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Stick out of Shotgun Wing Trips Wk Nasty gives you a classic Stick concept to the trips side, with the outside receiver running a deep drag away from the formation, the slot running a quick stick/curl at the sticks, and the inside trips receiver settling into a shallow flat route. On the weak side, the wing runs a corner route up the seam while the other receiver runs a short out to the flat, giving you a two man man beater package away from traffic. The TE and backfield handle protection, so this is a five step timing throw designed to beat both zone and man, with the primary read starting on the stick/curl route in the middle of the field before working outside to the flat or backside corner if the defense rotates coverage away from it.
Defensive Reads
Presnap check safety depth, since a two high shell signals the defense is more susceptible to the stick route sitting in the shallow middle zone. Watch cornerback alignment on the backside wing receiver, since press or tight man coverage on that corner route is a strong indicator the defense wants to jump the quick game and take away the stick. Post snap key the underneath linebackers and their zone drops, since a defense that widens out to cover the flat routes opens up the middle for the stick/curl read. Look for user controlled defenders sitting in the shallow middle zone or lurking near the stick route, since that is the primary counter used to bait quarterbacks into a pick. Cover 3 and Cover 4 shells with disciplined underneath zone drops are the toughest matchups for this concept, while man coverage without help over the top gets exposed by the backside corner route.
Usage Tips
Presnap identify whether the defense is showing a two high shell or single high, since that dictates whether you attack the stick route in the middle or take the corner shot on the backside.
Against zone coverage, your first read should be the stick/curl sitting down in the honey hole between the linebackers and the underneath zone defenders.
Against man coverage, look to the backside corner route out of the wing alignment since it creates natural separation against off man corners.
Use motion or a hot route to convert the shallow flat route into a deeper option if you see the defense loading up the box with extra defenders near the line.
Pair this play with Y Mtn Drive or Shuffle Smash Y Shake in your play-calling sequence so the defense has to respect both the quick stick timing throw and deeper shot plays out of the same trips look.
