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Breakdown
Escort PA Sprint Rt is a play-action rollout out of Singleback Ace Double Wing that pulls the quarterback to the right edge behind his blockers. The route concept shows a deep corner/go route stretching the field vertically on the far side, a shallow drag crossing underneath from the backside, and a flat route along the sideline that gives the QB an outlet on the move. This is a man beater on the crosser and a zone beater on the flood concept to the sprint-out side, with the primary read progression going flat route first as the checkdown, then the drag crossing the field, and the deep go route as the home run shot if the safety bites on the run action.
Defensive Reads
Check the safety depth before the snap, a single high safety indicates man coverage underneath and opens the deep go route as a shot play. Two deep safeties pre-snap signals zone coverage, so work the flood concept underneath with the drag and flat routes instead of forcing the deep shot. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they sink hard for the crosser the flat route becomes wide open for the sprinting quarterback. Man coverage teams that blitz off the edge can disrupt the sprint-out timing, so account for a user-controlled defender crashing the boundary the play action rolls toward. Cover 3 zone drops away from the boundary tend to leave a soft spot in the flat that this concept exploits, cover 2 with a hard-charging corner on the flat can jump that route and bait a mistake.
Usage Tips
Use this on early downs when the defense is stacking the box expecting HB Dive or HB Power O from this same formation, since the run fake needs a run threat to sell it.
Roll with the sprint-out and use the flat route as your immediate answer against blitz looks that get pressure home before the deep routes develop.
If the defense shows single high safety pre-snap, take a shot on the deep go route since the corner is likely getting help underneath, not over the top.
Pair this with HB Power O and Wide Zone Lt earlier in a series to get linebackers flowing downhill, then hit this rollout to punish overaggressive run fits.
Watch for cornerback press alignment on the go route side, if the corner is playing off you have room to work the sideline stem before he can react to the sprint flow.
