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Breakdown
60 Slide comes out of Shotgun Trips HB Wk with a three receiver trips side and two vertical seam routes stacked from the boundary receivers. The number three receiver in the trips runs a slide route, working outside on a quick out breaking hitch stem before angling upfield, while the two inside trips receivers and the backside receiver push straight vertical seams to hold linebackers and safeties. This is a zone beater built to attack cover 2 and cover 3 shells, isolating the slide route in the flat and boundary voids while the verticals occupy the deep defenders and clear underneath grass for the primary read.
Defensive Reads
Presnap key the corner over the trips number three receiver, if he plays off with outside leverage the slide route has an easy throwing lane underneath. Watch the flat or curl to flat defender, if he widens too fast to jump the slide route he opens the seam behind him for the vertical routes. Against cover 3 identify the deep third defender to the trips side, if he stays deep and the underneath zone defender squeezes the slide route the throw window shrinks and you should progress to the seam. This play struggles against man coverage with a underneath linebacker or nickel spy who can carry the slide route, so check for man alignment and press corners presnap. Beware a user controlled defender lurking in the shallow flat zone since he can jump the slide route timing if the quarterback stares it down too long.
Usage Tips
Presnap identify whether the defense is showing two deep safeties or a single high shell, since the slide route wins hardest against cover 2 corners who squat and against cover 3 defenders passing off underneath zones.
Your first read is the slide route working to the boundary, look to release the throw as soon as he snaps his route back upfield before the flat defender can undercut it.
If the corner sits on the slide route hot route the vertical seam runners into option or dig breaks to attack the void behind the flat defender.
Use this play on second and medium or third and short to medium distances where the quick developing slide route can pick up the sticks without needing a full route tree.
Pair 60 Slide with 60 Go or Four Verticals from the same set so defenses cannot sit on the slide route without giving up explosive plays over the top.
