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Rams Pivot Dig

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Breakdown

Rams Pivot Dig lines up out of Singleback Tight Y Off Flex with 11 personnel and shows a five man protection with the HB sliding out on a wheel route from the backfield. The backside X runs a deep pivot into a dig that breaks hard across the middle, the TE runs a corner route up top from the slot, and the outside receiver on the play side runs a flat route to hold underneath defenders. This is a man beater built around the pivot to dig conversion, which forces defenders playing tight man coverage to flip their hips and lose leverage, and the primary read progression starts with the dig, works to the corner route if a safety bites down, and checks down to the HB wheel against man coverage or blitz looks.

Defensive Reads

Read the middle linebacker depth at the snap since a shallow drop clogs the dig window and forces you to work the corner route or wheel instead Watch for user controlled safeties sitting in the deep middle because they can jump the dig route if the quarterback stares it down too long Cover 3 with a sunk hook defender is the toughest shell for this play since it takes away both the dig and the underneath flat simultaneously Man coverage without safety help over the top gets exposed by the pivot route stem, since defenders biting on the initial break lose the route entirely Blitz packages that leave the HB in man coverage against a linebacker create a mismatch on the wheel route, so check for extra rushers pre-snap

Usage Tips

Look for single high shells pre-snap since the corner route up top can win over the top if the safety cheats toward the dig side

Motion or shift the HB pre-snap to identify man versus zone before the snap so you know whether the wheel route is live

Hot route the flat route into a quick out if you see press man on the play side corner to give yourself a fast release option

Use this play on second and medium to long third down since the dig needs time to develop and the pivot route timing is not built for quick game situations

Pair this with Shallow Cross or Stick Spacing earlier in a series so defenders start jumping underneath routes, then hit the deeper dig and corner combo here for a explosive gain

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