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Breakdown

PA WR In runs out of Shotgun Trey Open with 11 personnel, using play action to hold linebackers before attacking the intermediate middle of the field. The backside X runs a corner route stemming out and up the sideline as a vertical clearout, while the two receivers on the trey side create a combo with one running an in route across the middle and the other working a deep out to the boundary. The primary read starts with the in route sitting down over the middle against zone or breaking away from man leverage, then progresses to the corner route on the backside if the deep half is vacated, making this an effective zone beater that also punishes man coverage when defenders bite on the run fake.

Defensive Reads

Watch for linebackers biting hard on the run fake, if they crash downhill the in route will have a wide open lane through the vacated middle Identify single high versus two high safety looks before the snap, single high shells are more vulnerable since the deep middle defender has to respect the corner route and the in route simultaneously Key on any user controlled defender sitting in a shallow zone or lurking near the in route since a well timed jump can undercut the throw for a pick six Cover 2 with disciplined linebackers who sink into their zone drops can take away the in route window and force you to rely on the corner route Man coverage with a deep half safety help defender over the top can bracket the corner route, so identify press man alignment pre snap and be ready to check into the in route as your primary answer

Usage Tips

Use this play on early downs in run heavy personnel counts to maximize the play action hold on linebackers and safeties

Check the safety alignment before the snap, if you see two high safeties sitting soft the in route will have a natural window to settle in the middle

Hot route the backside X into a hitch or comeback if the corner is playing off man to give yourself a quicker outlet against aggressive man coverage

Pair this with Verticals X Shallow or Y Cross Wheel in the same set so defenses cannot sit on the in route concept and must respect the vertical shot every snap

Attack Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with this play since the in route settles into the natural void behind the underneath zone defenders and in front of the deep coverage

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