Pivot route?

JOHN MY GOOD FRIEND,

Where do you get all these names for these routes??? Hehehehe A whip route is an excellent play for short yardage or goal line, IMO. For years we just called it "V in & Out" and then one day it started being called a whip. I run IT with all kinds of formations, have had great luck with IT in my 3 x 2, using the # 3 receiver trips side to run it. We have him aim for one yd. deeper than the LB on the original stem and then "V" or whip back out at the brake point for a 5 yd upfield land mark. 3 STEP DROP BY QB, EYES STRAIGHT AHEAD IF THROWING THE WHIP TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND TURNING HIS HEAD AT THE LAST SECOND BEFORE DELIVERY AFTER ONE DEEP ESCAPE STEP (NEVER OVER SHOULDER WIDTH DEEP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN BALANCE) AND TWO SHORT STEPS AND THROW ON RHYTHM. YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN EXTRA DEFENDER ON THE FRONTSIDE AND SO WE LOOK HIM OFF PRIOR TO THE THROW. NOT SO ON THE BACKSIDE. THUS, I HAVE ALWAYS COACHED ON THE ESCAPE STEP QB'S CHIN GOES IMMEDIATELY TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AS IT DOES AWAY WITH THE NECCESSITY OF HAVING TO PICK UP THE RECEIVER PRIOR TO THROW. Just my way as always.

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

Spent some time at Purdue last week and we discussed what they call "Snag".

#1 runs the slant route to a depth of 6 yards, as soon as a lber or safety crosses his face he post up
#2 run a "POCO" route at 10 yards, he reads the deep 1/3 up to ten yards, at 10 he either runs a corner route if no one is in the deep third, aiming for aprox. 25 yards, if someone is there he runs a skinny post
#3 (either from backfield or trips) runs a swing route

The reads are basically the same as the Bunch "mesh" play
Oklahoma State runs it the same way, with the exception of they wont throw the corner unless they get man.

Dustin Keller made a living off that corner route.

Usually if it's MOFC, the ball goes either to the swing or pivot. At Purdue they tell the "pivot" guy not to work outside unless he gets walled off by the inside linebacker.

In MOFO, at least if it's 2. The ball will go to the corner route or swing, reading the corner.

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Originally posted by: TIGER ONE
Coach Holtz,

Why would you throw the corner route vs. cover 2 IF THE MOF IS OPEN? It is a great route against a cover 2, granted, but with the MOFO I always want to take advantage of that. Your thoughts?

Coach Easton-TIGER ONE

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on this play, you would use someone from the BACKSIDE to attack MOF. Allows QB to stay frontside and if gets a "high" read (i.e. cornerback stayed low so qb went to corner route ... etc.) then works horizontally off the frontside safety.

Tiger,

They said that it basically becomes a smash concept and that way they can just half field read.

He said that number 2 slams his foot in the ground at around ten and aims for 25 yards on the sideline. They really made a killing with Dustin Keller on that route.