If sending four guys deep gets someone open, can sending four guys short do the same? Yep. Sort of. Sixth in a series on the Tiger passing game. Previously: Defensive Coverages, WR Routes, Smash, Wheel Route, and Four Verts
Like Four Verticals, Auburn has a number of other plays to stretch defenses horizontally. But rather than attacking safeties 20 yards down the field, they target the underneath zones the linebackers can't cover.
One way is to run option routes. Usually, the inside receivers use the Option route on the adjusters (linebacker, nickelback, etc.