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Quick Reference
Breakdown
Y Out N Up is a man beater run from Shotgun Trips TE Flex with 11 personnel. The three trips receivers run a stacked flat combo underneath (two receivers sitting on the horizontal out route at the sticks while the outside receiver clears deep to the corner), while the flexed TE (Y) runs a quick out and the slot defender (N) attacks vertically with an out and up double move to stress the deep quarter. The primary read starts with the N Out And Up for the explosive shot if the corner bites on the out step, then progresses down to the Y Out and the underneath flat routes for the quick, high percentage completion.
Defensive Reads
Watch the corner over the N receiver at the snap: if he jumps the out step hard and bites downhill, the vertical up route behind him is wide open for a big play. Key the single high safety pre-snap, since if he cheats toward the trips side before the snap he can help bracket the double move and take away the shot. In man coverage, identify any user controlled defender lurking near the flat, as he can jump the undernearth Y Out or trips flat routes and blow up the quick game answers. Against zone, read the flat defender's depth: a shallow zone drop will crowd the Y Out and flat routes, forcing you to rely on the deep double move instead. Watch for a nano blitz off the edge, since the quick out routes underneath serve as a built in answer if the offensive line gets beat before the double move can develop downfield.
Usage Tips
Look for single high safety shells pre-snap since the N Out And Up is designed to freeze a corner in man or trap a curl to flat defender in zone.
Use the underneath Y Out and flat routes as your safety valve on early downs when you just need a chain mover, and save the double move shot for third and long or when you have already shown the base out concept earlier in the drive.
Hot route the trips flat runner into a quick option or hitch if the defense shows Cover 2 with a hard sinking corner, since the flat route can get squeezed against zone drops.
Pair this play with Mtn Hitch N Go or Mtn Y Post from the same set to keep defenders guessing on which receiver is running the double move, forcing corners to respect verticals on every trips look.
Snap this on second and medium to long so the defense is more likely to play off coverage, giving the N Out And Up room to work against a soft corner before the safety can rotate over.
