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Mtn PA Portland

Shotgun·Y Off Trips Wk·11

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SetY Off Trips Wk

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Breakdown

Mtn PA Portland is a play-action pass out of Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk that uses a run fake to freeze linebackers before attacking the intermediate and deep middle of the field. The trips side runs a mountain concept with a deep post or corner clearing space for an underneath crosser, while the backside receiver works a deep breaking route against man coverage. This is primarily a man beater designed to exploit linebackers who bite on the play-action fake, with the primary read starting on the crossing route underneath before working up to the deep trips concept if the middle linebacker sits or the safety bites on the run action.

Defensive Reads

Watch the middle linebacker depth at the snap, if he steps up to defend the run fake the crossing route will be wide open underneath. Check safety alignment pre-snap, a single high safety shell (Cover 3 or Cover 1) is vulnerable to the deep trips concept since the post or corner route can split the defense. If both safeties stay deep and level (Cover 2 or Cover 4), abort the deep shot and check down to the crosser or backside route since the intermediate window will be tighter. Man coverage on the trips side with no safety help over the top means the deep route wins immediately, especially against Cover 0 or Cover 1 blitz looks. Watch for a user controlled linebacker sitting in a lurk spot underneath the crosser, since a smart defender will jump this route on play-action recognition, so be ready to progress to your deep secondary read.

Usage Tips

Use pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone before the snap, since a defender following the motion man confirms man coverage and opens up the crosser as your first read.

Call this play on early downs (first or second and short to medium) when defenses are more likely to respect the run fake and bring linebackers up to fill run gaps.

Hot route the backside receiver into a quick out or slant if you diagnose Cover 2 or Cover 3 to give yourself a shorter, safer throw against zone drops.

Pair this with HB Flip Counter or PA Flip Counter earlier in a drive so defenders start keying run fits, making the play-action freeze on Mtn PA Portland far more effective.

Sequence this play after running RPO Alert Flip Counter or Mtn RPO Dive a few times to bait linebackers into crashing down, then punish that aggression with the deep shot off play-action.