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Reload PA Shake Bubble

Shotgun·Normal Y Off Close·11
Play ActionMotionPass Play
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Benkert OffenseOffense

Breakdown

Reload PA Shake Bubble is a play-action pass out of Shotgun 11 personnel that layers a shake route concept on the backside with a bubble screen to the flat, giving you a built in answer against both zone drops and aggressive man pressure. The play action mesh with the RB freezes linebackers before the shake breaks open in the intermediate zone, while the bubble serves as a quick outlet if the defense sells out on the run fake. Primary read starts with the shake route working against the middle of the field, then bounces to the bubble as a check down if a defender flies underneath or a blitz forces a quick trigger.

Defensive Reads

Key the flow of the linebackers immediately after the snap, if they bite hard on the run fake the shake route will have a clean throwing lane. Watch the slot or flat defender responsible for the bubble, if he sits and reads run action you have an easy completion underneath. Identify single high versus two high safety shells pre-snap, single high leaves the middle vulnerable for the shake to sit down in the void. This play struggles against disciplined zone defenses that keep linebackers deep in their drops without biting the play fake. Beware of a user controlled defender sitting in the shake window since that lurk threat can jump the route if the quarterback stares it down too long.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion to identify if the defense is playing man or zone based on whether a defender follows across the formation.

If the safety shows two high, expect the shake to have a soft window in the seam, so work your eyes there first before checking down to the bubble.

Against Cover 3 or Cover 1 with a blitz shown, get the ball out fast to the bubble since the play action fake will hold linebackers just long enough to create space.

Pair this play with Reload PA Deep Sail or Reload PA Cross earlier in a series so the defense respects the deep shot and bites harder on the play fake here.

Best called on early downs in the redzone or medium yardage situations where defenses expect run based on the play action look and personnel grouping.

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