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Mtn PA Y Corner

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Breakdown

Mtn PA Y Corner is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Trips TE that sells the Mtn run fake before working a deep Y corner route from the tight end. The play-action freezes second level defenders and linebackers, opening up the corner route as a man beater against off coverage or a zone beater against Cover 3 where the corner route can settle in the seam between the flat defender and deep third defender. The primary read progression starts with the Y corner route as the shot play, then works down to the underneath crossers or checkdown if the corner is not open.

Defensive Reads

Watch for a single high safety pre-snap which signals Cover 3 or Cover 1 and opens up the Y corner route in the void Identify if the cornerback is playing off coverage since the corner route beats off man easily but struggles against tight press man Key the flat defender post-snap, if he sinks with the play-action fake the window for the corner route widens significantly Look for user controlled safeties rotating late to double the corner route, this is the primary defense that shuts this play down Recognize aggressive linebacker blitzes since the play-action fake can hold them just long enough to spring the corner route, but a nano blitz or fast interior pressure forces you to your checkdown quickly

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs or in play-action windows when the defense is keying run based on personnel or previous play calling tendencies

Check the safety alignment before the snap, single high shells favor the corner route more since the corner defender is often isolated

Hot route the underneath receivers into quick outs or drags if you diagnose a blitz so you have a checkdown against pressure

Pair this with Mtn Bench or Mtn RPO Read Flat earlier in a series to condition the defense to respect the run action from this formation

Save this for third and medium or shot play situations where a big gain outweighs the risk of a longer developing route

Attack Cover 2 or Cover 4 shells carefully since the deep corner defender can sit on the route if the play fake does not hold linebackers

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