The Gun Wing Trips Stick is a play that has plenty of solid options across the field. The main read on this play is the tight end's in and out route immediately after the snap. However, there are as many as three of four other reads that are open fairly consistently. In this tip, SportsGamer's going to breakdown the way that we like to use the Stick play to help you make sure that every time you use it you're able to net positive yardage. Take a look at this breakdown in its entirety below.
Quick Setup
Step 1 - Hot route the (B) receiver to perform a fade route (360 - Y + receiver's icon + right analog stick up / PS3 - Triangle + receiver's icon + right analog stick up).
Step 2 - Hot route the (LB) receiver to perform a Streak route (360 - Y + receiver's icon + d-pad up / PS3 - Triangle + receiver's icon + d-pad up).
Step 3 - (optional) Hot route the (X) receiver to perform a drag route (360 - Y + receiver's icon + right analog stick down / PS3 - Triangle + receiver's icon + right analog stick down).
Step 4 - (optional) Hot route the (Y) running back to perform a curl route (360 - Y + receiver's icon + d-pad down / PS3 - Triangle + receiver's icon + d-pad down).
Play Breakdown
In this first image you can see the offensive assignments for the Gun Wing Trips Stick. Again, our main read on this play is (A) tight end Bo Scaife. However, we like to make a few more adjustments on the field before the snap just to make sure that we have plenty of options.
Defensively, our opponent has come out in the Nickel 335 Cover 3 to try to cover the entire field with zones.
We make the first change on the play by hot routing the highlighted (B) receiver to perform a fade route. This receiver's fade route will only become an option if our opponent's cornerback is in the flats and he doesn't have any other defenders playing a curl zone (purple) on the right side of the field. Then, the next change we make is hot routing the (LB) receiver to perform a streak route to pull the safeties deeper down the field. The (LB) receiver isn't typically an option on this play, but he serves his purpose well by opening up holes in the defense for the (A) tight end and the (B) receiver out wide.
In this image we've chosen to take the optional step of hot routing the (X) receiver to perform a drag over the middle of the field. You can leave the receiver's initial slant route alone if you prefer to use it. However, drag routes are typically a more consistent option, but you won't net as many yards.
As we take the snap with the quarterback you can see that our offensive line already shifts to the left without us even calling for a line shift. If you don't like the way the offensive line shifts, then simply change the line protection before the snap.
