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Shock H Option

Option Route Motion Pass Play Curl Hitch Stick Streak

Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

See this play with a team's players

Player	Side	Route
HB1	Left	Option Route
SLWR	Right	Stick Option
WR1	Left	Curl
WR2	Right	Hitch
SLWR2	Right	Streak

Read progression

SLWR2 right, Streak
HB1 left, Option Route
SLWR right, Stick Option
WR1 left, Curl or WR2 right, Hitch

Breakdown

Shock H Option is a five man route concept out of Shotgun Trips HB Wk with 10 personnel. The X on the boundary runs a deep vertical to stretch the defense, the outer trips receiver runs a quick option/curl, the middle trips receiver breaks off a corner route, the inside trips receiver works a short option route out of the backfield area, and the HB releases into the flat with an out breaking option route. This is a zone beater built to attack soft spots underneath while the vertical from the X and corner route from the slot occupy deep defenders, with the primary read progression starting at the boundary vertical, working to the corner route, then checking down to the HB option route in the flat.

Defensive Reads

Read the cornerback over the X receiver pre-snap, if he is playing off coverage the vertical shot has room to work against a soft zone. Watch the flat defender or curl/flat zone linebacker after the snap, since he must choose between the HB option route and the underneath option route, creating a natural conflict. Man coverage on the boundary vertical with no safety help over the top is the biggest tell to hit the deep shot immediately. Cover 3 with a single high safety is vulnerable to the corner route sitting in the void behind the underneath zone defenders. Watch for a nano blitz or edge pressure package, since the HB releasing into the option route can be delayed or picked off if he is tasked with a chip block first.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion with the HB to identify if the defense is playing man or zone based on whether a defender follows the motion across the formation.

Against zone shells, target the corner route breaking behind the underneath defenders since it settles in the soft spot of Cover 3 or Cover 4.

If the defense shows two high safeties, throw the option route to the HB quickly before the flat defender can react, since Cover 2 leaves the flat vulnerable early.

Pair this play with Deep Stick or Curls from the same set to keep the defense guessing between quick option throws and traditional stick concepts.

On third and short, prioritize the HB option or the inside option route since both have built in adjustments to sit or break outside based on the defender's positioning.