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Mtn PA Spinner

Shotgun·Doubles Y Off·11
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Breakdown

Mtn PA Spinner is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Doubles Y Off that uses a spin fake handoff to sell inside zone before the QB resets and works the pass concept downfield. The play-action mesh point freezes linebackers and safeties keying the run, opening up the vertical and intermediate routes behind the second level. This is primarily a zone beater designed to punish teams that fly up on the run fake, with the primary read starting on the deep route to the play-action side before working back to the intermediate crosser or check down out of the backfield.

Defensive Reads

Pre snap identify single high versus two high safety shells, single high defenses are more vulnerable since the safety has to respect the run fake Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they crash hard on the fake and vacate the middle the crosser and deep shot will be wide open Post snap track any user controlled lurk defender sitting in the passing lane, if he stays home on the play fake abort to the check down or throw away Look for zone defenses that leave the deep half thin after safety rotation, this is where the shot route hits versus Cover 3 or Cover 4 rotation Man coverage with no safety help over the top is the biggest weakness this play beats, blitz packages that stay disciplined and do not bite on the run fake will limit the explosive play

Usage Tips

Run this on early downs like first or second and short when defenses are honoring the run look based on personnel and formation tendencies

Check the box count and safety depth pre snap, if you see two high safeties sitting deep the shot play may be capped so consider bailing to Mtn RPO Alert Bubble Slant instead

Sell the play fake with the stick and R2 or RS run commit animation timing so linebackers actually bite, then reset your eyes downfield immediately

Pair this with Mtn Spinner HB Counter and Mtn PA Sweep HB Seam in the same drive to build run fake tendencies that make the play action window bigger later in the game

Use motion or a hard count pre snap to bait linebackers into showing blitz or man alignment before the snap, this tells you whether to trust the deep shot or check down quickly

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