Quick Game Passes With Explosives Built In
I had a young coach write in this week and he seemed pretty frustrated. It seems that regardless of how he played his corners, they were getting beat deep. I felt bad for him but I suspected that there was more to the story then he let on. My guess was that his defensive backs were the victim of quick game passes that had explosive go routes built in to the receiver based on the corner’s technique.
One of the most glaring and isolated matchups in football is a receiver on a corner. That’s why they call it playing on an island when a corner is locked up one on one with a receiver. What a lot of young defensive backs and their young coaches don’t realize is that the quarterback and receiver are just taking what the corner gives them.
It is one of the most simple yet effective concepts in football. This is because it only requires that your quarterback and receiver master two routes. They must learn to connect flawlessly on a 5-6 yard hitch and also on a go or fade route. That’s it.
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The hard part is for the offensive coordinator to get them on the same page. They must see the same thing or the quarterback is going to be throwing a vertical go route with no one in the vicinity. The offensive coaches must study the technique of the corners they are playing that week. Some defenses are easier to recognize than others.
Your Quick Game Passes Can Have Explosive Shots Built Into Them
Young corners will normally be insecure and play with a big cushion. This is an invitation for a good quarterback to throw a hitch and let his receiver break a tackle. Once the young corner plays tighter, the quarterback and receiver know to convert the route to a fade.
Sometimes this recognition takes place pre-snap. Against well coached corners the quarterback and receiver will adjust after the ball is snapped. The corner’s technique will tell them if the route is a hitch or a fade. This is why a good receiver will run every route the same for the first five yards. If a receiver releases on their hitch route differently than their go route, a good corner will eat them alive.
So click on the play above and we will give you some of our coaching points on how you can dial up quick game passes with explosive options. If you are a young defensive coach, you might just pick up a tip or two on how to defend it.
