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Quick Reference
Breakdown
PA Behind Fk Cheat Quick Out uses a play-action fake behind the backfield to hold linebackers and safeties before working a quick out breaking route as the primary answer against man and zone alike. The motion pre-snap helps identify man coverage by triggering a defender to follow across the formation, while the fake mesh action from the Fk Cheat concept sells run action to freeze the second level. The primary read progression starts with the quick out on the boundary, then works to the underneath crosser or check down if the flat defender jumps the out route.
Defensive Reads
Key the flat defender and outside linebacker at the snap, since a hard flow to the run fake opens a clean throwing lane for the quick out Watch for Cover 3 sky or Cover 4 shells with the corner sitting deep, which lets the quick out sit in a soft void underneath for an easy completion Identify Cover 2 with the corner jamming at the line, which can jump the quick out route and force you to work the secondary read or check down immediately Look for user linebackers spying the run fake versus dropping into underneath zones, since a spy or blitz that ignores the flat leaves the out route wide open Beware disguised Cover 1 or Cover 0 blitzes with the motion defender staying attached in man, since a fast blitz can beat the play-action timing before the out route develops
Usage Tips
Use the pre-snap motion to diagnose man versus zone before the snap, since a defender following the motion man confirms man coverage and opens up the quick out against a trailing corner
Call this on early downs in run heavy personnel packages so the play-action fake actually holds the front seven and linebackers step up instead of sitting in zone drops
Hot route the quick out to a hitch or speed out against press corners if you see a hard outside shade pre-snap, since the base out concept can get squeezed on the boundary
Pair this with Fk Cheat HB Stretch and Fk Cheat Outside Zone earlier in a series so the run fake sells and defenders start keying run tendencies from the same personnel and motion look
Use PA Behind Fk Cheat Post Cross as a complementary shot play off the same action once you have established the quick out and gotten linebackers to bite on the run fake
