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Mtn Corndog Mesh

Singleback·Wing Close·12

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Breakdown

Mtn Corndog Mesh is a man beating mesh concept out of Singleback Wing Close 12 personnel, designed to create natural traffic underneath that forces defenders to fight through picks. The two shallow crossers mesh at the same depth while a corner route and a dig work off the same window to stress a single high safety, giving this the classic mesh identity of rubbing man defenders off each other. Your primary read starts with the mesh crossers working from the play side to the backside, then climbs to the deep corner or dig if the mesh gets jumped by a zone defender sitting underneath.

Defensive Reads

Man coverage with tight press corners is the primary shell this beats because the mesh crossers rub defenders into each other and create natural separation. Watch for a lurking linebacker or nickel defender sitting in the shallow mesh window, since a smart user defender can rob the crossing routes and jump the throw if you telegraph it. Zone shells with two deep safeties and underneath defenders sinking to the mesh depth will clog this concept, so identify a Tampa 2 or Cover 4 look pre-snap and be ready to hot route out of it. Post-snap, key the middle linebacker's drop, if he sits and mirrors the mesh instead of blitzing or covering a specific man, the shallow crossers will get squeezed and you need to climb the progression to the corner or dig route. Corner blitzes or nano blitzes off the edge can beat this play before the mesh develops, so recognize overloaded fronts pre-snap and consider sliding protection or checking to a quicker breaking route.

Usage Tips

Check pre-snap for man coverage indicators like a single high safety with corners playing tight press, since mesh concepts thrive against man because the crossing routes naturally create rub picks that shake defenders loose.

If you see two deep safeties or a rotated zone shell, hot route one of the mesh runners into a sit route or speed out to give yourself an immediate zone beater instead of forcing the crosser into a robber defender.

Use this on second and medium to second and long when defenses expect run out of 12 personnel, since the play action look and heavy formation disguise the pass intent.

Pair this with Mtn Corndog Toss and Mtn Corndog Trail in the same set so the mesh action and run action out of the same formation keep linebackers frozen and unable to jump the crossers.

Against man teams that like to blitz off the edge, get the ball out on the first mesh crosser quickly to beat pressure before it collapses the pocket, since the route depth is shallow enough for a fast rhythm throw.

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