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Out
Route8-12 ydaka Square-Out
Vertical 10 yards then a SHARP 90° break toward the sideline (route tree #3). Stops the clock — common late-game call. Vulnerable to a jumping cornerback if undisguised.
Demo rendered on @X (outside WR) at 10yd depth. Only the route runner and the QB are shown so the break stays the focus; the same route family scales to any depth a play calls for, and concepts that use this route may set a different depth.
How to run it
snap the head around at the break, sideline outlet.
Reading it by coverage
How to run the out against what the defense shows.
- Cover 1:
- vs man — speed cut to the sideline, ball arrives at the break.
- Cover 2:
- snap the head outside — beat the squat corner to the sideline.
- Cover 3:
- beat the flat defender to the sideline — leverage on his outside shoulder.
- Tampa 2:
- snap to the boundary — under the squat corner.
- Man:
- win the foot race to the sideline — sharp break, eyes back.
- Zone:
- snap the head to the sideline — outlet on the corner's leverage.
Concepts that use this route: Flood