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Mtn Slot Under is a bunch based passing concept out of Shotgun Bunch Spread Nasty that uses pre-snap motion to help identify man versus zone before the ball is even snapped. Off the bunch, the outside receiver runs a deep vertical to stretch the safety, the inline receiver breaks off a corner route working outside, and the third bunch receiver runs an under route sitting flat across the middle at the sticks. The backside receiver runs a shallow drag underneath while the RB releases into a flat route, giving the QB a high low read on the underneath defenders while the corner and vertical occupy the deep coverage. This is a man beater at its core, using the under and shallow crossers to create natural rubs and separation, with the primary read progression starting on the slot under route, then working to the corner route if the flat defender sinks, and checking down to the flat/shallow combo versus tight man coverage.
Watch the flat defender and underneath linebackers pre-snap since a defender shading toward the bunch signals man coverage or a potential nano blitz off the edge. Key the cornerback aligned over the deep vertical route, if he presses at the line expect man coverage and prioritize the under and shallow crossers for quick separation. Identify user controlled defenders sitting in the shallow middle zone since a lurking linebacker or nickel defender can jump the under route and bait a turnover. Against Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells with safeties sitting deep, the corner route can get squeezed, so check the underneath flat and shallow options instead. Blitz heavy defenses that send extra rushers off the edge will struggle to cover the flat route out of the backfield, making that the emergency valve versus pressure.
Use the pre-snap motion to draw out the defense and confirm man coverage if the defender follows the motion man across the formation.
Attack this play on third and medium situations where the under route sitting at the sticks becomes a reliable movement chain conversion.
If the defense shows zone shells with linebackers sitting short, hot route the under route into a deeper curl to sit behind the zone drop and hit the soft spot.
Pair this play with Mtn Slot Cross or Mtn Slot Hitch from the same set so the defense cannot key on the bunch alignment or motion tendency snap after snap.
Look to throw the corner route quickly against Cover 3 or Cover 4 shells where the cornerback bails deep and opens a throwing window before the safety can rotate over.
































