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Breakdown

Mtn Fk Dbl Pass is a designed trick play out of the Spread Y-Slot Wk set that disguises itself as a run or bubble screen before flipping into a double pass action. The ball carrier takes the initial pitch or handoff look and pump fakes to draw defenders upfield before pitching or throwing to a second receiver who has leaked out behind the broken coverage. This is a gadget play built to exploit overaggressive run defense and zone defenders who bite on the underneath action, so the primary read is the fake mechanism first, then locating the wide open trailing receiver or backfield outlet for the real throw.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, look at linebacker depth and alignment since stacked or crashing linebackers are the primary target for this fake and confirm the play will hit hard if they bite Check safety depth before the snap, a single high safety who creeps down into the box signals run support that this play is built to exploit Post-snap, track whether the defense triggers a run blitz or screen jump, aggressive edge defenders and linebackers flowing hard to the fake open up the double pass window Man coverage with no safety help over the top is the biggest vulnerability since defenders in man will chase the initial motion and fake, leaving the trailing receiver uncovered Disciplined zone defenses that stay home, especially teams playing Tampa 2 or a true zone shell with linebackers holding their drops, will shut this play down since the fake has nobody to influence

Usage Tips

Save this play for third and short or second and short situations when the defense is primed to sell out against the run or a quick screen look

Run base runs and Mtn HB Swing or HB Screen earlier in a drive so the defense keys on the same jet motion and backfield action, then hit them with Mtn Fk Dbl Pass to punish that conditioning

Watch for aggressive user defenders flying downhill on the fake, this play is designed to make them pay if they abandon coverage responsibility

Use the Motion tag pre-snap to identify man versus zone based on whether a defender follows the motion man across the formation

Do not force the second pass if the defense sits back in a soft zone shell, take the checkdown or throw it away since the fake alone will not create separation against disciplined zone teams

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