PA Draw Shot fakes the halfback dive out of Singleback Doubles 11 personnel to hold the linebackers and safeties before releasing a deep shot concept downfield. Off the play fake, the outside receivers run a corner and a go route on the left while the backside receiver on the right runs a deep comeback breaking back to the sideline, stretching the defense vertically off run action. The primary read is the corner route to the outside since it attacks the seam vacated by run fits, with the deep go as the alert shot and the backside comeback as the built in checkdown against zone drops.

Defensive Reads

Watch linebacker depth at the snap, if they step up hard on the draw fake the corner route and go route both should have separation Identify single high shells like Cover 1 or Cover 3, this play beats those coverages because the deep safety cannot cover both verticals after biting the run fake Cover 2 and Cover 4 shells with safeties staying deep and disciplined will shut this down since the corner route runs into the safety help Key the cornerback on the deep comeback route, if he sits at the sticks in zone he can undercut the route so throw with anticipation before the break Watch for a lurking linebacker or safety sitting in the shallow flat area, a user controlled defender jumping the draw fake can blow up the play before the pass even develops

Usage Tips

Call this on early downs like first and ten or second and short so the defense respects the run action and bites on the play fake

Check safety depth before the snap, if both safeties are sitting at 8 to 10 yards this play loses its shot value so consider hot routing the comeback into a shorter route

Use this against aggressive run blitz teams and linebacker heavy fronts since the fake draw action freezes second level defenders and opens the corner route

Pair this with HB Draw and Inside Zone earlier in a series so the defense starts keying run action, then hit this shot play to punish overcommitted linebackers

If the cornerback shows hard outside leverage pre-snap, work the deep go route on a double move user throw since the corner will have inside help bite on the fake

PA Draw Shot

Quick Reference

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Receiver routes

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Breakdown

Defensive Reads

Usage Tips

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