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Breakdown

PA WR In is a play-action passing concept run out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk with 11 personnel. Off the play fake, the backside X receiver runs a hard out breaking route while the trips side stacks a deep out breaking route from the outside receiver over the top of a wheel or corner route bending from the slot, with the third trips receiver clearing underneath toward the flat. The play action draw freezes linebackers and opens throwing lanes against both man and zone shells, with the primary read starting on the trips side deep out and working down to the underneath flat route if the coverage rotates to take away the top.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they bite hard on the run fake you have a clean throwing window to the trips side out route. Identify single high safety looks pre snap, since that usually means man coverage underneath and the backside out route becomes a quick win against a flat footed corner. Post snap, track any user controlled defender flying toward the underneath flat route, that lurk threat can jump the shorter route and force you to the deeper trips concept instead. Zone coverage with two deep safeties can squeeze the trips side out route, so read the corner's zone drop before committing to that throw. Heavy blitz packages with five or six rushers can beat this play if the protection is not sound, so check the box count pre snap and be ready to get the ball out on the backside quick out if extra rushers show.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs when you have already established the run game so the play fake actually holds linebackers and safeties for a beat.

Check pre snap for two high shells versus single high, since the deep out on the trips side has more room to sit down against zone with two safeties deep.

Hot route the backside X receiver into a shorter route or slant if you are facing man coverage and need a faster underneath answer against blitz looks.

Pair this with HB Mid Zone or Same Side Zone earlier in a drive so the run fake sells and defenders start cheating downhill before you dial up PA WR In.

Use play action rollout style plays like PA Y-Out or PA Bears Y-out in the same set to keep the defense guessing on which side the boot or fake action is coming from.

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