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Slants

Shotgun·Doubles Z Close Wk·11

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Breakdown

Slants out of Shotgun Doubles Z Close Wk 11 personnel is a quick-hitting man beater built around slant routes from the outside receivers that create instant separation against press or off man coverage. The concept works as a horizontal stretch, with slants breaking inside on option routes underneath while the backside continues to occupy zone defenders, giving the quarterback a fast rhythm throw off a three to five step drop. The primary read progression starts with the near-side slant on the pre-snap leverage of the corner, then moves to the fullback or TE crosser on the backside if the initial slant is capped by an inside linebacker sitting in a hook zone.

Defensive Reads

Read the flat defender first, if a linebacker or nickel corner sinks into the slant window immediately look to the backside crosser Watch for Cover 2 shells with two deep safeties, this leaves the underneath slant window tight but beatable if the corner jumps outside too hard Identify Cover 3 sink or buzz linebackers dropping into the passing lane, this is the primary defense that shuts down the inside slant read and forces the checkdown Key on user blitzers off the edge, since the quick game timing of this play is designed to beat pressure but a well timed A gap blitz can disrupt the launch point Against man coverage with a deep half safety rotated over, expect the slant to win clean unless the defense uses a bracket or double team on the primary receiver

Usage Tips

Check the corner alignment before the snap, if you see press or tight man technique the slant will win almost immediately off the release

Use this play on second and short or third and short since the timing throw does not need a lot of field to convert

Hot route the backside receiver into a quick out or speed out to counter Cover 3 sink defenders who wall off the inside slant

Pair this call with Dagger Z Comeback or Double Post in the same set so defenders who bite on the quick slant get burned by the deeper comeback and post shots later in a series

Snap the ball quickly against blitz-heavy defenses since the fast developing slants get the ball out before extra rushers arrive, and user the quarterback to step up in the pocket to avoid contain rushers

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