a sack. Beware of overload blitzes to the boot side, since a quick pass rush win can collapse the pocket before the QB clears the fake and gets his eyes downfield.

Usage Tips

Run this play on early downs like 1st and 10 or 2nd and short when the defense expects Mtn HB Zone Wk based on your previous play calls, since the run fake plays off that tendency.

Check the flat defender before the snap. If a corner or linebacker is sitting hard on the flat, the boot concept will pull him further and open the deep out for a big gain.

Use the QB rollout to your advantage against edge pressure by rolling away from the strength of the defensive line, especially versus wide 9 techniques or overload blitzes to the play side.

Hot route the crosser into a deeper dig if you see zone drops with linebackers sinking underneath the sticks, giving your QB a window over the middle once he clears the pocket.

Pair this call with Mtn HB Zone Wk and Mtn HB Stretch earlier in a series so the defense commits to run support, then hit them with this boot to punish linebackers flowing hard to the mesh point.

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