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Weak Close

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Weak Close

Play: PA Post Shot

Setup:

  1. Put the B/circle receiver on a streak route
  2. Slide protect right
  3. (Optional) Put your tight end on an out route

Reads:

  1. Your X/square receiver should be open just about every time.

Overview: This play works really well against both man and zone defense.

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Weak Close

Play: FB Dive

Setup: None required

Overview: Run it as is for an easy 3-5 yards.

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Weak Close

Play: Bench Switch

Setup:

  1. Sub in a fast running back for your fullback
  2. Put your X/square receiver on a streak route
  3. Put your fullback on a wheel route
  4. Put your B/circle receiver on a drag route
  5. (Optional) Put your HB on an option route

Reads:

  1. Your first read is your fullback in the flat. If he is open, throw it.
  2. If he is covered, look to your B/circle receiver on the drag route
  3. If he is covered, look back to your fullback again. If the defense is in zone coverage he should get open after he turns up field.

Overview: Against zone defense, the fullback should almost always be open.  Against man to man defense your B/circle receiver on the drag route should be open.

Playbook: Tennessee Titans

Formation: Weak Close

Play: HB Gut

Setup: None required

Overview: We call this play every now and then in order to make the PA Post Shot play more effective.