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Mesh Out N Up

Shotgun·Doubles Y Off·11
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Breakdown

Mesh Out N Up is a man beater built out of Shotgun Doubles Y Off that uses a classic mesh concept underneath paired with an out and up route on the outside to stress corners playing tight coverage. The crossing routes create natural traffic to shake defenders on rubs while the out and up serves as a double move breakout against aggressive man corners or squatting flat defenders. Primary read progression starts with the out and up for the big play shot, then works down to the mesh crossers underneath as the checkdown against zone or if the corner stays deep.

Defensive Reads

Watch the flat defender or corner responsible for the out route, if he sits and squats you have the up route wide open for a explosive gain Identify press man corners pre snap since the out and up is specifically designed to counter aggressive jams and outside leverage Look for a single high safety rotation which signals man coverage or Cover 3, both of which give the out and up room to work down the sideline Beware of Cover 2 shells with two deep safeties since the up route can get squeezed by a deep half defender sitting on top of the route User controlled lurk defenders sitting in the shallow crossing lanes can jump the mesh routes, so be ready to reset to the out and up if you see a user spying the middle of the field Man blitz packages that bring extra pressure off the edge can disrupt the timing of the out and up, so check protection or use a quick hot route to the mesh side as a built in answer

Usage Tips

Check for man coverage indicators before the snap such as corners lined up press or shaded outside, since the out and up is designed to freeze a corner who jumps the out portion of the route

If you see a single high safety shell, take a shot at the out and up early in the play call sequence since the deep half is often thin against this look

Use the mesh crossers as your answer against zone coverage or Cover 3 since the natural pick action creates easy separation underneath for quick throws

Hot route the shallow crosser to a drag or spot route if you are facing heavy underneath zone drops like Tampa 2 to give yourself a faster outlet

Pair this play with Mesh Outs or Slants earlier in a drive to condition the defense to expect quick underneath throws, then hit the out and up for a double move counterpunch once they start jumping routes

Use in obvious passing downs like second and long or third and medium where defenses are more likely to play man coverage on the outside

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