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Check them out below. The "TURN" is H or Y's route on 54-55 Pass. The "CIRCLE" is RB's route on 60-61, 60 Up-61 Up, 62-63, 54-55, & 56-57.

BASIC ROUTES FOR X & Z (ALIGN WITH OUTSIDE FOOT BACK)

60-61 & 50-51 = HITCH: Align at normal. First step with your outside foot. Your fifth step will find you on your outside foot. Plant this foot and pivot your inside hip to the OUTSIDE staying low and stationary. After the catch roll to the outside.

62-63 = SLANT: Align outside normal. First step with your inside foot at 45 degrees and you look for the ball right away. (VARIATION: SLANT can also be run breaking on third step (OR fifth step) at 45 degree angle – has to be “game planned”).

60 UP-61 UP = UP: Align at normal. First step with your outside foot. Sprint off the ball and attack the inside shoulder of the defender. When you break down the cushion make an inside move to force an inside turn by the defender. Push off your inside foot and give off to the sideline. Stay 4-5 yds. from the sideline. You should catch the ball about 18-25 yds. deep. If you get a hard corner with deep help, release outside of the corner and get into the fade area (18 yds. deep).

50-51 = HITCH (SAME AS 60-61)

52-53 = POST: Align inside normal. First step with outside foot. Your seventh step will find you on your outside foot. Plant this foot and break to the near upright. Note: If away from callside, don’t cross hash (turn straight up hash when you reach it).

54-55 = OUT: Align inside normal. First step with outside foot. With your seventh step ROLL to the outside. Your eighth step will bring you completely around. (Snap your head and shoulders around ON your seventh step and look for the ball AS your eighth step hits the ground). This route has a rounded effect – it is NOT a sharp break. Vs. hard corner – run a “fade”.

56-57 = CURL: Align at normal. First 7 steps exactly same as POST. On your seventh step plant your outside foot and break to the near upright for two steps SELLING THE POST. Plant your outside foot and come back DIRECTLY to the QB exposing your numbers to him. When the ball is thrown come back to meet it – NEVER sit and wait on the ball.

58-59 = POST/CORNER: Align inside normal. First seven steps exactly same as POST. On your seventh step plant your outside foot and break to the near upright for three steps SELLING THE POST. Plant your inside foot and break to the corner aiming for a point 22 yds. deep on the sideline.

NOTE: ALL ROUTES (EXCEPT FOR “OUT” – 54/55 - WHICH CONVERTS TO “FADE”) - ARE “RUN-IT’S” AND WILL STAY ON VS. HARD CORNERS (PRESS OR ROLL).




Complimentary Routes In “50” & “60” Series

A) H & Y

60-61 – H & Y take an outside release gaining width & “hitch” at 6 yds. deep.

62-63 – H & Y take an outside release & run “flat” route 4 yds deep.

60 UP-61 UP – H & Y – take an outside release gaining width & run “seam” route up the hash.

50-51 – H & Y take an outside release & run “corner” breaking at 10 yds. to a depth of
22 yds. deep on boundary.

52-53 – H & Y take an outside release and at 10 yds. deep break “out” at 90 degrees.

54-55 – H & Y take an outside release to a depth of 8 yds. & break out & down to a
depth of 6 yds. NOTE: Can run “corner” (same as 50-51) by Game Plan.

56-57 – H & Y take an outside release & run “flat” route 4 yds. deep. Hook up if you get to
width of original align of WR & ball isn’t in air (leave room).

58-59 – Callside H or Y take inside release to a depth of 10 yds. & break to near “post”.
Offside H or Y run “flat” route (same as 56-57).

NOTE: CALLSIDE H OR Y HAS FREE RELEASE. OFFSIDE H OR Y HAS CHECK RELEASE (ON ALL OF ABOVE).


B) RB

On ALL passes above EXCEPT 50-51, 52-53, & 58-59 – your assignment is the same. Check release & run a “circle” route over the ball about 5 yds. deep hooking up & showing QB’s your number.

50-51 – Check release & run a “post” to near upright.

52-53 – Check release & run a “flat” route to a depth of 4 yds. deep.

58-59 – Check release & run “swing” route behind LOS. As you turn up – you should catch ball roughly where WR lined up.

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PS: A BIG key to our pass offense is the QB's understanding of the following:


QUARTERBACKS VITAL INFO

I. DIRECTIONAL READ (ELIMINATE ½ OF FIELD ON HORIZONTAL STRETCH, & 2/3 OF THE FIELD ON VERTICAL STRETCH) BY:

A) PRE-SNAP LOOK (PREFERABLY) OR,

B) POST-SNAP “TRIGGER” (BY 2nd STEP) (ON “50’s” ONLY – NOT “60’s”)

NOTE: IF THE DEFENSE IS BALANCED & YOU CAN’T DETERMINE BEST SIDE TO THROW TO, STAY CALLSIDE BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE MORE RECEIVERS OUT TO THE CALLSIDE.


II. PROGRESSION OF RECEIVERS READ (TO ½ OR 1/3 OF FIELD CHOSEN - AFTER
GOING THRU STEP I.)

A) "INSIDE-OUT" (HORIZONTAL STRETCH) = 62-63, 60 UP-61 UP, 50-51, 56-57.

*WE PROGRESS INSIDE-OUT IF THE WR RUNS AN INBREAKING ROUTE (IN THAT 1/2 OF FIELD)!

B) "OUTSIDE-IN" (HORIZONTAL STRETCH) = 60-61, 54-55

*WE PROGRESS OUTSIDE-IN IF THE WR RUNS AN OUTBREAKING ROUTE (IN THAT 1/2 OF FIELD).

C) "LONG-INTERMEDIATE-SHORT" (VERTICAL STRETCH) = 52-53, 58-59 (IN THAT 1/3 OF FIELD).


III. "OBJECT RECEIVER READ" (LOOKING FIRST FOR A PARTICULAR
RECEIVER OTHER THAN NORMAL PROGRESSION). COULD BE A “TAG”
(57 H FLAT & UP) WHERE YOU LOOK FIRST FOR THE RECEIVER
“TAGGED”, OR COACH SENDS IN OBJECT RECEIVER FROM SIDELINE
(“56 – “LOOK FOR Z”). IF OBJECT RECEIVER ISN’T OPEN – GO BACK TO
WHAT IS LEFT OF PROGRESSION (GIVE OBJECT RECEIVER AS MUCH
TIME AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THE COACHES “SEE SOMETHING”!).

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CONCEPTS OF HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL STRETCH PASSES (MUST EXPLAIN THOUROUGHLY TO QB'S):


#1 HORIZONTAL STRETCH: HORIZONTALLY DIVIDE THE FIELD INTO 6 DISTINCT AREAS (NOTE: THE UNDERNEATH ZONES EXTEND UP TO 12 YDS DEEP)


----FLAT---CURL---HOOK---HOOK---CURL---FLAT

------X---------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
-------------------H-------Q-----------------------Z

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FIELD BALANCE IS OBTAINED BY EQUALLY DISTRIBUTING 5 ELIGIBLE RECEIVERS ACROSS THE FIELD WITHIN 5 OF THESE 6 ZONES. WE WILL HOPEFULLY GET 3 RECEIVERS OUT CALLSIDE, AND 2 RECEIVERS OUT BACKSIDE. THIS SHOULD OPEN SOME “SEAMS”, “GAPS”, “VOID SPACES”, “WINDOWS” IN THE UNDERCOVERAGE – WHICH IS TRYING TO COVER 54 YDS HORIZONTALLY (OFTEN WITH ONLY 4 PEOPLE).
NOTE: CAN HORIZONTALLY STRETCH THE 2 OR 3 DEEP ZONES AS WELL.


#2 VERTICAL STRETCH: TO STRETCH THE FIELD VERTICALLY YOU NEED 3 RECEIVERS VS. THE 2 LEVELS OF DEFENDERS. ONE RECEIVER, USUALLY A WIDE RECEIVER, IS SENT AS DEEP AND AS FAST AS HE CAN POSSIBLY GET DEEP. ANOTHER RECEIVER HITS THE MIDDLE OF THE WIDEST AREA CREATED BY THE ONE DEEP RECEIVER DEEP AND THE ONE RECEIVER SHORT (THIS IS CALLED THE “ALLEY” OR “CREASE” IN THE DEFENSE). ANOTHER RECEIVER IS KEPT CLOSE TO THE LOS. THESE 3 MEN ARE DISTRIBUTED
VERTICALLY IN ONE THIRD OF THE FIELD.


-------DEEP--------------DEEP---------------DEEP

------ALLEY-------------ALLEY---------------ALLEY

-----SHORT------------SHORT--------------SHORT

------X---------------O-O-C-O-O-Y
------------------H--------Q----------------------Z

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