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PA Slide

Shotgun·Wing Trips Wk Nasty·11

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Breakdown

PA Slide is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Wing Trips Wk Nasty designed to punish teams that bite on the run fake from this trips look. The play-action freezes linebackers and safeties who key run flow, opening up deep shots and a slide route underneath as the outlet. This is a man beater against aggressive linebackers and a zone beater against teams that roll a single-high safety to help against the trips side, with the primary read progression starting deep to the trips side before working down to the slide route as the checkdown against pressure or tight coverage.

Defensive Reads

Check the safety alignment before the snap, a two high shell tells you the defense is playing pass first and the run fake will not manipulate them as effectively Identify if the linebackers step up hard on the play fake, aggressive linebacker flow means the underneath slide route and intermediate windows will be wide open Look for man coverage indicators like cornerbacks lined up tight to the trips receivers, since PA Slide's route spacing is built to create separation against man leverage Beware of user controlled defenders sitting in lurk zones near the slide route, since a smart user can jump the underneath option and bait you into a turnover This play struggles against disguised zone blitzes where the defense drops a linebacker into the passing lane while still generating pressure, so have a quick game answer ready if you see extra rushers post snap

Usage Tips

Sell the run fake with the right stick if your controller settings allow it to maximize the linebacker freeze and open passing lanes

Use this play on early downs like first or second and short to mid distance so the play fake carries more threat and defenders bite harder

Pair PA Slide with Outside Zone or Inside Zone Split earlier in a drive so the defense respects the run action and commits to it before you dial this up

Hot route the slide receiver into a quick option or spot route if you diagnose a hard blitz pre snap, since the design already gives you a built in checkdown

Watch for a single high safety pre snap since that shell tells you help is shaded to the trips side, giving the backside route more room to work

Combine this with Stick or Shallow Cross Smash in the same set to keep the defense guessing between quick game and shot plays off similar formations

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