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Quick Reference
Breakdown
PA WR In is a play-action shot play out of Shotgun Y Trips Wk that uses the run fake to hold the linebackers while attacking downfield off trips. The backside single receiver runs a quick out that clears the flat, while the trips side stacks a deep crosser breaking hard to the far sideline underneath a corner route pushing to the boundary and a third receiver climbing to a deep post from the stack. The primary read starts with the deep in breaking route coming across the field, then works to the corner route on the trips side if a linebacker or hook defender squats on the crosser, with the backside out serving as the checkdown against a hard sell blitz.
Defensive Reads
Watch the strong safety depth pre-snap since a rolled up safety near the trips side signals potential Cover 3 or man match that puts the deep in route in a tight throwing window Key the play side linebacker after the snap, if he steps up hard on the run fake he opens a throwing lane on the deep in route immediately Identify any user-controlled defender sitting in the shallow hook zone since that is the primary lurk threat that can undercut the crossing route Check for zone blitz tells such as a defensive end dropping into coverage, which often signals a sim pressure package designed to bait play-action throws into a jumped zone Against Cover 4 or quarters shells, expect the corner route on the trips side to be the more open target since deep in breaking routes get passed off cleanly in that shell
Usage Tips
Sell the play fake by holding the left stick momentarily before dropping to pass so linebackers bite and vacate the shallow zones the in route needs to cross through
Use this on early downs, first and ten or second and medium, when defenses expect run out of Y Trips Wk given the personnel and formation tendency
If the safety shell shows two high pre-snap, work the deep in route first since it settles between the hash and the numbers away from single high help
Against man coverage, hot route the backside out to a speed out or slant if the corner presses, since PA action naturally creates rub potential against man defenders trailing the crosser
Pair this with HB Base or Inside Zone from the same set to keep run fits honest, then dial up PA WR In once the defense starts crashing downhill on early down runs
