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Breakdown
Fk Toss Lead Swing Dig is a play-action dropback pass off a toss-run fake from Bunch Str Offset in Shotgun. The diagram shows the outside receiver from the bunch running a deep vertical up the sideline, the middle bunch receiver working a dig across the field underneath, and the inside bunch receiver releasing on a swing route out to the flat off the fake toss action, while the QB shows toss-sweep steps before resetting to throw. The primary read progression starts with the dig sitting down in the middle read zone, then works out to the swing as the checkdown against pressure or if the dig window closes, with the deep vertical serving as the alert shot play if the defense bites hard on the run fake.
Defensive Reads
Against man coverage, look for the dig to win versus off man corners since the crossing route creates natural separation through traffic. Zone defenses that flow hard to the toss side leave the middle read area open for the dig, so honest zone shells that respect the run fake get exposed. Watch for a user linebacker sitting in the shallow middle zone (a lurk defender), since he can jump the dig route if the QB is late getting through his progression. Cover 3 with a fast-flowing strong safety can close the flat quickly and take away the swing, forcing the QB to trust the dig or the deep shot. If the defense shows a hard edge blitz off the play-action look, the swing route is the answer since it gets outside the rush before contain arrives.
Usage Tips
Run this early in a series after you have shown the actual Mtn Lead Toss or Crack Toss run so linebackers respect the fake and step up out of their drops.
Check the flow of the linebackers pre-snap, if they are stacked tight to the box expecting run, the dig will have a clean throwing lane behind them.
Use the swing route as your answer against blitzes since it releases immediately to the flat and gives the QB a quick outlet before pressure arrives.
Pair this with Mtn Fk Toss Verticals and Fk Toss Slide in the same series so the defense cannot sit on the play-action fake without getting burned by the vertical shot.
Best called on early downs, second and short or first and ten, when defenses are more likely to sell out on run support.
