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Breakdown

PA All Go is a play-action shot play out of Singleback Ace with 12 personnel that sends all three eligible receivers on vertical routes while the HB fakes a run and releases into the flat off the play fake, giving the QB a check down against a hard blitz. The two TEs off the line and the WR to the red side release straight upfield to attack cornerbacks and safeties in single high or empty deep zones, stacking four verticals across the field to stress a two-deep shell. This is a man beater against press or trail technique and a big play zone beater against single high safety looks, with the primary read progression going outside in: read the boundary go route first, work to the seam TEs, then check down late to the HB.

Defensive Reads

Pre-snap, identify single high safety alignment, since PA All Go is designed to punish Cover 1 and Cover 3 shells that leave one deep defender responsible for multiple verticals. Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they step up hard on the play fake it confirms man or zone coverage will be stretched thin over the middle of the field. Post-snap, track any user controlled defender dropping into a deep middle lurk, since that player can rob the inside seam route and force the QB to hold the ball. This play struggles against two deep safety shells like Cover 2 or Cover 4, where the safeties can sit on top of the verticals and squeeze the route stems. Look for corner blitzes or nano blitz packages disguised pre-snap, since the five man protection on PA All Go is vulnerable if extra rushers are not accounted for with the HB check down.

Usage Tips

Use this play on early downs or first and ten so play action carries maximum threat and linebackers bite on the run fake.

Check the safety count pre-snap, if you see one high safety rotate to the middle of the field, target the seam TE route away from the safety's leverage.

Hot route the HB out of the flat release into a max protect block if the CPU or opponent is bringing extra pass rushers, since PA All Go is a five man protection with no built in check down otherwise.

Pair this call with PA Post Dig or PA Post Cross Shot earlier in the drive so the defense respects the run fake and bites on similar formation tendencies, setting up the double move verticals later.

Against Cover 3 look to the numbers mismatch on the outside go route, since the deep third defender has to play the sideline and top the route, giving your fastest WR a one on one shot down the field.

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