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Breakdown
PA Boot Corner-Post is a play-action rollout concept out of Shotgun U Off Trips Wk with 12 personnel. Off the fake, the boot action pulls the quarterback to the right while the backside receiver runs a deep post that crosses the field, the middle attached receiver breaks outside on a corner route toward the flat and sideline, and the lone receiver on the strong side runs a quick out or comeback into the void vacated by the play fake. Blocking is boot protection with the line sliding to wall off the backside rush, this is a man beater designed to attack aggressive man corners with the corner route while giving a post shot behind them if the safety bites on the run fake, primary read progression is corner route first for the high-low stretch, then work back to the post if the corner defender sinks or the safety overreacts to boot flow.
Defensive Reads
Key the middle linebacker and strong safety at the snap, if they crash hard on the run fake it confirms man or aggressive run support and green lights the post route behind them. Watch the flat defender or overhang corner responsible for the boot side, if he sits and squats on the corner route the quarterback needs to reset and look for the post window instead. Against Cover 3 or Cover 4 zone shells, the corner route can get swallowed by a deep quarter or deep third defender sinking underneath, this play loses value versus disciplined zone drops. Identify blitz packages pre-snap, since boot action is vulnerable to backside edge pressure if the offensive line slide protection is beaten quickly, a fast contain rusher can force an early throwaway. If the defense shows two high safeties post-snap rotating to single high, that late rotation usually signals man coverage underneath, which favors the corner and post stretch on this play call.
Usage Tips
Run this on early downs like first or second and medium when defenses are still respecting the run to maximize the play-action hold on linebackers and safeties.
Check pre-snap for man coverage indicators such as corners lined up tight with inside or outside leverage, this concept thrives against Cover 1 and Cover 0 looks.
If you see a single high safety cheating toward the trips side, prioritize the post route since the boot action naturally pulls defenders away from the middle of the field.
Pair this call with PA Boot from the same set to keep linebackers guessing, since both plays share the same rollout footwork but different route distributions on the backside.
Use hot routes to convert the flat or comeback route into a deeper option if you diagnose zone coverage late, since the shallow route becomes a low value target against sinking zone defenders.
Sequence this play after establishing HB Power or Inside Zone so linebackers step up on run fakes, opening the throwing lanes for the corner and post combo.
