PA Slot Corner

Watch the linebackers at the snap, if they step up hard on the run fake it confirms they bit and opens throwing lanes underneath the crossing routes Identify single high versus two high safety shells before the snap, single high leaves the corner route one on one against the boundary corner Key the flat defender's depth, if he sits shallow to take away the underneath out route it signals zone coverage and the crossing route behind him should be open Look for user controlled defenders sitting in the middle of the field lurking the crossing routes, this is the biggest threat to the intermediate combo Recognize press man coverage on the outside receivers pre-snap, this favors the vertical seam route since it can beat man coverage down the field before the safety rotates over