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Quick Reference
Breakdown
Quick Pitch out of Singleback East 12 personnel is a toss run that gets the ball to the HB immediately outside the tackle box, with the offensive line pulling and reaching to seal the edge. The single receiver stays at home to occupy the corner while the RB takes the pitch and attacks the perimeter behind the TE and pulling linemen. This is a pure run play designed to beat overloaded interior fronts and slow flowing linebackers by getting outside before backside pursuit can close, with the primary read being the edge block from the TE to decide bounce outside versus cutting up inside the alley defender.
Defensive Reads
Watch for defensive ends and outside linebackers crashing hard inside since that opens the alley for the pitch to bounce outside untouched Key on the strong safety and any defender flowing downhill fast, if they read pitch quickly and fill the edge lane this play gets shut down for a loss Look for user controlled defenders spying the backfield or shooting gaps aggressively, since Quick Pitch relies on width and can be blown up by disciplined edge containment This play struggles against defenses that keep outside linebackers or slot corners unblocked on the edge in run support, so avoid calling it into a defense showing an obvious cover 2 run fit with contain defenders staying home Beats fronts that are selling all-out interior blitzes since the backside pursuit cannot recover in time to stop the pitch from getting outside the tackles
Usage Tips
Call this against defenses stacking the box with extra linebackers or run-heavy fronts that crash inside on snap
Check the flow of the linebackers pre-snap and if they are aligned tight to the line this pitch can get outside before they read run
Use the outside stick or flat hot route on the single receiver if the corner sits soft to hold him honest and prevent a fast flow to the edge
Pair this with HB Dive or Inside Zone Split earlier in a series so linebackers start cheating inside, then hit Quick Pitch to punish that overcommitment
Best used on early downs or short yardage when defenses expect a conventional run and are not spread out in nickel or dime look
