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Quick Reference
Breakdown
Quick Slants from the U Off Trips Pistol set fires the trips side into a stacked double slant look, with the two inside receivers cutting hard on quick slant angles while the backside X runs a go route to hold the corner deep. The lone outside trips receiver clears vertically to open underneath grass for the slants. This is a rhythm man beater built for a lightning quick three step drop, with the primary read starting on the inside slant closest to the ball before working outward to the second slant if the first window is taken away.
Defensive Reads
This concept torches man coverage and off man corners who cannot mirror the quick inside break of the slants. Watch for a robber or lurk defender sitting in the shallow middle zone, he can jump both slant routes if he reads the quarterback's eyes. Cover 3 and Cover 1 with a spy in the box give up easy completions unless the linebacker sinks fast to the inside slant lane. Press man on the trips side with safety help over the top can disrupt the timing and force the quarterback to hold the ball. Zone blitzes that bring extra rushers off the edge test the quick drop, if the quarterback cannot get the ball out in rhythm the slants will not have time to develop.
Usage Tips
Fire this out of shotgun on early downs or third and short when you need a high percentage completion against man coverage.
Check the slot defender pre-snap: if he is playing outside shade or shows blitz, the inside slant window opens immediately off the snap.
Use the backside go route as a hot read against single high looks where the corner bites on the slant, then take the shot down the sideline.
Pair this with PA Slot Out or DBL Post in your play-calling sequence to keep the defense guessing between quick game and shot plays off similar formation looks.
Get the ball out on time, this concept lives and dies on the quarterback throwing before the second slant defender can close the window.
