Counter 47 Pass

THE PLAY ACTION PASS OFF THE COUNTER ACTION IS EFFECTIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SECONDARY STARTS CHEATING UP TO THE LOS TO STOP THE RUNNING GAME. THE PLAY BEGINS WITH THE SAME ACTION AS COUNTER 47. THE FB AND TB AFTER THEIR FAKES BLOCK THE DE'S AND KEEP THEM TO THE OUTSIDE. BOTH DE'S WILL BE BLOCKED INITIALLY BY THE SE AND THE TE RESPECTIVELY, BUT THOSE BLOCKS WILL ONLY BE FOR A 2 COUNT AND THEN THEY WILL BE RELEASED. THIS BLOCKING ACTION BY THE SE AND TE GIVE A FALSE KEY TO THE SECONDARY. IN ADDITION, OUR LINE WILL "FIRE OUT" AND ATTACK THE DEFENSIVE LINE WHICH ALSO GIVES A FALSE KEY TO THE SECONDARY.

THE WB IN MOTION ON THE SNAP OF THE BALL ARCS AROUND AND THROUGH THE OUTSIDE SHOULDER OF THE SS. HE RUNS A ROUTE THAT TAKES HIM TO A DEPTH OF 25 YARDS WHERE HE WILL THEN BEND HIS ROUTE TO THE FLAG. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT FROM THE SS TO THE 25 YARD DEPTH THAT HIS ROUTE BE TAKEN STRAIGHT UP FIELD. NO DRIFTING TO THE OUTSIDE CAN BE ALLOWED.

THE SE BLASTS THE DE FOR A 2 COUNT, AND THEN RELEASES TO THE OUTSIDE AND RUNS AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE SIDE LINE. THIS ANGLE ROUTE IS MOST IMPORTANT SO THAT THE SE CAN BE IN THE PROPER SPOT WHEN THE QB IS READY TO DELIVER THE BALL. AT A DEPTH OF 15 YARDS THE SE SQUARES OUT TO THE SIDELINE.

THE TE BLASTS HIS DE FOR A TWO COUNT AND THEN RELEASES ACROSS THE FORMATION AT A DEPTH OF 5 BUT NO MORE THAN 7 YARDS.

THE QB EXECUTES A GOOD BALL FAKE TO THE TB IN COUNTER ACTION, PLACES THE BALL IN HIS GROIN AND DROPS TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 7 - 9 YARDS, SETS UP AND DELIVERS THE BALL TO THE OPEN RECEIVER. AS ON THE DIVE OPTION 48 PASS, THE QB IS TO LOOK: SHORT - MIDDLE - LONG. THE RECEIVER WHICH COMES OPEN THE MOST IS THE SE AT 15 YARDS.

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