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Quick Reference
Breakdown
PA Boot Lt is a play-action rollout out of Singleback Trips that pulls the QB left off a fake handoff while the three receivers to the trips side clear the field with an over route, a deep dig, and a flat route stacked underneath. The lone receiver on the backside runs a deep crosser back across the formation, giving the rollout QB a checkdown escape if the boot side is covered. The tight end and running back flare to the flat and then release upfield, giving the QB a max protect rollout with a layered read from the flat route up through the dig and crosser, making this a strong man beater against defenses that bite on the run fake and flow hard to the play side.
Defensive Reads
Watch linebacker depth immediately after the snap, if they step up hard on the run fake, the flat and crosser will be wide open behind them. Key the flat defender on the boot side, if he sinks with the dig route instead of squatting on the flat, take the easy underneath completion for a quick gain. Identify user controlled defenders flowing with the QB rollout, since a spy or contain defender can erase this play by forcing an early throw or a scramble. Look for the deep safety rotation, if the safety to the trips side rotates down to help on the dig, the deep crosser on the backside becomes the highest value throw. Cover 3 with disciplined zone drops or a hard edge contain blitz shuts this play down, since it takes away both the rollout throwing lanes and the crosser window.
Usage Tips
Run this out of Singleback Trips on early downs when you need to sell the run fake, ideally on second and short or first and ten to keep the defense honest.
Check safety depth before the snap, if both safeties are shaded deep it usually means zone coverage, so target the flat route underneath the dig for an easy pitch and catch.
If you see man coverage with linebackers walked up near the box, roll out and trust the deep crosser, since it exploits any late flow from linebackers biting on the play fake.
Use the flat route as your first read against blitz heavy calls, since the rollout gets the QB outside the pocket quickly and away from interior pressure.
Pair this play with HB Dive or HB Zone Wk earlier in a series so the defense keys run action, then hit them with PA Boot Lt once linebackers start creeping downhill.
