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Shock H Option is a Trips-based pass concept out of Shotgun Trey Open Offset with a lone backside receiver running a vertical seam up the numbers. On the trips side, the inside receiver runs an option route out of the backfield area against the second level (breaking either flat or up based on the leverage of the linebacker), while the two outside receivers stack a deep out and go combo up the sideline. The backfield player at the bottom runs a quick option/angle route off man motion, giving you a built-in check against blitz pressure. This is a man beater at its core thanks to the option route creating natural separation against linebackers in man coverage, but it also holds up against zone thanks to the vertical stretch on the outside. Primary progression starts with the option route in the flat, then works to the deep comeback/out combo on the trips side, and finishes with the backside seam as a home run shot if the defense sells out on the option side.
Pre-snap, check safety depth: a single high safety indicates man or Cover 3, opening up the backside vertical seam Watch the linebacker assigned to the option route during motion, if he trails in man coverage the option route wins easily Identify Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells by cornerback depth on the trips side, since the deep out and go combo is designed to attack the flat defender and hard corner Look for a lurking linebacker or safety sitting in the middle of the field, which can jump the option route and bait a turnover Blitz-heavy fronts with no deep help are vulnerable to the backside seam route, so identify empty middle coverage post-snap for the big play
Motion the H back before the snap to identify man versus zone based on whether a defender follows across the formation
If the linebacker widens with the option route defender, throw underneath quickly before the window closes
Use the backside vertical seam as a shot play against single high safety looks when the defense overplays the trips side
Pair this with Y Stick or Triple Slant from the same set to keep the defense guessing on quick game versus option concepts
Best called on second and medium to long or first down when you want a rhythm throw with a big play escape valve
Against zone blitz looks, get the ball out to the option route immediately since it settles in the void created by blitzing linebackers

































