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Bounce PA Deep Out

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Breakdown

Bounce PA Deep Out is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Y Off Trio Close that sells the outside zone run action to the bounce side before working into a deep out breaking route as the primary flag. The bootleg style fake pulls flow defenders and linebackers up before the QB resets to attack the boundary, with the tight end and backside options serving as underneath check downs. This is a man beater against aggressive run fits, and the primary read progression starts with the deep out, works to the intermediate crosser or drag coming across the middle, and finishes with the checkdown to the running back or flat option.

Defensive Reads

Read the linebacker depth immediately after the snap, since if they bite hard on the run fake it opens up both the deep out and the crosser underneath. Check for a single high safety shell presnap, which signals man coverage underneath and makes the deep out very effective against man beaters. Watch the flat defender or nickel corner, since if he sinks with the boot action the underneath crosser becomes wide open. This play struggles against teams that stay disciplined with a hard cover 2 or cover 4 shell, since the deep out sits right in the corner's zone drop. Be wary of user controlled defenders lurking underneath the deep out route, especially if the opposing user recognizes the PA rollout and jumps the sideline throw. If you see a nano blitz or heavy interior pressure package presnap, expect the protection to be tested quickly so plan on a fast rhythm throw or early checkdown.

Usage Tips

Call this play on early downs like first or second and short to mid distance when defenses are keyed up to stop the run out of this personnel group. Look at the safety alignment before the snap: if you see two high safeties cheating toward the bounce side, the deep out should have room to sit down against the sideline. If the cornerback is playing hard outside leverage in man coverage, hot route the deep out to a comeback or throw earlier before he can undercut the break. Pair this play with Bounce Inside Zone and Bounce Dash Crosser earlier in a series so the defense respects the run action and bites on the PA fake. Use play-action rollout mechanics to buy time if the protection breaks down, since the boot action naturally moves the pocket away from adjacent rushers. Save this for third and medium situations when you need a chunk gain against teams that overplay the run with linebackers crashing downhill.

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