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A route tree for a receiver on the left side of the offense. A route is a pattern or path that a receiver in gridiron football runs to get open for a forward pass. [1] Routes are usually run by wide receivers, running backs and tight ends, but other positions can act as a receiver given the play. One popular way to organize routes is with a ...
A route where a receiver runs straight upfield a certain distance and then plants hard and runs straight back towards the quarterback. [9] Often simply called a "hook route" or a "dig route". In some cases, a dig route is considered a very long buttonhook, such as 15 yards or more downfield.
The biggest play was a wheel route pass to Marcus Carroll against Vanderbilt, which went 19 yards. In the same game, a Nate Noel run went 17 yards on a post-penalty first-and-long.
The majority of West Coast routes occur within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage. 3-step and 5-step drops by the quarterback take the place of the run and force the opposing defense to commit their focus solely on those intermediate routes. Contrary to popular belief, the offense also uses the 7-step drop for shallow crosses, deep ins and ...
Rourke’s best throw was a 30-yard wheel route to Turner that dropped into his hands at the 15-yard line. Carter's final rep — a vertical route that he caught in the end zone — was nice ...
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To begin this year at Wisconsin, he finished with 88 all-purpose yards, including rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns and catching a 24-yard pass on a wheel route in the second quarter.
The hook and lateral, also known colloquially as the hook and ladder, is a trick play in American, Canadian football and indoor American football.. The hook and lateral starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 to 20 yards down the field, and along the sideline, and "hooks in" towards the center of the field to receive a forward pass from ...