Curl Combo

Curl Combo out of Shotgun Doubles Offset gives you a five man route concept built around a deep curl on the backside, a wheel and vertical release combo on the frontside, a shallow crosser working underneath from the slot, and an in cut breaking off the trips look. The backside X runs a deep curl at roughly 12 to 15 yards while the frontside receiver stems up the sideline before working outside on a wheel, with the outside receiver in that stack running straight vertical to hold the safety. The TE or slot underneath crosses the field on a shallow drag while the near receiver in the bunch breaks inward on a short in route, giving you a natural high low and horizontal stretch against zone drops. This is primarily a zone beater thanks to the curl and drag combo settling into soft spots, though the wheel route gives you a man beater answer if a linebacker or safety tries to carry it in coverage. Primary read progression starts with the curl on the backside, moves to the drag underneath if the curl is capped, and works to the wheel as a home run shot if you see man coverage or a blown coverage rotation.