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Breakdown
Jet 6 Drive Wheel is a play-action pass out of Singleback Wing Slot with 12 personnel that uses jet motion across the backfield to hold the second level before the quarterback works the drive concept. The backside receiver runs a deep corner route while the inside receiver runs a drive route that crosses the field underneath it, and the outside receiver on the strong side releases vertically before breaking into a wheel route out of the backfield alignment. The primary read progression starts with the wheel route attacking the flat to deep sideline against man coverage, then works back to the drive route sitting down in the intermediate middle, and finally to the corner route as the deep alert versus Cover 4 shells.
Defensive Reads
Pre-snap, check safety depth and alignment, a two-high shell with safeties sitting at 10 to 12 yards signals Cover 4 or Cover 2, which opens up the corner route behind the shallow drop of the cornerback. Watch the flat defender or slot cornerback at the snap, if he sinks into a zone drop instead of chasing the wheel route, the quarterback should climb the ladder to the drive route working underneath. Man coverage is identified by the defender trailing the jet motion man across the formation, this confirms the wheel route as the top target since the coverage defender will be trailing from behind. Blitz-heavy Cover 0 or Cover 1 looks can shut this down quickly since the play-action fake needs time to develop, look for extra rushers stacked at the line pre-snap and consider checking to a quick game alternative. Post-snap, track any user-controlled linebacker or safety lurking in the middle of the field, a smart user defender can jump the drive route if the quarterback stares it down too long before progressing to the corner or wheel.
Usage Tips
Use the jet motion pre-snap to identify man versus zone, if a defender follows the motion man across the formation you are almost certainly getting man coverage and the wheel route becomes your first look.
Attack Cover 4 shells with the corner route since the safeties are trained to squeeze the seams and drive routes, leaving the corner window open behind the cornerback.
Hot route the drive route into a deeper crossing route if you see linebackers sitting in shallow zone drops, this creates extra separation for the quarterback's second read.
Best called on second and long or third and medium situations where the defense expects a quick game beater, the play-action shot on the corner route punishes aggressive run fits.
Pair this with Jet PA Boot Y Leak or PA Jet Sweep earlier in a series so the defense respects the jet motion as a run action, setting up the wheel route to break wide open against overplayed run defense.
