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Breakdown
Cheat PA Boot Lt Flat is a play-action rollout out of Singleback Trips that pulls the quarterback left off a run fake before he works a three level flood to that side. The backside receiver runs a deep comeback breaking back toward the sideline while the near trips receiver clears vertically then bends underneath toward the boot side, and the flat route sits underneath as the checkdown option with the outlet valve stacked in the backfield. This is a play-action boot designed to attack zone rotation and man leverage on the move, with the primary read starting on the deep comeback, working down to the underneath crosser, and finishing at the flat as the QB rolls.
Defensive Reads
Key the flow of the linebackers at the snap, if they bite hard on the run fake the underneath crosser and flat route both open up quickly against man coverage. Watch for a user controlled defender spying the boot side flat, aggressive human defenders will often sit on the flat route and jump the throw since it is the shallowest option. Identify two high safety shells before the snap, split safeties can rotate down late to take away the deep comeback and force the QB to dump it underneath. Look for edge defenders who stay home on contain instead of biting on the play fake, disciplined contain rushers can force the QB to throw earlier than the design intends. Cover 3 with the corner sinking deep on the trips side is the toughest shell for this concept since it removes the comeback window and clogs the flat with an extra defender.
Usage Tips
Run this out of Singleback Trips on early downs when you want to sell the run fake and get the QB moving on the boot to shrink the defense's rush lanes.
Check the pre-snap safety alignment before the snap, if you see a single high safety cheating to the trips side the backside comeback route often sits in soft space against Cover 3 rotation.
Use the flat route as your check down against blitz heavy calls since the QB is already rolling toward that side and can throw on the run without resetting his feet.
Pair this with Cheat HB Stretch and PA Boot Lt in the same play calling sequence so the defense has to respect both the run action and the naked boot look from identical formations.
Motion pre-snap when available to identify man versus zone before the snap, if the defender follows across the formation you likely have a favorable matchup on the underlying crosser.
