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Cheat Bunch Drive Corner

Shotgun·Tight Flex Wk·11

Corner Drive Motion Pass Play Cover 4 Beater

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SetTight Flex Wk

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111 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR

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Breakdown

Cheat Bunch Drive Corner is a Cover 4 beater out of the bunch alignment that uses pre-snap motion to distort the defensive shell and confirm man versus zone coverage. The corner route attacks the deep outside quarter while the drive concept works underneath from the bunch, creating a natural high low stretch on the flat defender or curl to flat player. Primary progression starts with the corner route against a single high safety or a defender who bites on the drive action, then works down to the drive route and finally the underneath crosser as a checkdown against soft zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, check safety depth and alignment over the bunch, a single high safety shaded to the bunch side signals Cover 3 or Cover 1 and tells you the corner route has one on one leverage. Look at the cornerback aligned outside the bunch, if he is playing off with outside leverage he is likely sitting on the corner route in a quarters shell, which means you should work the drive route instead. Post-snap, track the flat or curl to flat defender, if he widens with the motion or bites on the drive action the corner route behind him is wide open. Beware disguised Cover 2 man concepts where the corner sits underneath the corner route while a safety rotates over the top, this combination clogs both levels of the route and forces you to the checkdown. Identify blitz packages that send extra rushers off the edge, since this play holds the ball longer for the corner route to develop, a well timed nano blitz can force a quick throw before the deep route matures.

Usage Tips

Use the pre-snap motion to identify if the defense rotates a safety over the top, this tells you immediately whether the corner route is live against Cover 4 or Cover 2 shells.

Hot route the underneath drive runner into a quick option or slant if you see man coverage with no help, since the corner route takes longer to develop and can get jumped by a sitting cornerback.

This play shines on second and long or third and medium situations where defenses lean on quarters coverage to prevent the deep shot while still respecting the run.

Pair this call with Mtn Bunch Drive or Mtn Bunch Switch Flood earlier in a series so the defense sees similar bunch action and starts jumping the drive route, then hit them with the corner route for the explosive play.

Watch for a user controlled safety flying down on the motion, if he commits hard to the underneath area throw the corner route immediately before he can recover deep.