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Mtn Pump And Go is a shot play out of Shotgun Y Trips Offset Wk that uses pre-snap motion to shift a receiver from the offset side into the trips look before the snap. The backside receiver runs a deep go route up the sideline while the two trips receivers work a vertical stem into the seam and a flat/drag combo underneath, and the near-side X runs a shallow crosser off the motion to hold the underneath defenders. This is a man beater designed to work off a pump fake on the vertical stem to freeze safeties, with the deep go route as the true first read once the safety bites on the pump, and the crosser as the checkdown if the top of the coverage stays disciplined.
Defensive Reads
Watch the safety over the trips side at the snap, if he steps up on the pump fake the go route is wide open behind him Man coverage with a single high safety is the ideal shell for this concept because the pump fake manipulates that one deep defender out of position Cover 2 and Cover 4 shells with two deep safeties are tougher to beat since the second safety stays home even if the first bites on the pump Watch for a corner blitz off the motion side, if the defense brings pressure immediately after the shift the quarterback needs to get the ball out on the crosser before the protection breaks down If a linebacker shows a shallow depth and widens to the flat pre-snap, that is a sign of zone coverage and the underneath routes will be crowded, favor the go route instead
Usage Tips
Use the pre-snap motion to identify man versus zone before the snap, if the defender follows the motion man across the formation you are getting man coverage and this play becomes a lot more dangerous
Pair this with Sluggo Seam or Four Verticals from the same set so defenses cannot sit on the pump fake tendency after seeing it once
Save the actual pump and go trigger for third and long or two minute situations where a single missed pump bite can turn into a house call
Hot route the crosser into a deeper dig if you see zone coverage because the shallow route will not separate from underneath zone defenders sitting at the sticks
Take the shot on the deep go route only if the corner shows outside leverage pre-snap, otherwise bail to the flat route for a safe checkdown
