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Sprint Double Out

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Breakdown

Sprint Double Out is a sprint out play action style pass out of the Bunch Open TE look that flows the quarterback to one side of the field with a pair of stacked out routes on the play side, giving quick access to the boundary against man and off zone coverage. The bunch alignment creates natural rub action against man defenders trying to stay attached to the two out route runners, while the backside typically has a shorter breaking route as a checkdown or crosser to hold underneath defenders. The primary read progression starts with the flat or shorter out breaking off the bunch, then works to the deeper out route as the quarterback sprints toward the numbers, with the checkdown or drag underneath serving as the last resort if both outs are blanketed.

Defensive Reads

Identify if the defense is showing man coverage with the corners playing outside shade on the bunch, since the natural rub from the stacked receivers will spring the shorter out route open almost immediately. Watch for a single high safety rotating to the play side after the snap, which signals a possible cloud coverage look designed to squeeze the outs and take away the sideline throw. Key the flow of the linebackers as the quarterback sprints out. If they widen with the play, the underneath crosser or checkdown becomes the answer against a scraping zone defense. Beware of contain blitzes or edge pressure from the backside, since the sprint out mechanic can trap the quarterback if the edge defender is not accounted for by a tight end chip or the running back. Against zone shells like Cover 3 or Cover 4, look for the corner sinking under the deeper out route, which means the quicker out or the checkdown underneath is the higher percentage throw.

Usage Tips

Call this on early down and medium to long yardage situations where you want to attack the sideline quickly off the sprint out action.

Check the cornerback depth on the bunch side before the snap. If you see press man alignment, expect natural rub help on the shorter out route as it releases.

Use the sprint out mechanic to your advantage by getting outside the tackle box, which opens up throwing lanes and gives you a run threat if both outs are covered.

Hot route the backside receiver into a quick slant or drag if you anticipate a blitz, since the sprint action pulls protection away from that side.

Pair this with Same Side Zone or HB Draw earlier in a series to sell run action, then hit Sprint Double Out once the defense starts cheating linebackers into the box.

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