Bootleg Pass

RIGHT FLEA DIVER 34 BOOTLEG PASS

THE BOOTLEG PASS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR OFFENSIVE ATTACK. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF KEY COACHING POINTS:

1. A GOOD BALL FAKE IS NECESSARY AND VITAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PLAY.

2. AFTER THE FAKE, THE QB MUST GET DEPTH (AT LEAST 8 YARDS BEHIND THE TE) THE QB THEN MUST SQUARE UP TO THE DEFENSE, RUN OR DELIVER THE BALL.

3. "BOOTLEG" ON ANY PASS CALL SIGNALS THE FOLLOWING: "THE CALLED SIDE GUARD BLOCKS THE BACKSIDE END." THE GUARD PULLS PAST THE CENTER. UPON CLEARING THE CENTER, THE GUARD MUST GET DEPTH TO HOOK THE DE. IDEALLY THE GUARD WILL "OVERTHROW" ON THE DE AND KEEP HIM CONTAINED. IF THE DE IS NOT IN A POSITION TO BE HOOKED, THE GUARD MUST BLOCK HIM ANYWAY HE CAN.

4. THE TE MUST BLOCK THE DE BEFORE RELEASING ON HIS PATTERN. THIS BLOCK IS NECESSARY TO SET UP THE BLOCK BY THE PULLING GUARD. FAILURE TO BLOCK THE DE FOR A 2 COUNT MEANS THE DE WILL NOT BE PROPERLY BLOCKED AND A BREAKDOWN OF THE PLAY.

5. AFTER THE HIT ON THE DE, THE TE RUNS A CORNER ROUTE STRETCHING THE DEFENSE DEEP AND WIDE.

6. THE SE IS TO RUN AN "UNDER" ROUTE ACROSS THE FIELD. HE IS TO RUN UNDERNEATH THE COVERAGE TO A POSITION AT A DEPTH OF 7 YARDS IN THE OPPOSITE FLAT.

7. THE WB CHECKS FOR A STUNTING DE, THEN TAKES OFF ON A DEEP CIRCLE ROUTE. THIS ROUTE SHOULD BE RUN TO A DEPTH OF 12-15 YARDS THROUGH DEEP MIDDLE AND ACROSS THE FIELD.

8. AS THE QB COMES OUT OF HIS BOOTLEG AND SQUARES UP TO THE DEFENSE, IF HE CAN RUN THE BALL FOR GOOD YARDAGE, HE SHOULD TAKE OFF AND RUN ON THE PERIMETER. IF HE CANNOT RUN, IT MEANS THE SECONDARY PROBABLY HAS ROLLED UP AND A RECEIVER WILL BE OPEN. THE QB IS TO LOOK SHORT (SE), MIDDLE (WB) LONG (TE).

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