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PA Jet Sweep (1)

Singleback·Wing Stack·12
SweepJet SweepPlay ActionMotionPass PlayDigPostFlatSwing

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Receiver routes

Depth-chart slots are shown as they line up in the base package for this set.

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PlayerSideRoute
HB1MiddleFlat
TE1RightDeep In
WR2LeftSwing
WR1LeftDeep Post
TE2RightRun Block

Read progression

  1. WR1 left, Deep Post
  2. TE1 right, Deep In
  3. WR2 left, Swing
  4. HB1, FlatCheck-down

Breakdown

PA Jet Sweep (1) out of Singleback Wing Stack sells the jet sweep action with motion across the formation before booting into a play-action pass, forcing linebackers and safeties to bite on the run fake. This is a play-action shot play built to punish overaggressive run defense, particularly teams that key hard on jet motion or crash the box on early downs. The primary read progression starts with the deep shot off the run fake, then works down to the intermediate crossing route as the second read, and finally checks down to the flare or flat option if the defense sits back or diagnoses the fake quickly.

Defensive Reads

Read the linebacker depth immediately after the snap, if they step up hard to fill run gaps on the jet motion fake, the play-action window is wide open for the deep shot. Identify single high safety looks pre-snap since Cover 1 and Cover 3 defenses are the most susceptible to biting on the run action and vacating deep coverage responsibilities. Watch for a user-controlled defender flowing hard toward the jet motion man, which often indicates a human spy or contain player who has abandoned coverage assignments and left a passing lane exposed. Two high safety shells that hold their depth after the fake signal that the deep route is covered, so be ready to check down to the intermediate or flat option rather than forcing a contested throw. Beware of teams running disguised zone blitzes or fire zone pressure from this look, since a fast interior pressure can collapse the pocket before the play-action fake fully develops downfield.

Usage Tips

Use this on early downs, first or second and short to medium, when your opponent has shown a tendency to crash linebackers or spin safeties down against jet sweep and HB Dive from this same formation, since the identical pre-snap motion look sets up the play-action fake perfectly. Watch the safety alignment before the snap: if you see two high safeties bail into deep zones after the jet motion, the play is likely covered deep and you should progress quickly to the intermediate or checkdown read instead of forcing the shot. If the defense shows man coverage indicators like tight press corners or a single high safety with linebackers shaded to motion, trust the play-action fake to hold the second level and attack the deep route with confidence. Hot route the backside receiver into a quick out or slant if you diagnose Cover 3 sink zones, giving you an easy void to throw into if the shot route is capped. Sequence this call after running actual Jet Sweep or HB Dive from Wing Stack a few times in the same game so the defense has tape to overreact to, then punish that tendency with this play-action shot.

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