| PA Scissors |
Against Cover 3; most explosive one-play touchdown play |
Big gain; shreds Cover 3 |
Streak both wide receivers on left; motion delay post route toward sideline |
UCF (Gun Tight Open), Alabama |
| PA Verticals |
Against Cover 2, Cover 3, or Cover 4 |
Big gain or touchdown every single time |
Against Cover 2: Put Y on a streak; Against Cover 3/4: Put TE on a corner route |
Gun Bunch Tight End |
| Motion Wide Post |
Beats virtually every defense; effective against Cover 2/3/4 and Man |
One-play touchdown; big gain |
Trips on wide side; RB on a streak; uses cheat motion to the right |
Gun Trips Tight End Flex |
| PA Reed |
Effective bomb against Cover 3 and Cover 2 zones |
Easy touchdown; dominates man |
Bunch to wide side; if Cover 3, streak middle bunch receiver; add corner route for Cover 2 |
Bunch Offset |
| Deep Flood |
Against Cover 3 (One-play bomb) |
One-play touchdown; big play |
TE on corner route stemmed down; inside slot receiver on a streak; triangle receiver stemmed down |
Oregon Ducks (Gun Trio Y Flex) |
| Motion PA Flood |
Against Cover 4 Drop |
One-play touchdown |
Position on right hashmark; hot route outside receiver to 'Post Sit' |
UCF (Doubles Offset Weak) |
| All Go |
Cover 2 bomb; opponent has two deep safeties and corners 5 yards off line |
One-play score; big play |
Trips must be to the wide side of the field; middle trips receiver splits safeties |
Penn State (Why Off Trips), UCLA (Gun Bunch Quads Open) |
| Choice Stick Nod |
Against Cover 0 (Nickel 24 double mug mid blitz zero/Dime 23 over Storm) |
Touchdown; beats press man coverage |
Motion TE from slot on right toward the left; RB on a streak |
Gun Empty Base Flex |
| Shot Fade Cross |
Deep threat; particularly effective against Cover 2 |
One-play touchdown; big yardage |
Streak inside slot receiver; drag TE; flat-route the RB |
Pittsburgh Steelers (Tight Doubles) |
| Pistol Empty Trips Sprint Out Return |
Red Zone, Goal Line, 2-Point conversion |
Touchdown / 10 yards |
QB rollout (left for LH QBs); first read Zig route; second read Backside Dig; otherwise run QB sweep |
Air Force |
| Dash Halfback Flat Screen |
Field side or boundary (dual threat QB recommended) |
10-20 yards or Touchdown |
Designed rollout; hold sprint to move outside; follow blockers |
Tulane |
| Dash Flood |
When Dash Wheel is covered |
10+ yards or Touchdown |
Designed rollout; corner route from slot; tight end stays in to block |
Boise State, South Alabama, UCLA, Virginia |
| Dash Corner Up |
Against corner blitzes |
15 yards or Touchdown |
Designed rollout; corner route breaks into 'up' route; dump to HB if edge is blitzed |
UTEP |
| Motion Mesh Post |
Against any Zone Coverage; also works against Man |
Explosive plays; big gains |
Trips to wide side; outside receiver on short side put on a streak; use cheap motion wheel |
Miami (Trips Y Slot) |
| Dash Wheel |
Attacking downfield on the move |
5-yard dump off to TD |
Designed rollout; set feet (flick left stick opposite way) before throwing deep wheel route |
App State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Marshall, San Jose State, West Virginia |
| Y Sail |
Multi-layered route for short to medium gains; beats all defenses |
15-20 yard gain |
TE to wide side; drag slot receiver on non-TE side |
Doubles Flex Y Off Close |
| Clearout SE Out |
Swiss army knife for any offense; likely to be one of the most utilized in the game |
Long pass options and short tosses |
RB receiver on a streak; B receiver on a custom stem all the way down to a max corner route |
UCLA |
| Crossers (Shotgun Trips) |
Against Zone or Man coverage |
First Down / Big play with speed |
Read #1 receiver on crossing route; wait for him to clear; check deep posts if crossers are usered |
Miami |
| Slot Fade (Shotgun Bunch Quads Offset) |
Against safety coverage / Linebacker mismatches |
10 yards to First Down |
Read Shock route (deep) first, then Tight End Post, then Drag; optional: move HB outside on streak |
Alabama, Oregon |
| Dash Slot Over |
Against pressure or poor offensive line |
First down or catch and run |
Designed rollout; running back on slide route is hot read; slot receiver runs over route |
Kansas, West Virginia |
| Streak X Shallow (Run and Shoot) |
Man coverage / Building off Crossers look |
5-10 yards on Drag / Big gain on X route |
Take deeper drop; Slot man crosses then turns up field; Lead X route to the left |
Hawaii, Run and Shoot, San Jose State, Utah State |
| Motion Wheel (Shotgun Spread) |
Taking deep shots |
Big gain / Back pylon Touchdown |
Read wheel route (Gallagher); use air to push to back pylon; Zig route is hot read/checkdown |
Sam Houston State |
| Halfback Swing Screen |
Short yardage situation or stuck in the Red Zone |
Easy walk in touchdown |
Wait for blocks to set up |
UCLA (Gun Y Off Trips) |
| Single Back Ace Double Wing (Play Name Not Specified) |
Against Man Coverage; opponent spamming man defense |
Demolishes defense; unpressable routes |
First read is mini crosser; second is regular crosser; third is back end in route |
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