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PA Comeback N Go

Singleback·Wing Tight Z·13
Play ActionComebackGoPass Play
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Breakdown

PA Comeback N Go is a play-action shot play out of Singleback Wing Tight Z designed to attack single high safety looks and aggressive corners. The play-action fake holds linebackers for a beat while the outside receiver runs a comeback route to set up the cornerback, paired with a vertical go route from the slot or tight end to stretch the defense downfield. This is primarily a man beater against press or trail technique, with the primary read progression starting at the go route on top of the coverage before working back down to the comeback if the safety rotates over the top.

Defensive Reads

Read the safety alignment before the snap, a single high safety in the middle of the field signals Cover 1 or Cover 3 which is exactly what this play wants to attack Watch the cornerback technique on the outside receiver, if he is playing off coverage the comeback route becomes the primary answer while press man opens up the go route on top Identify user controlled defenders dropping into a deep third or playing a lurk technique in the middle, since a rangy free safety can undercut the go route if he reads the quarterback's eyes Check linebacker depth after the snap, if they crash hard on the play fake it confirms man or single high coverage and the deep routes should be wide open behind them Two high safety shells such as Cover 2 or Cover 4 shut this play down quickly since the go route runs into help over the top, so be ready to check down to the comeback or bail out of the play entirely

Usage Tips

Look for single high safety shells pre-snap since this play is built to punish Cover 1 and Cover 3 defenders who bite on the run fake

Use the play action hold to freeze linebackers, then reset your eyes to the vertical stack before checking down to the comeback route

Hot route the underneath checkdown to a flat or drag route if you expect a heavy blitz look, since the deep routes take time to develop

Call this on early down and medium to long yardage situations like second and eight or later, when defenses respect the run fake and sell out on stopping HB Inside Zone or HB Power O first

Sequence this play after running HB Inside Zone or HB Dive a few times in a row so linebackers start creeping up, then hit them with this shot play off the same look

Pair this with Curl Flat Seam or PA Y Corner in your call sheet so defenses cannot key on the deep shot every time you show play action from this formation

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